Better Together Cubed

Building Brave Communities of Belonging

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Our Values and Commitment to You

Our expert team of leaders and coaches are people-focused and operate from a place of transparency, encouragement, and inspiration.

In our effort to make a difference in education and the community at large, we lead both selves and teams in support of courage, connection, and inclusion.

Our Values and Commitment to You

Our expert team of leaders and coaches are people-focused and operate from a place of transparency, encouragement, and inspiration.

In our effort to make a difference in education and the community at large, we lead both selves and teams in support of courage, connection, and inclusion.

Courage

We support each other and our partners to do and say the important or hard thing, even when it would be easier not to. We do not choose the comfortable way if it means stepping away from our commitment to ensuring that educators, students, and families have a chance to connect, heal, and thrive.

Connection

We seek to engage others with an open heart, an attentive ear, and without armor so that all can feel seen, heard, and valued. True human connection leaves judgment at the door.

Inclusion

We strive to build trusting and welcoming school communities. We seek representation of diverse perspectives, thinking, lived experiences, and cultural upbringings. It is a critical foundation of building brave, safe spaces.

We are proud to share that our entire leadership team is Dare to Lead ™ trained.

Dare to lead
At bettertogether3 we have embraced the journey of what it means to lead ourselves authentically, courageously and compassionately – no easy task! But in order to cultivate and support school cultures in which brave work, tough conversations and whole hearts are the expectation, we need to be intentional and diligent about our own personal and professional development. We want to be part of creating a culture in which ALL feel safe, seen heard and valued. Self-awareness and curiosity are essential to help navigate the divisions and to create cultures of belonging. Courage is contagious. Wont’ you join us?

Our Mindset

“We believe that the greatest casualty of trauma is the emotional, and sometimes physical, safety required to be vulnerable, and that, in addition to violence and neglect, poverty, racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and other systemic forms of oppression and/or bias are trauma.”

Dr. Brené Brown
Brené Brown Education and Research Group Belonging Statement

Our Mindset

At bettertogether3, we believe:

...that all people are doing the best they can. This allows the most gracious and kind approach to our coaching and interactions.

...in being truth-tellers, using clear and kind communication.

...that grace, gratitude, and a growth mindset can change the world we live in.

...that people of every age can develop courage as their super power.

Pam Ryan Mejia, Founder and Author

Pam Ryan Mejia, Founder and Author

Pam is one of 100 world-wide Dare to Lead™ Facilitators trained and mentored by Dr. Brené Brown with expertise in serving educational systems and their communities. Pam is also certified as a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach by the Institute for Social + Emotional Intelligence (ISEI)®. She has a MA in Curriculum and Development from the University of Minnesota, as well as an M.ED in Educational Leadership from Hamline University. Pam has a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certification from the University of Florida and is certified by Dr. Timothy Clark of LeaderFactor in 4 Stages of Psychological Safety in the Workplace.

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