Areas of Practice
Facilitation and Process Design
Design and facilitate meetings, retreats, brainstorming sessions, project kickoffs and other purposeful gatherings
‘Ghost-Facilitation’ which means that I design agendas and processes that you will facilitate, and then coach you on how to lead the meeting
Support collaborations to develop vision and mission, recruit members, establish relational norms, engage with community, and develop strategy and work plans
Support start-up projects as a strategist, facilitator and/or project manager
Center marginalized and community voices in dialogue and decision making, and decenter Whiteness
Strategy and Planning
Design and facilitate processes to develop a strategic plan
Design and facilitate processes to achieve a target, such as program design, capital campaigns, or community engagement
Engage board, community stakeholders and staff in clarifying vision and values
Support teams in developing implementation plans
Meeting Improvement
Advise and train on how to improve meetings, build relationships and trust and get to better outcomes
Build templates, design rituals and processes, and support groups in establishing meeting norms
Project Management
Provide project strategy including project scoping, project planning and facilitating project teams
Coordinate work plans and facilitate project team meetings for collaboratives and collective impact projects
Professional Development
Custom-design professional development and training on facilitation and leading meetings, strategy and/or project management for individuals as well as teams
Provide coaching and thought partnering in support of changing habits and implementing new processes
Coach on how to design engagement processes and agendas
Coach on improving executive project management skills, both technical and relational
Advising and Thought Partnering
Custom-design processes to facilitate the development of your ideas, or create a fruitful space for you to explore solutions and challenges
Co-develop strategy and a plan for succeeding at a new role, promotion or new job
Co-develop strategy and a plan for starting a successful consulting practice and growing your business
Thought partner on how to calibrate work and life needs and desires
Thought partner on how to align work and personal purpose
Facilitation Coaching and ‘Ghost Facilitation’
Provide ‘Ghost-Facilitation’ which means that I design agendas and processes that you or someone else will facilitate, and then coach you on how to lead the meeting
Teach meeting improvement for team leads and teams
Provide coaching and professional development for people who lead meetings
Design customized professional development and coaching on facilitation, strategy and/or project management