empowering potential
introducing empowerment levers. reframing your assets and influence for greater impact.
find your new power to move forward.
our approach
At Empowerment Levers, our approach is centered on empowering your organization's potential by strategically adjusting its internal 'levers'. We act as a catalyst, providing solution options that are precisely tailored to your unique needs.
We aggregate internal and external input, seamlessly integrating your existing assets into a comprehensive plan. Ultimately, you remain the subject matter experts of your organization; our role is to empower that expertise and potential.
partnerships and planning matter
Empowerment Levers believes that successful partnerships and strategic planning are essential for organizations to expand their reach and amplify their impact. By taking the time to understand your goals and organizational drivers, we collaborate to integrate these elements and catalyze your future growth.
solutions for success
The landscape of STEM education and engineering outreach is significantly evolving. Working together, we can address critical gaps, especially those arising from potential federal funding losses. Your outcome is an actionable implementation plan, identified partners, and a resource plan to achieve desired outcomes in association programming or STEM education.
Session facilitation involves navigating your team towards determining shared goals and required partnership outcomes. We catalyze the conversation while ensuring you remain the subject matter experts.
our services
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Facilitation - Large Group
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Plan Development - Small Group
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Exploration - One-on-One
it’s time to act
It's time to act. Support for STEM and education has decreased significantly, and your organization is ready to make an impact by building solutions and bridges. Empowerment Levers is here to help you unlock your potential by identifying the internal and external levers you can control. We act as a catalyst, providing solution options that best fit your organization's needs. You remain the subject matter experts, and we empower your potential.
meet Susan
Susan Ipri-Brown, Principal Consultant at Empowerment Levers, focuses on engineering design in leadership and strategic planning, specializing in STEM program implementation for professional societies and nonprofits.
She is a dedicated leader in promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and access within the engineering profession, having served as the 143rd president and a Fellow of ASME, where she held various leadership roles.
Her career includes roles as Strategic Initiatives Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and founding Associate Dean for Educational Outreach and Associate Professor of Engineering Instruction at Hope College. She also worked with Northwestern University's Office of STEM Education Partnerships, North Carolina school districts, Delphi Automotive Systems, the Michigan Legislative Service Bureau, and as an ASME Fellow at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Susan holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from MIT and a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University.
” Susan is a creative, innovative team member, who when challenged thinks beyond the status quo and asks… what if? "
— RICKI L.
