Speaking Events
Shenandoah Chefalo delivers keynote talks and facilitates sessions that help leaders build trauma-informed, human-centered workplaces. Her presentations blend lived experience with practical, evidence-informed tools so audiences leave with clear next steps for culture change, staff wellbeing, and sustainable performance in high-stress systems.
Keynotes that move leaders from awareness to action.
Custom content aligned to your audience and mission
Practical tools leaders can apply immediately
Grounded in lived experience across foster care and juvenile justice
Trauma-informed leadership consultant with 20+ years of experience
Clear, engaging delivery that builds trust and momentum
Supports culture change, resilience, and sustainable performance
Expert Facilitation, Grounded in Lived Experience
Shenandoah Chefalo is an award-winning author, trauma-informed leadership consultant, and keynote speaker who helps audiences move from awareness to action. Her sessions are engaging, practical, and deeply human, combining lived experience with evidence-informed tools leaders can use immediately.
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Shen’s experience navigating foster care and juvenile justice informs how she speaks about systems, chronic stress, and culture change. She helps leaders understand what safety, trust, and accountability look like in daily practice, especially in high-stress public service and mission-driven environments.
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Shen is available for keynotes, webinars, workshops, panels, podcasts, and media interviews, both virtual and in-person.
Planning an event? Request availability or explore Shen’s background.
Best for: leadership teams and frontline staff in education, government, child welfare/human services, justice, and nonprofits.
Keynote Speaking Topics
Choose from the themes below. Each talk is tailored to your audience and includes practical tools leaders can apply immediately.
Trauma-Informed Leadership and Culture Change
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Leaders leave with clear, actionable ways to build safety, trust, and accountability in day-to-day supervision and team practices.
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Trauma-Informed Systems & Organizational Change
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TIC Values & SAMHSA’s 6 Guiding Principles
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Creating Safety at Work
Trauma, Neuroscience, and the Conditions That Shape Outcomes
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Audiences develop shared language about how stress affects behavior and decision-making, and how systems can respond consistently and with care.
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The Neuroscience of Trauma (NEAR Science)
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
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The Social & Structural Determinants of Health
Stress, Burnout Prevention, & Workforce Well-being
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Teams gain practical strategies to reduce chronic stress, prevent burnout, & strengthen sustainable performance without lowering standards.
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Organizational Chronic Stress
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Employee Wellness & Professional Development
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Resilience, Self-Awareness & Mindfulness
Systems, Lived Experience, and Pathways to Empowerment
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A powerful narrative lens that connects lived experience to leadership choices and system practices that support stability and growth.
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Foster Care: Experiences & Solutions
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Breaking the Trauma Triangle Through Empowerment
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Systemic Violence & Historical Trauma
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Interested in bringing Shen to your event? Request speaking availability.
Logistics
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Available for virtual and in-person events
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Typical session lengths: 45–75 minute keynotes; 60–120 minute workshops (custom options available)
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Basic A/V needs: microphone, projection/screen, and audio connection as needed
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Travel and fees are shared upon request
Ready to bring Shen to your event?