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Brenda Holden
Senior Consultant - Fairbanks
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.
Contact Information
brenda@iialaska.com
907.450.2452 ph
907.450.2470 fx
Recent Projects
Conference of Young Alaskans (COYA) 2009
ALPHA Health Summit 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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Our Approach
We know that information is everywhere, but insight is not. We approach projects by forming teams of highly skilled and professional staff working in an open office environment that allows us to draw on our collective expertise in:
- Alaska public policy
- public health
- housing
- education
- energy policy
- economics
- public finance
- process facilitation
- audience response facilitation
- community development
- organizational development
- IT analysis
- website design
One of our strengths is our breadth of experience with different organizations. We have completed over 450 engagements in twelve years of consulting for local, state and tribal governments, Alaska Native organizations, and a wide cross section of nonprofit and for-profit companies throughout the state.
Our experience allows us to design a project or process to reach the client’s unique objectives. We never use a cookie cutter solution. A high proportion of our clients return to us because of this ability and commitment.
Being a family friendly workplace is a key component of our corporate culture. In 2005, we were awarded a “Family Friendly Workplace Award” by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Early Childhood Development Commission.
If you have questions, please contact us.
Recent Projects
| Project | Client |
|---|---|
| Tanana Chiefs Conference Wellness and Visioning Meetings | |
| Adult Learning Programs of Alaska IT Analysis | ALPA |
| 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 (COYA) 2009 | UA |
| Doyon Ltd Management Consulting | |
| Alaska Club Facilitation | |
| Scenic Byways Communication Plan | AK DOT |
| AMHTA Behavioral Health Mini-Grant Program Administration | AMHTA |
| AMHS Long-term Operations Model | UA UAF MIRL |
| TCC CP Report Preparation | TCC |
| Doyon Web Template Design | |
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Information Insights' Staff
| Aldona Jonaitis | Senior Consultant | ||
| Barb Branton | Coordinator | 907.450.2462 | |
| Brenda Holden | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2452 | |
| Brian Rogers | Co-founder and Former Principal Consultant | 907.474.7112 | |
| Cady Lister | Senior Consultant | 907.272.5074 | |
| Chris Rogers | Consultant | 907.450.2463 | |
| Debbie Mowrey | Accountant | 907.450.2457 | |
| Ellen Ganley | Co-founder, CEO and Principal Consultant | 907.450.2454 | |
| Emma Funk | Web Intern | 907.450.2477 | |
| Indra Arriaga | Senior Consultant | 907.272.5074 | |
| Jana Peirce | Senior Consultant | 907.450.2482 | |
| Jessica Holden | Consultant | 907.272.5074 ext.4 | |
| 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 |
News
That’s worth more than my house!
August 26th, 2010
Senior Consultants Sylvan Robb and Jana Peirce got their hands on a lot of gold at yesterday’s tour of the Kinross Fort Knox mine outside Fairbanks. At yesterday’s gold price, the 22 pound mini-bar was worth $318,116.21. Fort Knox has grown substantially since the economic impact assessment Information Insights conducted in 2001. The mine now employs over 500 people in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Most interesting fact of the day: the mine has to crush and process 1 ton of very low-grade ore to make just $20 so efficiency is important in every aspect of the operation. The company also touts its impressive safety record: over 3.5 million consecutive man-hours worked without a lost-time accident.
New Web Intern: Emma Funk
June 4th, 2010
Emma Funk is the new web intern for Information Insights. She is a rising junior at West Valley High School, as well as a part-time student at UAF. She enjoys photography, theatre, creative writing and kayaking. Over the course of the summer, she will be participating in Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre‘s youth production of Hamlet, as well as playing Juliet in the summer mainstage show, Measure for Measure. One of her original essays appeared in The Best Teen Writing of 2009.
Though she has not worked with Information Insights before, Emma has contributed photography and graphics work to Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater, the Alaska Summer Research Academy and the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics. Emma will be working under Jana Peirce to assist with web development projects, as well as performing some administrative duties as needed.
Sylvan Robb certified mediator
March 9th, 2010
Sylvan is a Senior Consultant with Information Insights. She specializes in survey design, statistical analysis, and qualitative analysis with a special interest in child welfare, substance abuse, and health issues. She recently completed a 40-hour course in mediation. As a certified mediator, she is now trained to structure and facilitate mediation processes which help parties present their issues, concerns and proposals in ways that get results and avoid or move them beyond impasses. The training, provided by Mares-Dixon and Associates of Colorado, also addressed effective communication skills for working in a highly emotional or toxic atmosphere, and covered ways to manage power issues and to structure sound, realistic, and mutually acceptable settlements. Congratulations Sylvan!