The Art of Effective Economic Development Facilitation
Are you looking to strengthen your facilitation skills and effectiveness in leading essential activities in economic development? These include managing community and stakeholder meetings, driving collaborative initiatives, and advancing economic development projects. This TCED elective course is specifically designed for economic development practitioners to help develop these skills. Participants will learn how to navigate complex situations, foster meaningful discussions, and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
This course is one of a series of economic development courses, provided by UT Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS), designed to share best practices and trends with Tennessee’s economic development practitioners, private industry leaders, community leaders and elected officials.
Date and Location:
October 1, 2024 | UT Institute for Public Service Training Facility | 193 Polk Avenue, 2nd Floor, Nashville, TN 37210
Course Agenda:
Course Fee:
Registration $295 | Early Registration $245 (by: September 9, 2024)
The registration fee covers course materials and instruction. Registration is limited to 35 participants and is filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please remit payment for the course no later than 10 days prior to the course start date. If payment is not received, you risk having your registration cancelled to make room for those on the waitlist.
Course Times:
Onsite check-in: 9:30 AM CST
Course: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST
Lunch Provided
How to Register:
If you need assistance accessing your account, please contact us 615-253-6371 or email us here. You may also register by submitting a Course Registration Form by email.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:
Cancellations made 7 days or more prior to the course start date will be eligible for a full refund or credit. Cancellations made less than 7 days will be eligible for credit only for a future course.
Dress Code:
The attire for the course is business casual.
Other TCED Economic Development Courses:
VIEW OTHER TCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COURSES
Instructors: Martha Kelley and Beth Phillips
Martha Kelley
Performance Improvement Consultant
University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services
Martha serves as a Performance Improvement Consultant with the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Studies, focusing on both internal and client-driven process improvement projects. She also is a member of the CIS economic development team, manages the CIS internal training program, and recently served as the strategic planning project manager for the Institute for Public Service.
Teaching experience includes team and personal development course work for a variety of university clients. Areas of expertise include continuous quality improvement, strategic planning, delivering quality service using the Disney principles, team training, “hiring the best," storytelling, developing grit, and leadership development. She is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Inventory, the FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation - Behavior) assessment, and the CPI 260 executive coaching tool. She developed courses and conducts personal feedback sessions focusing on each tool.
She is a summa cum laude graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in speech communications and completed her master’s degree in psychology from the same institution. She is an active participant and presenter in numerous professional organizations.
Beth Phillips
University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services
Beth has enjoyed a long career in economic development in Tennessee, working to help communities and regions leverage their unique assets to grow new jobs and investment, support existing businesses, and enhance economic competitiveness. After retiring as Director of UT CIS’s economic development programs, she is now leading special projects at the agency.
Passionate about the public service mission, Beth has worked to advance partnerships, programs, and strategies to enhance economic development across the state, beginning with her work at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. She is especially proud of leading efforts to develop the Tennessee Certified Economic Developer program, the state’s professional training program for economic development practitioners, and a model for state-based economic development training across the country.
While not working in her new part-time role, Beth is enjoying time with three grandchildren, tackling home improvement projects, connecting with friends, and taking new adventures.