“Congratulations on the success of the Healthy Streams! You must be thrilled with the turnout and response. It seemed as if everyone was enjoying themselves, but also engaged and interested in the message about promoting stream health.”
— Eileen Hack, Johnson County

“Sheila is the Henry Kissinger of her generation”
– community participant

“Congratulations on a very successful Open House for the 77th and Caenen project! As expected, some of the participants arrived with very intense emotions. You and your staff did a wonderful job of remaining calm and keeping the dialogue constructive. Near the conclusion of the evening, I heard many of the participants express their appreciation for the manner in which the meeting was conducted. People were pleased that they had been provided an opportunity to ask questions and be heard. The considerable amount of thought and preparation put into this meeting was very apparent.”
—Tom Kaleko, Former Assistant City Administrator, City of Lenexa

“Sheila Shockey helped us gain public understanding and support for a complex project. So often, we as planners, engineers, or public officials try to communicate to citizens in the language of our technical disciplines. Frankly, this is too often unsuccessful. Sheila understands our lingo and translates it into the real world of public understanding and support. She has changed the way I think about public participation.”
—Marcy Smalley, Transit Director, Mid-America Regional Council

“Because of you and your staff’s hard work, we were successful in passage of the Bond Question. We enjoy very much working with you and look forward to our continued involvement on future projects.”
— John Reece, Executive Director, Little Blue Valley Sewer District on the Middle Big Creek Bond Election

“Sheila has been an extremely valuable asset as I have worked to develop and implement new and innovative programs. She was key to the implementation of our new Watershed Program. Her public participation expertise was invaluable. For example, she was primarily responsible for creating our Waterfest activity that has proven to be very popular and a vital tool in our public education campaign. Her work in preparing financial proformas and development of long-range financial needs has been a critical tool in the rollout of this groundbreaking program. I have found Sheila to be frank, insightful and creative. Her communication skills as well as her financial background have been extremely important to our programs, our city and me. Just as importantly she is a lot of fun to work with.”
—Ron Norris, Public Works Director, City of Lenexa, Kansas

“Ms. Shockey’s professionalism, organization skills and candor in working with large groups was instrumental in creating the grass roots support to make an effective impact in this neighborhood. The good work continues by those she taught.”
— John Krueger, Planning Director City of Leavenworth, Kansas

“I believe our project was so successful because of Sheila’s assistance. Her ability to confront difficult issues and facilitate the group to a common solution is remarkable. She is very knowledgeable about flood mitigation issues (our biggest concern). I highly recommend Sheila!”
— Marsha Bagby, Former City Manager, City of Kinsley, Kansas

“Sheila got a tough group with diverse interests headed in the right direction. She has the ability to boil down complex issues into easily understandable concepts. She keeps us on track and focused on our mission and objectives while helping us to build leadership and enthusiasm.”
— Stan Salva, Chairman, Stormwater Commission, Jackson County, Missouri

“The ‘Rain to Recreation Waterfest’ demonstrated how a fun event could also be used as an educational forum on important issues such as water conservation and flood prevention. This event generated interest in a public works topic that too often is relegated solely to engineers and neglected by the public. By targeting youth and adults, the project also successfully promoted the use of City park facilities.”
— Judges Comments, 2004 3CMA Savvy Awards Competition

“Thank you for your efforts in regards to this very important issue.  We are looking forward to implementing this project which is crucial to our continued growth.  I always feel comfortable when Shockey is on the job.”
— Juan Alonzo, Mayor, City of Raymore, MO

“Shockey Consulting is fantastic. They will always be #1 on my list. Thanks again”!
— Gary L. Mallory, Cass County Presiding Commissioner

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