Pam Graham, Bernice A. Ray Elementary School (Hanover NH)
Organized and prepared, Giavanna is always thinking ahead and connecting to our needs. Her skill at taking real situations and preparing them as role plays allowed us to apply the knowledge while increasing awareness.
Gary Clark, President, Vermont Studio Center
Giavanna brings an easy-going, plain spoken intelligence to the deeply complex challenges of community building and diversity. Yet behind the welcoming tone and open mind is a strategic and experienced teacher who understands group dynamics, contemporary hot spots, and the potential pitfalls of group trainings. Participants feel not only heard, but listened to, and can participate in shaping the training sessions as they progress. More than just lectures or facilitations, the sessions Giavanna led for us became models of the very kinds of speaking and listening they were intended to foster.
Stephanie Denson, Phillips Exeter Academy
Giavanna’s delivery and facilitation skills are excellent; she was comfortable on her feet and responded well to the changing dynamics in the room.
Robert Bank, American Jewish World Services
Giavanna’s light touch around heavy issues allows people to discover how their own behavior might contribute to seemingly unfixable interpersonal dynamics. The language she shared with our senior team gave us specific and useful tools as well as a deeper understanding of how differences are our greatest strength in advancing our mission.
Tommy Woon, Somatic Literacy for Change
Giavanna is a talented writer and presenter who helps organizations articulate diversity and equity commitments to internal and external audiences. She is equally adept at working independently or with teams to ensure that organizations reach their potential, and her passion and personal commitment to diversity and equity permeate her services to clients.