Phoenix, AZ // Certified in 2023

Sumana is a certified trainer in the Critical Response Process (CRP) and Bharata-Nrityam artist and teacher. Through CRP and its values, she centers the importance of every voice in learning together and the related principles of responsibility + response in any space she enters. Sumana’s training in racial justice facilitation and sexual and domestic violence prevention infuses her practice of CRP with the depth of new perspectives. Her ongoing project Look into my Voice, Hear my Dance uses CRP to facilitate survivors of sexual/domestic violence telling their stories in collaboration with practitioners of Indian dance. Sumana is especially interested in using CRP to develop new dance-works, promote healthy relationships among youth, create awareness about violence prevention, and enhance equity in educational settings.