Andrea McCoy
Facilitator &
Speaker
Because when you have something nice to say, you say it!
To spread the joy of belonging, inclusion and community.
To give you the means to see the diversity of yourself so you can faithfully witness the diversity in others.
To be just one more example of hope that we all can change for good.
Mission
About Me
Facilitator. People champion. And a quirky lady with unquenchable curiosity.
Our human behaviours and cultural differences not only bring us immense joy but provide an incredible window into how our great big world can really work together.
With much of our world changing, one thing remains true - we still have each other to learn from, to laugh with, and to grow into. Workplace, school room, community hall or local mission, I love to share the joy of allyship, the wide communities of welcome, and the connection of others who don’t look, sing or sound like me.
Specialties
Joy-Filled Leadership Labs
Leadership is hard. A million and one books tell us there’s an antidote to making it easier and making us better.
I believe the wisdom to be the leader you want to be is already within you. You just need someone to show you how to see it. I don’t use a book. I bring me.
Your leadership, when rooted in the land, in the people around you and in yourself, can be an incredible force for good - to your staff, your team and to yourself.
In my labs, we play. We experiment. And we open those invisible briefcases of beliefs and inherited stories - not to shame ourselves, but to finally see ourselves fully for the first time. That’s leadership - eyes wide and joy filled.
Courage-Filled Cultural Speaker
The way power moves. The way we approach risk. The stories we inherit about each other.
In a cancel culture world, I take courage in embracing the cultures that have been blamed for conflict. Culture doesn’t have to be avoided in order to be understood. It will come back to us, like an old friend - reminding us of who we are and why diversity matters. Borders limit us but culture invites us.
Give me a room and I’ll fill it with stories and ways to bring courage into the room - courage to embrace cultural nuance, conflict and difference.
Honouring The Land
As a guest on Coast Salish Territory for over 30 years, I am thankful to recognize the traditional lands of the Kalapuya, Multnomah and Clackamas, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde who sustained me and gave me community and life before travelling north to colonial ‘Canada’. As a descendant of the Cocas people of Jalisco and the Rarámuri people of Chihuahua, Mexico, and of the Westphalian people of modern day Germany, the ties and relationship to the land are what bring us life, history, and memory.
Today, my commitment, as an aspiring ally and an uninvited guest on the unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, is to honour their voices, land, language, traditions and culture. We must integrate the Truth and Reconciliation Act's calls to action into the mindset and heart of our daily life, work and community development. May we uphold our collective liberation unto reconciliation - recognizing that all people are connected and deserve to be honoured, remembered and respected.