Extensive Experience in Facilitation
Successfully organized and facilitated diverse groups through various processes to develop strategic plans.


AEON Inter-Cultural Corporation
Effectively facilitated weekly discussion classes for Japanese students studying conversational English. (2002)


Listening to the City/AmericaSpeaks

Served as a volunteer facilitator for a "town meeting" in New York City to determine what New Yorkers wanted for the Ground Zero site. For more information please visit www.listeningtothecity.org. Click here to read a follow-up thank you letter. (July 19 and 20, 2002).


League of Women Voters

Facilitated a group process to determine annual goals for local chapter. (December 2000)


The Conservation Foundation
:

  • Facilitated a group process for the Trails Project volunteers at the end of each calendar year to determine goals for the next year. (1998-2000)
  • Facilitated various group processes for river protection volunteers to prioritize and assign action items within the Upper DuPage River Watershed Plan. (1998-2000)
  • Attended a 2-day Facilitation Workshop at the University of Wisconsin - Treehaven Facility. (October 1999)


Illinois Environmental Education Advancement Project
Coordinated and facilitated annual strategic planning processes for a state-wide organization. (1994-1996)