Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis is President of Catalyst, Inc., which specializes in creative approaches for participatory planning. With 25 years of experience in facilitating community engagement, Barbara is best known for her creativity in engaging communities in local/regional decision-making, She served as Project Leader for the internationally recognized, award-winning Focus on Longmont project: an Appreciative Inquiry-based community planning process for the City of Longmont, CO. Other AI clients have included Pierce County (WA) and the Chambers Creek Properties, the Town of Buckeye (AZ), the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority and the United Methodist Regional Conference. Barbara is a Master Trainer with the International Association for Public Participation and co-author of the organization’s training in Public Participation Techniques. She is also the author of the article, “Appreciative Inquiry as Community Engagement” in the December 2007 newsletter for the International Association for Public Participation.
