Dr. Dale has worked with small and large groups on teamwork, vision, strategy, creativity, and change. His clients have included the Boston Police Department, Lutheran Services in America, the National Science Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and ten of the nation's state universities. He has facilitated high-involvement processes for small teams and for gatherings as large as 300. He has conducted strategy-related research for the nationwide Cooperative Extension System, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and other clients.
Dale's formal education includes a B.A. in psychology from Oberlin
College,
an M.A. in experimental social psychology from the University
of Michigan,
and a doctorate in education from the University of
Massachusetts.
He lives in Madison, New Hampshire, with his wife, the Reverend Heidi Frantz-Dale. They are the parents of two adult sons.
Contact Duane at ddale@DFDassociates.com or (603) 367-8336.
Resume available on request
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Publications: Duane Dale
Dale, D.D. Developer/author of the
Northeast Leadership Development (NeLD) Curriculum
Available on-line
Johnson, D. and Dale, D.D.
Preparing for Leadership Transitions.
Baltimore: Lutheran Services in America, 2004.
Johnson, D. and Dale, D.D.
The Executive Search Process.
Baltimore: Lutheran Services in America, 2004.
Dale, D.D.
A Guide to Change Logic & Systems Perspectives
Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, 1999.
Silag, B.; Schultz, A.; Bishop, P.; Dale, D. and King, J.
Visions of
Change in Higher Education.
Battle Creek, Michigan: W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, 1998.
Dale, D.D. and Cavanaugh-Grant, D. (eds.)
Advancing Sustainable
Agriculture through Small Group Discussions.
Urbana: University of
Illinois, 1997.
Dale, D.D.
Public Issues Education: A Handbook
University of Wisconsin–Extension, 1993
New England Regional Leadership Program.
The NERL Curriculum,
1987.
Author of sections on program planning, creative problem solving,
and policy analysis.
Dale, D. D. et al.
Protecting Water Resources from Hazardous
Materials: A Handbook for Massachusetts Local Officials.
University of
Massachusetts Cooperative Extension, C-186, 1987.
Dale, D. D.
RATES: A Spreadsheet Template for the Design of Water
Rate Structures. (Software and manual).
University of Massachusetts
Cooperative Extension, C-184, 1986.
Dale, D. D., Joyner, S. A., et al.
Continuing Education in Landscape
Architecture.
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, 1979
Smiley, M. and the staff of the Citizen Involvement Training Project.
Extension: A Key Resource for Citizen Involvement.
University of
Massachusetts, 1982. (Major contributor and editor)
Dale, D. D. with Magnani, D., and Miller, R.
Beyond Experts: A Guide
for Citizen Group Training.
University of Massachusetts, 1979.
Dale, D. D.,
How to Make Citizen Involvement Work.
University of
Massachusetts, 1978.
Dale, D. D., and Mitiguy, N.
Planning, for a Change: A Citizen's
Guide to Creative Planning and Program Development.
University of
Massachusetts, 1978.
. . . and custom materials for various clients.