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        SEMINAR & PRESENTATIONS

 ·         “ Managing Stress & Delivering Service” North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·         "Workplace Violence"  District #4 Health Department annual convention, Alpena, Michigan, 2000

·          “ Effective Advertising Planning for Small Businesses”, North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·          “Employee Recruitment & Retention”, North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·          “Professional Presence,” ”, North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·         “Employment Laws”, North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·         “Customer Relations”, North Central Michigan College, Cheboygan Campus Business Series, Petoskey, MI, 2000

·         “The Basics of Project Management”,Township Supervisors of Crawford County, Grayling, MI,1998.

·         “Professional Presence”, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI,2000/Cheboygan Campus

·         “Customer Relations”, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI, 2000,/Cheboygan Campus

·         “Small Business, Hiring, Firing and Evaluation of Employees”, North Central, Michigan College, 2000/Cheboygan Campus     

·         “Strategic Planning”, Ogemaw County Economic Development Administration and Michigan State University Extension, West Branch, MI, 1998.

·         “Listening Skills “, Canada Creek Ranch Association, Atlanta, MI, 1998.

·         “Exceptional Customer Service”, Rogers City Chamber of Commerce, Rogers City, MI, 1997,1998.

·         “Customer Relations”, Alpena Area Credit Unions, Alpena, MI, 1997.

·         “Customer Relations and Banking”, American Institute of Banking, Marathon Savings Bank, Wausau, WI, 1994.

·         “Stress Management”, Wisconsin Association of Facilities Management Representatives, Wausau, WI, 1994.

·         ”Customer Service”, LaCrosse  Convention and Visitor’s Bureau,” La Crosse, WI, 1993.

·         Customer Relations and the Medical Profession”, St. Anthony’s Hospital, Rockford, IL, 1992.

·         Developing and Implementing an International Trade Program”, California State University, “Fresno, CA, 1993.

·         “Developing and Implementing a Cultural Diversity Certificate”, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA, 1992.

·         “Implementing a Cultural Diversity Program for Business and Industry”, Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL, 1992.

·         “How to Handle Irate Customers”, Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL, 1992.

·         “Stress Management for Printers”, Rockford Printer’s Union, Rockford, IL, 1992.

·         “Customer Relations and Your Community “, Freeport Chamber of Commerce, Freeport, IL, 1992.

·         “Satisfying Your Customers “, Galena Chamber of Commerce, Galena, IL, 1992.

·         “Customer Relations and Service Workers”, Oregon Park District, Oregon, IL, 1992.

·         Customer Relations Skills for Salespeople”, Taylor Freezer Company, Rockton, IL, 1992, 1993.

·         “Handling Upset Customers,” Alpena Power Company, Alpena, MI, 1989.

·         ”The Global Economy and You”, Northeast Michigan Leaders Cooperative”, Alpena, MI, 1989.  

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

·         Beijing Union University, “ Doing Business in America”,  Beijing, China, Spring 2002.

·         League for Innovation Conference, “Collaboration Between a Transit Authority/Community College and State Virtual University to Implement a Transportation and Supervisory Management Program”, New Orleans, LA, 1998.

·         International Mentoring Association, “ Bridging the Inequality Gap for Women and Minorities”, Atlanta, GA, 1998.

·         BodyPride Workshop/Keynote Presentation, “Self-Trust Is The First Secret Of Success”, Alpena, MI, 1998.

·         Atlanta Community Schools, Commencement Address,”To Dream The Impossible Dream”, Atlanta, MI, 1996.

·         Educational Leadership Conference, “Teach Them to Think In The Classroom,” Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI, 1996.

·         National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators,

“ Developing and Implementing an International Trade Program”; “Developing and Implementing a Cultural Diversity Certificate”; “ Developing and Implementing a Cultural Sensitivity Series”, Annual Conferences, Portland, OR. El Paso, TX. Omaha, NE. Niagara Falls, NY. Norfolk, VA. 1992-1996.

·         National Vehicle Leasing Association, “Customer Relations and the Automotive Leasing Business,” San Diego, CA, 1996.

·         Northwood University – Texas Campus Graduate Class, ”Manufacturers of Machinery and How They Enter the International Marketplace”, Cedar Hill, TX, 1995.

·         Annual Lifelong Learning Conference, “Collaborating with Business and Industry for Lifelong Learning”, National University Research Institute, San Diego, CA, 1995.

·         6th National Conference on College Teaching and Learning, “Teaching for Business and Industry,” Jacksonville Community College, Jacksonville, FL, 1995.

·         Annual International Congress on Challenges to Education, “ How Will Education Address the Challenges in today’s global Business and Industry?” Cancun, Mexico 1995.

·         9th Annual Caribbean Association of Professionals and Scholars, “Professional Standards for Teaching in Business and Industry,” Washington, D.C., 1995.

·         14th Annual Community College General Education Association Conference,

“Can Educator’s meet The Training Challenges of Business and Industry?” Long Island City, New York, 1995.

·         Learning Resources Network (LERN) Annual Conference, “Eight Major Factors That Facilitate or Impede The Articulation of Partnership Processes with Business and Industry,” Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1995.

·         National Conference on The Adult Learner,”Six Factors Showing Disparity Between Learning Institutions and Business and Industry Perceptions of Education,” San Antonio, TX, 1995.

·         International Vocational Education Teachers Association,”An Analysis and Evaluation of the Processes of Articulation In Forming Partnerships Between Community Colleges and Business and Industry,” Sun City, S. Africa, 1995.

·         International Entrepreneurship Education and Training,”Collaboration between Institutions of Higher Education and Global Business and Industry To Re-Educate Workers”, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, 1994. 

PROPOSAL AND GRANT DEVELOPMENT

·         Thunder Bay Underwater Divers, received $3,500 from PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructor’s Foundation)

·         Smart Schools Inc., Charter School Management Company operating in Michigan.

·         Village of Millersburg, Millersburg, MI, Sewage Disposal Grant in excess of $2 Million in-development, 1998.

·         Livingston County, MI, Smart School, Education/Technology grants in process, 1998.

·         Village of Millersburg, Millersburg, MI, $55,000 legal-suit resulting from contaminated soil being remediated, 1998.

·         The Rock, Rogers City, MI, Technology grant in process, 1998.

·         Montmorency County, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant in-process, un-determined amount, 1998.

·         Matching Funds from Community First Fund awarded to the Montmorency County Sheriff’s Department, $10,000,1998.

·         Thunder Bay Health Services, Inc., Hillman, MI, grant awards from the Besser Foundation for $8,500, Blue-Cross and Blue-Shield Foundation for $2,500, 1998.

·         Atlanta Community Schools, Atlanta, MI, Distance Learning/Telemedicine grant awarded 1997 for grant of $55,000 and loan of $34,000.

·         World Center for Concrete Technology, Alpena, MI, Rural Business Enterprise Grant awarded for $99,000, 1997.

·         World Center for Concrete Technology, Alpena, MI, Economic Development Administration, grant awarded for $750,000, 1996.

·         North Lake College, Irving, TX, Options Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur foundation and Rockefeller Family Foundation enabling North Lake to establish a Speakers Bureau for International Safety

·         Besser Company, Alpena, MI, SABIT Grant of $50,000 was awarded by the United States Department of Commerce to provide for Russian Concrete Products Managers to spend six-months in management/technology training at the Besser Company, 1994.

PUBLICATIONS 

“Teaching Thinking In The Curriculum,” Montmorency County Tribune, Atlanta, Michigan, 1995. 

“Partnership Problems between Community Colleges and Business and Industry.” University of

Michigan Dissertation Abstract Database, No. 9520176, 1994.

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