Strategist, Futurist, Changemaker
Hiring Erica Curry Van Ee is like bringing on board several consultants in regard to skillset in one person. Her variety of skills include acting as the visionary, the creator, the innovator and the deliverer of the project, event or movement. Erica is one of the best process facilitators in the business. She is inherently inclusive and cares deeply about what she does and the people she serves.
Erica Curry Van Ee is a dynamic and exceptional process facilitator. She is energetic and fun to work with. She brings a wealth of strategic and systems thinking in all her work. She was instrumental in helping my team see how our work fits in within the Early Childhood Education systems in Kent County.
Erica brings a true spirit of inspiration to her facilitation techniques. First Steps staff benefited greatly from the structured and effective way in which Erica led our planning sessions. She has amazing skills in building a team dynamic. Erica also facilitated some large scale meetings that produced clear and commonly understood results for our projects.
Erica provided masterful facilitation of our Impact Board Retreat. We are humbled by her energy, enthusiasm and passion.
Erica can be counted on: to deliver quality, to be on time and develop strong positive relationships. She has great analytical and project management skills along with stellar people skills. She’s a pleasure to work with!
She is a joy to work with and her energy is contagious. Her generosity is unparalleled, be it her time, knowledge, and/or resources. These skills come so naturally to Erica and these skills are what make her stand out in the most fabulous way.
Erica understands what is at stake when she is in her role as coach or consultant which not only serves as a motivation for how hard she works, but also makes her perfect for the work that she does. She has my unqualified, strongest endorsement!
Erica is an awesome out of the box thinker and doer. She asked the tough questions in a gentle way to help us find our way to excellence. I appreciate Erica’s creativity, trustworthiness, and kind professional spirit.
She is professional and task-oriented, while being flexible and adaptive to changing needs of clients and the organization. She has vision, is focused, and has very high expectations...she was always a step ahead of me, anticipating my needs, goals, and creating opportunities to challenge me and help me grow.
She brings energy, expertise and an incredibly positive presence to projects. Erica’s natural leadership skills make her an asset to any work or volunteer group.
Erica is a fantastic trainer who motivated a large group of trainees on one day she had with us, and a small, more intensive group for a Train-the-Trainer in a separate session. Everyone enjoyed the training and learned a great deal, and there has been sustained commitment to the work 2 years later.