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Workshop Testimonials
Houghton Lake Community Schools
Our school district partnered with GVSU for their Civil Discourse training as the topic for our annual ‘Back to School’ Board Retreat Workshop in 2025. Lisa and Greg’s shared knowledge and experience on the subject gave our board a deeper understanding of civil discourse and its applications. We were able to take a look at how we conduct ourselves not only during meetings, but our conversations with the public and each other as board members as well. The information and format kept our board engaged for the duration of the training and encouraged us to continue to dig deeper for understanding on how we use our experiences and backgrounds in communication every day. What we learned has been and will be continued to be applied in how we conduct ourselves during board business and beyond.
- Bryan Jeske
HLCS Board President
WGVU Public Media
WGVU Public Media is at a point where we are not going to be able to take the next step forward unless we could learn to have critical conversations with each other. We had to do something to get our team all on the same page and using the same language. After meeting with Lisa to put a plan together, we began a series of all staff meetings, and we were excited to get going. What we learned during our first meeting was that we had some higher hurdles to clear and it would be necessary to pivot in order to be successful. Lisa immediately came to us with alternatives and worked hand in hand with us to change up our original plans so we could achieve what we hope for.
If you are looking for a partner to bring into your organization that will work with you and your team, and not just offer a one size fits all solution, I am confident in saying you will be happy working with Lisa. She is a thoughtful and skillful communicator and has the ability to deliver results.
~Jim Rademaker
General Manager
WGVU Public Media
