Alisa Yablonski, Co-Founder/Director of Organizational Development

Originally from upstate New York and now residing in Boulder, Colorado, Alisa has spent the past 15 years in the fields of execution, training, human resources, and organizational development. In her role as a Meeting Architect, Alisa works with companies all over the world to design and deliver strategic meetings. As the Director of Learning Execution for Wild Oats Markets, her ability to drive project execution and design sustainable processes and measurement tools resulted in improved communication and dramatic results in training compliance for the 120 locations and over 9,000 employees at Wild Oats.

As Chief People Officer for DigitalMed, her skills in bringing people together to create a collaborative, energetic, and incredibly productive work environment resulted in over 1,000 hours of completed on-line coursework developed in a six month period while simultaneously growing the business from 30- 130 employees.

Her experience has taken her into areas as diverse as the world of fashion, learning technology, on-line education for healthcare, and the natural products industry. Continually, her focus has been on building high-performing teams and bolstering human potential and organizational success through effective communication and collaboration.

In addition, Alisa's engaging demeanor and action-orientation has made her a sought out executive coach. Trained in the co-active coaching model, Alisa provides C-level players with the tools they need to clarify their vision and craft actionable goals to drive and maintain results. Alisa holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Communication from the State University of New York at Albany. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organizations Non-Violence United and ECOnscious.org. Alisa's other activities include - volunteering, yoga, hiking, ballet, continuous learning, and hot spring soaking.

More about Alisa…

What made you decide to get involved with Toghers?

The passion and enthusiasm exhibited by Anne and Merret. I also strongly connected with the concept of “caring for the caregiver” and saw a way to use my skills and experience to make a tremendous difference in the lives of others.

What was your first job?

Camp counselor at the Scriba Town Park day camp.

What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone who has just become a family caregiver?

Ask for help, seek balance, and love yourself.