Before beginning any new work, we take the necessary time to meet with clients to review their needs and readiness, define a problem statement, and develop an action plan.
We Consult
We consult in management and public health. Avise works with clients in the public, private and academic sectors, and often focuses on collaboration across sectors and strategic or operational planning.
Our approach is collaborative and adaptable. We work independently, or with a client’s team members, and will advise a client when a challenge may be better addressed by collaborating with our vast network of professionals and consultants.
Clients benefit from Karen’s training and experience in management and leadership, policy, program and project design and implementation, strategic and operational planning, and collaboration across all sectors. Her subject matter expertise crosses the full spectrum of environmental health files including:
Health impacts from climate change, industry, and development
Healthy built environments
Public Health emergency response
First Nations environmental health
Drinking water and recreational water
Indoor and outdoor air
Food systems
Population Health Promotion
We Facilitate
Some of the best solutions result from exploring ideas through engaging conversations.
We offer facilitation services that help clients engage in discussions with a diversity of perspective at the center. Depending on the client’s need for engagement and the level of participation required in decision making, we may facilitate a series of individual focused conversations, workshops, or hosted conversations.
Karen adopted a facilitative leadership style in her work, and has experience using different methods of facilitation both with individuals and groups. Clients benefit from her interest in various methods of facilitation and her training with ICA and Associates, International Association for Public Participation, and Art of Hosting NS.
We Train
We believe that training is the cornerstone of professional development.
Karen has trained extensively in leadership, technical content, and facilitation methods and works hard to share her knowledge and experience with others. Clients benefit from Karen’s experience in developing presentation materials and participating in conferences, panel discussions, lectures, workshops and key-note speaking.
Depending on your needs, we provide customized content delivery on topics relating to management, leadership, and public health.
We deliver training through various methods, or guide you to seminars and training available through some our colleagues or training providers.
Our current material covers:
Leadership skills for new decision makers
Regulatory frameworks for public health
How engineering and science projects can impact health and environment