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Provide valuable one-on-one consultations and customized seminars to a range of private and public companies. Guide companies toward increasing their profitability, effectiveness, and staff morale. Meet with company executives and staff to ascertain company needs and possible areas of improvement, gaining an understanding of company processes and business operations.
Determine, develop, and present action-oriented improvement ideas to company, assisting them with implementation of chosen ideas. Teach management seminars and deliver keynote speeches to educate and inspire.
Wrote What Do They Say When You Leave the Room? and Selling For People Who Hate to Sell to teach business people effective ways to increase profitability and efficiency of companies.
Collaborate successfully with a great variety of executives and staff from various backgrounds and industries.
Demonstrate exceptional communication, public-speaking, and interpersonal skills in teaching and working with companies.
Salinas Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Facilitator/Program Developer
September 1983 - Present (40 years 5 months)
Develop and deliver seminars and workshops designed to equip individuals to become leaders in elected and volunteer positions. Meet and collaborate with community officials and leaders to identify what skills and abilities are lacking, then create programs to teach knowledge and practical use of those skills.
Proven to be a valuable resource for community leaders who have varying degrees of leadership experience.
Teach lifelong skills that help both the individuals and the community.
Leadership Salinas Valley, Class 34
Program Facilitator
February 2016 - June 2016 (5 months)
Salinas, California
Facilitated and provided all course materials for this premier 20 week personal and professional development program. Over 650 individuals who are serving
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their community in elected positions and on boards of directors - as well as excelling in their professional roles due to enhanced confidence and networking contacts.
Hartnell Community College
Instructor, Small Business Administration Courses
September 1981 - June 1983 (1 year 10 months)
Taught courses designed by the Small Business Administration, including How To Start A Small Business, How to Market A Small Business, and How to Finance A Small Business. Shared knowledge and experience with students clearly and succinctly, proving to be an effective teacher. Answered questions, tutored individuals, and led the professional and personal development of students.
Inspired and motivated students to become better leaders, smarter businesspeople, and resourceful professionals.
Successfully transferred extensive knowledge into course lesson plans, staying organized and managing workload efficiently.
Education
Pepperdine University
M.B.A., Marketing, Organizational Development
California State University, Fresno
Master's Degree in Social Work, Social Work
California State University, Fresno
Lifetime Teaching Credentials, Business and Industrial Management and Public Services and Administration
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