EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli
Chairman and C.E.O. Italian-born, Dr. Ernesto Sirolli received a Laurea di Dottore in Political Science from Rome University in 1976 and a Ph.D. from Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia in 2004. He has worked in Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom in the field of economic development. 
In 1985, he pioneered in Esperance, a small rural community in Western Australia, a unique economic development approach based on harnessing the passion, determination, intelligence, and resourcefulness of the local people.
The striking results of “The Esperance Experience” have prompted more than 250 communities around the world to adopt responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development similar to the Enterprise Facilitation® model pioneered in Esperance.
Enterprise Facilitation has been documented in Dr. Sirolli’s book: “ Ripples from the Zambezi - Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of the Local Economy." Adopted as a textbook in an increasing number of academic courses in Community and Economic Development, the book has helped to introduce Enterprise Facilitation to a new generation of economic development practitioners and civic leaders interested in growing their communities from within, one passionate person at the time.
Dr. Sirolli is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development, and is in demand as a speaker worldwide.
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli is the Founder of the Sirolli Institute, an international nonprofit organization that teaches community leaders how to establish and maintain Enterprise Facilitation projects in their community.
Martha J Sirolli
Co-founder and Executive Director
Martha Sirolli, a founding Director in the Institute, was born in remote outback Australia and before moving to America worked as a public relations consultant and in performing artists management and event management, in Fremantle and in Sydney.
Martha has worked for fifteen years with Ernesto on incorporation of the International company, publishing projects and development of remote access products. She administrates Sirolli Institute International, and manages project logistics and events & conferences for Project Implementation She manages company intellectual property and copyrights.
Martha lives between her garden in Sacramento, California and the family home in Abruzzo Italy with her husband Ernesto.
Yvonne Fizer
Executive Director, Sirolli Institute Canada Ltd. and Director, Business Development
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Yvonne Fizer acquired her degree from the University of Alberta with a major in Home Economics and worked in the field of Community Development for the Alberta Provincial Government for sever
al years.
After attending an Enterprise Facilitator Training Course in 1996, Yvonne convinced the Sirolli Institute that there would be a strong market for its services in Canada, and subsequently headed the formation of Sirolli Institute Canada. She presently serves in the dual capacity as Executive Director for Sirolli Institute, Canada and Director of Business Development.
Yvonne has been instrumental in developing and delivering successful new products for the Institute including a dynamic and effective conference package for entrepreneurial groups and associations. She also works closely with Dr. Sirolli to assist communities with establishing and maintaining quality Enterprise Facilitation® projects.
Dora Love
Executive Assistant 
Dora Love joined the offices of Sirolli Institute, Canada in 2001 as Executive Assistant. Her previous 23-year career with a major Canadian financial institution included a variety of responsibilities in the areas of personnel management. She had oversight of many programming areas at the managerial level such as workflow/workload distribution, quarterly budget preparations, management of branch amalgamations and systems implementation. Although she retired from the banking industry in 1998, she branched out to work on her own as a Special Projects Workflow Management Consultant.
Dora’s diverse background, excellent communication skills and her highly developed capacity to oversee multiple ongoing functions are just a few of her invaluable contributions to the Institute. Dora currently lives in Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Linda McCowan
Implementation Team Specialist
Linda McCowan is a trainer and master facilitator for the Sirolli Institute Implementation team. She evolved into this position by being an enterprise facilitator for Prairie Enterprise Project, a grassroots economic development program in Central Kansas. Linda is also one of eight people chosen in Kansas to be a non-profit facilitator under the direction of the Kansas Health Foundation Prior to this position, Linda worked with Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority, Kansas Department of Corrections and Kansas Special Olympics. She grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from Southern Utah University. She and her husband, Walt, own Santa Fe Mercantile Antiques in Pawnee Rock, Kansas, “right on the Santa Fe Trail.” Linda founded Prairie League of Women, a once a year tour of homes,businesses, and attractions in central Kansas; and co-founded Wichita Corporate Women, a mid management support group. She loves to cook, grow her own herbs, and help people realize their potential.
Linda serves on several community boards and is active in her church.
Ned Webb
Special Projects
Edward (Ned) Webb, began his work with the Sirolli Institute as Project Implementation Manager in March 2003. His duties include extensive one on one interaction with our project communities during all project phases as well as providing ongoing project support and guidance to Boards of Management and Enterprise Facilitators.
Ned held the position of Community Development Director for the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing from 1999 to 2003, and was instrumental in the implementation and ongoing success of the five initial Enterprise Facilitation clusters in the state of Kansas.
Ned has also served lengthy terms overseeing multi-million dollar budgets as the Director of Economic Development for Russell County, Kansas and the Executive Director of the Northwest Kansas Planning and Development Commission and Pioneer Country Development, Inc. in Hill City, Kansas. He was also partner in a management-consulting firm from 1980-1986, and served in progressively responsible capacities for the Village of Hinsdale, a Chicago area suburb, between the years of 1967 and 1980, as Assistant City Manager, City Manager and Director of Public Services.
Ned’s extensive previous development and project management background has been key in helping to assist civic leaders and community development professionals in making the transition between solely utilizing conventional development practices and implementing Enterprise Facilitation as a complimentary development component.
Directors at Large
LaDonna Boyd
La Donna Boyd, born in Minnesota, has held the position of Economic Development Director for Dakota Electric Cooperative for many years. She has worked with Ernesto on a number of community projects over the past seven years, and was instrumental in bringing him to the United States. She is very active in local economic development programs in metro and rural Minnesota. and a tireless community volunteer.
Robert H. Engler
Robert H. Engler was born in Minneapolis and is the President and co- owner of Griffco, Inc., an incorporated industrial supply company based in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Bob first contacted the Sirolli Institute in 2001 after reading an article in Venture magazine, and after meeting Ernesto Sirolli he adopted the use of the Trinity of Management tm for his company.
Bob is a Vietnam veteran, and began his life as an entrepreneur at an early age. He is an avid collector of pocket watches, Tiffany lamps and classic cars.
Scott Moen Scott Moen, born in Minnesota, is a practicing attorney in St Paul with particular experience in 501- C3 non for profit organizations. Scott attended one of our Enterprise Facilitator Training Seminars in 1998.
Scott is currently working with an associate to develop market research and software designed to measure the effectiveness of management based on the Sirolli "Trinity of Management" TM principles.
Peter Newman
Professor Peter Newman, born in Australia, founded the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy at Murdoch University in Western Australia 15 years ago. He is a world renowned author and consultant on sustainable city transport and environmentally sustainable city growth. Peter is also a visiting professor for City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
Professor Newman began working with Ernesto Sirolli in 1979 and assisted with creation of the first Enterprise Facilitation model. They worked together in Australia as advisors to the Minister for Economic Development from 1988 – 1993 and, through the ISTP, co-published the first edition of “Ripples From the Zambezi” in 1995. Peter lives in Fremantle, Australia.
Keith Kinner
Keith Kinner . Chief Financial Officer. Keith was born in Minnesota, and is the proprietor of Kinner & Company CPA firms with 8 rural offices in South Dakota and Minnesota.Keith worked wiht with the first Enterprise Facilitation project established in America in Lincoln County MN in 1989 which continues to support local entrepreneurs.