When
September 18, 2025 at 5:30pm
2 hrs
Register HERE!!
Facilitation Discussion: "What does facilitation mean to you?" with Sparkle Sanders & Anne Heinze Silvis
Thursday, September 18th, from 5:30-7:30pm, and dinner will be provided!
About the Panel & Discussion
This panel is designed as an initial discussion to understand the depth and variety of what facilitation can mean, from person to person, as well as to discuss some challenges that can arise in facilitation. Our hope with this discussion is to inspire leaders and organizers to join us and give us feedback on how we can design future, more in-depth trainings/workshops in 2026!
During the gathering, our panelists define what facilitation means to them, which will be moderated by Ty Lewis, followed by small group discussions prompted by the following question/s: Describe a challenge that you have faced or are facing as a facilitator? How was it resolved or not? Following the small group discussions, we will open it up to a larger share-back. We will end with a final collective reflection.
We hope that you will join us!
About the Panelist
Anne Heinze Silvis is a retired Assistant Dean and Program Leader of Community and Economic Development for the University of Illinois Extension. During her Extension career, she served on the Community and Economic Development Team. Anne serves on the board of directors for Rural Partners, the Illinois Rural Development Council and serves as the Chair of the Community Development Commission for the City of Urbana. She is the Book Review Editor for the journal, Community Development. Anne is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison and earned an MBA from the University of Illinois.
Sparkle Sanders is a Certified and Independent Leadership Consultant, Coach & Speaker with Maxwell Leadership. She has 20 years of experience in business and marketing and owns Addspark Consulting, Inc., where she helps businesses, ministries, and organizations of all sizes with leadership development and training, workshop facilitation, executive coaching, strategic planning, visioning, and more.
Sparkle has served and partnered with numerous organizations throughout Central Illinois and beyond, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Parkland College, Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, Clark Lindsey Village, Northwestern Mutual, The State of Illinois, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), to name a few.
Sparkle Sanders is also Founder & Speaker of Beautiful Truth, LLC, a global encouragement ministry that uses God’s word to encourage people all over the world through social media, devotionals, bible studies, retreats, and more. In 2017, Sparkle wrote her first book, 180 Days of Beautiful Truth, a daily devotional designed to help others transform their thoughts and lives.
Learn more about Sparkle and her work at sparklesanders.com
For questions, contact our Program Coordinator at [email protected]!
