Consulting Portfolio
Recent National Partners:
ABQ BioPark | Albuquerque, NM
artEquity | Los Angeles, CA
Black Theatre Commons | New York, NY
Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA
City of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM
Community Wealth Building Cohort | Albuquerque, NM
Dance/USA | Washington, DC
Mariposa Strategies | Albuquerque, NM
National Black Theatre | Harlem, NY
New Jersey Performing Arts | Newark, NJ
New Mexico Black Leadership Council | Albuquerque, NM
Penumbra Theatre | Saint Paul, MN
Revolutions Inc | Albuquerque, NM
Soul Rep Theatre Company | Dallas, TX
Tewa Women United | Española, NM
The Movement Theatre Company | New York, NY
Theatre Communications Group | New York, NY
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC
Working Classroom | Albuquerque, NM
Testimonials
“Dafina is a gift. She cultivates a spirit of generosity and attentiveness in design, facilitation, and evaluation. She is curious and inquisitive, leading with questions that often shift how we perceive things, opening unseen possibilities and pathways. A gifted facilitator, she leads with a swell of compassion that fosters meaningful inclusion, inviting ways for everyone to belong and to contribute. She operates with an enormous degree of integrity and rigor; she will say the hard thing with gentleness, clarity, and resolve. Dafina is joyful and brings joy bountifully into a process where invited. She has massively contributed to Penumbra's evolution, to my own thinking, and to my courage to lead mindfully and heart first. I am profoundly grateful for her.”
— Sarah Bellamy, President, Penumbra Theatre Company
“There are no words to explain the impact of McMillian Works on the National Black Theatre (NBT). Dafina has been a virtuoso at creating custom strategic frameworks for the individual success of our organization. She uniquely approaches the work from a heart space, as an active listener, strategist, facilitator and most importantly a healer. Her amalgam of both traditional and non-traditional approaches is informed by her extensive experience (in particular with organizations of color). Dafina understands that a care-filled process is paramount, and must take into account unaddressed circumstances—often historic—that require healing in order to build the most future forward business. Her process centers around sustainable practices for transformational shifts that are responsive rather than reactive. From on-on-one executive coaching to offsite board retreats, McMillan Works continues to provide NBT with an ever-evolving blueprint to help cement our legacy work and blaze a thriving path forward.”
— Sade Lythcott, Chief Executive Officer, National Black Theatre Inc.
“Working with Dafina is equal parts delightful, creative, and productive. She is abundantly skillful and competent in a myriad of ways - including her keen ability to ask the right questions at the right time; graceful capacity to organize a jumble of people and tasks effectively; and an unwavering focus on the big picture while ensuring that details are adeptly handled. She is at the top of my list for project manager, thought partner, or strategist - whatever role I need to move big ideas and big work forward..”