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<br />References and Recommendations <br /> <br />Jeannette Sobania, <br />Director of Human Services, City of Plymouth <br /> <br />Barbara is an interesting, engaging presenter. She makes audience members feel secure and part <br />of the process. <br /> <br />Mary Lou Eagan, <br />Ramsey County Community and Economic Development <br /> <br />I was talking about you the other day with Karen Tero (Administrative Director - Ramsey <br />County Manager's Office) and Judy Wong Kidder (former Asst. Commissioner MN Department <br />ofHunlan Services) - both of them were saying what excellent skills you have as a facilitator, <br />that you can follow all the threads of what's going on in a meeting, paraphrase in a way that <br />clarifies the various points of view, and allow opposing points of view to be heard in non- <br />confrontational ways. <br /> <br />Reggie Edwards, <br />City Administrator, City of Chisago, MN <br /> <br />Barbara Raye, has the very skillful ability to balance theoretical models of planning and <br />community building with real life application. To this end, one of her key strengths lies in getting <br />people to think and act in different ways. Ways that are right, just and empowering. <br /> <br />Gunner Isberg, <br />Consultant, former strategic planner with Metro Waste Control, instructor at <br />Hamline University <br /> <br />Barbara is an exceptional teacher and professional. She has a rare talent of being able to simplify <br />complex issues to make them understandable to anyone. Graduate students at my class on <br />planning at Hamline University are very impressed with her presentations on strategic planning <br />and citizen participation. "I really liked her presentation" and "She was great" are typical <br />comments from students. <br /> <br />Michael Dean, <br />Program Analyst, Health Policy and Planning, St Paul, Ramsey County Dept of <br />Public Health <br /> <br />I have never met anyone who values citizen empowerment more than Barbara Raye or who has <br />worked harder to achieve it. <br /> <br />Kim Boyce, Director, <br />U of M Extension Service, Ramsey County <br /> <br />Barbara has the ability to look at complex issues and explain them to others in ways that are <br />understandable and useful. This ability to help translate complexity into simpler forms is one of <br />the ways she encourages people to become more involved in decision-making. They begin to see <br />ways that their efforts can make a difference - and lead to positive change. <br /> <br />Barbara's teaching style invites the learner to become engaged in the process. She understands <br />that quality education is leamer-driven, and that one of the primary outcomes of education is to <br />enable the learner to put their new knowledge into action in order to help create a lTIOre positive <br />community. <br /> <br />r,::.nt,::.r fnr Pnlir.\1 PI:::mninn :::Inn P,::.rfnrm:::lnr.,::. · ? <br />