Newell Eaton
Integrative Leadership Practices

For over 40 years Newell Eaton has provided meeting facilitation for community, business and government projects. He has helped many large and small groups identify, plan and achieve their project goals in a wide diversity of complex and challenging situations. He has facilitated thousands of hours of meetings with a broad range of groups. Meeting participants have included scientists, engineers, technicians, business leaders, bankers, college profs, librarians, school teachers, MDs and nurses, elected and appointed governmental officials, civil servants, union leaders, citizens/taxpayers, neighbors, parents, adolescents, teachers, clergy, homeless people, and even lawyers.

Newell received his facilitation training from the Institute for Generative Leadership, the Creative Education Foundation, and the NLP Center of New York. He is an active member and frequent trainer of coaches and facilitators at the International Association of Facilitators, Creative Problem Solving Institute, Mind Camp Canada and CREA Italia/France . He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, focusing on the study of group behavior and change. For 26 years he was Director of Strategic Planning for New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services.

Organizations and Associations that have received meeting facilitation services from Newell include Greylock Federal Credit Union, Camphill Foundation, Proctors Theatre, WMHT, Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, Fenimore Asset Management, Capital Region Library Council, Clifton Park- Halfmoon Library, NY3Rs Library Coalition, Hudson River Community Credit Union, Vicarious Visions, Adirondack Scenic Studios, International Center of Photography, Slow Food Boston, , Barrett Distribution Centers, AMRI, Worldwide Clinical Trials, Amorim Cork, Corning, Inc., National Grid, TE Connectivity, High Peaks Capital Venture, Long Island University – Environmental Sciences, PlayStudios, NYS Department of State, NYS Office of State Comptroller, and the NYS Office of Court Administration.