Muna (she/her) is an equity-based facilitator, convening and mobilizing on unceded Algonquin territory. She has five years of experience in grassroots social change, Black-Indigenous solidarity work and anti-oppressive convening.
She graduated from Carleton University in 2018 with a Bachelors in Public Affairs and Policy Management. Since graduating, Muna has established a private practice as a group facilitator, and worked in the federal public sector and with nonprofit organizations. She’s facilitated groups with between five and 200 participants, including diverse clients in the nonprofit and social economic sector. She’s recognized for her ability to tune into shifting group dynamics, and addresses group conflict through the lens of anti-oppression while ensuring that every voice gets heard.
Muna works as Lead of Capacity Building with the Youth Opportunities Fund, at the Ontario Trillium Foundation, where she supports grassroots groups to build the skills necessary to grow as organizations and leaders.
Muna is the daughter of Gurage-Ethiopian immigrants to Turtle Island and is rooted in her commitment to her family, community and ancestral lineage. Outside of her work, Muna loves doing pottery and practicing yoga.
Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Students 2022
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