"Lisa is one of the most creative, exploring, learning, engaging people you'll meet. She is generous, collaborative, humble, enthusiastic, and incredibly industrious. She is fearless when it comes to trying new strategies and engaging from the non-linear part of her brain. This being said, Lisa is also incredibly linear and focused and detail-oriented. Her group work is excellent. Her standards and values are impeccable. She expects the best and helps to support it."

Ellen Goldstein, Co-Director, Technology and Information Exchange Core Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Lisa Heft offers on-site evaluation, analysis and feedback by attending and observing your team's trainings and presentations. She can draw from her experience in group facilitation, interactive learning, public speaking, community education and curriculum development to offer you and your team feedback, observation and ideas for

• field testing new curriculum
• participant engagement
• full-body learning
• teaching technical concepts and data to laypersons
• teacher / trainer / facilitator / presenter approaches and ideas
• materials design
• use of the room

She can share recommendations on how you and your team can improve participant engagement, cultural awareness and inclusivity, understanding of technical or emotional-laden concepts and creating a welcoming learning environment.

Clients have included:

Centerforce / Central California Womens Facility
Centerforce / San Quentin State Prison

Feedback and training for inmate peer health educators' group presentation and peer counseling skills

Family Health International

Observation and feedback for subject matter experts teaching new curriculum to NGO representatives in developing countries

HIV Prevention Point

Evaluation of new curriculum and feedback on facilitation approaches for needle exchange volunteer training program

New Conservatory Theatre Company, Educational Touring Division

Modeling and feedback for actor-educators facilitating audience discussions with young people about the social issues presented in their drama education programs

San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Training, evaluation and feedback for health educator-counselors presenting statewide hotline training on science, psychosocial issues, counseling skills, treatment approaches, cultural awareness

YouthBuild USA Diversity Working Group -

Facilitation feedback for team presenting new diversity leadership workshop for young people and adults

Contact Lisa Heft for more information about her services at lisaheft@openingspace.net