Meet Ashnie
Culture Change Facilitator | Founder, Innerwork Outerplay
Born in Trinidad and moving to the United States as a teenager to attend culinary school, Ashnie’s journey has always been guided by a deep passion for community, nourishment, and transformation. While the kitchen taught her the art of blending distinct ingredients to create harmony, her academic pursuit, earning a degree in American Multicultural Studies, shifted her focus toward understanding and healing the complex ingredients of human systems.
Driven by a commitment to social justice and collective empowerment, Ashnie spent years on the ground as a union organizer and outreach director. These roles solidified her belief that true systemic change requires both structural advocacy and deep personal reflection.
Today, Ashnie operates at the intersection of mindfulness, creativity, and social equity as a sought-after Culture Change Facilitator and Certified Professional Diversity Coach. Integrating deep coaching methodologies with creative practice, she is also a practitioner of Theater of the Oppressed, using embodied play and interactive theater to help groups confront oppression, deconstruct power dynamics, and rehearse real-world social change.
As the founder of Innerwork Outerplay, Ashnie designs transformative spaces that balance rigorous internal reflection with joyful, collaborative engagement. Ashnie is also the creator of The Art of Mindful Inquiry, a signature methodology that equips individuals and organizations with the tools to ask profound, compassionate questions that disrupt implicit bias and foster authentic connection.
Whether coaching leadership teams through complex equity initiatives or facilitating community-led healing, Ashnie brings a unique blend of global perspective, strategic organizing expertise, and creative play to every room she enters.
