I am delighted to endorse Lisa Palanca 's project through the Palanca Leadership presentations. I have worked with her for over 20 years and admire her ease at talking with peers and subordinates equally. She exemplifies the term "leader" through everyday interactions with students and teachers. She has an uncanny ability to diffuse and redirect people who have gone off course.Her new adventure will prove to be a positive to all that encounter her program."
Mary Puckett
Assistant Superintendent
Curriculum Director
Paw Paw Public Schools
Paw Paw, Michigan
"My goals were being met, teach the kids about the importance of academics, prepare them for college, reinforce positive relationships, teach life skills, and create a positive identity. Lisa delivered on all these attributes and more. ...I give 100% support to Lisa and her work. She is a true leader, willing to put in the hard work to prepare young people for a life long journey of learning and success.
Jim Migliaccio
Operations Director
YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo.
The Palanca Leadership Program brought to our program a sense of ownership for our participants in the Young Adult Diversion Court Program. They started to realize what it takes to move forward and learn how to implement successful and easy strategies to do so. Lisa was very fun and knowledgeable and the participants liked the information that was given to them. Our participants especially liked the panel of mentors, that spoke during one of the training days. This is a good program for young adults, who are struggling with self-identity and self-motivation.
Thank you Lisa for sharing your expertise with our program.
Tammy Pawlowski
8th District Court-Probation Officer for Young Adult Diversion Court Program
"Lisa was contracted by Benton Harbor schools to teach her leadership toolkt to facilitate a district and community wide event. Lisa works with the students to plan each step of the event. This is something that the students have never had the opportunity to do.
Lisa has been work 2 days with high school students and 2 days with middle school as a facilitator and overseer of the process of planning, writing , advertising, structuring these steps all the while making them applicable to Palanca Leadership Toolkit.
We apprciate all the efforts that Lisa Palanca and Palanca Leadership has taken to instill the value of hard work, service, and satisfaction to our Benton Harbor Students.
Julie Earle, Director
21st Century Learning Centers
Benton Harbor Area Schools
"I am very impressed with Palanca Leadership. Lisa is aware that many teachers and students need help developing life skills, integrity, and leadership, and they don't know how to set goals and work to achieve them. She has brought together the skills, qualities, and insights she has developed in her long career as an outstanding educator, and is working with other educators and students to improve the quality of education."
Pamela Chappell, President
Gamma Theta Chapter
Alpha Iota State/Michigan
the Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International