CONTACT INFORMATION

Colleen M. Cotter
707 E. Grimes Lane
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 322-5592

CAPACITY / CAPABILITY

Number of consultants (if group/company):

1

Area(s) of expertise:

State justice communities; strategic planning; program development; evaluation; case management system; priorities; management; resource allocation; partnering with the bar and judiciary; organizational development.

JD and/or other degrees:

JD, Indiana University, 1990

Languages spoken other than English, and level of fluency:

N/A

Information regarding race, ethnic background, and gender: (optional - LSC and its recipients strive for racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in choosing consultants)

Female, caucasian

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Years of experience as consultant:

full time since 2003

If applicable, please write a brief paragraph about your history as a consultant for LSC:

I have worked with OPP on program and state justice community issues. This includes program evaluation and state justice community evaluation visits. I also worked on an outcomes measurement project, examining the current state of outcomes measurement in legal services and other disciplines and potential ways that legal services programs can measure outcomes and use that information to improve services to clients.

If applicable, please write a brief paragraph about your history as a consultant for other organizations involved in the delivery of civil legal assistance, including local, state, and national organizations (NLADA, ABA, MIE):

In 2003 I completed a TIG funded project for Legal Aid of East Tennessee which resulted in a report on case management systems, published at www.lstech.org.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professional experience (staff, board member, volunteer) in LSC-funded program(s):

Director of Programs and Organizational Development; Director of the Indiana Justice Center; senior staff attorney at Indiana Legal Services. 1993-2003.

During this time I worked with the board of directors, management and staff, and helped facilitate development of the statewide program. For more information, see resume.

Staff attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance 1991-1993.

Experience in other legal aid programs (staff, board member, volunteer):

N/A

Other professional experience:

Served on the NLADA Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Civil Policy Group. Chaired the Civil Policy Group's Resource Committee.

RATE / FEE INFORMATION

As negotiated.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

RESUME

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