The Communications Center, Inc. is owned by Sarah J. Read and Kim Ryan.
Ms. Read is the president of the Communications Center, Inc. and provides communications training and coaching for individuals and organizations, consulting services, and facilitation services through the Center. She has presented programs throughout the country and worked with both large and small organizations. She received her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Yale University in 1978, and her Juris Doctor degree with the Order of the Coif from the University of Wisconsin in 1981. She also received training from the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, attended the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program and is, through her law office, an active mediator. She has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of conflict resolution and dialogue.
Kim Gage Ryan is Vice President of The Communications Center, Inc. She has 25 years of congregational experience, with ministry foci in Christian Education, Hospitality and Evangelism, Team Building with staff, ministerial colleagues, and congregational leaders. With a sensitivity to process and healthy organizations, Ms. Ryan coaches/mentors individuals, groups, and churches toward their desired goals and ministry aspirations. She is a graduate of Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University and a summa cum laude graduate of Texas Tech University where she studied psychology, child development, and art. She currently is on the Bethany Fellowships Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) leadership team and president of the Bethany Fellowships Board, facilitating and mentoring young ministers in their first five years of ministry. Ms. Ryan is also a trained and certified labyrinth facilitator through Veriditas with Lauren Artress and a trained Spiritual Director through The Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. (Photo by Carl Neitzert, www.CPportraits.com).
Dave Overfelt is an Associate at The Communications Center, Inc. He is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. He received is B.A. in sociology, Magna Cum Laude with honors, and his M.A. in sociology, with honors, from the University of Missouri - Columbia. Dave's research emphasizes the need for the sciences to engage with their broader communities. He is now also working with dialogue based urban development processes. He has received several awards for excellence related to the practical application of his academic studies. In addition to being an experienced teacher and researcher, Dave has spent the last several years working as a volunteer facilitator in the Columbia community on a range of issues. For The Communications Center, Dave spends his time researching cutting edge dialogue practices, keeping the websites up to date, developing programs, and facilitating dialogues in a variety of formats.
The Communications Center
1905 Cherry Hill Drive, Suite 200
Columbia MO, 65203
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