Introducing Guest Facilitators for the July 2025 Coach Training
Join our growing community of 150+ coaches! Register now for our July or September 2025 Coach Training!
Dear collaborative discussion friends,
This week we are excited to introduce the guest facilitators who will be joining our IF Training Team for our July 2025 Coach Training. These facilitators bring to this training their own expertise in various areas, including dialogue & deliberation, mediation, and higher education, adding to the knowledge and skills participants will gain from this coach training.
Register today for our July 2025 Collaborative Discussion Coach Training to learn from these experts and join our growing community of coaches (150+) who use activities from the CDP Toolkit in their work, as well as deliver custom certificate programs.
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Meet the Guest Facilitators for our July 2025 CDP Coach Training
The guest facilitators for our July 2025 CDP Coach Training are:
Timothy Shaffer, University of Delaware. Tim also serves as the Vice President of the Interactivity Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Tim was part of the training team for our Summer 2024 coach training and brings a wealth of expertise to the team.
Jessica Friedrichs, Carlow University. Jes is a CDP Coach and Curriculum Contributor to the CDP Toolkit. Jes has also offered multiple certificate programs in her classes. Jes been part of the training team for multiple coach trainings as well and brings extensive knowledge and valuable experience to this training.
Rhonda Fitzgerald, Sustained Dialogue Institute. Rhonda is a CDP Coach and an expert mediator and facilitator. Rhonda’s vast experience and knowledge will enhance the value of this training.
Courtney Wright, University of Tennessee. Courtney is a CDP Coach and has experience in dialogue facilitation and civil & family mediation. Courtney’s extensive knowledge and varied experience will enrich the learning experience of participants in this training.
Kim Allonce, Kallipolis-Haiti. Kim is a CDP Coach and recently offered a certificate program for students in Haiti.
We are excited to welcome these experience facilitators to our training team!
Share about this CDP Coach Training and our expert facilitators with your network
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Become a Collaborative Discussion Coach
Join our growing community of 150+ coaches. Register now for our July Collaborative Discussion Coach Training.
July 2025 Coach Training
When: 12 pm – 3 pm (eastern) on July 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
Where: Online via Zoom, with small group breakout sessions
How much does it cost? $495
When is the deadline to register? Sunday, June 22, 2025
If the July dates don’t work for you, we are also offering a session in September.
September 2025 Coach Training
When: 6 pm – 8 pm (eastern) on September 4, 11, 18, 25, and October 2
Where: Online via Zoom, with small group breakout sessions
How much does it cost? $495
When is the deadline to register? Sunday, August 3, 2025
We are able to offer a discounted price due to the generous support of the Interactivity Foundation. Our programming should never be cost prohibitive. Please contact us if a scholarship is needed.
If you are interested but these dates don’t work for you, don’t worry. We will keep you posted as future trainings are scheduled. We are also open to offering cohort trainings. Please reach out and we can explore possibilities.
Want to learn more? Sign up for a free webinar
Join us for an Introduction to the CDP Toolkit Webinar, where you will learn more about:
Our free toolkit of activities designed to build and support collaborative discussion skills and mindsets
Collaborative Discussion Coach Trainings and becoming a CDP Coach
How our current CDP Coaches use the toolkit in their classrooms, communities, and workplaces
All are welcome! Register for our upcoming webinar:
Looking forward to collaborating,
The Collaborative Discussion Project Team