"Good colleagues are those who know that WE is more powerful than ME."
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Tiffany Kong
Tiffany Kong is a Program Officer with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Grantmaking and relationship management are the main focuses of her current work. In her role, she facilitates conversations with grantees and nonprofit organizations across the state and stewards relationships between the foundation and the nonprofit community.
As a Hmong American woman and a daughter of refugees, her life experiences have taught her to embrace community, culture and equity as an asset. Tiffany’s passion for serving and giving back to the community stems from the positive impact nonprofit organizations have had on her family and in her life. After moving to Minnesota in 2014, she fell in love with the Twin Cities community and has been intrigued with the wealth of knowledge and value that spring from this region. The cornerstone of her success as a leader is cultivating and building relationships with individuals, groups and organizations, which is a key element in creating impact and change. She is the co-founder of The Give Me Hope Project, a nonprofit she started with her sister in 2005 to build water wells and irrigation systems for the mountainous people in Laos. She currently serves on the board for Keystone Community Services. She has a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a minor in business administration. In her spare time, Tiffany enjoys kayaking, playing volleyball, cooking and spending time with family and friends. Connect on LinkedIn |
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Mary LaFrance
Mary is Mohawk (Kanienkehaka) of the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy and lives on the Akwesasne, NY, reservation.
She is an Economic Development Program Support Officer assisting with small business and workforce development training for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Working towards ToP Facilitation certification, Mary aims to support environmental and tribal organizations and groups to create collaborative teams, facilitate conflict resolution, and empowerment through strategic planning to achieve short and long term goals. Mary graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors in Natural Resource Management and American Indian Studies. She received a Master’s in Educational Leadership from St. Lawrence University with certification in Mediation. She is an avid writer and regularly contributes to outreach projects in environmental education, small business promotion and tourism. Connect on LinkedIn |
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Shelby PierceToP Facilitator & Virtual Meeting ProducerShelby Pierce, owner of Pierce Porter Facilitation, is a Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitator and Apprentice Trainer. She helps groups and organizations that traditionally met in-person to create meaningful and productive online meetings.
She has 10 years of experience in the financial services and healthcare sectors. Shelby has a rich background in community organizing and has served on the executive committee for several nonprofit boards. Taking her experience facilitating a variety of meetings across many different sectors, she now facilitates and produces virtual gatherings. Connect on LinkedIn |
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Bev Scow
Bev Scow, is a Certified ToP Facilitator, a Mentor ToP Trainer, a “Discovery Dating, it’s not just about dating” Facilitator Trainer and Assistant Director of Wise Women Gathering Place located in Green Bay Wisconsin.
Beverly has 20 years of experience supporting community wellness. Beverly brings the values of safe space and trust the process from her midwifery beginnings into her work as a ToP facilitator. She has facilitated for local, tribal, state and national organizations, embracing the ToP foundational values of inclusive participation and profound respect. Beverly has provided ToP Facilitation Methods and ToP Strategic Planning Public and In-House Courses, since 2007. She is pleased to add the Designing for Change to her course offerings in 2015. Beverly has served on USA ToP Network Board. Beverly lives on the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin reservation since 1991, with her 4 children and grandchildren. She is a member of the Kwakwakawak First Nations from the mid coastal region of British Columbia Canada. Connect on LinkedIn |