Location: Vancouver, Canada
Areas of Expertise: With their experience working with holistic centres, Loretta can provide consulting support for JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion), team culture and organizational development (including co-operative structures), communications, marketing, digital systems, and more.
Affiliations: Communications Manager at Hollyhock, BC, Canada; JEDI Committee for Hollyhock and HCN; Manager at Halfmoon Haven, BC, Canada; Co-Founder of Shift Delivery Co-op; Director of Empowered Bodies.
Services:Personalized coaching, consulting, workshops, retreats, and facilitation on topics such as JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion), communications, marketing, organizational development, membership engagement, and team/culture building.
Bio: Loretta Laurin (they/she) was Hollyhock’s Communications Manager for over 5 years, lead Hollyhock’s JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee, and participated in HCN’s JEDI group. Prior to Hollyhock, they managed a small retreat property on the Sunshine Coast of BC. They are also one of the co-founders of Shift Delivery Co-op, a worker co-operative that is replacing truck deliveries with pedal-powered cargo tricycles. Loretta is experienced with communications, marketing, sales, group facilitation, member engagement, and human resources. Loretta has also spent the last decade as a movement (yoga, pilates, dance, fitness) and social justice educator, teaching numerous classes and retreats. They hold a Bachelors of General Studies with certificates in Religious Studies, Sustainable Community Development, Applied Human Nutrition, and Liberal Arts.