A-Dash Collaborative -- A Class "V" Conversation with Emily Ambrose, Maria Blevins and Alexa Speilhagen

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My guests today are 3 women who help make up the Team over at A-Dash Collaborative. A resource collaborative of river professionals and consultants cultivating equity, inclusion, support and trust both on and off the river.

With a mission to inspire and support organizations to create discrimination and harassment-free environments through policy assessment, trainings and organizational change A-Dash provides consultation and training for outfitters and agencies as well as support for individuals.

The ladies talk about their stories, their relationships to the river and the beautiful confluence story of how they came together to create this new venture. We hope you enjoy.

In this episode we talk about:

A-Dash Collaborative Team & Consultants

Meet the Team: Risa Shimoda, Maria Blevins, Corita Waters, Angie Fuhrmann, Alex Thevenin, Alexa Spielhagen, Bekah Price

Meet the Consultants: Myra Strand, Emily Ambrose, Jim Miller & Gina McClard

Check out A-Dash on Facebook

Check out A-Dash on Instagram

To actually be a collaboration in nature:

1. It has to have not existed before in this form or way
2. Shared or bought in vision
3. Can't be done by one person

2019 American Outdoors (AO) Panel on Sexual Harassment in the Outdoors and Article "Beyond a Policy: Sexual Harassment and Sexism" by Alexandra Thevenin and Emily Ambrose.

Closing words, quotes, and resources in finding these amazing women:

Emily Ambrose Website

Email: [e-mail]

Favorite Quote/lesson: Will you be the rock that redirects the river? -Claire Nuer

Alexa Spielhagen Website- Engage in her research project!!!

Email: [e-mail]

Book a trip with AZRA!! Request Alexa and Emily!

Favorite Quote/lesson:

Richard Flannigan- The river taught me that the measure of this world are all these thing not made by man.

Better relation to all aspects- This is the link for the Flanagan piece - her favorite river writing:

https://franklinriver.com/news/smh-traveller-aug2013-richard-flanagan/

Maria Blevins UVU Profile

Email her through her contact form

Other Resources/Shoutouts:

Native-lands.ca is a website run by the nonprofit organization Native Land Digital.

Louise Teal- Breaking into the Current.