By Joy Portella — Minerva Strategies has reached an exciting milestone: we’re turning 10 years old! It seems like just yesterday that I started Minerva and it’s been so exciting to see the company grow and evolve into a first-class communications consultancy with amazing culture, mission, people, and clients. It’s everything I could have imagined…but…
The Goddess Speaks
Joy Portella The start of the school year is a special time for students, but it’s also an exciting time here at Minerva Strategies because we get to welcome a new intern! Kati Rodríguez Pérez (she/they) joins us from Portland, Oregon, and brings her experience in education and policy work to our team. Kati trusted me with…
Kayla McMenamin “How do people manage to do this every day?” This is a question I asked myself last year after a long day of work. When you’re starting a career, there can be a lot of internal and external pressure to perform at high levels at all times. I would find myself coming home full of…
Lauren Slater Renowned Black political activist, scholar, and author, Angela Davis proclaimed, “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist.” I agree, and I push her words further. In a deeply unjust society, it is not enough to be anti-injustice; we must be pro-justice. Pro-Black. Pro-Indigenous. Pro-queer. Pro-youth. Pro-disability. Pro-climate…
Gaby España In June 2021, Minerva Strategies submitted an application to South by Southwest (SXSW) PanelPicker® on behalf of our client, Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF). The SXSW PanelPicker allows attendees to have a significant voice in conference programming for both SXSW and SXSW Edu. SXSW is known all over the globe as a conglomeration of film,…
Elise McGlothian The Minerva Strategies team is super excited to introduce a new team member! Meet Dori Valerio – a former TV and news producer, an inclusive communicator, an aspiring farmer, and our newest associate. I had the good fortune of speaking with Dori about her experiences working on TV and in radio, what it takes to…
Minerva Strategies started as just me, at my kitchen table, with an idea. It wasn’t revolutionary, but it felt right: Let’s build a special kind of agency that brings together great, smart people to do great, smart work for great, smart clients. And let’s make it all about creating positive impact in the world. That’s…
The Minerva Strategies team is beyond thrilled to announce that we’ve grown by one more! Meet Gaby España – systems thinker, former educator and researcher, community engager, board game-lover, and our newest senior associate. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Gaby to chat about their experiences working with diverse communities, how to make…
Global health folks use a lot of big numbers. And why wouldn’t they? The globe is a big place with lots of people. To measure progress in population health, we need to track outcomes at the population level. But personally, I find it hard to relate to big numbers. When I read a news article…
Each February, our country spends 28 days (sometimes 29!) celebrating the achievements by African Americans and honoring their role in U.S. History. When I thought of the intersection of Black History Month and communications, I immediately thought of Dr. Felicia Blow, APR. Although I had never made her acquaintance prior to our Q&A, her pictures…