Facilitation
Design and facilitate nonprofit and public agency meetings, focus groups-online and face-to-face, and community projects. My experience includes facilitating policy development task forces and community building meetings for the Governor of Florida.
A summary report on focus groups I facilitated for The Gerontological Society of America for its "Civic Engagement in an Older America" project is available here as a PDF file. Click on http://www.agingsociety.org/agingsociety/ to access GSA's policy recommendations on civic engagement to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee and the 2005 issues of Gerontological News, both of which reference my work.
Learning Forums
Design and lead workshops and conferences in face-to-face settings
Design and lead long-distance workshops. Click here to download a PowerPoint program (611 KB) on virtual teams that Faye Johnson, Interaction Designs, Tallahassee, FL, and I did for a live satellite broadcast in 2001 to county health departments.
Design and conduct online surveys to determine needs and issues for in-house planning and community assessment
Conduct research on facilitating favorable conditions for learning in online classes and online communities of practice. Read the research paper on discourse analysis (PDF file 485 KB) that an international study group and I did; a group member presented it at the 2005 AERA conference in Montreal. Or look at the two page learning support model (PDF file 143 KB) I developed with Faye Johnson to understand one view of the dynamics of learning for individuals within organizations.
Distance Collaborations
Conduct communication and collaboration assessments with Nancy White, Full Circle Associates, Seattle, WA, (http://fullcirc.com/) to help groups improve their distance collaboration and communication
Conduct research on discourse analysis in an online Community of Practice workshop (http://www.cpsquare.org/) with researchers from Australia and New Zealand. Related SNA (Social Network Analysis) project includes colleagues from Denmark, United States, and Hong Kong as well. Our communications platform includes WebCrossing, Groove, instant messaging, Skype, and FreeConference.com.
Have facilitated online communication and collaboration for geriatric social work researchers, focus groups, and CDC board planning using WebCrossing and Intranets.
Other experience includes building and leading distance teams to:
- Plan, raise funds, and conduct the 1997 Florida Women’s Conference, the first statewide women's conference in 20 years. The 40-person Steering Committee represented more than 20 public and private organizations.
- Conduct a baseline research study in 1999-2000 on the participation of women in economic leadership roles in Florida. Read the study abstract (PDF file, 139 KB).
- Carry out state legislative initiatives in multiple states on issues affecting older Americans
Project Management
Design and conduct conferences; produce conference proceedings documents; research programs and public policy; and plan and execute legislative issue campaigns. Click on http://www.firn.edu/ to obtain the conference proceedings I did (including pictures) of the Fifth Annual School Health and Higher Education Symposium held in Safety Harbor, Florida, 2004.
Community Service
Created and continue to coordinate the TANN (Technology Assistance for Nonprofits Network) Task Force since 2003. TANN is a volunteer group of professionals representing nonprofits, public agencies, and private sector vendors who are interested in helping Greater Tampa Bay area nonprofits make better use of technology services and products for program delivery. See a briefing paper (PDF file, 415 KB) that Ann Larsen, former director of the MAP of Tampa Bay, and I assembled for a presentation to the Community Funders Forum early in 2005. TANN Force accomplishments in 2005 include offering a technology planning workshop to nonprofit leaders through the Rollins College, conducting an online survey on technology needs of nonprofits in the Tampa Bay area, and setting up a 501 Tech Club to serve as an online forum for folks interested in technology in nonprofits. More training and learning opportunities are in development. Click on http://sptimes.com/2005/02/14/Technology to read an article by Dave Gussow, the St. Pete Times technology features editor, on our efforts.
Serve on the Florida Impact Board, a statewide interfaith organization http://www.flimpact.org/ dedicated to mobilizing communities against hunger and poverty.
With my husband, Bentley, and a few of our canine friends who have adopted us through the years to give meaning to the expression,
"Life is a series of dogs."
Volunteer for and provide financial support to projects at the Great Explorations Museum of St. Petersburg, Humane Society of North Pinellas County, CASA of St. Petersburg, Dunedin Fine Art Center, and the Sunset Beach Concert Series 2005 in Tarpon Springs.
Facilitated the development of the Florida IDA (Individual Development Account) and Asset Building Coalition between December 2002 and July 2004. The Coalition was a statewide, 100+ member group of representatives from small nonprofits, public organizations, banks, and academics assisting low-and moderate-income families to build assets and financial literacy skills.
Held leadership roles in the Zonta Club of Tallahassee, 1995-1999, and Florida WWINS, Inc., a nonprofit career and economic development organization for women in Florida, 1993-2003.
Strategic Planning
Design and facilitate planning processes, emphasizing stakeholder involvement; advance identification of outcomes desired from planning; plan deployment; ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and adjustment of action plans; and integration with human resource, budget, and technology planning efforts.
Have planning experience as an organization leader in state government and nonprofit organizations, and as a Florida Sterling senior examiner reviewing Category 2 Strategic Planning criteria in practice in private and public sector organizations.
Performance Excellence
Senior examiner for the Florida Sterling Council on Performance Excellence in the 2002 cycle. Read a PowerPoint program Sterling workshop example. (640KB)
Facilitated the Florida Governor's Interagency Task Force to speed implementation of performance excellence in state agencies, 1997-1998.