about group work
Leading a group process requires someone who quickly understands and relates to the group, provides a variety of methods to move the process along, and communicates effectively. Susanna has facilitated projects as diverse as developing strategic business plans, bringing a community together as they explore new transportation alternatives, resolving long-standing conflicts over land use, and coming to consensus on a new high school schedule. 

“What gets me excited is when the people in a group start to trust each other and begin to take risks and open up – then the creativity starts flowing and “group think” takes over.  This is when the power of the whole becomes so much more than the sum of the parts.  The ideas that come forward when a group is in this kind of flow amaze me, and long-standing conflicts can be set aside for the good of the organization’s vision.” SL

Susanna has led groups since she was a teacher in the 1970’s. Her credentials include graduate studies at the Harvard Program on Negotiation; Facilitative Leadership at the Interaction Institute; Advanced Facilitator Training from various programs; trainer certification in Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making; Franklin Project Management and Time Management; Dr. Stuart Atkin’s Life Orientations (LIFO); Mediation Training from the University of Southern Maine, and the Court-ordered mediation program in Maine, CADRES. She is currently on the mediator rosters for the US Postal Service and the Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

For more on Susanna’s background, go to Susanna’s resume.