What I do

Researcher, Writer, and Editor

Scripts, interview guides, curricula, manuals (technical, training and operational), facilitator guides, on-line courses, funding proposals, reports, newsletters, news releases, speeches.

Participatory Workshop Design and Delivery

  • Participatory training workshops within community, academic, government and international contexts, including creative writing, gender and cross-cultural relations, communication, life skills, stress management, team building, conflict management, strategic planning, and program design and evaluation.
  • Explore Your Creative Spirit creative writing workshops, and creative writing/visual arts workshops.
  • Write the Body creative writing and movement seminars.

Adult Education Facilitator and Trainer

  • Gender advisor and trainer for Canadian-funded (bilateral) international development projects in the Middle East, Latin America, China and Asia.
  • Organizational evaluation consultant and researcher for community-based and educational organizations.
  • Graduate Assistant, Vermont College MFA in Writing Program.
  • Program coordinator for Saskatchewan Writers Guild.
  • Facilitator of needs assessment, design, delivery, development of facilitators guide and educational material for participatory workshops for community-based and government-funded organizations.
  • Designer and facilitator of government-community-educational consultations and other research initiatives.


Clients have included: LiveWire Video Productions, Sure Fire Video, Saskatchewan Women in Trades and Technology, KidsFirst, Canadian Diabetes Association, Waimea Community Education, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Health, Cathedral Village Arts Festival, University of Regina, Human Resources Development Canada, Health Canada, Agriculture Canada, National Farmers' Union, Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation, USAID Office of Women in Development, Canadian International Development Agency.

Please contact me for more information, and to discuss how I can use my skills and expertise to help you attain your goals.

Contact Details:

Laura Burkhart
PO Box 341
Hawi, HI 96719

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