Lisa Hinz

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Lisa Hinz

Extension Educator, Department of Community Development

20152015

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Personal profile

Lisa Hinz has been an Extension Educator since 1996, focusing on helping communities and public-serving organizations and groups work more effectively together to better address public issues. Her expertise includes leadership styles, facilitation, team building, using strengths and assets to strengthen community, and effective group and community involvement processes.

Among Lisa’s projects are leadership of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Leadership Program, Growing Your Facilitation Skills online course, and Coming Together for Racial Understanding dialogue series.   

Prior to Extension, Lisa worked on organizational research and development and in nonprofit administration. Her research work contributed to the book Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate Naturally (1998) by Paul Light.

Certifications and Licenses

She is a certified administrator of the EQ-I 2.0/EQ 360 and certified trainer of  Pew Foundation’s Leadershipplenty curriculum and the Study Circles programs designed through Everyday Democracy.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

MA, Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

Award Date: Feb 26 1993

BA, Psychology and Sociology, St. Lawrence University

Award Date: May 27 1984

Research Interest Keywords

  • group facilitation
  • community leadership
  • civic engagement