What partners & participants say.
Talks, workshops, and place-based journeys that shift perspective—and practice.
Established 1996 · Guiding since 2006 · Hundreds of groups served – see also Press Coverage
Case Study: Envoys Global Educators Conference (2025) — Counter-Narratives Walking Workshop, Little Havana
Envoys invited me to design and lead a full-day, place-based workshop in Little Havana for educators attending the 2025 Global Educators Conference. We began with the neighborhood’s familiar “single story,” then surfaced counter-narratives through guided observation, team themes, and on-site dialogue.
Along the route, educators engaged with local residents, artists, and business owners, from the woman owner of the Cuban restaurant where we lunched to Latine hip-hop artists and muralists. We ended at a community arts space, where community leaders and an Afro-Cuban dance teacher told their stories in their own words.
The experience modeled decolonial, relational pedagogy—attention, mapping, story, movement—and sent participants home with classroom-ready prompts and frameworks for teaching place, power, and memory. Participants named the session a conference highlight and left energized to keep learning and applying these practices.
One of my absolute favorite parts of the conference…I left feeling incredibly curious—with a real hunger to keep learning…The relationships you’ve built, the way the community responded to you, and the power of the conversations you facilitated were nothing short of inspiring.
Speaking
Talks, panels and lectures for conferences, campuses, public programs, and experiential learning partners.
- Spoken at 20+ conferences and events since 1996
- Onboard lecturer
- Guest/Visiting Lecturer
Topics:
- Place, power, and public memory
- inclusive and creative civic and community engagement
- urban & transnational history
- regenerative tourism/place stewardship
Recent Venues:
- Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit: 200 travel and tourism professionals to explore the intersection of culture, community, and climate)
- ArtServe Live Cultural Convo: live-streamed talk on finding solutions through the power of art activism
- American Cruise Lines/Pearl Mist Cruises: On-board lecturer on history and culture of Florida and Cuba
- Community Reinvestment Alliance Annual Summit: 230 non-profits, financial institutions, elected officials, government staff and community leaders
- History of Cuba & the Cuban American Experience Summit (Miami-Dade Public Schools)
- Road Scholar: Guest Lecturer on history of Miami’s Overtown neighborhood
A hit with 230+ leaders; rigorous, candid, and clear.
– Cornell Crews Jr., Executive Director, Community Reinvestment Alliance of South Florida (CRASF)
Participants were thrilled with Corinna’s presentation and our organization received many compliments on the depth of her knowledge.
— Lester & Matthew Traucht, Cultural Landscape Foundation
Uplifting, connecting, energizing and transformative.
– Linda McGlathery, Owner, RICSHAW Design
Workshops, Webinars & Courses
Facilitating decolonial, place-based learning since 1996. See “Walking Tours and Workshops,” too.
- Avg. rating 9/10
- 1000+ learners since 1996
- Repeat callbacks
One of our highest rated workshops!
— John Coleman, Public Information Officer, Maryland Department of Planning
One of our best programs ever—average rating 4.7/5.
— Laura Bruney, CEO, Arts & Business Council of Miami
A fascinating topic presented especially well to engage people’s thinking and interest. I learned far more than I ever knew about tourism’s relationship to historic places and the role stories and narratives play.
— Susan Weber, Supervising Transportion Analyst, NJ Dept. of Transportation
Illuminating—what a great presentation and Q&A! This really teaches us how to see the places and people we work for in a different light.
— David Kvinge, Assistant Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Planning
Corinna brought the class to life—clear materials, real-world applications, rich discussion.
— Workshop participant
Inspired me to go back to my community and make change.
— Workshop participant
Can communicates complex material in a form that everyone understands: via word, image, sound, motion, and silence.
— Anthony Olivieri, Founder, FHEED
Walking Tours & Walking Workshops
Guiding Little Havana since 2006, offering tours; offer “walking workshops” in multiple locales.
A highlight of the conference for them. Your vibrancy, honesty and flexibility (professionally handling a poorly-timed downpour!) really shaped the experience [for international journalists].
— Sierra Schaller, French-American Foundation (Covering Immigration symposium)
This was by far one of the best tours I have ever been on. Delivered in a way that was interesting and vivacious; able to explain things to participants at a variety of different levels. Clearly liked and respected in the neighborhood.
— Tina Bucavalas, Director, Florida Cultural Resources, Inc.
An incredible day of learning for all of us. You’re an amazing storyteller and a well of knowledge.
— Annie Harold, Director of Partnerships, Envoys Educational Travel
Your critical approach and deep knowledge will have a lasting impact on our students.
— Sallie Hughes, Dept. Chair, Journalism & Media Management, University of Miami
The students still talk about the tour as the highlight of that year and continue to share their favorite memories from that day.
— María Eva Molina, Spanish High School Teacher, Gulliver Schools
Magical and life-changing.
— Jai Thando Stephens, Co-Founder, Sustain the Culture
A brilliant tour of Little Havana. Extremely informative and great fun. We loved every minute.
— Lester and Sylvia, London
Consulting & Research
Strategy, curricula, and research that move people—and policy.
- CTCNet “Youth Visions for Stronger Neighborhoods” (national): After-school civic engagement curriculum and training for 20 grantees
- 75% increased civic knowledge
- 52 established partnerships with community orgs
- 51% continued work on identified community issues after program completion
- DC Comprehensive Plan: Created the cornerstone public participation model for redesign of the city’s 10-year plan.
- West Palm Beach Racial & Ethnic Equality Task Force: As Senior Consultant for JSA, researched and developed a website linking the city’s history and past policies to present-day inequities under themes like Education & Workforce Development, Health, Real Estate & Housing. Website praised by city staff, Task Force, residents.
An incredible consultant—creative and incisive. You elevate every task.
– John Zoltner, Strategy & Development, CTCNet
Thank you so much for facilitating such an illuminating and productive session!
– Megan McCune, Board Member, Uptown Main Street
This guide looks great! Sharing widely.
– Deborah Acosta, Public Insight Analyst, Miami Herald
Creative Engagement & Community Development
From festivals to main streets: producing experiences that boost belonging—and foot traffic.
Mood and quality changed drastically – and positively – under Corinna’s leadership.
– Luis Palomo, Board Member, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays (Little Havana monthly festival)
You’re a terrific producer. My hat’s off to you for holding together so many strands of activity together.
– Phoebe Eng
Thank you for your extraordinary efforts and organization! Our Adams Morgan businesses were much busier this year.
– Maria Gomez, Board Member, Adams Morgan Main Street (re: Adams Morgan Day Festival)
The embodiment of talent, passion, compassion, boundless generosity and above all action – her community empowerment projects grow into networks of proactive communities and successful civic engagements.
– Evelin Ramirez, District IV Representative Community Relations Specialist, Florida Commission on Human Relations
Thank you for all the effort you have done in order to bring some real work to this community. Our communities need more people like you.
– Raissa Fernandez, Little Havana activist