Deb Burnight President of Facilitated Resources is a certified professional facilitator with over twenty years’ experience in facilitation, board and corporate training, and community collaboration. A graduate of the University of Iowa and a former elementary and middle school teacher, Deb blends a rich background from her work with educational, private, government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors with solid facilitation skills to help groups communicate and work together effectively. Deb is professionally affiliated with the International Association of Facilitators and the ToP® (Technology of Participation) Trainers Network. As a principal of Prairie River Partners and certified ICA ToP® facilitator, she serves as regional training registrar and national Mentor Trainer for the Institute of Cultural Affairs-USA.

Ester Mae Cox, Certified ToP Facilitator, consistently gets high reviews from class participants learning facilitation process methods in the ToP training courses. She is a retired Iowa State University Extension educator, serving 32 years in several different Iowa counties and posts. She has taught at the University level at Northwest Missouri State University, and has degrees from Iowa State University and Michigan State University. Ms. Cox's areas of focus include collaborative and participatory methods for planning, group process, and teamwork, with special interest in visual imagery and virtual delivery methods. She brings energy and creativity to facilitation and community leadership workshops. Besides training ToP courses, she does consulting work and holds a training assignment at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines. She is a member of International Association of Facilitators and American Society of Training and Development.