Kahshanna Evans

About

Kahshanna Evans brings 10+ years of experience to her passion for uniting people through stories and Community Building Through Communications strategy to her role as a Trauma Informed Resilient Communities Consultant, New York State Trauma Informed Network and Resources Center (TINRC) Advisory Council member, and Senior Strategist at Kissing Lions Public Relations. Kahshanna has been a leading strategic thinker in various industries, including wellness, communications, nonprofit, and professional services. Driven by her affinity for trauma-informed transformation, Kahshanna served as a subject matter expert, organizational spokesperson, and facilitator of trauma-informed (TI) training for various communities in the public and private sector at her previous role as the Director of Creating Resilient Communities at PACEs Connection. Kahshannas duties focused on educating the public and private sector on positive and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs, PCEs), also known as PACEs and resilience science. Programming emphasized the development of a trauma-informed lens and resilience building practices. Engaged early on as on-camera talent with top brands in entertainment to include HBO, BET, ABC, NBC, and VH-1 sparked Kahshannas interest in storytelling and multi-media content productionher most memorable as associate producer of White Lies, Black Sheep, an award-winning independent film produced by Spoonmore Productions. Immersion into various modalities of wellness inspired Kahshanna to launch her own independent communications consultancy to support niche organizations, nascent service providers, purpose-driven subject matter experts in culture, art, design, wellness, and tech who have a newsworthy story to tell. As a lifetime student of human nature, interconnectivity, and play, Kahshanna maintains an evergreen affinity for human rights, the freedom of expression, and the regenerative power of transformation as a vehicle for a better world. Kahshanna has spoken about trauma-informed awareness and resilience as a guest presenter for the Hanna Summit, the Happy Summit, Resilient Yolo Summit. She has led digital educational experiences for Zintro and The EventPreneur Club. She has been a guest educator at LIM College and at CUNY/Murphy Institute for the National Women's Political Caucus NYC Chapter. She has been a guest panelist for Linkedin's TransformHER premier tech event and moderated a panel during the CUNY Women's Leadership Council alongside Andrea Shapiro Davis.

Experience

• New York State Trauma Informed Network and Resource Center Advisory Council Member · New York State Trauma-Informed Network and Resource Center06-01-2024

  Pro-bono advisory engagement. Guides and directs NYS TINRC activities and priorities, including planning for quarterly and annual meetings.

• Brand, Marcomm, PR & Event Strategist · Kissing Lions Public Relations08-01-2011

  Offered branding, marketing communications, and public relations strategy to support various brands including QUARTERS, MGIS, East Side House, and Soho Contemporary Art. Curated/co-produced a mini-documentary featuring Wyclef Jean and worked on multi-media projects with MWD Lifestyles and others.

• Brand, Marcomm & PR Strategist · WomenInCannabis.Study01-01-2020

  Supported the WomenInCannabis.study, focusing on sponsorship initiatives and overall brand strategy for a comprehensive study of women in the global cannabis industry.

• Experiential Wellness Director & Transformational Coach · StarKeepers01-01-2008

  Developed experiential wellness and work-life programs focusing on holistic life skills and emotional growth inspired by intuitive methodologies, indigenous culture studies, and sacred storytelling.

• Director of Creating Resilient Communities · PACEs Connection03-01-2023 – 04-01-2024

  Led PACEs Connections efforts in the CRC program, managing outreach, partnerships, trainings, and cooperative meetings. Developed professional development content and facilitated workshops focused on community organizing and mobilization.

Education

• Independent Media ProgramPublic Relations Certificate Program, Public Relations, Communications Strategy, Social Media
• Brooks College of Fashion DesignFashion/Apparel Design
• CUNY School of Professional StudiesCertificate of Completion, NWPC-NYC/Murphy Institute Winning Women Political Course
• Independent Vocational StudiesCertificate of completion, Health and Wellness, General
• William EsperCertificate of completion, Acting

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