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Camaraderie and Growth

I wholeheartedly recommend Mary Christa's consulting practice! Recently, she led our organization's board and staff retreat, and it was a great success.

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Focused and In Tune

I enthusiastically recommend Mary Christa for organizational strategic planning and mission refinement.  She recently facilitated both a staff-only retreat and a combined retreat of our organization’s staff and board, with much success. 

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I felt supported throughout the process

We are grateful for the chance to have worked with Mary Christa Smith on the development of our Food System Leader Training Program. Mary Christa’s preparedness, compassion, cultural sensitivity, and years of experience were evident in her work to train our facilitators.

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An extraordinary facilitator

I had the pleasure of working with Mary Christa - an extraordinary facilitator - for our board retreat and her impact was truly remarkable. From her impeccable preparation to the moment she stepped into the room, her engaging presence captured our attention and set the tone for an insightful experience.

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Decades of Wisdom

I chose to participate in her course, “The Art of Making Offerings,” and I must say this course was/is so much more than I had thought it would be.

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Understands Social Equity

I have nothing but respect for the dedication that Mary Christa Smith has in her work. She is an amazing facilitator who understands social equity and what steps we have to take in achieving it.

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Kindness and Empathy

Working with Mary Christa has been a wonderful experience. Her professionalism cannot go unnoticed.

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A Path for Positive Change

Mary Christa has the rare blend of skills and temperament to build enthusiasm behind an idea and create a path for positive change.

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A Thoughtful and Inclusive Atmosphere

Mary Christa at Conscious Coalition Consulting has been instrumental in helping us launch the Housing Resource Center at Mountainlands Community Housing Trust.

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Thoughtful Energy and Enthusiasm

Mary Christa came with thoughtful energy and enthusiasm as she assisted our organization in planning for new staffing and structural changes.

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Significant Value

Perhaps Mary Christa’s greatest strength is that she is a calm presence during often chaotic times and across sensitive issues.

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An Expert Facilitator

Aligning a group of people from different perspectives and organizations to create a new, shared initiative (that actually makes a difference) is extremely challenging work.

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Knowledge and Intuition

Mary Christa combines the well-researched knowledge of an organizational coach with the intuition of a healer.

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Master Meeting Facilitator

Mary Christa is a master meeting facilitator. She expertly guided our group through thoughtfully crafted agendas including key objectives to make each meeting a success.

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Excels in Communication and Planning

Mary Christa helped our organization facilitate our annual board and staff retreat last month, and a meeting that could have gone in a less helpful direction went instead in a positive, uplifting, and very connected one.

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Open and Authentic Style

Mary Christa is an incredible person to work with, and it's been a privilege to experience her expert facilitation skills during meetings and workshops. I appreciate her open and authentic style in leading and growing coalitions and as an executive director.

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