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Managing Partners

Jane Dittmar giving a presentation on Resolving Conflict

Jane Dittmar

As co-founder of Civil Solutions, I am a business consultant specializing in meeting facilitation, board governance and strategic planning. I have owned and worked with many businesses in the Commonwealth, particularly when I served as President of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and founder of Positive Solutions Group, a Charlottesville-based Mediation firm. Our mediation practice includes resolving business-consumer, real estate, construction, and landlord-tenant disputes; and reducing or eliminating organizational conflict using mediation and team building for boards of directors, public sector bodies, neighborhood associations and church groups. (MORE)

Frank Squillace doing a presentation on Superior Customer Service

Frank Squillace

As co-founder of Civil Solutions, I am a trainer, networker and employer relations specialist. I have been honored to serve central Virginia for over 35 years with administrative experience in various positions. I was instrumental in establishing several of the customer service programs, services and network building at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, the Church of the Incarnation, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Piedmont Virginia Community College, all in Charlottesville, Virginia. These innovative approaches included valet parking services, the use of volunteers as professional patient advocates and (MORE)


Panelists

Katie Dulaney

Katie Dulaney

Katie Dulaney currently serves as the Talent Director of the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development. She oversees the Partnership’s talent pipeline attraction and retention efforts (MORE)

    Elaine Fogliani

    Elaine Fogliani

    Elaine Fogliani was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. After graduating from Radford University, Elaine proudly served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia where she taught (MORE)

      Michelle Edwards

      Michelle Edwards

      Michelle brings her 20+ year record of delivering innovative performance improvement solutions for clients in the federal government and private sectors into the Civil Solutions stable of exceptional talent.. (MORE)

        Ned Gallaway

        Ned Gallaway

        Ned Gallaway has over twenty-eight years in teaching, professional development, automotive retail management and community and elected leadership. His skills and experience include sales and service management (MORE)

          Adrian Felts

          Adrian Felts

          Adrian has over 25 years of hands-on project management, laboratory management, and corporate leadership experience. This includes building complex programs, setting and executing strategy, building business plans (MORE)

            Annette Portaro

            Annette Portaro

            Annette Portaro served as the Director of Corporate Learning and Communications for Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, a regional airline carrier leading the carrier’s Executive leadership and team performance improvement efforts. (MORE)

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