Description: Effective teamwork starts with intentional communication. In this dynamic, interactive session, participants will explore how to foster psychological safety, real-time awareness, and trust-based dialogue within nonprofit teams. Drawing from applied improvisation, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning, Kristy K. Boone guides participants through practical strategies for deep listening, adaptive speaking, and mutual accountability, especially in cross-functional, mission-driven environments. Whether leading from the boardroom or the front line, attendees will walk away with tools to build stronger connections that fuel collaboration and innovation.

Date: April 30, 2026

Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: OKCNP, 701 N. Lindsay, Oklahoma City, 73104

Cost: OKCNP Members: $90, Nonmembers: $180

Meet Your Facilitator

Kristy K. Boone is a solopreneur and an improvisation-informed trainer who builds practical soft-skill capability across teams: self-awareness, emotional regulation, dynamic listening, conflict resolution, and collaborative execution. 

Since 2014, she has designed and delivered interactive, research-informed trainings for corporate groups, career tech schools, and healthcare systems—including year-long certifications and custom programs. Her methods merge SEL, mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and applied improv with workplace realities, ensuring skills transfer into frontline conversations, cross-functional projects, and leadership moments. 

Kristy’s background includes corporate wellness leadership (personal training, yoga, kickboxing, smoking cessation, large-scale health screenings and goal-setting/support) for American Fidelity, OKCPS, OPUBCO, etc., as well as business development and liaison work with Cox Communications onboarding complex partnerships Ideal Homes, Tinker AFB, FAA). 

She also facilitates workforce re-entry programs for individuals with at-risk, trauma-impacted histories—helping participants build safety, confidence, and professional presence.