Upcoming:

January, 2011 - Northern New England Recreation & Parks Conference

I have been asked to return to the NNE conference to speak on "Customer Service in a Digital Age"

Previous:

 2010 - Village of Essex Junction Board of Trustees

Consulted with the Trustees on improving Village communication through new channels

2010 - Park & Recreation Magazine

Quoted a few times in the article "You've Got...Tweets"

2010 - Northern New England Recreation & Parks Conference 

"Upgrade Your Department: Tools for 2010" - A workshop on utilizing technology to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness

2009 - "Social Media for Small Businesses" Community Class

Taught small business owners how to effectively use social media

2009 - VRPA Executive Committee Focus Group

Lead a vision planning focus group for the executive committee of the Vermont Recreation and Parks Association

2008 - "Build a Blog" Community Education Class

Taught the history, mechanics, and fundamentals of blogging and assisted individuals in creating their first blog

2008 - VRPA Quarterly Meeting Education Session

Introduced the "VIP" (Vision, Insight, Planning) philosophy to members of the Vermont Recreation and Parks Association

2007 - SCRPA VIP Workshop

Helped park and recreation organizations adopt a new vision and mission framework and provided them with tools to spread this new mentality to their staff and community

2006 - SCRPA Vision Planning Focus Groups

Facilitated conversations on the benefits of parks and recreation and lead discussions on a vision statement for the organization.