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Beverly Scow Assistant Director Wise Women Gathering Place Beverly is a Certified ToP Facilitator and Qualified ToP Trainer. Beverly uses ToP Facilitation Method to support groups like:
- Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
- American Indians Against Abuse (AIAA)
- Oneida Community Integrated Food System
- Ho Chunk Youth Services
- Oneida Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Coordinated Community Response (CCR)
- Women Growing Leadership Diversity- Sowing Seeds for the Future
- Adolescent Parenting Coalition (APC) and APC Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Committee
- Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)
- New Mexico Birth Justice Coalition
Beverly supports group through focused conversations, consensus workshops, action planning, strategic planning, image shift, conflict resolution and virtual facilitation. She has co-trained more than 10 ToP courses in Oneida/Green Bay. Jen Schanen Community Outreach & Evaluation Specialist Wise Women Gathering Place Jen is nearly a Certified ToP Facilitator and is on a journey to become a qualified ToP Trainer. Jen has extensive experience using ToP Facilitation Methods with youth groups, including Wise Women Gathering Place’s Wise Youth, as well as the statewide group, Wisconsin Youth as Partners in Civic Leadership Conference. Jen has integrated ToP Methods into her teaching style at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Social Work Department. She has also facilitated with other diverse groups including SLO Farmer’s Co-Op, Women of the Phoenix, New Mexico Birth Justice Coalition and the Green Bay Diocese. |
About Wise Women Gathering Place Wise Women Gathering Place (WWGP) is a grassroots organization located in Green Bay. For years, a group of women gathered at the home of Alice Skenandore, executive director, with children in tow, to learn more about midwifery. From these humble beginnings has grown a nonprofit organization offering programs including:
- A transitional living program for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
- Youth programs focusing on prevention of teen pregnancy, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other risk behaviors
- Training, technical assistance, and facilitation using Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods to build consensus and shared awareness among groups of people in local, state and national settings
- Healing from intergenerational trauma through a community-facilitated White Bison: Mending Broken Hearts initiative
WWGP’s mission is to promote peace, respect, and belonging through skill-building, sharing of resources and caring support for our community. The organization has maintained 501(c)3 status since 1998, and is funded primarily through federal and some local grants. WWGP primarily serves Native American children and families that live in the greater Green Bay and Oneida areas. |