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I regularly train in the areas of cultural diversity, strategic planning, organization and management systems, conflict management, and board development. My greatest interests include restorative justice, large g�oup/citizen engagement processes, and effective outcomes and performance measurement. I have facilitated state level sessions for the Association of MN Counties, the MN State Council on Child Support Enforcement, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, MN State Library system, and dozens of other local government and nonprofit organizations in Minnesota and the United States. My work with national groups has included the National Association of Volunteer Administrators, Fellowship of Reconciliation, International Victim Offender Mediation, National Association of Jewish Women, Episcopal Church Publishing Company, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, and American Association of Community Justice Professionals. I have also conducted training in Romania, Cyprus, and Kenya. My first position in Minnesota was as a Governor's appointee to serve as the executive director of the MN State Humane Society where I assisted over 40 communities throughout the sate to develop their own programs to address the safety and treatment of domestic animals. I also served for four years as the Director of Victim Services for the MN State Department of Corrections and as the Director of Policy, Planning, and Organization Development for Ramsey County. In all three positions I worked directly with elected officials at the local and state level on planning and policy issues. I served as the director of the training and consulting group at Wilder Foundation worl�ing with dozens of nonprofit and public sector organizations throughout the metro area. I have also served as an adjunct instructor in the Masters Degree Program in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota for 4 years. My courses included a Certificate Program in Outcomes and Performance Measurement, Governance and Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, and Research and Program Evaluation for Managers. I also provide training and consulting through the College of St. Catherine. I have a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. I also have specialized training in Minnesota Quality Award Criteria, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation National Training Team - Self-AssessmentTool, Carver Policy Governance Model for Boarc�s/Gavez-nzng Bodies, Myers-Briggs Qualification, Asset-BasedCommunity Development - McKnigl�t/Kreitzman Northwestern University, the National Futurists "Shared Participation" group process, Fellowship of Reconciliation "Children's Creative Response to Conflict" and was trained as a Mediator by CDR in Boulder, Colorado.