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Michele Archie, Harbinger Consulting
I subcontracted with Janice to assist in developing primary and middle school environmental education curriculum activities for an overseas client. The project had a ridiculously fast timeline, and Janice was there every step of the way.
She is knowledgeable, experienced, and came equipped with templates and models from her own work that made fulfilling the project terms possible. When you work with Janice, you’ll get great communication, reliability, commitment & passion.
Jody McKay, Former Chief Financial Officer, Sacramento Tree Foundation
Janice immediately impressed me with her ability to articulate our vision through curriculum development and delivery. Her work with our LEAF Steward Urban Forestry Volunteer Training Program was stellar. We provided our ideas and she ran with them.
Kate Drummond, Life Coach
As I started reading Kate Drummond’s new substack posts, I remembered we chatted often about “How do I stand out? What makes me unique?”
“Your passion, knowledge, and genuine love of nature shines through. You believe in what you do. What you do and who you are, are one. Your excitement is infectious. It makes others want to be a part of nature. Since working with you, I hear trees whispering. I talk with ladybugs and it’s beautiful!”
Maryellen Burns, Food Historian, Author, Speaker
I first met Janice in 2000, when she attended a workshop I was giving on The Art of Storytelling. I was immediately impressed with her exceptional knowledge as an author, storyteller and educator and her passion for personal growth and development. She could have just as easily been facilitating the program instead of me.
Since then we have partnered on a number of projects including community development of CORAL (Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning) ˆ out of school programs for kids most at risk. She has also been involved in MatrixArts as an arts educator/artist-in-residence using theater, writing projects, oral storytelling, and multi-cultural learning opportunities to teach history, science, and environmental studies. Her passion for engaging kids and adults to think creatively about themselves and their environment and her use of metaphor and stories to make connections is masterful.
She is also the recipient of a rare California Arts Council grant; consulted with Sacramento START on the importance of blending art and literacy in after school programs; and facilitated storytelling, legacy and memory workshops for many children and their families.
Janice also received a grant from the National Storytelling Network for our collaborative community history project, “If This House Could Talk.”
Her background also includes serving as a consultant and employee with both grass roots and national organizations, and the public and private sector. Her extensive experience provides a foundation for understanding complex organizational issues and challenges as they relate to children and adults; the arts; community health and environmental education and outreach programs, and community collaboration. Janice believes that with a little guidance, others can learn to appreciate their own artistic gifts by understanding the simplicity of the creative process and working through it step by step.