Meet The Team:

We understand the importance of healthy environments, mentorship, and leadership development. Our work as “ShadeMakers” is to create conditions where all three occur as the norm.

 

INTRODUCING

Christian Paige

Co-founder, Speaker, Educator

 

Christian Paige is an Emmy-nominated spoken word poet, a professional speaker and educator who speaks at schools, conferences, and events across the United States.

Paige has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people and loves to work with young people who are committed to doing good in the world.

  • “Paige is one of the top youth speakers in the Pacific Northwest and is in-demand nationally — however, Paige believes there is no place like home.

    Paige is a first-generation college graduate, an Actsix Scholar and is passionate about community, anti-racism, equity, and empowerment. He has spent his entire career in and around education advocating for historically marginalized populations and working to create equitable environments where young people can thrive. He provides motivation, inspiration, encouragement, and truth through school assemblies, professional development sessions, conference keynotes, community gatherings, and poetry performances.

    He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington where he lives and serves as Poet Laureate. He belives that our voice is our most powerful tool and encourages others to use their voice to advocate, interrupt, empower, and teach.”

  • Anti-racism; Community; Leadership; Diversity, Equity Inclusion (DEI); Art & Literacy; Spoken Word

  • “I am just somebody, who wants community to work for everybody”

    — Christian Paige

INTRODUCING

Anthony Paige

Co-founder, Program Lead, Mentor

 

Anthony Paige is a professional facilitator who communicates a message of hope, empowerment and resilience derived from personal and professional experiences.

He has spoken at schools, churches, and organizations across the Pacific Northwest impacting hundreds of thousands of individuals.

  • “Anthony is an Air Force veteran who has encountered diversity, equity, and inclusion on a global spectrum. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and worked in the financial sector at The Boeing Company after his military enlistment. He has applied leadership communication for diversity teams within organizations to change the narrative for minority employees within the workplace.

    A survivor of mental illness, he is an advocate for overcoming concurring disorders and the associated limiting habits directly affecting personal, educational, and professional growth. Anthony provides motivation, inspiration and encouragement through keynote, mentorship, curriculum development, professional development, community outreach and training.

    He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington and currently resides in Tri-Cities, Washington. His current role as Program Manager at Fifth Stone Collective Company allows him to work first-hand with educators across the nation and be an advocate for promoting student voice.”

  • Anti-racism; Community; Leadership; Diversity, Equity Inclusion (DEI); Mental Health and Wellness

  • “The race to long-term improvement requires endurance, preservation and patience”

    — Anthony Paige

Let’s get to work.

Ready to become a maker of Shade? Let’s find some time to connect.