Speaking Engagements
Conferences, panels and community discussions
Nonprofit Learning Lab - June 8. 2026 at 10:00 am Central“Excel for Nonprofit Leaders: Turning Everyday Data into Clear, Actionable Insights”
This is a practical webinar, hosted by the Nonprofit Learning Lab, where Kayla walksthrough foundation Excel strategies that help managers structure their data for clarity, reduce common mistakes, and quickly surface key insights. Participants will learn essential formulas and tools that make reporting faster, cleaner, and more discusion-ready - without requiring advanced technical expertise.
Register here or download previous Nonprofit Learning Lab Webinars.
2025 AFCPE® Symposium - November 18, 2025 - November 20, 2025“Teaching, Coaching, and Tracking Change: Evaluating What Makes Financial Capability Training Work”
This breakout session, in partnership with Build Wealth Minnesota, dove into how evaluation can strengthen financial capability programs - helping practitioners turn data into insights that improve outcomes for the families they serve.
Minnesota Department of Human Services Office for Equity and Inclusion Panel - October 7, 2025“Humanizing Evaluation: Shared Community and Institutional Leadership in Diabetes Prevention and Management”
Partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health and KA Nicholas Consulting, Kayla served as a panelist, bringing her perspective on community engagement and evaluation to a broader discussion of identifying root challenges and solutions to diabetes prevention and management among rural American Indians and urban Black Americans descended from enslaved people.
NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference - April 14, 2025 - April 18, 2025“Actionable Insights Creative Approaches to Collaborative Data Decision Making”
In this presentation, we talked about how to take your findings to the next level through collaborative decision making.
