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Dr. Maya Chilese

Principal Rebel

Blue Agate Collaborative, LLC

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Professional Bio

I am an organizational anthropologist with 25 years' experience in health and human services. I help non-profit, government and community-based organizations design organizational infrastructure that emphasizes collaborative practices, nurtures inclusive culture, promotes efficiency and innovates for impact. I love to help teams move from ideas into strategic design and build pathways for shared learning while transforming programs into outcomes.

I earned a PhD in Organizational Leadership, MA in Counseling, a BA in Sociology/Anthropology

Core skills include: Organizational assessment and design, Workforce assessment and planning, Strategic planning, Community assessment and planning, Systems capacity evolution, Inclusive facilitation, Performance and quality improvement, Leadership development, Change management

Organization

Blue Agate Collaborative, LLC
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Education:
Chicago School of Professional Psychology 2019 PhD