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Communicate to Lead;
Motivate to Succeed

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President’s Volunteer Service Award: Certifying Organization

Ever-growing client list includes:

Business and Government

• A Federal US research & development client that if I named, I would have to be terminated (customer service and managing priorities)
• Michigan Department of Corrections staff (professionalism / work ethics)
• VERIZON - Employee performance and developmental coaching courses (supervisors and managers)
• B. F. Saul Company Hotels Division (communication and e-mail)
• Sandy Spring Bank of Maryland (proactive customer service)
• WMAL Radio (sales workshop - “Small Talk for Big Results” - effective communication)
• Charles County (MD) Government (motivating workers + difficult people)
• US Department of the Interior - Federal Employees-Minority Development program (“The Importance of Black Authors” program and book signing)
• Fitzgerald AutoMalls—Client seminars (“Success Language: Work/Life Skills for Success”)
• Maryland Judiciary employees - Annapolis, MD. (“Success Language” - work/life skills for success)

Unions

• Professional Airways Systems Specialists (P.A.S.S.) (Union chapter leadership - communication skills)

Associations

• American Society of Association Executives
  (ASAE)—Multiple programs! Professional development seminars and conferences (association staff and managers)
• National Transportation Industry (NTI)—
  Trainer development workshops (transportation transit trainers)
• Pharmaceutical Association (PDA)—Trainer development workshops (pharmaceutical industry trainers)
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)—Metro DC Chapter
  (toys for Serious FUN©)
• New York State Training Council—Trainer development presentation (leading in a changing workforce; generational)
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)—Interpersonal communication and presentation skills; leadership

Meetings and Hospitality Industry

• Baltimore Convention Center (BCC) - Employee development day program - “V-Twin Values” (customer service attitudes and communication skills for front-line employees as well as managers)
• Hospitality, Sales, and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings conferences - Professional development workshops (meetings professionals)
• HSMAI Meetings Quest conferences - Professional development workshops (meetings professionals)
• Meeting Professionals International - Philadelphia Area Chapter (PAMPI) - Keynote opener and education sessions (communication and presentation skills for meetings professionals)
• Meeting Professionals International - Potomac Chapter (PMPI and PMPI-University) (presentation skills for meetings professionals + speakers_adult learning)

Chambers of Commerce

• Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce (BWCC) (goal-setting and communication)
• Greater Olney (MD) Chamber of Commerce (goal-setting and planning for new year)

Service & Non-Profit Organizations

• Toastmasters International, District 36 Conference—Professional development workshop; one of only four presenters on the program (planning for leadership succession)
• YMCA Women's Wellness Weekends—Adult work-life balance workshops (public)
• Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital
  (GSCNC)—Volunteer Trainer development, Staff development, and special projects (council volunteers and staff)
• Rotary International—District Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference workshops + individual Rotary club keynotes (high school youth)
• Girl Scout Council of Northwest Georgia—Trainer development workshops (council trainers)
• Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania
  (GSSP)—Trainer development workshop (council trainers)
• Women On Wheels® Motorcycle Association—(chapter leadership training - leadership and communications)
• American Red Cross—Leadership and coaching (youth and young adult advisors)
• Our House—At-risk male teens (life and employability skills)

Education

• Cheyney University of PA—Student convocation keynote (professional behaviors for college and career success)
• Calvert County (Maryland) School District—
  Educators' in-service training seminars (educators and managers)
• Prince George's (Maryland) Community College—Adult education/continuing education classes and special conference seminars (public)
• Montgomery (Maryland) College—Student career development program (“Success Language: Work/Life Skills for Success”)
• George B. Thomas Learning Academy—Graduation keynote (success; life skills; motivation)
• Career Technical Institute (CTI)—Graduation keynote (success; life skills; motivation)

Publications

• Sharing Ideas - A magazine for speaking professionals from Walters Speakers Bureau (professionalism as an independent consultant)
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Professional Development news magazine (team training article)
• ASAE Professional Development e-Newsletter (training non-trainers to train and team training articles)
• Successful Meetings magazine (diversity article)
• HSMAI Sourcebook for Meetings Professionals (communication skills article)
• Clinician News - The Clinician Group (columnist, Life Skills)
• The Meeting Professional - MPI Magazine (business and life skills columnist, Cycle Therapy)
• HR.com (articles for HR professionals and
  managers)
• HR.com (community leader for Organizational Development special interest area—blogs; special articles)
• Association News magazine (short-notice presentations article)

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