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Biography of Dr. Kathleen E. Allen
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Dr. Kathleen Allen is President of her own consulting firm, Kathleen Allen and Associates. In her consulting practice she specializes in leadership coaching and organizational change work in human service non-profit organizations, foundations, higher educational institutions, and collaborative networks.
Dr. Allen has written and presented widely on topics related to leadership, human development, and organizational development. She has co-authored (with Dr. Cynthia Cherrey) Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of Our Work, has written many articles, and contributed to a variety of monographs and books over the years. She is a contributing author to Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education in Social Change (2000).
Dr. Allen is a skilled facilitator of organizational change and organizational development. The earmarks of her work are the creation of shared ownership of the results of a change project, long-term sustainable change for the organization, and a higher degree of capacity for the staff members with whom she works.
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For the past 12 years she has consulted with a wide variety of Foundations in the area of leadership and innovation including W. K. Kellogg Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, the Blandin Foundation and others. She serves on the Board of the Leadership Learning Community, and is a Senior Fellow at the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. Previously she was the Vice President of Student Development at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota. She has a doctorate from the University of San Diego, CA in Leadership.
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Consulting and Organizational Change Activities
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 Metropolitan Area Community Centers – Minneapolis and St. Paul |
Diversity Network of San Francisco |
| Family Violence Network |
Harriet Tubman Center / Tubman Family Alliance |
| Cornerstone |
Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women |
| Rivers of Hope |
Lake Tahoe Children’s Collaborative |
| Carlton County Children and Family Service Collaborative |
Multi-County Collaborative in Central Minnesota |
| Metropolitan Alliance of Community Centers |
Crisis Line |
| McLeod Alliance |
Neighborhood House |
| Pillsbury United Communities |
MN Fathers and Families Network |
| Grace Hill Community Center |
Central Minnesota Senior Federation |
| Hands of Hope |
Community Volunteer and Senior Center |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
McKnight Foundation |
| Blandin Foundation |
Wilder Foundation |
| Sierra Health Foundation |
Northwest Area Foundation |
| S. H. Cowell Foundation |
San Francisco Community Foundation |
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