
Next Safetypowers Roundtable:
Tuesday, March 24, 1-2pm
Topic: Communicating with friends, coworkers, and other people we know
Safetypowers Roundtables are...
Supportive opportunities to build skills & get experience teaching, public speaking, strengthening workplace communication skills - and, for those who want more, nonprofit volunteer opportunities.
Professional-level coaching with safety expert trainers each with 20+ years of adult safety education experience, including ‘train-the-trainers’ facilitation with Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International (see Kidpower.org/adults, Kidpower.org/allabilities, & safetypowers.org)
Contact us to learn more!
510-334-2242 or erika@kidpower.org
Safetypowers Ambassador Brian presents
the Roundtables
Upcoming Roundtable Dates
(All times listed in Pacific Time)
Wednesday, April 22, 12-1pm
Wednesday, May 13, 3-4pm
Thursday, June 11, 4-5pm
Upcoming Roundtable Topics
(All times listed in Pacific Time)
Tuesday, March 24, 1-2pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2-3pm
Wednesday, May 13, 3-4pm
Thursday, June 11, 4-5pm
Take a look inside a Safetypowers Roundtable!
Watch these Safetypowers Ambassadors during some of their early Roundtable experiences
Help others learn!
When we have great video clips like these, we ask participants for permission to share them publicly to help others learn. We also ask for written consent.
Many say yes - you can see some of them in the Safetypowers course!
Many say no - you will need to participate in a Roundtable to see them in action!
ALL of them are doing an amazing job helping more people be safe.

Join a Roundtable once or many times
- Interest in learning how to teach and share safety skills
- Willingness to support other participants by being kind and playing the role of 'student' while they take their turn to practice
- Access to a device to join us on Zoom
Everyone gets supported opportunities to teach - if they want to!
When someone is taking their turn to practice teaching, a Safetypowers Team Leader gives them in-the-moment coaching and support so they succeed. The other participants help by pretending to be their "students."
Safetypowers Roundtables are a great opportunity to learn, teach, and get public-speaking experience in a supportive environment.
Each Roundtable has at least one Safetypowers Team Leader. The Leader guides the skills practices. Every participant gets an opportunity to practice every skill as a student or coach if they want to - and, they can choose to 'pass.'
We look forward to having you join us!
Contact the Roundtable Leader, Erika Leonard, if you are interested in participating or would like more information.
This helps everyone get more familiar with the skills and ways to use Safetypowers to share skills with friends, family, coworkers, and others.

Trevor
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Trevor has been an active member of the Safetypowers team since 2023, when he reached out to pursue becoming a Safetypowers Ambassador after first experiencing Safetypowers in a live online workshop organized by Options for All.
Trevor co-presents in live online Workpower and Safetypowers workshops in addition to presenting Workpower video lessons and serving on the Workpower Advisory Council. Trevor has an intellectual disability as well as a deep commitment to community involvement and personal growth.
Trevor has a successful track record in the workforce and has worked for the same employer, Zanotto’s Markets, for 18 years. In addition, Trevor has more than 20 years of experience as a competitive athlete and has earned multiple medals in a variety of Special Olympics events.

Brandi
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Brandi has been involved with Workpower since 2023 after experiencing one of our workshops organized by the Autism Society.
Brandi co-presents in live online Safetypowers workshops in addition to presenting Workpower lessons and serving on the Workpower Advisory Council.
Brandi offers perspectives she has gained as a woman who is Hard Of Hearing, has disabilities affecting her mobility and her learning.
Brandi's employment experience includes working with the California State Council of Developmental Disabilities San Bernardino office, and she currently leads art classes and is working on establishing her own small business.

Brian
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Brian’s experiences as a person with Autism inform his contributions in content discussions. He has a keen understanding of challenges workers who have disabilities often encounter with colleagues.
He is quick to spot sections that will be more effective if they are shortened and to speak up about sections that seem unclear.

Linda
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
In addition to helping guide the development of new training modules, Linda works with Erika to co-write presenter scripts for all Workpower Strategies for Employers training modules.
Linda draws extensively on her decades of experience working in medical and educational fields while navigating her gradual, now almost complete, loss of sight. Linda also holds a Masters degree in psychology.

Natalie
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Natalie brings insights gained as a job seeker and worker with Down Syndrome who relies on urban transit systems - as well as apps needed to use them - in order to get to/from work.
She has navigated the challenges of bias and assumptions in the workplace and brings those perspectives to the Council’s development of new modules. Natalie joined the Council in 2024.

Nanna
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Namrata “Nanna” has 17 years of work experience and joined as an Advisory in 2024, after participating in one of our workshops. Nanna is also a Workpower video lesson presenter. In her Workpower Advisor role, Nanna offers valuable input in the development of educational resources we design for workers and employers.
Nanna speaks two languages, English and Hindi. She loves playing sports and is a strong team player – bringing her energy and teamwork skills to Workpower! Her diligence, engagement, and follow-through in upholding commitments and agreements makes her a powerful addition to our team.

Lucy
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
A relatively new member to the Workpower Advisory Council, Lucy was one of the first Safetypowers Ambassadors and has been practicing these skills since 2022.
Lucy has intellectual disabilities and is particularly interested in strategies that workers and supervisors can use together to create systems to to support a worker’s success.

Neshama
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Neshama’s careful questioning about all non-technical aspects of each training module - such as word choice, pacing, sound quality, and story line progression - provides strong direction for the Council overall.
Neshama co-creates scripts with Erika and reviews module presenter scripts co-created by Erika and Linda to suggest edits. Neshama is autistic and sensory processing challenges and offers extensive input from the perspective of living with invisible disabilities.

Angel
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
Angel, who is blind, is a confident contributor at every step of the module development process, from conceptualizing to performing to presenting to speaking publicly about the resource and its benefits to business.

Otto
Workpower Advisory Council Member & Co-Presenter
As the newest Council member, Otto does not yet appear in videos. Otto plans to be a Workpower for Employers presenter and roleplay participant.
As a multi-modality communicator who does not use speech, Otto brings new perspectives to the Advisory Council and has already made significant contributions impacting content.
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• Tuesday, September 23 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, September 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
October 2025
Move Away from Trouble
• Tuesday, October 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, October 23 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
November 2025
Protect Your Feelings From Hurtful Words
• Tuesday, November 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, November 20 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
December 2025
Set and Respect Boundaries
• Tuesday, December 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, December 18 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
January 2026
Stop Unwanted or Unsafe Touch, Play, and Attention
• Tuesday, January 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, January 29 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
February 2026
Be Persistent in Getting Help for Safety
• Tuesday, February 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, February 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
March 2026
Prevent and Stop Bullying
• Tuesday, March 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, March 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
April 2026
Stay Safe in Public and With Strangers
• Tuesday, April 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, April 23 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
May 2026
How to Manage Emotions to Make Safer, Wiser Choices
• Thursday, May 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
• Tuesday, May 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
June 2026
How to Avoid and Escape an Attack
• Tuesday, June 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 am Pacific
• Thursday, June 18 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific
