Fieldstone Has Served Me and Literacy To This Day
In 1988, my mentor set me free. At that time, and into the mid-1990s, I was immature, not in an irresponsible way, but more in the true sense of the word. I was young and unaware. I don’t think I had the vision for myself that others had for me. I was comfortable being a humble asset to whoever the boss was. I was a 1993 LEAD graduate. I was not looking for this opportunity and I’m still not...Read More
A Life Changing Experience
Ten years ago, I participated in the Fieldstone Leadership Network’s Executive Learning Group, a fantastic program that brings new nonprofit executives together to discuss their challenges in a safe and supportive environment. With time and support from my peers, I became more confident in my ability to lead and develop my team, and I graduated from the program feeling empowered and strong. It...Read More
Fieldstone – The Gift That Keeps Giving
I am frankly trying to think of a time when I wasn’t involved with Fieldstone somehow! I was exposed to Fieldstone’s work in nonprofit leadership development as far back as 1998 when I served as a program director for a large nonprofit, and I began my full participation in 2003 by participating in an Emerging Leaders learning group. Many of the intangibles so critical to our work in the...Read More
A Personal and Professional Lifeline
Fieldstone has been so many things to me that I struggled to know where to start writing about what has been my professional “home”. The Learning Groups that gave me a deep sense of finding my people. The retreats that nourished a hunger I didn’t know I had. The colleagues who have become friends. The questions offered that are so rich I revisit them year in and year out. But I kept coming...Read More
Leaders In The Field – February 2023
Leaders in the Field is a monthly communication celebrating Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego members, their contributions to and achievements in our community. You may read this month’s publication here. If you would like to share an accomplishment or contribution of yours or of your colleagues in upcoming Leaders in the Field publications, please email Janine at...Read More
Respect and a Sense of Reciprocity
I once swore to myself never to become an Executive Director again. This was after I moved to San Diego from Des Moines, IA, in 2012, after a grueling merger of my small nonprofit AIDS service organization with our local federally qualified health center. I took over the role of Executive Director 10 years after growing up at The AIDS Project of Central Iowa, my first real job out of...Read More
The Gift of Friendship
June 1997, first day of Fieldstone’s Executive Leadership program – and I was ready to start a new journey in leadership development. By the end of the first day, I knew my life would be changed – and over the years, I have learned so much about myself as a person and as a leader…but during the first four hours of that first day of my leadership journey, the most important part of this...Read More
Nothing Else Like It
When I reflect on the impact the Fieldstone Leadership Network has had over my 10+ years of involvement, I always start by appreciating the unique space it occupies. Quite simply, there’s nothing else like it for non-profit leaders in our region. Unlike other leadership programs, Fieldstone specifically focuses on professionals in the non-profit sector. For both developing and established...Read More
