Karin Akins Malbrough

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Leadership Development

Background in leadership development (Education and/or Experience):

Professional: International Youth Foundation, Program Manger, support portfolio of youth volunteerism/civic engagement programs in Europe (Central and Eastern) Personal: volunteer

Current leadership development work (Roles and/or Positions):

Professional: technical and soft skill building for other program managers Personal: peer-to-peer coaching

What do you hope to gain from and contribute to the learning community:

Increased knowledge of youth leadership development and ways to support youth with transferring skills/experience gained from programs at home, at school, and in their workplaces

Personal areas of interest or expertise:

• Boundary-crossing
• Collaboration
• Community specific leadership development
• Facilitation
• Networking and social capital
• Organizational Leadership
• Program Delivery
• Program Design
• Program Outreach
• Rural leadership
• Shared leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Urban leadership
• Youth leadership

Interest-oriented Learning Circles

• Evaluation Learning Circle
• International Learning Circle
• Social Media and Leadership
• Sustaining Networks Learning Circle

More About You

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Current Questions about Leadership & Leadership Development:

How can we better equip youth to "manage up" in their lives and communities? What are some ways we can adapt adult leadership development principles/practice for use with more youth?

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