The LLC Team
Deborah Meehan, Executive Director
Deborah Meehan is the founder and Executive Director of the Leadership Learning Community (LLC). In 1991 Deborah received a Kellogg National Leadership fellowship. She was also a 1991 Salzburg Fellow and returned to Salzburg in 2007 as a member of the Global Youth Leadership faculty. Deborah also conducts an annual Women’s Leadership Seminar for women law fellows. She has served as a consultant for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to build an alumni association for the 700 leadership alumni of the Kellogg program. She serves as a board member for the International Leadership Association and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of MN. Deborah has created a consulting services arm of LLC and conducted evaluations for national and international leadership programs and produced leadership scans, literature reviews and made program recommendations on behalf of 30 foundations that include a broad range of small, large, regional, state and prominent national foundations.
Claire Reinelt, PhD., Research and Evaluation Director
Claire is a founding member of the Leadership Learning Community, and serves as convener of the Evaluation Learning Circle and the Boston Learning Circle. She joined the LLC staff as Research and Evaluation Director in 2005. Claire has conducted research and evaluations for numerous foundations and leadership programs. Her clients include The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The California Endowment, among many others. Her particular areas of expertise are designing and implementing evaluations for complex leadership development initiatives that seek to have transformative and sustainable impacts for communities that result in greater equity, justice, health and well-being. Recently, she has focused attention on how to catalyze and unleash the power of leadership networks. In her consulting and facilitation work, Claire works with diverse stakeholders to deepen their capacity to learn from their experiences, improve their programs, and make a strong case for investing in leadership development. Claire is co-editor of the Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation (Jossey Bass, 2007). She is co-author of a 2010 article in Leadership Quarterly on “Social Network Analysis and the Evaluation of Leadership Networks.” Many of her publications and writings are available on the LLC website. Claire has over 20 years of experience working in the social sector as an evaluator, facilitator, and consultant. She has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brandeis University and an M.A. in Anthropology from University of Texas, Austin.
Bella Celnik, Administrative Director
I was drawn to LLC by the opportunity to be part of an organization where learning is respected and valued as an ongoing process; where the spirit of generosity and sharing are valued and encouraged; and where the contributions of each of the parts help to shape and reshape the whole. I was drawn by the chance to work with a group of people who are motivated by the possibility of creating a more just and equitable world -- no matter how ambitious that may sound. Having joined LLC just as it was getting off the ground as an "official" organization, I can see the profound and exciting learning and growth that has taken place for both of us. The opportunities to work together with a diverse community have provided me with some of my richest learning experiences and have introduced me to heretofore uncharted territory (uncharted for me). Working together, collectively, collaboratively, learning from one another -- I deeply appreciate and feel honored to be part of this process.
Natalia Castañeda, Marketing and Communications Director
Natalia's expertise in the areas of marketing planning, public relations, social media, and online content management are helping Leadership Learning Community connect with a greater number of partners in the leadership development field to create an even bigger impact. Natalia enjoys working with such a committed and passionate team and values the opportunity to work in this challenging but extremely rewarding environment.
