Andrea Young

About Andrea Young

Project and Event Management: Skilled at managing multiple complex projects from start to…

Experience

1. Core Team Member

   Leadership Strategies

   Jun 2013 — Present

   Facilitator, Planner, and Trainer specializing in needs assessments, process analysis and action planning. 10 years of experience facilitating training workshops, working with clients ranging from volunteer and paid first response organizations to government sector and non-governmental organizations such as hospitals and universities. Instruction of the flagship course, The Effective Facilitator:Get groups to develop and agree upon workable, realistic plans or solutions to issues. Gain the tools and techniques to: create a vision that motivates people to action, engage groups in developing solutions and generate ownership that leads to results. Learn a comprehensive approach top facilitators use to prepare for success, get a session started, focus the group, use (not abuse) the power of the pen, gather information, manage dysfunction, build consensus, maintain high energy, close the session, and construct customized agendas.

Education

• Norwich University

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Nims
• Exercise Design
• Grants
• Policy
• Organizational Leadership
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Emergency Management
• Disaster Response
• Preparedness
• Program Management
• Program Facilitation
• Training Facilitation
• Program Development
• Management
• Curriculum Design
• Homeland Security
• Facilitation
• Process Improvement
• Incident Command
• Federal Grants Management
• Public Policy
• Exercises
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Program Evaluation
• Emergency Services
• Training Delivery
• Instructor-Led Training
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Progress Monitoring