Community @ Work

Community engagement is one of the things I care about most, both in and outside of work. At every company I've worked for, I've found a way to get involved...whether as a Diversity Champion or as a Co-Lead of Pride@Ogilvy.

At FleishmanHillard, I helped plan more than 15 virtual events and initiatives covering topics from allyship to ageism. At Ogilvy, I've helped produce four drag shows, two drag brunches, two Pride mixers, a fireside chat, and two Drag Loterías in partnership with La Comunidad, and several events with our Black Diaspora group. I also helped craft a Pride t-shirt featuring a QR code that directed support to Black trans organizations like Brave Space Alliance and organized a screening of a documentary about Eisha Love, a Black trans woman incarcerated in a men's prison after defending herself.

I do this work because I genuinely love it. It's the "fun" part of my job...the part that lets me flex muscles I don't always use as a creative. No matter where I work, I'll always raise my hand to help build community. What can I say? I'm a talent & personality hire.

Not Just A Hobby

Fashion can goes wherever you take it. For Maggie, it stitched itself to her passion for the planet. Fast fashion is fleeting, but our choices have a longer shelf life. That’s where upcycling steps in—turning old threads into fresh looks.

Upcycling Fashion.
Directed by me

Platforming Intersectionality

Growing up as a young Black man, I am no stranger to “The Talk.” This is a conversation shared between a parent or guardian and their Black or non-white child on how they are to conduct themselves in certain situations in order to increase their chances of safety and survival. A sober warning that discrimination based on your skin color is alive and well. However, this conversation often ignores the complexities associated with being from multiple diverse communities, such as being Black and queer. Both identities are discriminated against in their own ways by society.

Mitchell Dawkins Outreach → Dawkins Family Foundation

On February 28, 2014, my father suddenly passed away, in recognition of his passing my mother started a nonprofit whose mission is to share the love of jesus and give back to the Florida communities we grew up in. I helped my mother create the logo and branding for this project. I also helped manage the various social media pages.

In 2024, my family decided to take this organization and step further and create the Dawkins Family Foundation which still exists and operates today donating and giving back to the community with a focus on youth and underserved communites. I helped develop the logo and some social content for the page.