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Greetings all, and welcome to my professional website. 

My name is Caroline Savery.  I am a co-operative business development practitioner and organizational consultant who is based in Denver, CO (recently of Pittsburgh, PA).  I specialize in sustainable, democratic, and equitable group processes.  I love to explore how organizations can be both effective and empowering for all involved, through drawing from an array of established techniques, practices and principles--including co-operative business models, sustainability theories, anti-oppression, collaboration, consensus, and more--in a holistic, integrated way designed to best serve the needs and mission of each unique group.

Please click on the tabs at the top of this page to explore the services I can offer.  Check my Calendar often for upcoming workshops.  Thanks!

~Caroline

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