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The firm huelife was recently operating as Brimeyer Fursman. The change of name reflects the commitment to combine hu- man understanding and engagement with strategy and devel- opment. The process of governing at the local level requires connection to the community and a partnership between citi- zens, staff, and the elected officials. Firm Profile: Facilitators Short Bio: Irina Fursman, Ed. D (a.b.d.) is a Chief Facilitator and OD Practitioner at HUE.Life, organization development and facilitation firm that focuses on Hu- man Understanding and Engagement as a core strategy for change. She designs and facilitates team building events, strategic planning, and organizational or community engagement projects toward positive change. Irina is a nationally certified ToP facilitator and trainer from the Institute of Cultural Affairs. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Masters of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science before moving to the United States in 2002. She is a Doctoral Candidate in Organization Development at the Univer- sity of St. Thomas, writing her dissertation. Dr. Richard Fursman, Ed.D: Richard is an Organization Development and Change expert for HUE.Life. He has helped hundreds of organizations develop and implement strategy by facilitating discussions and aligning strategy with action planning, hiring, and review. Richard has facilitated and advised on Strategic Thinking and Planning with National, Regional, and Local governments in the USA and Eastern Europe in- volving small, intimate groups and large-scale events involving hundreds of partici- pants. Richard has and continues to lecture on individual and whole -system change at a number of Universities and conferences in the USA and abroad. Richard has over 20 years of senior management experience in local government, and is currently drafting curriculum for the Institute of Public Administration in Ukraine. Richard earned his Doctorate in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas where he serves as an Adjunct Faculty member. Your Facilitation Team: Irina and Richard have combined to do over 200 strategic planning sessions with clients in the Public, Private, Non- profit and for-profit sectors. They facilitate together to provide a truly unique blend of perspectives, trainings, and experienc- es to ensure their planning events are interactive, fun, engag- ing and productive. The team has worked together through- out the USA and in Europe with facilitators from Taiwan, Ger- many, Netherlands, England and France.