Portland, OR

United States

97221

S. Renee Mitchell, PhDc., is a published author, curriculum designer, multi-media ARTivist, domestic- and sexual-abuse survivor and the founder of I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Other Resiliency Experiences), a youth- and heART-focused consulting firm in Portland, OR. Renee is also a PhD candidate (2021) at the University of Oregon, specializing in teaching adults and youth how to use creativity to heal from trauma. In her previous career, Renee spent 25 years as a newspaper journalist in Seattle, Orlando, Portland and Detroit, among other cities, and is most known for her years as a Metro columnist for The Oregonian, where she was nominated twice for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Her consultancy firm, I Am M.O.R.E., provides educational institutions, parents and community nonprofits with research-based, Trauma-Informed strategies – along with interactive creativity and strength-based storytelling - that build resiliency, help young people move past the emotional grip of their trauma, rise to their potential, and shift into the depth of their possibilities.

I Am M.O.R.E. (Making Other Resiliency Experiences). We are one of the FEW Trauma-Informed Consultants in the country who put youth front and center of the conversation about how adults should interact with youth who have been traumatized. We focus on resiliency building and the power of personal storytelling.

I Am M.O.R.E. provides teachers, educational institutions, parents and community nonprofits with bite-sized and research-based, Trauma-Informed strategies. Renee is also leading a local research project at the University of Oregon, which helps high schools become more trauma sensitive. She first learned about ACES in a training with Jim Sporleder, who was the former principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Wash., which was featured in the widely-acclaimed documentary "Paper Tigers."