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Consultants Offer Their Services

As part of the 2011 Illinois Library Association conference, local and national consultants will offer free half- hour sessions to any ILA member who is registered for the ILA conference. Sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 19 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. To make an appointment, please contact the consultant directly.

Consultant	Contact Information	Areas of Expertise
Peggy Barber	Communication Strategies, Inc. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.librarycomm.com	Marketing and communication. “Our mission is to provide creative, practical and effective communication services to libraries and library organizations to increase awareness and support.”
Anders Dahlgren	Library Planning Associates, Inc. 309-846-2836 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.libraryplan.com	Long-range service planning Library building planning
Donna Fletcher	Donna E. Fletcher Consulting, Inc. Library Survey Consultants 847-432-1972 http://www.librarysurveys.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Strategic planning Community and patron surveys Segmentation studies Teen research Focus groups Evaluations Communications audits Marketing strategy and planning
Gail Johnson	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.face2facetraining.com 630-554-9301 (office) 630-988-0457 (mobile)	Communication Staff development Manager/staff relations Strategic planning Management/leadership coaching
Pam Kramer	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 630-777-5188.	School and Youth Services
Steve Larson	Steve H. Larson, CIPFA Executive Vice President 630-271-3331 630-215-9246 (cell) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.ehlers-inc.com	Financial planning Financing projects Referendum planning Capital replacement planning Public engagement practices.
Miriam Pollack	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Library director searches Training and development Long range planning
Pam Parr	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.face2facetraining.com 630-554-9301 (office)	Management/leadership coaching Communication, manager/staff relations
Fred Schlipf	Library Building Consultant 217-898-1393 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.fredschlipf.com	"All aspects of library buildings, including evaluation, planning, programming, working with architects, site selection, design issues, and grant preparation."
Sally Decker Smith	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.SallyDeckerSmith.com 847-909-8241	Staff days Staff development Staff motivation Intellectual freedom training
Jan Sykes	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.4Info-Management.com 847-961-4667	Information needs assessments, Content portfolio assessments, Vendor contract negotiations, Strategic planning for information services in a corporate environment.
Dan Wiseman	Wiseman Consulting and Training Inc. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.wisemanconsulting.com 847-221-5197	Change management Customer service Leader coaching Staff days Performance improvement Leadership development Strategic planning and direction setting, Assessing community needs.