Christel van der Boom

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I’ve worked at the intersection of media & tech my whole career. I focus on leadership, communications and DEI. My wife, a professor of counseling, and I support international LGBTQ+ students. I am a student of cultural differences, empathy, NVC, mindfulness, psychology and social justice. I studied communications and cultural media studies at the University of Amsterdam. At home in the SF Bay Area.
PronounsShe/her
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/xtel/
Interests#Media #Journalism #Trust #Truth #Democracy #DEI #Culture #Psychology #Neuroscience #Mindfulness #NVC #Empathy #Love #Happiness #Enneagram #SocialJustice #HumanRights #BLM #TransRights

The great Reverend Cecil Williams is no longer with us. I was sad to learn this earlier today at Glide SF. Talk about a life well-lived!

I’m grateful I attended today’s Sunday service, which celebrated his amazing life.

#RiPp #CecilWilliams #GlideSF #LifeWellLived

Nova's sleepy #Caturday.
When it’s cold outside she likes to sleep on my desk. #caturday
I felt compelled to write this, in solidarity with trans women. #lgbtq #TransWomen #HumanRights https://link.medium.com/AZ2GQPZ5TAb
Ocean Beach, San Francisco. #MeerMittwoch #OceanWednesday #Ocean

Just upgraded to OpenAI's GPT-4, but.... 🤔

#AI #ChatGPT #GPT4

Love my #Caturday.
My contribution to #ThickTrunkTuesday, taken in #Yosemite a few years ago.
What a fun show at Club Fugazi! If you’re in the Bay Area, check out Dear San Francisco. And great to meet others from SFBA.social. Great to meet @Ingurido and @seb!
Oakland, between atmospheric rivers.