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About Lianna

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Lianna Levine Reisner, MSPOD, Founder & Lead Partner, is a collaborative change specialist with a passion for building thriving organizations and communities. She founded Partner for Change in 2011, integrating insights from the fields of positive psychology, organization development, community organizing, and network organizing. She was trained on the ground with innovative network organizers in Maryland, working across lines of diversity to seed change. Lianna has served in management, fundraising, and grantmaking roles in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, and she has extensive volunteer leadership experience in religious organizations, performing arts ensembles, and schools.

Lianna is currently a member of UJA-Federation of New York's Community LAB Coaching Network, providing organizational change support to Jewish nonprofit organizations in the New York metropolitan area. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Manhattan's historic Congregation Shaare Zedek as Vice President of Community Building & Membership, and as Network Director of Plant Powered Metro New York. She is the immediate past president of professional ensemble TENET Vocal Artists.

Lianna has a Master's degree from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Positive Organization Development and Change, as well as certificates in Emotional Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, and Building Sustainable Enterprises. She has a Bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. Lianna also holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell.

A classically-trained singer, Lianna draws inspiration from her experience as a performer. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and three children.

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Testimonials

"Your clear thinking, eloquence, and true understanding of what it takes to build and sustain communities were evident in... the way you organized the presentation...and the workshop. So many people stopped to tell me how much they enjoyed and benefited from the whole day....You are a true thought-partner and collaborator in every sense. I especially appreciate your generosity of spirit." -- Program manager

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"Your grounded presence and centered leadership set an important tone for the gathering... that allowed us to be productive and positive." -- Synagogue member

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Thanks for your facilitation of the retreat yesterday. I know that the process for planning that you led us through contributed tremendously to making it a success. Several people expressed to me how much they valued both getting to know each other more deeply and having the opportunity to reflect on these important issues.  We couldn’t have done it as well without you." -- Nonprofit CEO

"We are grateful for your empathic listening, constant patient encouragement, and deep sense of faith and friendship tied to our work." -- Synagogue leaders

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I am so grateful for our time together for so many reasons, but mostly because you listen and truly asked the best questions. Those questions would bring me to my desk in a different light. It was essential to feeling supported and motivated in my work." -- Synagogue leader
Partner for Change
New York, NY 10025
lianna [@] partnerforchange [.] net

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