Heidi Kolbe, MA
Heidi Kolbe motivates and energizes a group for action by leading productive meetings. With over twenty years of facilitation experience, Heidi brings extensive expertise in assisting groups through meetings to achieve results and move forward in a collective manner. Heidi serves clients in organizational development, planning, meeting facilitation, and training. She also trains facilitators to the master's level and is certified by:
- International Association of Public Participation
- International Association of Facilitators
- Institute of Cultural Affairs in the Technology of Participation
- Meetingworks in Electronic Facilitation
- National Center Associates in Dispute Resolution
- Organization Transition Management by Dr. William Bridges
- National Consulting and Training Center in Team Building
- Hermann International in Brain Dominance
Heidi's clients include numerous government organizations, both at the state and local levels. She has done extensive work in complex problem solving for governmental entities, strategic planning, action planning, training, change management and dispute resolution. Heidi is nationally recognized as an expert in meeting design and facilitation. Heidi skillfully uses a variety of tools when facilitating including a "Meetingworks" electronic meeting system.
Prior to founding The Kolbe Company in 1989, Heidi was a department manager and administrator for Sacramento County where she developed expertise in land use planning and court administration, providing her with an excellent background which has led to her exemplary Court planning consultant on national, state and local levels.
Heidi is active in the community in non-profit activities involving community development. She provides consulting services to community based organizations on a pro-bono basis.