Sheryl Dowlin

I recently retired from teaching and have moved back to Boise where I graduated from Borah High School and Boise State University and where my children and grandchildren attend and have attended local schools.

During the 20 years I lived in Minnesota, I worked with educators and cultural diversity networks in planning, organizing, coordinating, publicizing and assessing several educational projects.

My work with educators and community members in both Native American and non-native communities has sought to bring about understanding and reconciliation. As the great Spanish philosopher, Jorge Santayana taught us: “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” Understanding our past and our heritage are the keys to understanding who we are as individuals, a community and a country today.

As a grant writer and project director on several educational projects, I know the importance and value of the follow-up assessment work done after the project event is over. It is essential to understand what worked and what did not work. It is of value to know how audience participants perceived the event and what they may have learned from their experience with it.

My communication training expertise and services are designed to help you and/or your organization be successful in your endeavors.