“The Convergence Project is appropriate for today’s new energy. There’s a deep, positive vibration, a paradigm shift that is blanketing our world. We as a people understand that we are all in this together. Working together and focusing on our similarities opens our eyes to softly see that we are really not that different.”

Lateefah Wielenga, Ph.D.
Founder/President
Little Goddess, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

“The Culture Workshop gave us some insight into how we have been functioning as a team, and helped us focus on what we had in common, so that we can align our goals and objectives.”

Marilyn Bouldin
Chaffee County Public Health
Salida, CO

“Your work exemplifies the new consciousness that is emerging in our world. . . and will transform our world. Cooperation, common interests, compassion--that’s what that Saturday morning manifested! I had a wonderful time joining other community volunteers to put a fresh new coat of paint on the Salida Senior Center. Stepping outside my own little world for a morning to help others energized me and inspired me that disparate groups of folks would come together to accomplish the paint job for other’s enjoyment. My thanks to those who organized the event and donated supplies.”

Marsha Sherry
Zen Buddhist
Salida, CO

“The Convergence Project workshop was helpful for me personally and I am sure it will have a positive impact on our work environment. Usually organizational culture is not talked about in an open way. The training provided insights to the particular culture of our group in a non-threatening way. It was interactive so it moved quickly and helped me understand my work place and how to work better as a team member.”

Don Breece
Health Educator
Chaffee County Public Health, Salida, Colorado

“The facilitation that was provided to my organization from The Convergence Project was very interesting and helpful. It showed the differences of the individuals and yet how we still have many commonalities. It has sparked exciting conversation within our organization concerning our values, goals, and directions.”

Paul Witty
Department of Social Services, Salida, Colorado

“TCP is valuable to me because it aims at reducing and eventually eliminating disagreement, distrust, misunderstanding, war and xenophobia in the world as we know it. Getting those with opposing viewpoints to respect and trust each other is a challenging, yet rewarding idea that we should practice in our daily lives. Hopefully, this organization will create the synergy that multiplies the sum of individual efforts that have been undertaken already.”

Jeff Stuyt, College Professor
Colorado State University at Pueblo
Pueblo, CO

“In this time of political bickering, it was a welcome example of people of different faiths and beliefs putting aside their differences to get something done. The seniors are now enjoying a brighter facility, and many of our members have expressed their gratitude to this generous group of helpers. We all benefit from working together.”

Susan Topping, Administrator
Salida Senior Center

“Delightfully surprising. I have been to a lot of trainings, and this training was extremely well presented.”

Robert Readmond
Family and Youth Initiatives
Salida, CO

“Working together with people from different backgrounds was great fun. We were a very congenial group with our main concern being making the Senior Center look as good as we could.”

Mary Lou Church
Central Colorado Humanists
Salida, CO

“Participating in The Convergence Project gives me the opportunity to meet different people who have diverse opinions. The projects worked on are valuable to the community, and besides, it’s a lot of fun!”

Kathy Fogel
First Presbyterian Church
Salida, CO

“The Convergence Project was very helpful in guiding our group through a ‘culture audit’. They were able to quickly pick up on the personalities within each group, and then lead us toward functioning better as a team. TCP accomplished this endeavor with grace, respect, and dignity, while still letting us know that this will be an ongoing process. The use of the writing process before we met as a group was extremely helpful in getting us prepared. I would highly recommend this endeavor to businesses and community groups.”

Phil Maes
Director, Chaffee County Health and Human Services
Salida, CO

“The Convergence Project” experience has been great. I felt like I was running a race that I couldn’t finish with regard to my desire to have recycling bins in downtown Salida. So I passed the baton on to The Convergence Project, and they are getting the job done.”

Eliza Collins
Eliza’s Bed
Salida, CO

“I enjoyed working on the Salida Senior Center Painting project. It’s always a pleasant experience to work with good people. Anyone volunteering to help somebody else is, by my definition, a good person. It seems to me that there are only two requirements to working on a Convergence Project: the desire to help someone and acceptance of the fact that everyone has the right to their own beliefs and opinions as long as they don’t harm somebody else.”

Ray Steffa
Central Colorado Humanists
Salida, CO

“The culture audit was extremely helpful in analyzing our division’s history, how we process information, and where we fit in with the larger organization. One of the things we walked away with was how we fundamentally wish the same things for our clients and customers. As staff said, ‘This will be a useful piece of information for working with other staff from other divisions or departments.’ I would highly recommend the culture audit as a way to bring different departments of an organization together, to share and develop core values and work through differences in a productive manner. It was a wonderful exercise for us in helping us move forward with clearer vision and purpose as an organization, especially in light of our pending move to the new County and City Building.”

Arden Trewartha, Director
Family and Youth Initiatives
Salida, CO

“The Convergence Project has the attitude that affirms my personal motto: That judgment and condemnation never transform anyone. It’s unconditional love and mercy that transforms.”

Deb Papp, Youth at Crossroads Program
Salida, CO