Brenda brings expertise in the areas of group facilitation, conference and event planning, project management, training, nonprofit and volunteer management. She holds an M.A. in Community Education and a B.A. in Home/Community Service.
Recent facilitations include several meetings of Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Tanana Chiefs Conference Health Department, Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly planning retreat, Catholic Schools of Fairbanks, regional FAS Summits, and several nonprofit board and/or staff retreats. She provided planning and logistics support for the Alaska Tobacco Summit on behalf of the Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance, and the Alaska Health Summit on behalf of the Alaska Public Health Association. She conducted evaluation of the Statewide Mentoring Demonstration Project, telephone interviews for statewide and local research projects, and conducted focus groups for Tanana Valley Campus.
The most recent project coordination was the banner project. Banners representing Interior villages, designs from each village and local sponsorships are displayed at the Fairbanks Airport. In 2003, Brenda finished a two year term chairing the Borough's Health and Social Service Commission.
Prior to working for Information Insights, Brenda served as the school district's Coordinator of Family and Community Involvement. As the Volunteer Action Center Director for the United Way, she consulted with nonprofits, schools and civic organizations on aspects of organizational development and community involvement, developed volunteer management systems for a variety of projects and programs, won national recognition for a volunteer recognition media campaign, and facilitated meetings and retreats for nonprofits and civic organizations.
brenda@iialaska.com
907.450.2452 ph
907.450.2470 fx
Conference of Young Alaskans 2009
| Project | Client |
|---|---|
| Alaska Strategic Traffic Enforcement Partnership | ASTEP |
| Alaska Marine Highway System Analysis | UAF |
| Save Eielson Task Force | FNSB |
| Ch’eghutsen’ Phase II | FNA |
| AK DHSS OCS Citizen Review Panel II | AK DHSS OCS |
| Conference of Young Alaskans 2009 | UA |
| Doyon Ltd Management Consulting | |
| AK Club Facilitation | |
| AK DOT Scenic By-Ways Communication Plan | AK DOT |
| Mini-Grant Program Administration | AMHTA |
| AMHS Long-term Operations Model | UA UAF MIRL |
| TCC CP Report Preparation | TCC |
| Doyon Web Template Design | |
| CCHRC Weatherization Database | CCHRC |
| ANTHC Sanitation Subsidy Whitepaper | ANTHC |
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| Barb Branton | Coordinator | 907.450.2462 | |
| Brenda Holden | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2452 | |
| Brian Rogers | Co-founder and Former Principal Consultant | 907.474.7112 | |
| Brittany Derksen | Call Center Attendant | 907.272.5074 | |
| Cady Lister | Senior Consultant | 907.272.5074 | |
| Chris Rogers | Consultant | 907.450.2463 | |
| Debbie Mowrey | Accountant | 907.450.2457 | |
| Deborah Hewitt | Administrative Assistant | 907.450.2461 | |
| Ellen Ganley | Co-founder, CEO and Principal Consultant | 907.450.2454 | |
| Indra Arriaga | Senior Consultant | 907.272.5074 | |
| Jana Peirce | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2482 | |
| Lydia Larson | Call Center Supervisor | 907.272.5074 | |
| Nancy Lowe | Project Coordinator | 907.450.2458 | |
| Rick Lonn | Grant Admin, Consultant | 907.450.2484 | |
| Shannon McCarthy | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2480 | |
| Sherry Modrow | VP, Senior Consultant | 907.450.2450 | |
| Susan Pruitt | Accounting Technician | 907.450.2488 | |
| Sylvan Robb | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2456 | |
| Tom Hewitt | Network Administrator |
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