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Sharon's vision has been to collaborate with a
network of highly seasoned, independent professionals
in order to provide transformational learning
for her clients. Each person in the PNDC Consortium
is an expert in his or her own field as well as
being highly trained in Sharon's methods. She
also works with a wider circle of trainers with
special talents.
While each trainer has particular areas of
expertise, all are versatile in any training
environment. For example, some trainers have
primary experience in corporate settings, healthcare,
law, or with non-profits, while others have
a background in education or therapy. All of
these trainers are commited to community building.
They are dynamic, straightforward, articulate, and compassionate. They
also understand that finding humor, even in stressful situations, is essential
to the learning process. They are adept at using a wide variety of creative
training tools, whether providing individual coaching, facilitating workshops
and group interactions, or presenting at conferences.
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Sharon Strand Ellison, Founder and Executive Director of IPNDC, is an award-winning speaker, author of Taking the War Out of Our Words, and the creator of the Powerful Non-Defensive Communication™ (PNDC) process. Sharon was a Scholar in Residence at St. John’s University and is a pioneer in developing methods for eliminating defensiveness. Her audio-book, Taking Power Struggle Out of Parenting won a Benjamin Franklin Award. She provides training programs and keynotes for both professional and personal growth organizations. Her client list includes Hewlett Packard, Nordstrom, Wells Fargo, Lockheed Martin, and the Centre for Dispute Resolution in London.
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Ami Atkinson, Director of IPNDC, is a graduate of Mills College and co-author of the audio-book Taking Power Struggle Out of Parenting. As Sharon’s daughter, she has been an active participant in the discussion and development of this model. Ami has done psychosocial research at Stanford Medical School, been on the Newborn and Parent Advisory Board at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and worked with severely emotionally disturbed children. Ami provides coaching and workshops for parents as well as training programs for professional organizations. Her client list includes General Dynamics, Habitat for Humanity, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
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Michael Bell is a founder and principle of InPartnership
Consulting, specializing in business assessments and change management
strategies for both profit and non-profit organizations. He is astute
and tenacious. He is a core member of two national think tanks, including
Fetzer's "Healing the Heart of Diversity." Michael provides
workshops, training and conference presentations internationally.
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Mercedes Martin is a founder and principle of
InPartnership Consulting. A native Spanish-speaking international
consultant and conference speaker, Mercedes introduces cutting edge
organizational development tools and works does intensive work with
corporations in European and Latin American countries as well as in
the United States and Canada. She is a member of three national think
tanks, including "Consensus Building Processes for Organizations
and Communities."
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Mady Shumofsky is an award-winning mediator and a black
belt in Jujitsu. Combining the discipline and strategic thinking
of her martial art with her emphasis on community building, she
teaches conflict management and does mediations for a wide range
of government, corporate, community, and individual clients. She
has ten years of experience working with attorneys on employment
disputes and trains attorneys and mediators in Alternative Dispute
Resolution. She also offers workshops on Group Facilitation. Mady
is on the Board of Directors of the Association for Dispute Resolution
of Northern California.
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Vicki Dello Joio teaches Chi Kung, one of the
foundational martial arts. She guides people to use their energy with
power and intention transforming obstacles into possibilities, empowering
them to achieve individual and professional goals. She brings over
30 years of Martial Arts and 40 years of theater experience to her
work as a workshop facilitator and conference speaker. As a member
of Playback Theater, Vicki has participated in conflict resolution
work of historic proportions, for example, with survivors of the Holocaust
and descendents of Nazis.
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Fabienne McPhail Naples - A founding member of
the Women Against Racism at the University of Iowa, Fabienne has over
twenty years of involvement as a trainer with a focus on women's empowerment
and leadership, as well as issues confronting African American Women,
cross-gender dialogue, and violence in the workplace. A dynamic facilitator,
she challenges women and men alike to examine how their own attitudes
affect their individual and group performance. She speaks at conferences
nationwide and works in educational, non-profit and corporate settings.
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Kevin Jones - A communication consultant with
nearly twenty years experience, Kevin is also an actor, a jazz guitarist,
and a magnetic speaker. He incorporates an understanding of the impact
of "social rank" on the functioning of people at all levels
of the hierarchy in any organization. Kevin works well with "difficult"
groups. He focuses on organizations undergoing change in direction,
structure, markets, and/or personnel. Kevin also works with African
American men on confronting their own history, healing, and achieving
their goals. His clients include AT&T, Kaiser Permenente, and
Microsoft.
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Dr. Monza Naff - A writer, speaker, teacher,
and facilitator of workshops on creativity, ritual and spirituality,
Monza is an proponent of arts in the workplace, demonstrating how
reading a poem or doing a small ritual can create deep relaxation,
increase morale and bring a fresh approach to problem solving. Always
honoring diverse traditions, she has an extraordinary ability to bring
people together in community. Monza offers creative writing classes
and various workshops for the public. She is the author of an award-winning
book.
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Margaret Benson Thompson - A therapist and trainer,
Margaret offers workshops and conference presentations with a focus
on viewing individual psychological issues in within a cultural and
community context. In her work she draws on Chi Kung, a meditative
martial art. She has worked extensively with high risk adolescents.
Margaret presents on a range of topics including, mentoring youth,
American history from a multicultural perspective, solution focused
therapy, child abuse assessment and prevention, and collaborative
practices for community problem solving. She also has a private practice.
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Dr. Kostas Bagakis is a bi-lingual, Greek-American
man and an early member of the "Unlearning Racism" movement
who has a unique approach to community building. He focuses on the
essential, often ignored, issue of "class" as a major factor
in organizational breakdown and, ultimately, a key to enhancing the
meaning people find in their work and their ability to live together
in diverse communities. Kostas speaks at conferences and facilitates
training nationwide, as well as teaching at San Francisco State University.
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