Janice has 30 years of experience as a broad human resources
professional. As a certified Professional in Human Systems Dynamics (PHSD), she is able to assess an organization’s issues and facilitate change in a systematic, cost-effective manner. She also uses formal Project Management and Business Process Quality Improvement training in her work.

Janice works with organizations large and small and across industry lines conducting investigations that identify the root cause of a problem and determines what needs to be done to be done from the human resources perspective or through a Human Resources or Organizational Assessment. Many times she will also conduct team development initiatives. 

Janice’s down-to-earth style and straightforward manner make it easy for her to adapt to multiple situations and styles. She also has an innate ability to translate technical human resources theory into ideas and practices that are easy for others to understand and use.

With over 30 years of experience, Alicia Belton is Founding Principal and Chief Creative Officer of Urban Design Perspectives (UDP). She leads this African American women-owned practice committed to environmental stewardship, client advocacy and equitable practices. Using the framework of architecture, project management and community engagement, the environmental justice firm creates equitable and sustainable spaces where people work, live and worship with a specialty focus on adaptive reuse. 

Her collaborative and inclusive approach to manage client’s design and building processes is anchored in grace and grounded in her belief that the sum of us working towards the collective good of society benefits all. Whether working with corporate, public agencies, small business or non-profit organizations, she leads clients through all phases of design and construction prioritizing reuse over building new. This often includes community engagement workshops where she facilitates programming and visioning sessions to gain consensus on project goals.
                                                                                                                                                                                 
Prior to founding Urban Design Perspectives, she worked at 3M as a Project Engineer where she oversaw project design and construction teams which required scope, budget and schedule development and management. She currently serves as Chair of the Hennepin County Designer Selection Committee.