Kathleen Osta
As President of Vital Clarity, Kathleen
designs and facilitates highly participatory planning experiences that help
organizations realize their potential and fulfill their purpose. She has
mastery of consensus facilitation methods that surface the alignment within
groups and trains leaders in their use. Her specialties are corporate and
personal strategic planning, large group networking meetings and change
management.
Her professional career began in the human services arena in 1972 where she held positions such as manager, public relations professional, and development director. She spent twelve years in programs that serve families who have young and adult children with special needs. Since 1989 her work has involved leading and facilitating groups to identify and achieve specific, measurable outcomes by eliciting widespread ownership of and commitment to team plans. Equipped to work within most professional arenas, she has depth of experience in collaborations, social services, education, parent groups, health care, early intervention services, and marketing.
Kathleen is also founder of AshevilleConnects, a community initiative focused on strengthening the human services safety net by leading inclusive information-sharing sessions that foster collaborations, candid dialogue and discovery of untapped resources.
She has a B.A. in Sociology from Nazareth College of Rochester, N.Y. and more than 30 years of manage- ment and consulting experience. She's a charter member of the Arizona Organization Development Network and a member of the Technology of Participation (ToP) Trainers Network.
Her professional career began in the human services arena in 1972 where she held positions such as manager, public relations professional, and development director. She spent twelve years in programs that serve families who have young and adult children with special needs. Since 1989 her work has involved leading and facilitating groups to identify and achieve specific, measurable outcomes by eliciting widespread ownership of and commitment to team plans. Equipped to work within most professional arenas, she has depth of experience in collaborations, social services, education, parent groups, health care, early intervention services, and marketing.
Kathleen is also founder of AshevilleConnects, a community initiative focused on strengthening the human services safety net by leading inclusive information-sharing sessions that foster collaborations, candid dialogue and discovery of untapped resources.
She has a B.A. in Sociology from Nazareth College of Rochester, N.Y. and more than 30 years of manage- ment and consulting experience. She's a charter member of the Arizona Organization Development Network and a member of the Technology of Participation (ToP) Trainers Network.
She uses many facilitation
approaches, such as Open Space Technology and World Café, and is a mentor
trainer of ICA’s “ToP Facilitation Methods” course. She is also certified to
conduct the “Managing Change” program developed by ChangeWorks Global.
Using strategies that meet the need and desire to be productive, combined with an appreciation for human dynamics, Kathleen creates meeting experiences that entice individuals and groups to move beyond their previous limits.
See Kathleen’s client list below:
Client List
Using strategies that meet the need and desire to be productive, combined with an appreciation for human dynamics, Kathleen creates meeting experiences that entice individuals and groups to move beyond their previous limits.
See Kathleen’s client list below:
Client List
Abbott Laboratories
America’s Career Resource Network
Arts Council of Tarrant County
America’s Career Resource Network Association (ACRNA)
Arizona Credit Union League, Inc.
Arizona Credit Union System
Arizona Department of Education
Asheville City Schools
Associates Relocation & Mortgage Services Group
Berge Ford
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Body Positive
Bourke & Associates
Boy Scouts of America
Buncombe County Department of Social Services
Buncombe County Children’s Collaborative
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF)
Building Bridges of Asheville
Capital Advisors Group
Caring for Children
Central Arizona Shelter Services
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Children First/Communities in Schools
CitiCapital
Citigroup
City of Colleyville, TX
City of Round Rock, TX
Corporate Credit Union of Arizona
Cross Country Land Services
Dallas/Fort Worth Organization Development Network (DFW OD Net)
Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Inc. (DHRMA, Inc.)
Dallas Peace Center
Dallas Social Venture Partners
Difference Makers, International
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Employee Relocation Council
Emtek Health Care System
America’s Career Resource Network
Arts Council of Tarrant County
America’s Career Resource Network Association (ACRNA)
Arizona Credit Union League, Inc.
Arizona Credit Union System
Arizona Department of Education
Asheville City Schools
Associates Relocation & Mortgage Services Group
Berge Ford
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Body Positive
Bourke & Associates
Boy Scouts of America
Buncombe County Department of Social Services
Buncombe County Children’s Collaborative
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF)
Building Bridges of Asheville
Capital Advisors Group
Caring for Children
Central Arizona Shelter Services
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Children First/Communities in Schools
CitiCapital
Citigroup
City of Colleyville, TX
City of Round Rock, TX
Corporate Credit Union of Arizona
Cross Country Land Services
Dallas/Fort Worth Organization Development Network (DFW OD Net)
Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Inc. (DHRMA, Inc.)
Dallas Peace Center
Dallas Social Venture Partners
Difference Makers, International
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Employee Relocation Council
Emtek Health Care System
Ericsson
Family Initiative Coordination Services Project
Family Support Network of Western North Carolina
Federation for Children With Special Needs
Future for Kids
Girls on the Run of WNC
GTE Long Distance
Harwood Institute
Heifer International
Interagency Coordinating Counil - Phoenix
Maricopa Community College District
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Mesa Public Schools
National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
National Athletic Trainers Association
North Dakota Department of Human Services, Parent Leadership
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (VISTA)
Nu-Horizons
PacifiCare of Arizona
Parent-to-Parent Grassroots Coalition on Disabilities
Pilot Parent Partnerships
Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
San Joaquin Delta College
Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services (SIRSS)
South Mountain Community College
Strata Communication
Tempe Children’s Center
Texas Instruments
Texas Relocation Network
The Associates Commercial Corp.
The Path Project
Unity of Phoenix
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of North Texas
Valley of the Sun United Way
WhyHunger
Family Initiative Coordination Services Project
Family Support Network of Western North Carolina
Federation for Children With Special Needs
Future for Kids
Girls on the Run of WNC
GTE Long Distance
Harwood Institute
Heifer International
Interagency Coordinating Counil - Phoenix
Maricopa Community College District
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Mesa Public Schools
National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
National Athletic Trainers Association
North Dakota Department of Human Services, Parent Leadership
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (VISTA)
Nu-Horizons
PacifiCare of Arizona
Parent-to-Parent Grassroots Coalition on Disabilities
Pilot Parent Partnerships
Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
San Joaquin Delta College
Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services (SIRSS)
South Mountain Community College
Strata Communication
Tempe Children’s Center
Texas Instruments
Texas Relocation Network
The Associates Commercial Corp.
The Path Project
Unity of Phoenix
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of North Texas
Valley of the Sun United Way
WhyHunger
