Stacy McClendon (she/her) has been a student of Insight (Vipassana) meditation for nearly 20 years. Her home sangha is Common Ground Meditation Center, where she teaches and leads retreats. Stacy leads to promote strategies for understanding harmful stress reactions and responding with integrity, wisdom, and kindness. She offers mindfulness practices for employees and leaders in the public and private sectors, supporting skillful distress management and effective interpersonal engagement. Stacy is the Project Director for Dharma Relief 2, an initiative dedicated to amplifying the voices and increasing the presence and longevity of Black dharma teachers.