RECENT FACILITATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS

Governance and Capacity Building

Facilitating board and staff work focusing on clarifying roles and responsibilities and board committee structure for the Community Health Center of Burlington (Burlington, VT, April 2008 to present).

Facilitating policy governance model implementation for the Alternative Life Center (Conway, NH, May 2007 to present).

Facilitation aimed at clarifying roles and responsibilities, creating stronger teams and more productive meetings, and developing more meaningful participation and leadership of council members for the NH State Council on Developmental Disabilities (Concord, NH, July 2006 to May 2008).

Facilitation with the Council for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions to clarify roles and responsibilities and develop a strategic plan (Concord, NH, August 2007 to May 2008).

Co-facilitated policy governance model implementation with Robin Scheu for Washington South Supervisory Union (Northfield, VT, January 2006 to April 2007).

Strategic Planning and Visioning

Facilitated a strategic planning retreat for the Orleans-Northern Essex AHS District, applying systems thinking to analyze root causes to local issues and to determine key leverage points to include in a strategic plan (Newport, VT, February 12, 2008).

Facilitated a strategic plan update with the Windsor School District, which included conducting a school board retreat, developing guidelines for the strategic planning steering committee, creating and distributing a community survey, conducting community focus groups, and drafting a strategic plan revision (Windsor, VT, October 2005 to June 2006).

Facilitated a planning meeting for the River Bend Career and Technical Center Advisory Board (Newbury, VT, August 17, 2005).

Facilitated a planning meeting for the Task Force for Early Behavioral Education for Children With Autism for ARCH of the Upper Valley (Lebanon, NH, May 20, 2005).

Facilitated a strategic planning process for the Ludlow Elementary and Black River High School Districts which included the development of a mission statement and strategic plan (Ludlow, VT, February – July, 2004).

Facilitated a strategic planning process for the Windsor School District that included the development of a mission statement and strategic plan (Windsor, VT, May – September, 2003).

Co-facilitated strategic planning forums with Winton Goodrich, Associate Director of the Vermont School Board Association for the Fairfax, VT, Windsor, VT, and Ludlow, VT school districts (Fairfax, VT, February 13, 2003, Windsor, VT, March 27, 2003, and Ludlow, VT, January 28, 2004).

Facilitated the annual board strategic planning retreat for WISE, the domestic violence and sexual assault agency for the Upper Valley of NH and VT (Lyme, NH, November 24, 2002).

Community Engagement and Facilitation

Facilitated community forums aimed at addressing concerns over facilities use and developing solutions suitable for all stakeholders for SAU #70 (Hanover, NH, April 2008 to August 2008).

Facilitated a community conversation for the Northfield School District to bring community members together to develop solutions to a long-standing unresolved issue with the expansion of the athletic fields (Northfield, VT, August 2007 to September 2007).

“A Model For Moving to Community Impact,” facilitated a focus group for this United Way presentation along with Lizann Peyton and Karen Harris (Lebanon, NH, October 5, 2004).

Program Implementation and Evaluation

Facilitated implementation of school-wide behavior support program, developing implementation teams, and evaluating implementation effectiveness (Claremont, NH, Newport, NH, Lisbon, NH, and Canaan, NH, September 2004 to January 2008).

An evaluation of the non-academic student support services for the Montpelier Public Schools involving staff interviews and parent and student focus groups in conjunction with George Appenzeller of System Wide Solutions (Montpelier, VT, December 2005 to May 2006).

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Program Evaluator for eight NH schools (Bennington, Canaan, Claremont, Keene, Newport, Peterborough, and Unity, NH, December 2004 to April 2008).

Presentations and Workshops

“Changing the Conversation: Using Dialogue and Skillful Discussion,” presentation for the Upper Valley Chapter of the Women’s Business Owners Network (July 17, 2008).

“Match Maker, Match Maker: Board Recruitment, Orientation, and Retention,” half-day workshop presented for Seacoast Consumer Alliance (Portsmouth, NH, May 24, 2008).

“The Buck Stops Where? – Fiduciary Responsibilities for Boards,” half-day workshop presented for Seacoast Consumer Alliance (Portsmouth, NH, May 3, 2008) and Circle of L.I.F.E. (Derry, NH, June 24, 2008).

“Excellence in Governance: Understanding Board Roles and Responsibilities,” half-day workshop presented for Northeast Kingdom Community Action (St. Johnsbury, VT, July 6, 2007) and Tri-City Consumer Action Cooperative (Dover, NH, July 30, 2008).

“Aligning Organizational Goals and Vision With Individual Goals and Vision,” two-day workshop presented for the staff of On The Road To Recovery, Inc. (Manchester, NH, June 28 & 29, 2007).

“Community Engagement: Having Conversations That Matter,” two-session workshop presented for the Annual Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism (Concord, NH, May 16, 2007 and May 13, 2008).

“Effective Employment Practices,” one-day workshop presented to the administrators of the NH Peer Support Agencies (Concord, NH, April 30, 2007).

“Looking Forward by Looking Back,” one-day PBIS Universal Team workshop (Greenfield, NH, March 27, 2007).

 “Vermont’s K-12 Education and Governance System: A Statewide Conversation,” presentation for the Vermont Superintendents Association/Vermont School Boards Association Annual Fall Conference, co-facilitated with George Appenzeller and Robin Scheu (Montpelier, VT, November 16, 2006).

“Universal Team Training for Cohort 4 Schools Involved in PBIS-NH,” one-day workshop co-facilitated with Howard Muscott (Greenfield, NH, September 19, 2006) and with Joyce Welton (Littleton, NH, September 26, 2006).

“Tools For Strategic Planning: A Systems Thinking Approach,” presentation for the Annual Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism (Concord, NH, May 18, 2005 and May 17, 2006) and for the Women’s Business Owners Network Upper Valley Chapter (July 20, 2006).

“Supporting Universal Teams in Sustaining PBIS,” one-day workshop facilitated for PBIS schools in southwest NH (Springfield, VT, March 29, 2006).

“Board Development Training,” workshops presented to the boards of The Alternative Life Center (Conway, NH, January 11, January 25, May 16, and October 25, 2006), Stepping Stone Peer Support Agency (Tunbridge, VT, May 7, 2006), Granite State Monarchs (Keene, NH, May 25, 2006), Tri-City Consumers’ Action Cooperative (Dover, NH, May 31 and July 12, 2006), Seacoast Consumer Alliance (Portsmouth, NH, June 12, 2006), and Circle Of Life (Derry, NH, September 18, 2006).

 “Policy Governance Overview and Grant Implementation: Executive Limitations,” presentation for the Vermont Superintendents Association/Vermont School Boards Association Annual Fall Conference, co-facilitated with Winton Goodrich, Laura Soares, Val Gardener, and John Everitt (Essex, VT, November 4, 2005).

“Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention,” half day workshop presented to the staff of The Alternative Life Center (Berlin, NH, November 1, 2005 and September 13, 2006), Granite State Monarchs (Keene, NH, April 4, 2006 and Claremont, NH, June 22, 2007), Seacoast Consumer Alliance and Tri-City Consumer Action Cooperative (Dover, NH, April 6, 2006 and June 12, 2007), Stepping Stone Peer Support Agency (Claremont, NH, April 28, 2006 and June 22, 2007), Circle of Life (Derry, NH, May 2, 2006 and June 26, 2007), On The Road To Recovery, Inc (Manchester, NH, May 22, 2007), and Concord Peer Support and Cornerbridge (Derry, NH, June 26, 2007).

 “Cat Got Your Tongue?: Overcoming the Fear of Presenting,” half-day workshop delivered for AmeriCorps opening day training (Concord, NH, October 27, 2005) and for the Kearsage Women’s Network (New London, NH, August 9, 2006).

“Rolling Out the PBIS Universal Schoolwide Discipline System in NH Schools,” one-day workshop co-facilitated with Dr. Marcel LeBrun (Plymouth, NH, October, 14, 2005).

“Celebrating Success: Positive Behavioral Supports in After School Programs,” two-part workshop presented for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Fall Institute (October 6 & 7, 2005).

 “What Do You Mean We’re Doing PBIS? Recognizing and Handling Resistance to Implementation,” workshop session for the NH CEBIS Summer Institute (Plymouth, NH, July 1, 2005).

“School Board Roles and Responsibilities,” workshop for the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union board (Bennington, VT, May 5, 2005)

“Targeted Team Training,” co-facilitated this one-day workshop with Eric Mann, Co-Director of NH CEBIS for schools in southwest NH (Springfield, VT, April 8, 2005).
 
“Creative Problem Solving,” one-day workshop delivered for the Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (Rutland, VT, March 31, 2005).

 “Gender Issues in the Workplace,” one-day workshop delivered for the Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (Randolph, VT, December 2, 2004).

“Communications and Teaming: Skills For Organizational Improvement,” two-day workshop delivered for Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (Montpelier, VT, November 22 & 23, 2004).

“Making Lists: Use It or Lose It?” half-day workshop delivered for AmeriCorps opening day training (Concord, NH, October 22, 2004).

“School Crisis Training,” facilitated tabletop exercises for this VIT workshop (White River Junction, VT, August 19, 2004).

  “Diversity: What It Means For a Motivated, Empowered Workforce,” for the monthly meeting of the Upper Valley Human Resource Association (Lebanon, NH, April 11,