Team Profiles
Viviana Aguilar

Associate – Washington State

As an educational planner/trainer, Ms. Aguilar provides technical assistance and training to school systems and communities throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Basin. She works with the National Origin Desegregation Assistance Center (NODAC) in Portland, Oregon and Honolulu, Hawaii. She also serves on the team facilitating the development of Yap State's Five Year Education Plan in the Federated States of Micronesia and on a team from the University of Guam to assess the social, political, and economic impact the Compacts of Free Association had on the infrastructures of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Guam.
 
Patricia Chavez Anaya

Associate – Oklahoma

Patricia Chavez Anaya has dedicated 22 years of service to the betterment of families and youth through program development, education, research, prevention and intervention. Ms. Anaya has provided training, facilitation and consultation services to diverse clients, ranging from federal agencies to state policy makers to citizen-based organizations.
 
John Bird

Associate – Arizona

John Bird provides training and coaching pertaining to the development and evaluation of effective community building and substance abuse prevention/ treatment programs. His clients include State and Federal Agencies, Native American Tribes, non-profit agencies and major corporations. Mr. Bird is a member of the Blackfeet Tribal Nation.
 
Catherine Blinder

Associate – Connecticut

Catherine BlinderMs. Blinder has extensive hands-on experience in the areas of marketing and media relations. She has worked with various community development initiatives, including Campaign Manager and Press Coordinator for the International Center for Development Policy. As a free lance writer, Catherine Blinder's work has appeared in The Hartford Courant and various national magazines. She is currently working on a children's book.
 
Maxine Carpenter

Associate – Georgia

Ms. Carpenter's extensive professional background is focused in management,instructional design and training. She has developed and delivered training programs for government agencies, corporations, trade associations and non-profits throughout the United States.
 
David Carillo

Associate – Virginia

An experienced trainer and group facilitator for 25 years, Mr. Carillo is recognized as a leader in the field of multi-cultural advocacy. His extensive experience includes work in organizational development, risk assessment/management, strategic planning, executive coaching, advocacy, mediation, curriculum development, program planning and management, marketing and media outreach, and cultural awareness. In all of his work, David has been an effective advocate for a variety of American Indian tribal and multi-cultural perspectives.
 
Karen Cole

Associate – New York

Karen ColeActively involved in improving the lives of the under-served, Ms. Cole has worked with a variety of populations on issues including homelessness, illiteracy, poverty, HIV and drug abuse prevention. She also has extensive experience working with and developing volunteer programs.
 
Judith Bailie

Associate – New Mexico

Ms. Bailie is deeply committed to working with and within diverse teams and communities in order to create healthier and safer communities. Recently she has been focusing on the developmental work of volunteer groups and not-for-profit
organizations. These consultations focus on successful board management, planning, volunteer recruitment and retention, and building a foundation for sustainable community, state and national endeavors.
 
Manny Brandt

Associate – Oklahoma

Manny BrandtManny Brandt is a dynamic group facilitator and has led workshops and training programs on managing diversity, multicultural team-building, and problem solving. He is a successful grant writer and a master networker, who possesses a strong working knowledge of community, business, education and human service systems. He is also well-versed in group facilitation within video conferencing, groupware, and electronic meeting environments.
 
Elizabeth Burden

Associate – Arizona

Elizabeth BurdenMs. Burden has an extremely diverse background. She has worked in health-related nonprofit organizations, at community newspapers, at television and radio stations, and at a museum. The common thread that runs through all her work is helping people to create positive change.
 
Cynthia Perry Colebrook, CFRE

Associate – Ohio

Cynthia Perry ColebrookA fund-raising professional, Ms. Colebrook has served major cultural institutions, hospitals and social service agencies. Her areas of expertise include developing and implementing strategic plans with start-up organizations, board recruitment and training, and special event design and management.
 
Herbert A. Carter

Associate – North Carolina

Herbert A. CarterHerbert A. Carter works with a wide range of organizations, agencies and industries within the non-profit, government, and corporate sectors. He specializes in the fields of environmental design, community-oriented policing, board development, project management and evaluation, affordable housing development, energy conservation, and workplace violence prevention.
 
Lawrence J. Dark

Associate – Virginia

Mr. Dark's focus is in the areas of economic and social justice, education, health and equity issues. He was selected to work on the Community Leadership Project with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. This three year project aims to engage and empower citizens to create a strong and vibrant political life in their own communities. He is knowledgeable in the areas of non-profit law, and is proficient in all aspects of grant writing and fund-raising.
 
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