Author Archives: Ron Milam

About Ron Milam

Ron Milam, MSOD, works to transform the Pacific Coast into a sustainable region through leadership and organization development for collaborative change initiatives. Since 2005, Ron has served over 150 clients as an organization and network development practitioner.

My 2015 Annual Report

Posted on January 4, 2016

Celebrating my 10th year of consulting, I continued to evolve my organization development practice. Throughout year, I coordinated the Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative, which connected me to multiple leaders, organizations and collaboratives working towards healthy, sustainable and equitable places. In … Continue reading →

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OD Practitioner Article

Posted on October 13, 2015

I’m pleased to share key findings from my masters thesis on managing collaborative change in the OD Practitioner, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal of the OD Network. My article looks at manager influence at six Southern California collaboratives, which is a role I’m now serving … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Sustainability | Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Clients, Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization Development, Sustainability

Collaborating for a Healthy, Equitable and Sustainable Los Angeles

Posted on April 21, 2015

Late last year, I started coordinating the Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative, which aims to harness the changes being catalyzed by landmark transportation and environmental policies to create equitable, healthy, sustainable communities in Los Angeles County. I’m thrilled to put my learning from … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, My Clients, Sustainability | Tagged Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Sustainability

My Mindfulness + Bike Interview on Pedal Love

Posted on March 19, 2015

When Pedal Love asked me if I wanted to be interviewed for their Mindfulness + Bike podcast, I said sure! I’m happy to share the podcast link with you (scroll down to Bike Talk 3/7/15). I reflect mindfulness while riding, share … Continue reading →

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My 2014 Annual Report

Posted on December 29, 2014

In 2014, my 9th year of consulting, I’m pleased to report I served 31 clients (11 returning organizations or collaborations & 20 new ones…see below for details). To date, I have now served 133 clients! In 2014, I facilitated 42 retreats or meetings and led 6 trainings attended by over 235 people.

Posted in My Clients | Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Board Development, Collaboration, Facilitation, Leadership Development, Organization Development, Retreats

Serving Sustainable, Equitable Transportation in Los Angeles

Posted on September 9, 2014

Having served as the founding Executive Director for the LA County Bicycle Coalition, I’m passionate about making sustainable and equitable transportation a reality in Southern California. I’m happy to have played a role in the growing bicycling movement and continue to ride … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainability | Tagged #Nonprofit, Collaboration, Community, Facilitation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization Development, Retreats, Sustainability

Manager Influence on Collaborative Change Initiatives

Posted on July 31, 2014

Earlier, I wrote about my research interest in collaborative change initiatives in Southern California, which builds upon my existing consulting practice of serving collaboratives. I’m pleased to share with you experts from my masters thesis, which is something I worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration | Tagged #Nonprofit, Collaboration, Community, Leadership, Organization Development, Sustainability