The Privilege of Consent: Sherelle Hessell-Gordon at TEDxFoggyBottom

Sherelle has one of the toughest jobs in the world, serving as the Executive Director for the DC Rape Crisis Center. In this talk, she describes the privilege of consent and how we as a community can help to work her out of her job.

Spanning over 19 years of dedication and service within social justice movements in the United States. Sherelle Hessell-Gordon's impressive resume demonstrates her expertise in organizational development, education and training, fundraising, and public policy. She has served in numerous capacities as a leader in sexual assault coalitions -- the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, and the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She has taught and supported over 3,000 advocates, nurses, police officers, and activists both nationally and internationally on violence against women issues, the intersectionality of race, class and gender, and grassroots organizing and fundraising. Most recently Sherelle was the CEO of RootWorks, a consulting firm specializing in supporting nonprofits in executive leadership, fundraising, cultural competency initiatives, and organizational development. Sherelle holds a Master's Degree in Human Development from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. She has also served as a board member of several national nonprofits and foundations.

"SimplyZinhle Production" - Filming and production directed by Zinhle Essamuah.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)