Areas of emphasis include: leadership development; cross-cultural communication; conflict management and mediation; diversity and inclusion; emotional intelligence, effective facilitation strategies; strategic and business planning and learning and development.Actively engaged in organizational development and business effectiveness. Assists clients to engage in leadership development, coaching, organizational effectiveness, enhancing cross-cultural and cross-functional communication, leveraging diversity & inclusion and increasing emotional intelligence.Provides project management services including assessing management structures and organization transition initiatives; developed and effectively executed integrated strategies for successfully driving changes in complex and politically sensitive organizations; supports change management strategies in a positive and constructive manner.Skilled in relationship dexterity, seeks to establish productive, collaborative relationships with stakeholders; able to unite diverse perspectives and interests on controversial issues into a common purpose. Through empathy and understanding of interrelationships of people, structures, systems, and processes, able to support the entire organization in strategic issues.Provides consultation and training in multiple disciplines and topics including leadership, conflict management, mediation skills, cross-cultural communication and overall organizational effectiveness.Designed and delivered “train the trainer” programs internationally in numerous leadership related topics.

• Multi-day workshop development and facilitation for leadership and executive teams.• Systemic consulting and program development for global businesses and organizations.• Customized consulting and training for multi-cultural and international teams.• Coaching for leaders.

Program Facilitator & Leadership Coach

Facilitated and provided mediation, conflict management and teambuilding services for cross-functional and virtual teams.Conducted training for new mediators including essential skills development. Designed and conducted training for experienced and novice mediators as well as other professionals to address issues of bias in the mediation of cross-cultural conflicts incorporating the latest research and skills development. Includesmediating cases in the Santa Barbara Courts system.

• Guide processes of how stakeholders and partners work together using Collective Impact approaches to help end homelessness in Santa Barbara County; • Creatively and strategically plan strategy and goal formation consistent with collective impact approaches; • Analyzes issues and data to help drive decision making and funding priorities.• Cultivate and maintain on-going relationships with public and private funders and partners; • Establish schedules and methods for various meetings and communication;• Provide public presentations on C3H efforts. Before serving as the Director, I supported C3H as a Facilitator:Facilitator2005 - 2011• 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

Provided organizational development services with the aim to help organizations value, manage, andbenefit from the diversity of their employees and customers. Offered a variety of workplace services,including training in leadership, cross-cultural communication, conflict management, customer service, along with coaching, team building and retreat facilitation. Worked internationally with corporations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities.Facilitated Strategic Planning and Process Improvement for clients nationwide. Employee development and training services included developing and delivering Training of Trainers programs for multiple entities.Served as a Senior Associate in Executive Diversity Services, Inc., Seattle, WA, 1996 – presentServed as co-founder and Interim Dean to develop a “corporate university” and collaborated with colleges and universities to provide training and development to all levels of the workforce. This included designing and delivering train-the-trainers programs and facilitator institutes and other subjects.Experienced in using, administering and facilitating survey instruments and assessment tools including the Cultural Orientations Indicator, DiSC, MBTI, 360 Degree Feedback and LPI.