Kath Collier|
Kath Collier |
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Retired
Management Analyst
Meetings are but the canvas that we paint with our efforts to cooperate, collaborate, and communicate. |
Planning
and conducting interagency meetings was a primary part of my job as a
Management Analyst for the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) Regional
Ecosystem Office. I began facilitatingd interagency and high stakes
meetings in the mid-1990's and shortly thereafter had an
opportunity to facilitate high risk meetings with multiple
agencies, critical issues, and hot topics. I frequently
facilitated or coordinated regional, national, and international
workshops and conferences, private sector events, and provide meeting
consultation services.
I've been fortunate enough to work a variety of Federal and private sector jobs, many of which involved computer systems development, records, publishing, and more. I began publishing in the early 1970s and have written or edited nearly two dozen computer training manuals and other books, and published several thousand articles locally, regionally, and internationally in news magazines and newsletters. I am currently working on several projects including ghostwriting a cookbook, developing an online inernational horticultural journal, and other interesting projects. I balance a busy family life dabbling in a variety creative activities. I currently serve as the secretary/facilitator for the international American Rhododendron Society, and participate in several garden/horticultural groups. |
| Cispus history... | I joined the Cispus Workshop in 1997 and continue to learn more and more each year both from the participants and the other instructors. I currently lead the Meetings Management main track (and authored "Meetings Survival Guide") and Fearless Presentations (and authored "Visual Chaos"). I also teach Advanced Facilitation Skills and have helped develop or update several of the other sessions. I also teach portions of the Collaborative Natural Resource Manager workshop. |
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Recent
Awards and Education |
In 2007, I was awarded the Department of the Interior Superior Service Award for my "outstanding contributions in the field of facilitation and collaboration for the Bureau of Land Management." In 2007, I graduated magna cum laude from Ellis College, New York Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Technical Writing, Business Writing, and Mass Communications), plus a certificate of mastery in Technical Writing. |
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