| Testimonials
COMMUNICATION PROSE INK
1. “For several months, I worked daily with Deborah Levine and Communication Prose Ink as we planned the Living Well, Living Longer Community Health Conference. Typical of Deborah’s style and typical of the example set by Communication Prose Ink, this was a broad-based event which engaged literally hundreds of people in the planning process. Deborah has developed a community feedback process which enables interested citizens to share their views and be actively engaged in choosing topics for various forums and conferences. This is an outstanding example of participatory citizenship, which has thrived under Deborah’s leadership.
One of the most interesting ProseInk tools is the company’s Matrix Model Management System. This is an excellent tool, especially for team building, dealing with conflict and decision making, and Deborah’s incredible skill in utilizing this tool makes all the difference. Communication Prose Ink is becoming an invaluable part of the City of Chattanooga’s economic growth due to the combination of Deborah’s leadership, her willingness to serve, and her phenomenal skill with tools that are often used poorly by others.”
Rae Young Bond
Executive Director
Chattanooga & HamiltonCounty Medical Society
2. “I have had the privilege of utilizing the services of Communication Prose Ink on a number of projects that are in various stages of development. Deborah Levine who is the principle in this firm has provided timely, detailed and thorough research on each of the initiatives. These initiatives have run the gamut from the design and funding of a gallery that would display African-American art to providing executive coaching for planning and establishing priorities for three to four other major project areas.
The firm has consistently distinguished itself by always providing concrete recommendations backed up by defensible data and a willingness to promptly respond to queries. The level of customer service support extended to clients exceeds expectations and the quality of work and presentation appeal is second to none.”
Warren E. Logan
President/CEO
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga
3. “Deborah Levine has a unique set of experience, skills and training. She is one of only a handful of people in the United States with both the education and experience in program design, urban planning, and using the arts to enhance communities. Deborah has been an excellent coach and sounding board for our new department for a number of our projects. She has helped us to identify and connect with a diverse set of leaders and thinking so that we can get our program quickly off the ground without missteps. In addition, she has worked with us to help us clarify our priorities so that we could quickly target those items that would enhance our community.
On a personal level, Deborah is someone I trust and admire absolutely. She is a person who says what she believes, always keeps her promises, and encourages those with whom she works. In a time when many people talk about diversity, Deborah embodies inclusiveness with warmth, humor and dedication. She is an excellent writer, planner and leader.”
Missy Crutchfield
Administrator
City of Chattanooga, Department of Education, Arts & Culture
4. When Ms. Levine introduced her story methods and Matrix Model System “lights bulbs went off. Telling our stories breaks down barriers and let us react on a different level.”
On-Line Wall Street Journal
5. “Your Matrix Model is truly thought provoking. The exercises you took us through were very helpful.”
Debbie Crowder, Chair
North Central SunTrust Bank Diversity Council
6. “In August 2003, I engaged your organization to provide cross-cultural and cross-gender communication and conflict management for referred Partnership managers. This began as a "pilot project," as I'd identified a need for our managers to have available to them individualized, focused and strategic training, designed to help them identify and remove "blind spots" in the fair, equitable treatment of their employees. I am extremely gratified by the outcome of our initial experience in engaging your services. The time you spent with me, with the manager I had referred, and with the organization, resulted in respectful, applicable, and realistic recommendations. You quickly saw things that I didn't see. The summary you provided once your work was complete was a practical roadmap for change. Your astute observations as an organizational consultant are backed by your sound academic training in cultural sensitivity and organizational behavior Therefore, your work, which is of high value, is your best marketing tool.”
Katie Larue, Supervisor
Family Services Division, Partnership for Families, Children, & Adults
7. “Thank you for helping not only all the young parents and GED students, but also our staff, to think about our common threads and ways we can live compatibly together.”
Sandra Pinson, Lead Parent Educator
Parents Are First Teachers
8. “In a unique experience that bridges continents, oceans and cultures, Deborah Levine coached our children's museum project via e-mail. Her keen gift for grasping concepts, support, response time, sensitivity, and ability to zero in on areas that require attention were vital to shaping our vision and mission.”
Ronna Katz, Executive Director
The Children's Museum in Jerusalem
9. “I am so glad that I attended the workshop. It was wonderful. As you suggested, I went down to the bookstore, and they did indeed have the three books bound together with an attractive offer for the three. I snatched them up! I know that I will use your methods in my work. They are so clear. Thanks for doing this work and sharing it with everyone.”
Dr. Madelyn Blair
Pelerei, Inc.
10. “Thank you for your help in organizing our thinking and writing and encouraging us to think outside the parameters of our grant-writing process. You helped us put a new perspective on the entire program and to flesh it out so that we were able to put together a proposal package that we can use to send to all kinds of funding organizations. Your knowledge of grant writing and strategic thinking was instrumental in our ability to best present ourselves and our project.”
Ann Law, Artistic Director
COPAC (Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga)
11. “Thank you for being our honored guest at the 2003 Child Abuse conference. It was such a pleasure to have you there! Your talk on Cultural Diversity was very informative and will really equip our professionals and community members on how to handle different situations, always keeping diversity in mind. Child abuse knows no boundaries and affects children from all ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.”
Renee Nail, Executive Director
Children's AdvocacyCenter
12. “On behalf of the Women's Studies Program of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, I thank you for your presentation in our “For Women, By Women” luncheon series on building community. Your presentation, “Why & How: Cross-cultural Community Building” with Dr. Gail Dawson offered insight into the process of building a community. Your example in making the presentation also served to illustrate that goal by making the diverse group present comfortable to discuss their ideas and to hear and discuss the ideas of others with an open mind.”
Dr. Victoria Steinberg, Director of Women's Studies
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
13. "I thought it was a very beneficial class to the less experienced employee, and a great refresher to the more seasoned manager."
First Tennessee Bank
Chattanooga
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