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Conducting
Training, Leading Presentations, and Building Learning Environments
CBI is committed to helping communities strengthen their capacity to work
collaboratively and inclusively in conducting public business. CBI accomplishes
this through the creation of learning environments that support peer-to-peer
learning, skills training, and presentations.
CBI's training style combines interactive presentations, large and small
group discussion, hands-on skill-building exercises, and written reference
materials. We tailor our training programs to the audience and the setting.
Programs can range from a two-hour presentation to a weeklong institute. We also
find that follow-up assistance can be invaluable to communities and often
provide coaching and technical assistance as a follow-up to training programs.
Some of the most valuable learning is peer-to-peer, whether it is
neighborhood leader to neighborhood leader or mayor to mayor. Further, CBI
believes that substantial wisdom comes from those working "on the
ground". Creating learning environments where participants can support and
learn from each other is one of CBI's specialties. To achieve this goal, we work
with participants to construct agendas, materials, and resources that meet their
needs and help them achieve their aspirations.
Why Choose CBI?
Potapchuk brings a rich blend of academic expertise from fields such as
public administration and conflict resolution which is fully integrated with his
"hands on" experience of working directly with communities. With a
strong core of training materials to draw upon, CBI tailors workshops, training
programs, and other presentations to meet the needs of our clients. Potapchuk is
comfortable and experienced in working with diverse groups, from neighborhood
associations to federal agencies.
With Whom Have We Worked?
Potapchuk has led hundreds of training program in his career. Some of the
specific audiences with whom he has worked include:
Local Elected and Appointed Officials
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Potapchuk has extensive experience providing training for elected and
senior appointed officials in the use of dispute resolution, conflict
resolution, collaboration, and citizen participation in public issues as well
as leadership skills necessary to support such processes. Programs have been
conducted for the National League of Cities, the National Association of
Counties, the National Association of Regional Councils, the International
City/County Managers Association, the National League of Municipalities, and
the Texas Foundation for the Improvement of Local Government.
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Community Mediation Centers
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One of CBI's specialties is helping community mediation centers
develop the capacity to engage in the facilitation and mediation of public
issues. We have provided training and consultation to the Austin Dispute
Resolution Center, the Cleveland Mediation Center, the Durham Dispute
Settlement Center, the Orange County Dispute Settlement Center, and the North
Carolina Mediation Network. In addition, Potapchuk serves on the core faculty
of the Partner-U.S. program of Partners for Democratic Change, which is
helping a cohort of ten community organizations build their capacity to pursue
collaborative change models.
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Planning Professionals
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Potapchuk has trained planners in local government in the use of
collaborative and facilitative processes to address both routine and
contentious planning issues. In partnership with the National Institute for
Dispute Resolution, Potapchuk led a training program on the use of
collaboration for the National Capitol Area Chapter of the American Planning
Association (APA) and subsequently at the APA National Conference. This
session was videotaped by APA and is available through PCPS. Potapchuk has
worked with local government staff in Hampton, VA, Fairfax County, VA, and
Loudoun County, VA among others. He also served as a core advisor to the
American Planning Association on an effort to improve neighborhood planning.
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Community Collaboratives
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Potapchuk has provided training collaboration, community development,
and community change for numerous community collaboratives. This has included
work with community collaboratives across the country as part of efforts in
the Together We Can initiative, Local Management Boards in Maryland engaged in
systems reform for children and family services, five pilot efforts to
reinvent human services through collaboration in Arkansas, and Healthy Start
and Empowerment Zones sites. Many of these efforts were specifically designed
to support peer-to-peer learning.
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State Offices of Dispute Resolution
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Potapchuk has conducted training for staff and senior volunteer
mediators of the Nebraska State Office of Dispute Resolution in facilitating
and mediating public policy issues. For the Maine Consensus Council, Potapchuk
led a plenary session in a statewide conference on the use of collaboration
and dispute resolution in public policy and led several issue specific
workshops.
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Transportation Planning
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Potapchuk has led workshops on collaborative approaches to
transportation planning for the National Association of Regional Councils, the
Piedmont Triangle (Greenville, NC) and the Ada Planning Association (Boise,
ID). This work builds upon his efforts in identifying best practices for the
Federal Transit Administration.
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University Teaching
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Potapchuk has taught courses on Environmental Dispute Resolution for
the Ph.D. program in Environmental Biology and Public Policy at George Mason
University (1989). He has also taught graduate courses on conflict resolution
at University of Missouri-St. Louis (1987), Syracuse University (1989), George
Mason University (1991 & 1993), and in the certificate program at Woodbury
College (1991).
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If you would like to speak to our past clients about the quality of our work,
we would be glad to provide contact information.
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