Rodger Sorrow is a certified trainer for the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and co-founder of Choose Connection. He brings an abundance of knowledge and skills from education, training, and experience combined with enthusiasm and compassion. His leadership experience includes:

• Director of treatment for the drug rehabilitation program for the 13th Naval District of the U.S. Navy
• Assistant vocational rehabilitation counselor for the State of California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Consultant to Western Washington University’s Multiethnic Cross-Cultural Awareness training of staff for the State of Washington Department of Social Health Services
• District executive for the Boy Scouts of America, teaching consensus and community building leadership skills (ten years)

Rodger’s style combines humor, laughter, and play with learning. He shares his love of the outdoors through a Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education class, Nature, Hiking and Self-Healing, a true adventure in self-discovery. Current projects include sharing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with the men in a residential substance abuse program and bringing NVC into the Cesar Chavez Charter School. He has also worked with the folks at a local homeless shelter and the Santa Barbara County Jail. Rodger is available for private sessions with individuals, couples, and families, and training with groups and organizations.