Meeting Facilitation - Facente Consulting

Conference Coordinating Committee Facilitation, AIDS2020
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Facente Consulting was hired to plan and facilitate highly political local coordinating committee meetings for the 2020 International AIDS Conference, which was slated to be jointly held in San Francisco and Oakland, CA until it was forced to move to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Retreat Facilitation and Theory of Change Development
AIDS United

Facente Consulting was hired to design and lead a 2-day retreat to help AIDS United plan for the future of their harm reduction initiatives.

Ending the HIV Epidemic Planning and Implementation Support
California Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting worked with the California Department of Public Health and local health departments in six California counties to develop five-year plans under the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, then successfully implement those innovative plans beginning in 2021.

Planning and Facilitation of a National Drug User Health Symposium
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting project managed, promoted, facilitated, and produced a two-day virtual Drug User Health Symposium as part of NACCHO’s Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program.

Facilitation of the Mayor’s Methamphetamine Task Force
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting was hired to plan and facilitate the Methamphetamine Task Force created by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, composed of medical and public health professionals, substance use disorder treatment providers, emergency responders, criminal justice and law enforcement officials, drug policy experts, and people who use or have used methamphetamine.

The Tobacco Free Project Communities of Excellence Process
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting collaborated with San Francisco’s Tobacco Free Project and Bright Research Group to facilitate a virtual, four-part community engagement process to guide the Project in setting priorities for its next work plan.

94124 COVID Connect & Care (C3) Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

Facente Consulting provided project management support that enabled the Rafiki Coalition to create a coalition of agencies designed to address the disparities in COVID-19 testing, infection, and care for Blacks/African Americans in San Francisco.

Board Retreat Facilitation to Develop Mission, Vision, and Strategic Priorities
American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA)

Facente Consulting helped ASTDA reach consensus on the Association’s mission, vision, values, and key initiatives through a series of half-day board retreats.

Strategic Planning for Elimination of the HIV/HCV/STI Syndemic
California Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting designed and led the process to develop and implement a new strategic plan for California to end the HIV, HCV, and STI “syndemic,” featuring 30 strategies to address these diseases through the lenses of six social determinants of health.

California Tobacco Prevention Program Equity and Justice Framework Development
California Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting helped California’s Tobacco Control Program to plan and implement a Health Equity Summit in September 2022, followed by writing a Health Equity Plan to guide the Program’s work to end tobacco use in California among the most highly impacted groups.

Collective Impact Backbone Support and Data Analysis to Eliminate Hepatitis C
End Hep C SF

Facente Consulting was hired during the formation of End Hep C SF to provide “backbone support” for this collective impact initiative, assist with strategic planning, and lead research and surveillance activities to monitor progress toward hepatitis C elimination.

Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Consultation and Data Support
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting assisted the Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology & Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch of the San Francisco Department of Public Health with assessing their planning for surveillance of viral hepatitis, and producing the first comprehensive report on viral hepatitis to be released by the health department in 11 years.

Staff Retreat Facilitation for the Harm Reduction Team
GLIDE

The GLIDE Harm Reduction team hired Facente Consulting to design and facilitate a full-day retreat to improve their functioning and effectiveness as a team, charting their course for progress over the next 1-3 years.

Planning and Facilitation of a Summit on the Rural Opioid Crisis
Project Inform

Project Inform hired Facente Consulting to lead the agenda planning, logistics, and facilitation of a two-day summit for people in the rural northern counties of California, focusing on the opioid crisis and related public health issues.

Substance Use Disorders Team Retreat Facilitation
San Francisco Department of Public Health

The Substance Use Disorders Team of San Francisco’s Community Behavioral Health Services Branch hired Facente Consulting to plan and facilitate a day-long staff retreat focused on team building and discussion of priorities for action in the coming year.

Clinic Flow Analysis for the Adult-Older Adult System of Care within Behavioral Health Services
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting was brought in to assist the Community Behavioral Health Services Branch of the San Francisco Department of Public Health to evolve their Adult-Older Adult system of care and support mental health providers to streamline intake and service provision.

BEAM Staff Retreat
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)

Facente Consulting facilitated the annual end-of-year strategic visioning and wellness retreat for BEAM – the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective.

Strategic Planning for SAMHSA Harm Reduction Grantees
NASTAD

In partnership with NASTAD, Facente Consulting supported strategic planning processes for the 25 recipients of SAMHSA’s first harm reduction grants.

Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Strategic Planning
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless

Facente Consulting worked with Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (ACHCH) to facilitate a strategic planning process, with an emphasis on community input and engagement, to determine priorities for the initiative for the next three years.

Rafiki Coalition Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

The Rafiki Coalition hired Facente Consulting to provide program management and create and refine hiring solutions during a period of organizational transition.

Facilitation of the Community Advisory Team for RTI International’s Strengthening Syringe Services Project
RTI International

Facente Consulting is facilitating a newly formed Community Advisory Team that will guide the Strengthening Syringe Services project, led by RTI International.

Program Planning for Rafiki Coalition’s UMOJA Health Access Point
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

Facente Consulting provided program planning, retreat facilitation, and implementation technical assistance to the Rafiki Coalition to launch UMOJA, a Health Access Point funded by the San Francisco Department of Public Health to provide coordinated, wholistic, and Afrocentric services to address the syndemic of HIV, HCV, STIs and related health and social issues within San Francisco’s Black and African American communities,

Community Engagement to Support Development of a Meaningful HIV and STD Prevention RFP
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs

Before the release of a major Request for Proposals (RFP) for all HIV and STD prevention services in LA County, Facente Consulting helped the Division of HIV and STD Programs conduct a series of listening sessions to hear from providers and consumers about their needs and hopes for the future.

Support for Strategic Implementation of San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing

Facente Consulting is supporting the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) in strategically mapping out and implementing San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness.

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