• Developed a thought-provoking leadership manual, Servant Leadership in a WHY Culture, to help training participants pursue greater meaning and success through servant leadership.• Redesigned and led the 3-day Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership's Intensive Training Workshop as an interactive experience improving the work lives of participants.• Presented numerous servant leadership seminars to help organizations pursue their WHY before getting caught up in HOW and WHAT.• Consulted in the community development and branding initiatives of the Nickel Plate Arts Trail to be an interactive experience for participants, travelers, and communities in central Indiana. • Served as lead consultant and project manager to the Whitewater Canal Byway Association and its innovative and successful efforts to establish the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway. Wrote and directed three grant-funded programs and assisted on other projects. • Orchestrated the Indiana Beef Cattle Association’s successful turnaround from the brink of insolvency through efforts increased membership, new grant-funded programs, and collaborative projects. • Helped lead the development of RISE 2020: Rural Indiana Strategy for Excellence, a comprehensive community development framework for rural communities, by coordinating events, convening work groups, marketing the initiative, authoring reports, and designing materials. • Co-founded and led the Indiana Land Use Consortium which provided a policy and planning forum for 40+ organizations from government, universities, and non-profit groups. • Created the Indiana Farm Fresh Beef Program to provide consumers with high-quality beef products raised and marketed by Indiana producers.Specialties: Exceptional oral/written communicator and group facilitator Strategic thinking and innovative program planning Builder of partnerships and teams with individuals and organizations Non-profit organization management Communication and marketing – message development, branding, writing, speaking.
Listed skills include Leadership, Public Speaking, Strategy, Community Development, and 40 others.