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For the last two years, she has helped staff at the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation in Baghdad, Iraq enhance their management skills and understanding of the global economy. She facilitated an Appreciative Inquiry with ministry staff during which the group drafted a preposterous proposition which expressed their dream for collaborative teamwork and a democratic, flat organizational structure. The group made serious individual and group commitments to achieving their proposition. Randal also taught course in cross-cultural communication and protocol for ten ministries in Iraq. She is now serving as Chief of Party on another project in Baghdad, responsible for monitoring and evaluating the US government project portfolio and conducting sector studies to support their future strategy. Randal has been a keynote speaker at several conferences, including the first and second International Women’s Conferences held in Romania in 1998 and 1999. She delights in inspiring her audiences to see their potential to achieve their dreams and work together on common opportunities to change their personal and social worlds. She combines humor with serious calls to action. She is particularly interested in helping organizations change creatively through the application of appreciative approaches. She is President and CEO of an organizational development consulting company in Reno, Nevada, “Getting to Excellence.” Randal works with government, private sector, and non-profit organizations as well a common interest groups. She especially enjoys working with women’s groups and organizations. She also delivers training in international development and how to effectively work in a globalized economy and cross-cultural communication. Randal has her BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley; her MA in Philosophy and MBA from the University of Chicago; and her MA in Biblical Exposition from Capital Bible Seminary. She also has a Certificate in Organizational Development Consulting from Georgetown University and a Certificate in French Civilization from the Sorbonne. She has been certified by Company of Experts as an Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator. |
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For over thiry years, Randal Joy Thompson has expressed her passion for helping people around the world achieve their dreams through a career in international development. She has advised senior government officials on key policy changes, assisted local non-governmental organizations establish themselves, organized interest group coalitions, and worked in small rural villages and large urban centers on a variety of development challenges in India, Cameroon, Morocco, Nicaragua, Mongolia, Romania, Ukraine, Kenya, Albania, Bulgaria, and Bolivia.Carolyn Weisenberger
Carolyn Rainey Weisenberger, BS, LPN, is an educational consultant. Carolyn brings 28 years of facilitating wellness and growth for others; 22 of those years have been in the field of experiential learning. She has worked with hundreds of corporations, community organizations and schools to develop individual and organizational excellence. Carolyn uses the integration of Appreciative Inquiry, other strength-based tools, and experiential education as a dynamic method for helping clients move forward with motivation toward their vision and goals. She co-designed and patented an award winning, innovative, high performance portable low ropes course. Carolyn has co-authored From Conflict to Collaboration and the Facilitator Manual for the Low Ropes Course. Carolyn is an Associate Member of AI Consulting, LLC, and a member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), the Positive Change Corps (PCC), and the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). Carolyn is a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Trainer |
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