workshops | presentations
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Kai is an experienced facilitator and public speaker. She skillfully leads discussions, team meetings, and professional development workshops. Her facilitation methods model the impact of listening, transparency, and presence. She has presented regionally and nationally on the topics of education, community, equity, and inclusion and brings joy to collaborative processes of reflection and deep thinking.
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contracted workshops | trainings
2022: "Sharing Space: Collective Care," Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Staff Retreat, Pasadena, CA
2022: "Responding to Bias on Gallery Tours," Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
2020: Inclusive Teaching Workshop for HOLA teaching staff, Pasadena, CA
2019: Inclusive Language Training for Hammer Museum Student Educators, Los Angeles
2014: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Art + Film Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2014: VTS Demonstration for USC Pacific Asia Museum Docent Council, Pasadena, CA
2014: LACMA Art + Film Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2013: LACMA Evenings for Educators Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2013: VTS Training for A Noise Within staff, Pasadena, CA
2013: Andell Family Sunday Toddler Tarp, LACMA
2013: Teen Arts Academy, Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles
2013: Young Artists’ Workshop, Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles
2012: Andell Family Sunday Toddler Tarp, LACMA
2022: "Responding to Bias on Gallery Tours," Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
2020: Inclusive Teaching Workshop for HOLA teaching staff, Pasadena, CA
2019: Inclusive Language Training for Hammer Museum Student Educators, Los Angeles
2014: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Art + Film Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2014: VTS Demonstration for USC Pacific Asia Museum Docent Council, Pasadena, CA
2014: LACMA Art + Film Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2013: LACMA Evenings for Educators Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles
2013: VTS Training for A Noise Within staff, Pasadena, CA
2013: Andell Family Sunday Toddler Tarp, LACMA
2013: Teen Arts Academy, Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles
2013: Young Artists’ Workshop, Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles
2012: Andell Family Sunday Toddler Tarp, LACMA
presentations | equity & inclusion
2022: Moderator: “Lessons Learned by Artist-Endowed Foundation Leaders Hosting BIPOC Internships/Fellowships,” Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative
2020: Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Laband Art Gallery Amplify Series, Episode 4
2019: Focus on Racial Equity: Decentering Whiteness in Our Institutions and in Our Practices Panel, VTS Summer Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Racial Equity and Museums: Creating Structures of Sustained Support for People of Color Panel, MESC 2019 Annual Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Webinar Panel, National Art Education Association (NAEA) Research Commission
2019: Data Science for Art Education Panel, Arts Datathon: Democratize, Los Angeles
2019: "What's Going On? How Under-Represented Individuals are Finding Their Voice in Professional Organizations," NAEA Convention, Boston, MA
2019: "Charting a Course: May the Task Force Be With You," NAEA Convention, Boston, MA
2019: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Plenary Panel, NAEA Research Commission Preconference, Boston, MA
2020: Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Laband Art Gallery Amplify Series, Episode 4
2019: Focus on Racial Equity: Decentering Whiteness in Our Institutions and in Our Practices Panel, VTS Summer Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Racial Equity and Museums: Creating Structures of Sustained Support for People of Color Panel, MESC 2019 Annual Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Webinar Panel, National Art Education Association (NAEA) Research Commission
2019: Data Science for Art Education Panel, Arts Datathon: Democratize, Los Angeles
2019: "What's Going On? How Under-Represented Individuals are Finding Their Voice in Professional Organizations," NAEA Convention, Boston, MA
2019: "Charting a Course: May the Task Force Be With You," NAEA Convention, Boston, MA
2019: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Plenary Panel, NAEA Research Commission Preconference, Boston, MA
presentations | teaching & education
2024: Invited talk, Oxy Arts Community Teaching course, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2023: Invited talk, Oxy Arts Community Teaching course, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2022: Museum Panel, Museum Studies Course, UCLA, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2022: Invited talk, Museum Education Certificate Program, University of North Texas
2022: Invited talk, Oxy Arts Community Teaching course, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2022: "Art Education on the Ground Today: Challenges and Solutions," Claremont Graduate University, CA
2021: "VTS and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)," VTS Online Summer Series
2019: "MOCA Education Team: VTS as Team Reflective Practice," VTS Summer Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Invited talk, Art Education course, MA Arts Management Program, Claremont Graduate University, CA
2018: “Leading from All Levels,” Leadership Marathon, NAEA Convention, Seattle, WA
2018: Gallery Teaching Demonstration, NAEA Museum Education Preconference, Seattle, WA
2017: Gallery Teaching Reflection, NAEA Museum Education Preconference, New York
2016: “Room to Rise Share Out,” Room to Rise Share Out & Practitioners’ Lunch, Los Angeles
2016: “Authentic Presence in Art’s Presence: Gallery Teaching as Mindfulness Practice,” NAEA Convention, Chicago, IL
2015: “Emerging Alumni Panel,” Kaleidoscope Speaker Series, LMU
2015: “Student Internships that Create Lasting Impact,” MOCA’s Think, Sync, Drink: The Expanded Classroom, Los Angeles
2015: “Past, Present, and Future of MESC,” MESC Annual Institute, Pasadena, CA
2015: “Investigating Long-Term Impacts for Teen Arts Program Alumni,” NAEA Convention, New Orleans, LA
2015: "Digging In: Measuring the Deep Impact of Teen Programs," California Association of Museums 2015 Conference, San Diego, CA
2014: "Gallery Teaching as a Meditation Practice," MESC Annual Institute, Claremont, CA
2014: Pecha Kucha, ArtsforLA LA Convergence, Los Angeles
2023: Invited talk, Oxy Arts Community Teaching course, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2022: Museum Panel, Museum Studies Course, UCLA, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2022: Invited talk, Museum Education Certificate Program, University of North Texas
2022: Invited talk, Oxy Arts Community Teaching course, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2022: "Art Education on the Ground Today: Challenges and Solutions," Claremont Graduate University, CA
2021: "VTS and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)," VTS Online Summer Series
2019: "MOCA Education Team: VTS as Team Reflective Practice," VTS Summer Institute, Los Angeles
2019: Invited talk, Art Education course, MA Arts Management Program, Claremont Graduate University, CA
2018: “Leading from All Levels,” Leadership Marathon, NAEA Convention, Seattle, WA
2018: Gallery Teaching Demonstration, NAEA Museum Education Preconference, Seattle, WA
2017: Gallery Teaching Reflection, NAEA Museum Education Preconference, New York
2016: “Room to Rise Share Out,” Room to Rise Share Out & Practitioners’ Lunch, Los Angeles
2016: “Authentic Presence in Art’s Presence: Gallery Teaching as Mindfulness Practice,” NAEA Convention, Chicago, IL
2015: “Emerging Alumni Panel,” Kaleidoscope Speaker Series, LMU
2015: “Student Internships that Create Lasting Impact,” MOCA’s Think, Sync, Drink: The Expanded Classroom, Los Angeles
2015: “Past, Present, and Future of MESC,” MESC Annual Institute, Pasadena, CA
2015: “Investigating Long-Term Impacts for Teen Arts Program Alumni,” NAEA Convention, New Orleans, LA
2015: "Digging In: Measuring the Deep Impact of Teen Programs," California Association of Museums 2015 Conference, San Diego, CA
2014: "Gallery Teaching as a Meditation Practice," MESC Annual Institute, Claremont, CA
2014: Pecha Kucha, ArtsforLA LA Convergence, Los Angeles
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