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Peggy is perhaps best known for her facilitation skills. Whether your group is large or small, closely knit or deeply conflicted, Peggy can help your group focus, synthesize complex issues, make decisions and move forward.

"Peggy’s ability to build consensus and create forward momentum for an organization and its leadership is a powerful tool for surviving in this economic climate."
-Marianne Jones, Executive Director, The Women's Fund of NH

"Peggy's facilitation enabled us to hear each other and learn from each other.  Peggy's style was clear and direct, but never intrusive.  She created opportunities for us to discuss issues thoroughly, and then she helped us to see where we had consensus."

- Maggie Fogarty, Housing Action New Hampshire

FAQ | Clients

FAQ - Meeting & Retreat Facilitation
 

Do you do team building?.... Will this be fun?/Do we have to play games? Peggy doesn't specialize in team building as the sole goal of the project. However, Peggy's workshops are very interactive and are structured in a way that participants get to know one another. Participants report that the days are fun and productive; that they are high energy and develop the group's cohesiveness without creating an "encounter group" atmosphere.

Why do we need a facilitator - can't we just do this ourselves? Yes, you could do it yourself. Hiring a facilitator, however has four distinct advantages:

1. It allows everyone to fully participate in the process without having to worry about running the session.

2. A neutral facilitator can help the group navigate conflicts and find common ground - something that is difficult for a group member who has a "stake" in the outcome to do.

3. It is often easier for a skilled "outsider" to "corral" a group - keep them on-task and synthesize complex discussions. Part of the expertise Peggy brings is the ability to structure and process discussions in a way that leads to productive results.

4. It takes a lot of time to plan a workshop, write up the results of the workshop, and draft follow-up documents. For many organizations, it makes more sense to contract for this work than to add it to the workload of an already overburdened Executive Director or Board Chair.

Clients - Meeting & Retreat Facilitation
 

Alliance For Community Health, Portsmouth, NH

Child and Family Services, Manchester, NH

Community Health Connections, Kittery, ME

Court Street Common, Exeter, NH

Dover School Department, Dover, NH - District Educational Improvement Plan (DEIP)

Foundation For Seacoast Health, Portsmouth, NH

Housing Action New Hampshire, Concord, NH

Kittery LAC Dropout Prevention Program, Kittery, ME

Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force "To Take Back Our Children," Portsmouth, NH

One Maine Prevention Project, Southern, ME

Ready To Learn Task Force, Dover, NH

Rockingham Community Action, Portsmouth, NH

State of New Hampshire Department of Education Best Schools Leadership Initiative, Concord, NH

Suicide Prevention Partnership, Portsmouth, NH

Tidewater School, Eliot, ME

United Way of the Greater Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH

Women's Business Center, Portsmouth, NH

Women's Fund of NH, Concord, NH

Woodman Park School, Dover, NH