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•  If you've got a great board of directors - focused on becoming event better - sign up for this series! ?•  If you're on a board that is looking for new perspectives - sign up for this series! This is not your usual board workshop focused on approaches that worked in the past.  It moves the discussion forward to consider new possibilities.  ?If you attended the April 2011 Connections Conference you may have heard George speak.  His presentation on boards had everyone buzzing!  This series is geared for people with at least 3 years board experience.  It is recommended for boards and executive staff of groups that have someone acting as professional staff (even if a volunteer in that role). A special series for boards of directors and lead staff presented by First Independent Bank. Sessions: • November 16: You will learn strategies to support stronger board engagement: including rethinking meetings, and clarifying your board's relationship with professional leadership. George Thorn,  Co-Director of Arts Action Research, a national arts-consulting group.?As a consultant, George works in all aspects of organizational development as well as making presentations to conferences and workshops.  In parallel with his consulting activities, for eighteen years he directed the graduate program in Arts Administration at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  He was the Associate Director of FEDAPT.  In 1996, he relocated to Portland, Oregon, to open the West Coast office of Arts Action Research.  In Portland, he has consulted with approximately one hundred arts and cultural organizations.  Other activities include leading the board series of the Regional Arts and Cultural Council's Cultural Leadership Program, the NWBCA's The Art of Leadership Program, as well as Convenings for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation in Seattle and Portland.  With Nello McDaniel, George has co-authored numerous publications on boards of directors, planning and organizational change.