Facilitation & Mediation are processes that
empower participants
to articulate their needs and wants,
determine their own course of action,
and arrive at their own solutions.

I feel blessed to have found the work I love to do; work that I believe contributes positively to our experience together as human beings. As a mediator and facilitator, I get to work with couples, business partners, friends, families, and employees. I am called in when people want to create something or are having conflict around something that they have (or haven’t) created. It is my job to create a safe and productive space where people can identify and vent their feelings, articulate their issues and goals, clear the air, and move forward feeling more sane and content in whatever shared experience they’re having. How lucky am I?!

I work with groups as small as two and as large as a town, city, or state (though as the groups get larger in size I bring in additional facilitators and mediators so that we can configure group sizes that are manageable, where everyone has a chance to speak). I also work with individuals who want to create something in their lives, and/or come clean on some internal conflict that they’re experiencing.

As the sole proprietor of FireOwl Consulting Services, I bring over ten years experience with mediation, facilitation, and training. My knowledge and skills are well grounded, and I always like to take on new challenges. My skills include:

• Facilitation: community, business, non-profit, governmental, and educational.
• Mediation: community, workplace, family, and divorce.
• Community, business and organizational development: visioning, strategic planning, feasibility studies, budgets, action plans, and organizational systems.
• Leadership, management and employee skill building: team building and one-on-one mentorship.
• Customized and delivered workshops/training programs: alternative dispute resolution, communication, leadership, team-building, mediation and facilitation (basic and advanced).

I also have over fifteen years experience as a writer and editor. My skills and services in this arena includes: creative/conceptual development, ghost-writing, books, speeches, articles, project proposals, annual reports, newsletters, fundraising literature, speech writing, case studies, promotional material, and website copy. The skills I’ve cultivated as a writer beautifully compliment my mediation and facilitation.

My goal with this website is to give you some comprehensive information about me and the work I do. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.

“Elizabeth possesses
a whatever-it-takes attitude that is undeniable and rare. Her work ethic, attention to quality and detail, smart, creative insight, and strong planning and communication skills make her an invaluable asset to any organization.”
-Heather Balas Executive Director
New Mexico First