Alisa Oyler, Kim Howe & Una McAlinden

Teaches at Institute of Cultural Affairs

Alisa Oyler is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and curriculum designer with experience working in over 20 countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Haiti, Guatemala and Zimbabwe.

As an Associate with Partners in Participation she has focused her work on the international humanitarian field with a special emphasis on efforts involving multi-stakeholder process management.  As a facilitator, she is highly skilled in event design including organizational and strategic planning efforts, program planning and debriefs, and conferences promoting cross learning and practical outcomes.  Working with existing leadership from diverse groups including local villages, community based organizations, national boards and executive committees, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies and policy-making bodies she creates agendas that reflect the unique context and character of the convening groups and achieve productive and innovative aims. She was an early leader in the design and launch of the Youth as Facilitative Leaders training series and network, and has experience with a number of participatory leadership methods and group facilitation techniques as well as extensive experience with the facilitation of multicultural and multilingual groups.

Kim Howe is the founding principal at CoCreative Labs.  She brings over 15 years’ experience supporting strategic planning, innovation, community engagement, and multi-stakeholder collaboration in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.  Her clients range from multi-million dollar global firms, state and municipal governments, universities, and national non-profits to neighborhood associations, youth groups, faith communities, and small business startups.  She is skilled in a range of tools, models, and methods for merging inclusive participation with holistic organizational and community change.

Una McAlinden is a catalyst for consensus-based, action-oriented visioning and planning. A former attorney, Una brings innate abilities to design and facilitate effective process that trusts a group’s collective wisdom. As a result, they reach solutions faster and more easily than they would alone, addressing challenges with creative, feasible, and sustainable strategies.

Prior to launching her independent practice, Una served ten years as executive director of a statewide non-profit. Taking a systems approach, Una developed programs infused with ToP methods that supported school and district administrators in building their own capacity to lead while engaging the community in achieving shared goals.

Una has recently expanded her facilitation skills to embrace virtual and online platforms and is excited by the collaboration possibilities the virtual space holds. Her creative approach produces powerful collaboration and lasting results. Una’s clients include a diverse range of not-for-profits and government clients at the city, county, and state level.