International Association of Facilitators,
Chicago, IL
Mark
your calendars for the International Association of Facilitators North America (IAFNA)
conference, April 20-23 in Chicago, IL. This year's theme is "Collaboration in
Action" and is an excellent opportunity to learn from a variety of leaders in
the field of facilitation. Nanci and Shoshanna will conduct this year's
Preconference Workshop, Transformational
Alliances: Building Authentic Cross Cultural Relationships. Nanci will also present The
Invisible Participant
as a concurrent conference session. Follow this link to register, and download an event flyer to share with a colleague.
Child Care Resources,
Kalamazoo, MI
Also in
April, Nanci and Barb will travel to Michigan to present Transformational
Leadership: Skills Deepening for Change Agents for Childcare Resources. Child Care Resources
coordinates support and services for child care providers for the southwest
part of the state. Their goal is to help families access safe and high
quality care and early education for every child.
Volunteers of America, Portland, OR
LJS
returns to Portland's Volunteers of America to present Transformational
Communication again
in April and June. LJS is honored to a
part of VOA's efforts to provide their staff members with ongoing cultural
competency skills training.
Nike,
Beaverton, OR
In May LJS will present a 3-day customized leadership program
for Latina managers at Nike. LJS is excited to collaborate with Nike, one of
the premier sports merchandise manufacturers in the world, in its commitment to
Latina leaders.
 Sandia National Laboratories,
Livermore, CA
As part
of a continuing endeavor to deepen skills and understanding of diversity,
Sandia National Labs has partnered with LJS to do on-going work with one of its
centers at the Livermore site.
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
As
summer kicks off in June, LJS & Associates will return to work with the
residential housing staff of UCLA. Lillian Roybal Rose will lead the LJS Team,
along with Shoshanna Cogan and Stephanie Gonzalez, in presenting a Transformational
Communication workshop
to assist staff with skills strengthening and professional development.
NHLI
Washington, DC
On the other coast, Nanci will travel to Washington,
DC to present Transformational Communication, Transformational
Women and Transformational Alliances as
well as facilitate a team building workshop for the National Hispana Leadership Institute's Latinas Learning to Lead
Program.
Southeast Regional Key
Philadelphia, PA
Later in June, a LJS & Associates team of
Nanci, Barb and Shoshanna will continue to deepen leadership skills and
curriculum development with the "Transformational Leadership Cohort" for its
third training sponsored by SERK (Southeast Regional Key) |
|
|
Preparing to Say Farewell
It's with mixed emotion that the LJS team prepares to say goodbye to Kati West,
our beloved Executive Coordinator. Kati is getting ready to embark on the
ultimate adventure and is leaving LJS to focus her energy and efforts on
raising her soon-to-be-here baby. Kati has done an outstanding job of
coordinating seminars nationally and internationally and managing LJS's home
office in Portland, OR over the last 2 years. We will miss her enthusiastic
personality, steadfast commitment to LJS's mission, and amazing capacity to
juggle multiple projects--all the while staying calm and focused in the midst of
it all. "It's hard to believe it's been 2 years already! Kati quickly
became an invaluable part of the LJS team and I will miss her," says
Nanci.
With Kati's departure, please help us welcome Larisa Eichacker to the LJS team
as the new Executive Coordinator. Larisa will be profiled in our April
newsletter so you can learn more about her. Stay tuned!
|
Community
Building in Partnership
LJS
collaborated with long-time client, Escuela Popular, to host a 2-day bilingual community workshop in San
Jose, CA on January 23-24, 2010. Nanci and Barbara MacKay were honored to
present Transformational
Communication: Tools for Cross-Cultural Understanding and Inclusion to EP staff and faculty as well as students, invited guests and members of the extended EP community. Escuela Popular is a bilingual
school community--from childcare through adult high school--that sees education
as a transformative act. Our congratulations to Escuela  Popular, who, after 24
years of searching, will have a new home on the 8 acre campus of a recently
closed middle school! The new school
opens in August 2010.
Transforming
Those Who Support the Transformations of Others
With
an invaluable team of assistants, Nanci conducted two additional Transformational
Communication
workshops for Volunteers of America, Oregon
in January and February. Volunteers of America, Oregon is committed to offering
ongoing skills training and development for staff members who work to meet the
needs of a wide variety of service recipients. VOA offers programs for children and families, seniors, and those in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.
Compassionate
Care for Our Elders
 Also
in January, Nanci, with the support of yet another fabulous assistant, presented
Transformational
Communication at an
All-Staff In-Service at Providence ElderPlace. This In-Service marked the start
of another year of diversity programming to enhance skills and awareness in
working together and serving elders in the community. Providence ElderPlace
offers a cutting edge Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Nanci was moved by the staff's level of participation and their excitement
about the event and the skills they put to use--right away!
Creative
Approaches to Training the Top Latina Leaders of Today
With
a combined total of 26 years of history working with the National Hispana Leadership Institute, Nanci and LJS  Associate
Lillian Roybal Rose offered a 2-day program to kick-off NHLI's Executive
Leaders Fellowship Program. Nanci and Lillian combined elements of the Transformation
Communication, Transformational Teams,
Transformational Leaders
and Transformational
Women workshops to
create a unique training experience for the 22 Latinas selected for this
prestigious learning opportunity.
|
________________________________
Praise for Nanci's LJS Blog:
"I am often
bouncing all around the internet nearly all of the week...I have to compliment
you because this website is indeed readable and features a lot of original
information, so thanks for breaking the fad of basically duplicating other
peoples' blogs."
Check back regularly to read Nanci's
latest contemplations and to join in the discussions. We look forward to
connecting with each of you.
________________________________
|
Save the Date and Spread the Word!
On-line registration opens next month for the
upcoming August 19th & 20th Public Workshop Yes We Can, Si Se
Puede...and We Are: Transformational Dialogue Between Latinos and Blacks for
Understanding, Healing, and Social Justice.
This transformative workshop is aimed at deepening trust and strengthening
connections between the Black and Latino communities.
Click here to download a
pdf description of the event or to forward to a colleague!
|
|
