ABOUT US
The Batukee Rethinc Impact Collaborative is rooted in undoing systemic, transnational white supremacy in work and impact environments. Systemic white supremacy affects how we are together, across lines of difference, in profound and consistent ways regardless of geography.
White supremacy was dispersed and implemented by European Empires' representatives to every colony around the world as they were transporting - not only enslaved people - but core philosophies, stereotypes, and beliefs meant to justify the dehumanization of Black, brown, and Indigenous people as well as codify control, superiority, and power for white people.
Acceptance of these ideas (racist ideas) happened at gunpoint, through the education systems, within families and governments, and with laws and norms in Brazil as much as anywhere else in the world.
Batukee walks with wisdom and expertise in the way these matters manifest in Brazil.
Rethinc, a diverse American team, has earned respect globally by making constructs of white supremacy tangible and healing important and possible.
Together, we help leaders navigate power dynamics and build relationships regardless of racial differences and national boundaries.
EMPOWERING YOU TO ACHIEVE CONSCIOUS AND EXACTING LEADERSHIP
Our Creative Founders.
Meet the Batukee-Rethinc team! We are a non-hierarchical, diverse team of practioners devoted to improving the way w all work and live together as we undo the historic consequences of racism, imperialism, and inequity in our world. We practice what we preach and go out of our way to collaborate, listen, and build thoughtfully together. We come with a unique combination of skills in philanthropy and impact Leadership, change management, race transformation work, adult learning science, and effective management. We so look forward to meeting you and working with you!
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Deloise Bacelar de Jesus
With over 15 years of experience in systemic change and public policy, Deloise is a professor, speaker, and consultant specializing in organizational strengthening, leadership, and people management, all through the lens of DEI and anti-racism. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of Batukee, an impact-driven business focused on power shifts and building healthy workplace relationships.
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Dr Brandy Nelson
Dr Nelson is the Chief Program Officer and co-founder at Rethinc. Previously, she led academics in Charlotte, North Carolina where she focused on racial bias and intellectual rigor in schools. She was also the Chief Academic Officer at Magpie, and education technology firm that attends to racial inequities in education.
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Kate Gerson
Kate is the CEO and co-founder of Rethinc. Previously, she founded and led UnboundEd, a non profit focused on the intersection of race and school. She was also the architect of EngageNY (an equity focused curriculum for Math and Literacy), and began her career as a high school teacher in Indiana and a high school principal in Brooklyn, New York.