Akilah Sharrieff — Operations Associate
I help organizations build workplaces where people can actually be human. After spending 10 years in community-based environments—residential summer camps, trauma-informed youth programs, and a wolf sanctuary where psychological safety was practice, not performance. I watched corporate America fail at the basics. I specialize in rapid Culture and Operations Audits that help organizations identify root problems fast — with a 48-hour turnaround. Here's what I learned: Real community isn't wellness apps, Slack channels, or company perks. I call this psychological pacification; ways to make people think they're being taken care of just enough that they can't complain. (Even when they have valid complaints.) It's a passive acknowledgment of systemic issues. Give people spaces to cope with and discuss the problems your culture creates, instead of actually fixing the problems. I work with leaders, HR teams, and mission-driven organizations who recognize this and want to redesign operations—not find better ways to manage around dysfunction. What I offer: ✅ Culture & Operations Audit (48-hour diagnostics with root-cause clarity) ✅️ Systems Stabilization (communication, workflow & operational restructuring) ✅️ Culture Alignment (deep corrective work using trauma-informed practices) ✅️ Leadership support & human-centered operations design ✅️ Curriculum development for youth and community organizations My approach is grounded in: 10+ years training leaders, resolving conflicts, and holding space for humans in crisisTrauma-informed practices from working with psychologists in youth empowerment programs wolf pack wisdom: everyone is essential to the ecosystem; we literally rearrange operations to support one personI work with: 🔸Mid-level managers drowning in turnover and team dysfunction 🔸Founders who left corporate to build something better (and don't want to repeat the same mistakes) 🔸HR leaders tired of band-aid solutions who want structural change 🔸Organizations navigating layoffs, rapid growth, or culture crisesIf your workplace calls itself a community but people still feel alone, you don't have a morale problem. You have a structure problem. And I know how to fix it.Clients trust me because I see what traditional consultants miss: the emotional, relational, and operational patterns shaping your culture.Currently accepting immediate inquiries for Culture & Operations Audits.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in organizational culture and operations within the nonprofit and hospitality sectors.
Location: Estes Park, Colorado, United States
Experience: 7 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Administration
- Customer Service
- Sales
- Program Management
- Leadership
- Operations Management
- Teaching
- Office Management
- Film Production
Career Highlights
- Expert in rapid Culture and Operations Audits.
- 10+ years in community-based environments.
- Specializes in trauma-informed practices.
Work Experience
YMCA of the Rockies
Conference Administrative Assistant (1 yr 3 mos)
eBay
Receptionist (9 mos)
Fora Travel
Travel Advisor (11 mos)
Wolf Connection®
Mentorship Program Director (2 yrs 10 mos)
Sail Caribbean
Office Manager (3 mos)
Frost Valley YMCA
Program Instructor (1 yr 2 mos)
Family Engagement Director (2 yrs 3 mos)
Boys & Girls Club of America of San Francisco
Office Manager (2 mos)
Documentary Film
Intern (10 mos)
Education
NYU Hospitality and Tourism Industry Essentials Certificate at Yellowbrick.co
Animation at Santa Monica College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production at Antelope Valley College
