Working with Galen in various group settings, and among diverse community sectors, on youth substance abuse prevention and coalition-building, she’s always drawn my attention with her perspective, broad understanding, and clear way of explaining things. Out of all of my experiences sitting in on workshops, seminars, and summits, Galen has by far provided the best …
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Galen has a keen understanding of what it takes to build effective non-profit organizations. We had the privilege of working with Galen and her team in a number of capacities, mainly to develop our theory of change and program logic models. She was able to convince our members of the importance of identifying measurable outcomes …
I have been fortunate to observe Galen’s skillful methods for engaging and supporting clients in our work together. She supported us in planning and facilitating collaborative and steering committee meetings, developing and refining surveys and evaluations, and helping us to develop new skills to lead virtual meetings. She assisted on multiple occasions to provide targeted …
Galen has been highly supportive of SYRCL and the Yuba River, leading deep visioning and planning workshops with our team. In the workshops, she listened well while creatively helping the team to think through critical priority setting exercises together. Her approach is fun yet highly productive; she had us still going strong at the end …
On behalf of Plumas County Public Health Agency, I would like to thank you for your help during our recent PHAB Accreditation site visit. Surprise! Our high quality, values-driven strategic plan was recognized by our site visitors as outstanding. We could not have reached this milestone without our ongoing partnership with you. I look forward …
Over a period of a year, Galen provided consultation and training to our Prevention Services Unit in research-based planning. With great humor and skill, she guided our staff and youth council to identify priorities and data needs, develop logic models, and design a youth-led research project that has put our prevention work on the map. …
Galen and her team developed ‘What’s Up? Wellness Checkups,’ a successful and highly regarded program for Nevada County’s Behavioral Health Department that screens and counsels hundreds of high school students for depression, anxiety, and suicidality. While Galen has a deep understanding of how to build, sustain, and evaluate effective community programs, she also brings her …
Vicki Alexander
For the last 18 months, Galen has been part of a consultant team to assist our Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program in developing a five year strategic plan to address racial and ethnic health inequities. We have been consistently impressed by Galen’s ability to creatively engage our staff in all levels of planning, from …
Liz Padral
Galen always made my job easier with her high level of preparation, deeply thought-out options in response to difficult situations, and effective facilitation of group decisions. — Liz Padral Executive Director, State Independent Living Council (SILC)