LEADERSHIP

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Facilitation · Facilitator Training · Former Centennial City Councilmember

I founded More Than Funds to do what most consultants only advise on: actually get the work moving. Today my practice focuses on facilitation, facilitator training, and bringing together people who don't always agree. Each draws on the same underlying skill: helping groups get everyone heard, name the trade-offs, and leave with decisions they can act on.

As a former Centennial City Councilmember (2022–2025) and 2024 Colorado State Senate candidate, I've had a seat at the dais and my name on the ballot, and I know how municipal, regional, and state government actually work. On a nonpartisan council, you work with whoever is in the room. I learned that the best decisions come from a fair process, not from everyone agreeing. As a longtime facilitator for enterprise clients, I bring the structure that keeps a room productive. Across 25 years of senior leadership, I've also launched start-ups, run multi-unit small businesses, served as a senior nonprofit executive, led the turnaround of a struggling institutional program, and raised meaningful capital for organizations I believed in.

Whether I'm facilitating a board retreat, tuning up a strategic plan, training a team to run its own sessions, or bringing stakeholders with competing interests to the same table, the approach is the same: structured preparation, clear communication, and a real interest in the people I'm working with.

What I Believe About Leadership Work

Most organizations don't fail for lack of strategy. They fail for lack of execution — the unglamorous, daily, cross-functional work of moving a vision from a board deck to a closed deal, a launched program, or a finished campaign. That's the work I'm built for. I'm a thinker who genuinely loves the doing.

I'm also a believer in fit. I take on a small number of engagements at a time because depth matters more than volume in this work. If the chemistry isn't right between us — or if I'm not the right person for what you actually need — I'll tell you, and I'll help you find who is. That's not modesty; it's the only way this work can be done well.

A Little About How I'm Wired

I'm an ENTJ on Myers-Briggs and a 3 on the Enneagram. CliftonStrengths says my top five are Self-Assurance, Strategic, Achiever, Activator, and Relator — which translates to: I move fast, I think systematically, I show up, I start things, and I genuinely care about the people I'm working alongside. The combination is why I do this work, and it's also why my clients tend to become long-term collaborators rather than one-time engagements.

Beyond the Work

I grew up in the Dutch community of Northwest Iowa, where work ethic and direct communication were inherited like recipes. I now live in Centennial, Colorado, with my husband, two sons, and Samson — our 79-pound rescue and my favorite running partner. Outside of More Than Funds, I'm also a licensed Realtor with Keller Williams Realty DTC, a Zillow Premier Agent, and part of a "Best of Zillow"–rated team.

Let's Talk.

If you're a board chair, Executive Director, public leader, or leadership team facing a big decision, a stalled plan, or a room full of people who don't agree, I'd love to hear what you're working on. Or — coffee. Always coffee.

📱 303-895-9973 📧 robyn@morethanfunds.us