Training Team
The Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills (SYFS), Level 1 Training Series was initially developed in 2001 by Extension Professionals Jane Haskell and Louise Franck Cyr.
Beginning in 2006, Haskell and Franck Cyr along with Gabe McPhail, developed the SYFS Training Series into the National Curriculum, Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills, Level 1.
All three will
facilitate August's Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills
Train the
Trainer Conference.
Jane Haskell
Extension Educator
University of Maine
Cooperative Extension
Jane brings nearly 20 years of experience in the design and
implementation of experiential community
development programs for youth and adults. Over the years she has launched
several innovative Extension programs, from Voices, a school-based enrichment
program for teens, to the Mid-Coast Home-Based Business Conference, the first
statewide conference for home-based business owners in Maine, to producing and
hosting Doing Business, a live, public affairs radio show. As a result of her
community facilitation work, her latest innovation is the collaborative creation
of Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills, Levels 1 and 2.
Jane is working
collaboratively to research the societal impact of having skilled community
facilitators. She is a member of the International Association of Facilitators
and the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals.
Louise
Franck Cyr
Extension Community Development Specialist
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Louise brings over twenty-five years of experience working with individuals, organizations and community groups as a facilitator, educator, consultant and coach strengthening leadership capacity to bring about social change. She is a catalyst for personal and group awakening, calling forth the potential and innate wisdom of people and groups. Louise is a member of the International Association of Facilitators, the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, the International Coach Federation, and the Coaches Alliance of Maine.
Gabe McPhail
Community
Group Facilitator,
Professional Illustrator and Graphic Designer
Gabe is a graduate of both Level 1 and Level 2 Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills. She is an active community volunteer and worked with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for six years as an Executive Committee member. Since completing her SYFS training, Gabe has facilitated meetings for several non-profit organizations throughout Maine. Since 2004, she has co-facilitated the SYFS Level 1 training with Jane Haskell. Gabe is a professional illustrator and graphic designer and co-owner of Workshop 31, a multimedia arts studio in Jackson, Maine.
