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Office: 706 542 2431
Cell: 404 966 3318
Fax: 706 542 1744
jrechtman@fanning.uga.edu

Fanning Institute
1240 S. Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30602

Janet Rechtman

   

Senior Public Service Associate

Areas of Expertise Leadership and Change; Nonprofit Studies; Participatory Evaluation; Organizational Development; Strategic Planning and Implementation; Facilitation and Collaboration; Internal Communications; Nonprofit Marketing
Programs Community Leadership Program, EMBRACE, CARE USA Early Childhood Development HIV/AIDS Planning Retreat, Gulf Coast Leadership Institute

Biography

 

Janet Rechtman, Ph.D., is a Senior Public Service Associate at the Fanning Institute at the University of Georgia.   Janet has a doctorate in the field of Leadership and Change from Antioch University, a Masters from York University in Toronto, Ontario and a BA with High Honors from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Southeastern Association of Facilitators named Janet “Facilitator of the Year” for 2004. As a volunteer, she is currently Chair of the Board of Directors for the Foxfire Foundation and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Georgia After School Investment Council (GAIC).   Janet is a member of the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers and Leadership Atlanta. She has conducted workshops at a number of national conferences including the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, the International Association of Facilitators, the Community Leadership Association, Southeastern Councils of Foundations, Georgia Gerontology Society and the International Leadership Association. Her articles, poetry and fiction have appeared in a wide variety of publications.

Blog

- Partners in Inquiry - 10.16.2008

This is the story of one day a few years ago, a moment when what was theoretical became very personal, namely my understanding of the mechanics of Participatory Action Research. 

I was part of a group that was building a national resource to support loc...

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08.06.2008 - Scarecrow Wisdom 06.19.2008 - Thoughts after Hiking in Slovenia: What is a Vibrant Community?
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