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Bio RayePage 1of 2 Center for Policy, Planning, and Performance Empowering Communities through Ethical Leadership Staff Directory Prev|Next Barbara Raye Executive Director and Founder Consultant, Trainer, Mediator, Researcher, Policy Analyst Barbara has dedicated her career to improving the effectiveness of community-based nonprofit organizations and government agencies in their work for social justice and the ethical use of power. She has worked to this end also in universities and operating foundations. In all these sectors she brings an expertise in systems and culture change, collaboration, and program development and evaluation. In Nonprofit as Executive Director and Board Member Barbara began her career in Indiana as co-founder and director of two shelters for battered women and their children. She was also instrumental in the founding of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. During this time Barbara served as President of the Unitarian- Universalist Society of Columbus, Indiana, and she served two terms on the board of directors of Quinco, a five-county mental health organization then managed by John Carver. Experience in Government In 1983 Barbara relocated to Minnesota to serve as a Governor appointee to the Minnesota State Humane Society. Under her leadership as Executive Director, the number of animal welfare programs throughout the state grew from twenty to over forty, and she worked for legislation to promote the safety and ethical treatment of animals. From the Society Barbara moved to the Minnesota State Department of Corrections where she continued her work in state government as Director of Victim Services. During her tenure with the DOC, Barbara led the integration of four separate victims units into a single department as a measure to improve effectivenes and efficiency. At the local level Barbara expanded her track record with government to include Ramsey County (the home of the state capitol) where she served as the Director of Policy, Planning, and Organization Development. In this role Barbara led and implemented the state's first citizen-based county-wide strategic plan which focused on cross-sector collaboration and introduced the discipline of outcomes and performance measures in departments throughout the county. In this and all her other government positions, (state and local), Barbara brought citizens and elected officials together for joint work on policy, legislation, and "outcomes accountability." htt://www.effective.or/about/team/bios/biorae.html01/10/2012 pg_y