Personal References
2011
“Linda’s professionalism combined with her kind, gentle personality puts people in the room at ease and makes her a very effective facilitator…She has ‘rescued’ many a meeting I’ve been in that was going way off topic. Her ability to get a meeting back on track (without offending anyone) is invaluable.”
“I’ve worked with Linda on multi-faceted projects and have been very impressed with her ability to manage the multiple priorities, meet tough deadlines, and facilitate a team process such that what’s produced is something we’re all very proud of.”
Dr. John J. Sherlock
Assistant Professor and Director
M.S. Degree Program in Human Resources
Western Carolina University
091 Killian Building Lane
Room 226B
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828-227-3380
sherlock@email.wcu.edu<mailto:sherlock@email.wcu.edu>
"disABILITY LINK and Linda Kendall Fields have successfully collaborated on a number of projects, most notably The Nursing Home Transition Project and The Georgia Peer Support Project. The combination of Linda's skills - personal, leadership, support, facilitation, commitment, follow-through, writing, etc. - have led to powerful and meaningful results for everyone involved."
Linda Pogue and the staff at disABILITY LINK
"Georgia Voices that Count" &
"The Georgia Peer Support Project"
404-687-8890 x114
GreenPogue@aol.com
disABILITY LINK
755 Commerce Drive #105
Decatur GA 30030
FAX: 404-687-8298
TDD: 404-687-9175
Toll Free: 800-239-2507
www.disabilitylink.org
“Linda Kendall Fields facilitated the creation of a one of a kind manual and subsequent training for peer support for people with disabilities. I was one of the trainers who worked with this successful program around the state of Georgia. Ms. Kendall Fields was an invaluable help in many ways. She had a good grasp of what was needed by people with disabilities according to the information that the focus groups gave her. She was excellent at keeping us on track and providing appropriate information in a timely manner. She spent many long hours revising the manual until it was a work of art for peer support. She worked with us diligently even beyond the creation of the manual and still advises us when we have questions.
Also, I have had the pleasure of making presentations on this program around the country in an effort to get peer support accepted as a paid service. Ms. Kendall Fields was and is our best help in creating this exceptional work on behalf of all people with disabilities.”
Cheryl Laurendeau
Chair of the Community Advisory Committee
Marcus Center for Advancing Possibilities
University for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities
(404) 842-0556
“Linda has the ability to bring people with opposing view points together to work on a common goal to achieve success with any project.”
Barbara Davis
Executive Director
Pathways For The Future
525 Mineral Springs Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
828-631-1167
828-631-1169 Fax
“Ms. Fields provided many invaluable services for the State of Georgia. She was instrumental in the development of a home and community based service model that provided for the primary care physician to be at the center of care coordination. The program has successfully reduced reliance on institutional care (by 30%) and had a significant effect on reducing adverse events for acute care sensitive conditions. Her ability to pull diverse groups together and develop a common vision, and her persistence to bring that vision to a practical implementation were major contributors to the success of the program.”
Mark Trail, Chief
Medical Assistance Plans
Department of Community Health
Voice: 404-651-8681
Fax: 1-866-283-0128
“Ms Kendall-Field’s work with our CAPT program was instrumental in the successful completion of this federal grant. Her efforts in team-building, documentation, and report writing resulted in a well run and meaningful program."
Roy Burnette,
Community Services Coordinator
Pathways for the Future
828-321-2494
“Linda has a keen understanding of long term care services, systems and related workforce issues. Likewise, she has an in-depth knowledge of Medicaid and other public funding streams that finance home and community based as well as institutional settings. Linda is an effective project manager, a skilled meeting facilitator and presenter. Linda is a self-starter, effective project manager and can be counted on to "get the job done" on time and in a highly professional manner. She is a joy to work with!”
Susan Harmuth
Senior Project Director, NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
Address: c/o NC Department of Health and Human Services, 2001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
Tele: 919-733-4534, ext. 204
Prior positions/titles:
Health Systems Analyst - NC Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Long Term Care
Chief, Home and Community Based Services, NC Division of Aging
LINDA KENDALL FIELDS - References
