Peter Dahlin is a private consultant, based out of Northern California, providing organizational development, training, and curriculum development services to a variety of organizations throughout the country. He is passionate about integrating creativity and fun in solving organizational challenges. He has created and taught social worker, supervisor, manager, executive and trainer courses and is a regularly invited presenter to regional and national conferences. Most recently, he served as the Chair for the West Coast Child Welfare Trainer's Conference for the past three years and continues as the 2008 Chair of the 18th Annual Event.

His clients include:
• The States of Washington, New Mexico, Texas, Alaska, and Florida
• The California Counties of San Francisco, Ventura, Alameda, Tulare, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Merced, Fresno & San Diego
• The University of Washington, UCLA, New Mexico State University, Cal Berkeley & several campuses of the California State University system
• San Francisco Municipal Railway, East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Alameda County Superior Court, Turner Construction, the Port of Oakland & Frontiers Health System
• Casey Family Programs and the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Adoption

Peter has also helped to develop employee mentoring programs in the State of Washington as well as for the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Adoption. As a consultant with Casey Family Programs, he has developed and presented trainer curricula for cultural diversity programs throughout the country in child welfare services.

His style is energetic and engaging, and he infuses appropriate issues of cultural diversity and strong "transfer of learning" opportunities throughout all of his programs. He regularly works with a select group of associates who maintain expertise in mental health, child welfare, training, diversity and administration.

Peter is the former Director of a twelve-county regional training Academy providing training, consultation, and organizational development services in the San Francisco Bay Area. He worked for San Francisco County for nearly ten years, in roles as a social worker, supervisor and manager. In his last County position, he managed $25 million of contracts with community providers. He has nearly 20 years of direct service, supervision, training and management experience in human services. Within his community, he served on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Center for Human Growth for six years, as treasurer and then as President.

He can be reached directly at DahlinPM@aol.com or at (510)507-3056.