Reimagining the world by centering dignity, shared power, and collective transformation.

Reimagining the world by centering dignity, shared power, and collective transformation.
Founder, Liberatory Engagement, LLC
Hi, I’m Kathy Sellitti—though some folks call me Dr. Kathy these days. I’m a transformational education leader, equity strategist, and liberatory AI practitioner with more than 25 years of experience walking alongside educators, school systems, and values-aligned organizations as they navigate the deep work of change.
Liberatory Engagement, LLC was born from everything I’ve spent the past 35+ years leaning into: trauma-responsive practices, healing-centered education, and the unrelenting pursuit of justice. It’s rooted in a full-hearted commitment to unlearning whiteness, dismantling white supremacy culture, and building something freer, together.
I founded this work to support leaders in shedding outdated, top-down models of leadership and co-creating cultures rooted in shared power, dignity, and love. Whether I’m guiding a school district through equity strategy or helping a business team unlock its collective intelligence, my role is to hold space for transformation—to ask the tough questions, nurture the imagination, and walk with folks as they shift systems from the inside out.
As someone who’s worked across special education, school leadership, and district-level DEI strategy—and who’s now deep in the work of integrating AI responsibly and equitably—I bring a unique lens to the table. One that’s justice-centered, people-centered, and future-forward.
At the heart of it all? A belief that liberation is not a destination. It’s a practice. And we do it better when we do it together.
Honestly? The most important lessons haven’t come from degrees—they’ve come from community, lived experience, and the courageous leaders I’ve had the honor of walking beside.
At Liberatory Engagement, LLC, we partner with public education systems and values-driven organizations to catalyze deep, sustainable change. Whether we're guiding a district through culture transformation or helping a business center equity in its strategy, our work is always rooted in dignity, shared power, and collective wisdom.
Pricing: Custom pricing based on size and scope. Let’s co-create what works best for your team.
At Liberatory Engagement, LLC, we partner with public education systems and values-driven organizations to catalyze deep, sustainable change. Whether we're guiding a district through culture transformation or helping a business center equity in its strategy, our work is always rooted in dignity, shared power, and collective wisdom.
Pricing: Custom pricing based on size and scope. Let’s co-create what works best for your team.
When we transform the way adults lead, collaborate, and engage, student success follows. Our education offerings are designed to move beyond compliance and checklists. We support school systems in aligning leadership practices, professional learning, and school culture with the real goals:
✔ Belonging
✔ Engagement
✔ Achievement
✔ Liberation
By examining your school or district’s equity and achievement data, we ensure that all of our work is tied to measurable impact on student outcomes. Whether it’s reimagining professional development, facilitating relational repair, or integrating AI with purpose and care—we bring tools and strategies that serve both educators and the young people they support.
Targeted PD sessions to support implementation of the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework across classrooms, teams, and systems.
Format: Full-day/half-day sessions, series, or retreats
Training and coaching for building school environments that honor emotion, promote well-being, and support both student and staff mental health.
Format: PD series, consulting, or ongoing coaching
Action-oriented tools and consulting to support LGBTQ+ students and staff across curriculum, policy, and culture.
Format: Workshop series or strategic consulting
Guided facilitation to help school teams navigate conflict, resistance, and disconnection—creating conditions for trust and forward movement.
Format: Retreats, PD sessions, or embedded support
Transformational support for public schools and districts shifting toward equity-centered, trauma-responsive, and future-facing systems.
Includes: Strategy design, coaching, facilitation, leadership PD
Aligned with: NYSED CR-S Framework, NGLS, trauma-informed guidance
Format: Customizable over time | In-person, virtual, or hybrid
Custom audits and coaching to identify equity gaps, engage community voice, and move from intention to systemic change.
Format: Long-term consulting or time-bound engagements
Multi-session learning spaces where leadership teams unlearn hierarchy, build collective capacity, and reimagine organizational culture. Focus includes ethical tech integration and rehumanized decision-making.
Ideal for: Leadership teams in education, nonprofits, and business
Format: Workshop series | In-person, virtual, or hybrid
Facilitated spaces for teams to vision boldly, disrupt the status quo, and design future-aligned strategies—with care, creativity, and equity at the core.
Ideal for: Strategic planning teams, innovation leaders
Format: Half- or full-day retreats
One-on-one or team-based coaching that supports leaders in shifting power dynamics, transforming decision-making, and integrating technology ethically.
Ideal for: Execs, school leaders, org directors
Format: Ongoing coaching | Virtual or hybrid
Inspiring, unapologetic talks that push the conversation forward—connecting liberation, equity, and ethical innovation to your context.
Ideal for: Conferences, summits, leadership gatherings
Topics include: AI for equity, liberatory education, collaborative leadership
Interactive workshops helping organizations and schools adopt AI tools responsibly, with equity and human dignity at the center.
Ideal for: Educators, HR teams, innovation directors
Format: Half-day, full-day, or multi-session
No two schools, teams, or organizations are the same—and your path forward shouldn't be, either. All of our services are collaboratively designed to meet your context, goals, and community. Whether you're navigating internal dynamics, launching an equity initiative, or figuring out how AI fits into your values—we'll build the work together.
📬 Not sure where to start? Reach out. Let's explore what’s possible and co-create something aligned, strategic, and liberatory.