Jane Lewis

JANE LEWIS (LIU Zhi Lian) is a designer and facilitator of human development process. She received a PhD in Botany from the University of Hawaii in the United States (1990) after which she spent 15 years working in marine biology and philosophy of science, developing and teaching courses and participative workshops in taxonomy at the National Taiwan Ocean University in Taiwan. She is founder and CEO of a small Hawaii-based environmental non-profit and was co-founder of Taiwan's first facilitation company, Open Quest. Her clients include companies, government agencies, universities, foundations and communities. Dr. Lewis currently works regularly with individuals and companies in Taiwan, China and the United States primarily focusing on strategic planning, organizational change and leadership development including mentoring.

- Over 30 years experience in guiding self-organization with groups and individuals.

- Supports people as they find ways to link their professional passion and purpose with their task and their group, bringing about exceptional results.

- Highly qualified to assist businesses and organizations as they work to create the kind of participative work environment that promotes passion, learning and growth.

- Rich background in science and environmental studies. She has held executive as well as consultancy positions in entreprenureal firms in China, the US and Taiwan. From 1992 to 2004 she was faculty at National Taiwan Ocean University in Keelung (Marine Biology and Applied Geophysics Graduate Institutes). She helped found Taiwan's first facilitation company (Open Quest) and founded and heads a small non-profit based in Hawaii.

- Has coached and facilitated programs for universities (University of Hawaii, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Ocean University, Dong Hai University, Soochow University, Dharma Drum University), global clients including ABN-AMRO, UBS Bank, CitiBank well as Taiwan non-profit and educational institutions such as the Institute for Information Industry, among others.

- PhD in Botany, The University of Hawaii, USA (1990)

-Certifications in coaching, facilitation and bodywork.