Scott Winter’s Résumé

Recent Positions

February 2002 – Present
LearningChange
Partner, Business Development & Training, Chico, CA

• Assist clients with the design and implementation of team incentive programs
• Develop and deliver leadership and management training programs for corporations, community groups, and nonprofits
• Facilitate strategic initiatives for nonprofit, educational, government, and corporate clients
• Design and deliver training of trainers in group facilitation
• Assist with the day-to-day management of LearningChange

July 1996 – January 2002
Odyssey Performance Enhancement Network
Principal and Director of Learning Programs, Chico, CA

• Developed and delivered corporate incentive programs
• Developed the Helping Odyssey team-building program
• Developed the Facilitator’s Odyssey program
• Developed and delivered leadership and team building programs for schools
• Developed and delivered training of trainer programs for corporate trainers and educators
• Custom designed performance improvement curriculum and training materials for schools and companies
• Coordinated in-house training for Odyssey staff and contractors

September 1994 – July 1996
Sacramento Office of Education
Program Coordinator, Sacramento, CA

• Coordinated the Our Town AmeriCorps Project
• Developed a year-long training program for 25 AmeriCorps members
• Supervised 13 AmeriCorps members at six school sites
• Coordinated the Serve Sacramento – Service Learning Project
• Developed and implemented service-learning training for educators and agency personnel
• Provided training and technical assistance for educators designing service-learning curriculum

August 1992 – September 1994
California Association of Student Councils
Program Coordinator, Oakland, CA

• Supervised the Elementary and Junior High Leadership Program Directors
• Supervised the coordination of the Student Advisory Board on Education Conference resulting in proposals to the State Board of Education and the Senate Education Committee
• Coordinated a US Information Agency (USIA) grant for three years to assist in the development of a youth leadership and community service program in Russia Association of Young Leaders (AYL)
• Assisted in developing curriculum for youth summer leadership conferences
• Directed training of trainer programs for California Association of Student Councils (CASC) staff members

Related Experience

September 1986 – Present
Independent Facilitator – Consultant

• Develop training programs for various organizations and schools in service-learning, communication skills, organizational development, meeting skills, coalition building, economic development, and leadership

Education

1990
Bachelor of Arts, Information & Communication Studies
California State University, Chico
Chico, California

1996
Certified Massage Practitioner
Integrative Therapy School
Sacramento, California

Current Civic, Volunteer, and Community Activities

Summer 2003 & 2004
Director of summer leadership camp for CASC at UCSB

Summer 2003 – Present
Serving as Board Chair for Chico Country Day Charter School in Chico

2003 – Present
Founding member of the Butte Pioneers — A Civic Venture Capital Fund that promotes community health and vitality

2004
Assisted with the formation of the Gridley/Biggs Gang Task Force

Achievements

March 2003
Coordinated the International Thermonuclear Experiential Reactor (ITER) Community Education & Leadership Conference in Aomori, Japan

1997 – 2003
Facilitated the kick–off retreats for Leadership Tuolumne (1998 – 2003), Leadership Auburn (1999 – 2004) and Leadership Chico and LEAD Butte

2001
Developed and implemented the Helping Odyssey Program Series for Odyssey Performance Enhancement Network

1998
Developed and implemented the Facilitator’s Odyssey program for Odyssey Performance Enhancement Network

1997 – 2004
Served as a consultant and coordinator for the regional community leadership program – Leadership Chico and LEAD Butte

2001
Assisted with the transitioning of the Leadership Chico program into a regional leadership program called LEAD Butte

May 1997
Design Committee member for the ASTD International Conference in Washington, D.C.

April 1995
Director of Training for Earth Train Taiwan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

1994
Director of Training for Earth Train USA

1990 –1994
Assisted with the development and coordination of the Association of Young Leaders—a youth leadership and community development program in Moscow, Russia

1993
Coordinator for the United Nations UNEP Youth Leadership Conference, New York City

1993
Developed the Leadership for Life program for McNair Intermediate School in East Palo Alto, CA

1992
Director of Youth Training for Earth Train, USA

July 1992
Director of California Association of Student Councils (CASC) – Advanced Leadership Training Program, Stanford University

Spring 1992
Developed Safe Alternatives For Everyone (S.A.F.E.) program. A community and school based violence prevention program

November 1990
Trainer, Russian Leadership Conference in Moscow, Russia

1989 – 1990
President of the first Student Division of the American Society of Training & Development in the nation, CSU, Chico

May 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
Climbed Mount Shasta

Father of two children: Sterling and Sophia