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Andrea Arnone has over ten years of experience in UW or UW-affiliated positions. For four years, she was responsible for the production of all publicity and marketing publications for catalog classes, conferences, and special training events for POD. She then served as the Quality Improvement Manager for UW Medicine Neighborhood clinics where she analyzed statistics and performance measures and composed reports used for quality improvement purposes. She now serves as a Writing Consultant, teaching business writing and grammar courses to UW employees. She has experience in news writing, editing, and design, as well as a BA in English with Creative Writing Emphasis from the UW and a Masters in Public Administration from the UW Evans School of Public Affairs. Andrea has lived and traveled extensively through Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Central and South America. She is happy to report that of all the places to settle, Washington is one of the most beautiful spots on earth.
Aleksey Belov has worked at the UW for two years, first as a Procurement Policy Manager and currently as a Purchasing Manager. Within procurement, Aleksey’s areas of expertise include strategic sourcing, contracts, negotiations, policies and procedures, and consulting. Previously he served as a Contract Consultant for DSHS and GA in the state capital for about three years. Aleksey holds a CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) qualification from the Institute of Supply Management, as well as a CPIM (Certified Production and Inventory Manager) certification from APICS, The Association for Operations Management. Aleksey has made a “full circle” in his career path, first working at UW while earning his undergraduate degree in International Political Economy and Business, and then returning two years ago as a professional employee.
Ellen Blizinsky specializes in work/life issues, including the "business case," workplace issues and services, mature workforce, and adult dependent care. She provides direct services, program development, supervision, and training to the public sector and private industry in areas of child welfare, eldercare, and work/life. Over the years she has authored publications and presented at national conferences on topics such as mature workforce, collaboration, work/life balance, and work/life metrics. Ellen has a BA in General Studies and an MSW in OD and Group Work, both from the University of Washington. Much of her free time is spent with her husband traveling, gardening, and playing with their Westie pup, Henry.
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Cecil Brim earned an MA from Antioch University in Whole Systems Design with a concentration on Organization Systems Renewal. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate marketing, management, and training, as well as several years of experience in organization development consulting and implementation. He also has extensive experience increasing productivity through effective conflict management and generating open communications. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Cecil also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Brenda Burnett is the coordinator of the English in the Workplace program for UW employees. She has taught in the English Language Programs at the UW since 1989, and received her MATESL from the UW in 1990. Over the years she has taught in the UW's Intensive English, Academic English, and International Outreach Programs. Brenda grew up in California but has called Seattle home since 1979. She spent a number of years as a marketing coordinator for an architectural firm in downtown Seattle before making a career shift to teaching. In her free time, Brenda enjoys biking, hiking, and birding in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
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Mary Coffel works as a Budget and Policy Development Analyst in the Office of Planning and Budgeting. She has internal and external auditing experience, and has held various accounting positions in private businesses with both domestic and international operations. She has acted as a liaison between the accounting and IS departments and has been a member of an Enterprise Resource Planning implementation/maintenance team. Mary earned a BA in Accounting from Pacific Lutheran University, has CPA and CMA certifications, and has worked in the accounting field since 1987.
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Eric Davis earned an MEd in Higher Education Administration from Seattle University and a BA in Ethnic Studies and Political Science from UCLA. Diversity management, intercultural communication, leadership development, and conflict resolution are among his many areas of expertise. Eric works as a consultant, trainer, and keynote speaker with Davis Management Group, Inc. and Professor E Productions. His clients include institutions of higher education, government organizations, and private companies throughout the Pacific Northwest. He has also served as an associate faculty member and worked in academic counseling, diversity initiatives, and minority student affairs at Washington state universities and community colleges. Maintaining a "can-do" attitude, Eric believes that a positive solution to any situation can be uncovered if we simply keep our minds open to the possibilities. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Eric also works for the University Consulting Alliance.
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As a Training and Outreach Resource Consultant with POD, Ujima Donalson teaches courses, including the Strategic Leadership Program (SLP), and works on business development. In addition, she works on LCVI projects such as new employee orientation and career workshops. Before joining POD, Ujima spent 15 years at SeaFirst/Bank of America where she served as a Business Support Manager for Training & Development, as an Operations Analyst in the Professional Development Program, and as a Recruiter. Ujima has her bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from Seattle University and is pursuing her Masters of Education in Adult Education also from Seattle University. Her professional expertise is in training and facilitation, curriculum development, project management, event planning, recruiting, and new hire orientation planning/development.
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Dee Endelman is an organizational development consultant and human resources executive with over 30 years of experience in all phases of the human side of business, including organizational change consulting, strategic planning, facilitation, conflict resolution, training, work design, human resource policies and programs, employee and labor relations, equal employment opportunity, diversity efforts, and affirmative action. She has worked as both an internal and external consultant in public, private, and non-profit sectors. In addition to consulting and facilitation, Dee provides training tailored to participants' needs in conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, personal leadership, partnering and collaboration, systems thinking, change, and empowerment. She is currently a principal at KEYS Organizational Consulting. Previously she worked as a Senior Associate at Agreement Dynamics and as a Manager of Human Resources/Organizational Consultant for the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Dee earned her MA in Organizational Development from Antioch University in Seattle, and a BA in Literature from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Renee Hanson is an internal trainer and organizational development consultant with Professional & Organizational Development. Mediation, facilitating culture change in organizations, team and leadership development and coaching, and interpersonal and organizational communication are Renee's areas of specialization. She has considerable expertise working with centers and units within academic departments, as well as with business units within the university. As a qualified MBTI administrator and trainer, Renee has over two decades of experience using personality and style instruments to increase communication and teamwork and develop individual skills. She is also qualified to administer the Baron EQ-i to assess and improve emotional intelligence. Renee has taught graduate-level organizational communication courses and is an instructor for the UW Strategic Leadership Program. Previously she worked as an external consultant to businesses, non-profit and volunteer organizations, and state, city, and county government. Renee holds a BA in Sociology and an MS in Education.
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Amy Hawkins came to Professional & Organizational Development with a wealth of expertise in UWHR-related issues. She has worked at the University for well over a decade in a variety of positions. For six years she was an HR Consultant who provided coaching, training, and consultation regarding organizational development and employee relations to numerous departments throughout the UW. She also spent five years managing and presenting New Employee Orientations through the Benefits department, and was a trainer of benefits for New Faculty Orientations, New Resident Orientation, and Retirement Seminars across campus and the hospitals. In her life before the UW, Amy worked for five years as a trainer/educator for retirement planning and investing at a Transamerica Insurance & Investment General Agency. She has a BS in Business Finance from Montana State University.
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Cheryl Hawley brings over 20 years of managerial and consulting experience to her role as an Organization Development Consultant and Educator. She has managed billing and customer service for Safeco Insurance and the Seattle Times. More recently, in her role as Director of Organization Development and Training at the University of Washington, she lead substantial performance improvement efforts aimed at improving customer service, leadership effectiveness, employee satisfaction and retention, and organizational culture and climate. She loves to engage, in partnership with clients, to support individual and organizational learning, and to help generate increased satisfaction in the workplace.
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Carolyn Hostetler has worked at the UW since 2003, including three years supervising student staff at the resident hall front desks and one year as the departmental Recruitment and Training Manager with Housing and Food Services. With a teaching degree focusing on secondary school science, Carolyn uses her teacher prep experience for the continued training and development of staff. She also has a UW Human Resource Administration Certification. In her work, Carolyn consults with managers, administrators, and assistant directors regarding the structure of their organization's staffing, individual job responsibilities, and overall performance and succession planning to maximize success of both the organization and the individual employee. Carolyn confesses to be a California transplant who, eleven years ago, actually moved to Seattle for the rain! Her dream job is to travel the world, making natural science films that educate people and keep them excited about the amazing world around them.
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Gale Kennedy has over 25 years of experience in training, human resources and career counseling. With a BA in Business Administration from Columbia College, Gale possesses expertise in "soft skills" training - customer service, time management, leadership, and communications. She owns a private practice in career counseling and for over a decade has been a freelance writer, producing articles for websites, employment newspapers, and magazines on topics relating to career development and job search activities. For 22 years Gale traveled the world with her husband and two children while serving in the US Navy. She has spent the last ten years managing Naval Station Everett's Transition Assistance Program to assist sailors transitioning to the civilian world of work. Gale is an active member and past Board of Directors member of the Puget Sound Career Development Association. Her two cats, Shadow and Batty, complete her family.
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Heidi Lang is the Special Programs Manager for UW Professional & Organizational Development. She has worked in training and development for ten years, with particular interest in communication and teambuilding. Most recently Heidi worked with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Kaiser Permanente. Heidi is certified in Myers-Briggs, Emotional Intelligence Development, and Workplace Mediation, and is also a certified community mediator. Her Masters of Social Work is from UCLA, and she is currently enrolled in the certificate program in Organizational Psychology at Antioch University. When not at work, Heidi can often be found rock climbing or wrestling with the New York Times crossword puzzle.
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Ellen Langan, principal of Langan + Associates, has been an organizational
consultant for over 18 years and she says she has seen it all! In one
office, 750,000 sheets of paper went to the recycling bin, while in
another, 5,000 emails had to be sorted and organized!
Ellen's areas of expertise include organization, time management, and team building.
A certified Myers-Briggs consultant with thirty years of teaching and seminar
experience, Ellen has clients located throughout the country. Her business has
been featured on KIRO, KING, KOMO, Q13, and NW Cable television, as well as many
local and national newspapers and magazines, including Cosmopolitan and Time.
Ellen is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Association for
Psychological Type. She is also co-founder and past President of the Seattle
Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, and served as
the head of the National Ethics Task Force
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Lynne Lazaroff has over 25 years of progressive international experience
in training and development, performance consulting, and organizational
development. A graduate of University of
Maryland, Lynne also did graduate work in Human Resources Development
at George Washington University. She received her MS in Managing for
Organizational Effectiveness from Marymount University
and completed post-graduate work at American University in Strategic
Human Resource Management. Lynne is certified in the use of the Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator (MBTI), the Personal Insights
Profiles (DiSC and PIAV), the Managerial Assessment of Proficiencies
(MAP), and Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i). In late 1997, Lynne and her
husband desired a change from the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, so they began moving along the west coast, where
she obtained and managed consulting contracts in San Francisco and
the Seattle-Tacoma corridor. Areas of recent concentration
include leadership development, chan!
ge management, 360-degree feedback processes, coaching, continuous learning environments,
team building, identification of current and future performance competencies,
and career development
processes.
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Diana Lilla is an international consultant, trainer, and speaker with three decades of experience as a leader, manager, program manager, project manager, and consultant. She specializes in project and program management, organizational leadership, and organizational change. Utilizing a systemic approach and principles in her work, Diana is involved in projects that include process improvement, new product development, and strategic organization initiatives. Diana's academic qualifications include an MA in Applied Behavioral Science focused in Managing and Consulting to Human Systems from Bastyr University, as well as a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from Eastern Washington University. She also has a Masters Certificate from George Washington University in Project Management and is a Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP). In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Diana also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Korey Márquez earned a BA in English and International Studies from the University of Oregon. After receiving her MA in English and a certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language from Portland State University, Korey embarked on a career filled with eclectic but loosely related jobs, including nearly ten years of teaching ESL to immigrants and refugees in Washington State. Among her more unusual jobs, Korey worked as a lexicographer - a writer and editor of dictionaries - in England, but contrary to popular belief, it did not help her become a better Scrabble player. Korey also taught communications courses to university students in Slovakia, and has traveled extensively in Europe and parts of Asia. She has been freelance editing since 1999, and recently completed a continuing education certificate in Technical and Professional Editing to formalize her skills. Currently Korey is the Publications Specialist for Professional & Organizational Development at the UW.
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Rebecca Masters has over 25 years of instructional design and teaching experience in the health sciences, specializing in medical terminology and management development. Among others, her clients include Seattle Community Colleges, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, UW Physicians Network, and the Group Health Cooperative Hospice Volunteer Program (where she remains an active 17-year veteran volunteer). In 1995, Rebecca incorporated her innovative teaching concepts into a CD-ROM entitled Medical Terminology: A Visual Guide, now published by Delmar Publishing Company. Rebecca holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Whole Systems Design with a specialty in employee education. Fun fact: Rebecca interviewed the Beatles in Washington, D.C. on their first tour to the United States for her school newspaper. She thought "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the worst song she'd ever heard until she met them!
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Andrea McAuliff joined UW Human Resources in August 2004, as an Employment Specialist with Upper Campus HR Operations. In this role, Andrea developed a detailed understanding of staff employment at UW and provided expertise and consultation to both UW department clients and HR staff. In May 2007, Andrea joined the HR Compensation Office, in one of two newly created Compensation Outreach Consultant positions, where she provides UW departments with in-depth, customized training on the university’s compensation plan, employment programs, and related areas. Andrea’s comprehensive understanding of the professional and classified staff programs, enhanced by her ability to help others understand the UW’s complex employment structure, has been vital to the launch of the Compensation Outreach program. Prior to joining the UW, Andrea was a staffing specialist in the wireless industry for over five years. Andrea is a graduate of Western Washington University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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With a long history of juggling demanding jobs and a variety of hobbies, Carolyn McMahon is naturally interested in Time Management. She earned an MA in Applied Behavioral Science with emphasis in Coaching and Consulting in Organizations from the Leadership Institute of Seattle, and also has a BS in Accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma. Carolyn has twenty-five years of experience as a CPA providing services to individuals, non-profits, and businesses. She also spent numerous years as a manager in private industries such as health care and engineering. Currently Carolyn splits her time between her part-time job at a local CPA firm and working as a management consultant, providing training and meeting facilitation, leadership coaching, financial analysis, and strategic planning. Carolyn spends much of her free time volunteering for various organizations, which has included some dramatic moments doing wildlife rescue and managing a co-ed soccer league.
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Kate Mobrand holds BS and MS degrees in Technical Communication and a Certificate in Contract Management from the University of Washington. She is currently pursuing a doctorate and teaching advanced technical writing and oral presentation in the Engineering Communication Program at UW. Her current research interests include the adaptation of print-based signaling to the design of text-based information on the web and the development of methodologies for remote user testing of websites. Kate owned and operated an environmental consulting firm for 15 years, where in addition to her duties as chief financial officer, she was responsible for training staff on commercial software applications, several modules of the company's proprietary scientific model, and the custom time management database application that she helped design. Born and raised in Portland, Kate moved to the Seattle area in 1975. She and her husband live in an 1886 farmhouse on Vashon Island, where they have raised their family.
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Susan Aaron Moller joined Professional & Organizational Development in 2005 as the Curriculum and Training Manager. Before coming to UW, she worked as an Instructional Design Manager and a Senior Training Vendor Manager at Cingular Wireless. With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Psychology from Wichita State University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from University of Washington, Susan has over 15 years of experience working in training and education. She has managed, designed, developed, coordinated, implemented, and delivered instruction for corporations and educational institutions. She also has over 20 years of leadership and management experience in various capacities, including Project Management, and has taught undergraduate- and graduate-level management curriculum in the Seattle area and overseas. These days Susan can be found dexterously juggling the details of POD quarterly courses and training events for four different quarters at once. Her talent for creating order out of chaos extends beyond the workplace to her home garden, where she spends much of her free time tending plants, flowers, and vegetables.
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Brion Norton has been at the University of Washington in the Management Accounting & Analysis (nee Financial Analysis) office since 1995, working primarily on the analysis of the expenditure data that forms the basis for negotiating the University's Facilities and Administrative (aka indirect) cost rates. Prior to coming to UW, Brion spent 26 years working in the accounting and IT sections of three private sector firms. Concurrent with his UW and private sector positions, Brion spent 29 years as a consultant to a small group of federally funded non-profit corporations, whose management and fund-accounting software he developed and helped maintain. Brion has a BS from Stanford and an MBA from UW and is actively involved in family, church, and community activities.
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Kurt O'Brien is a Senior Organization Development Consultant at the University of Washington Medical Center, where he specializes in the areas of leadership development and coaching, interpersonal skills development, team development, and conflict resolution. He also designs and conducts workshops on topics such as dialogue, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and appreciative inquiry. Kurt has a Master's degree in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco, and a BS in Management from the US Coast Guard Academy.
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Kate Oliver brings to her trainings the wisdom and intuition gained
from 30 years of
professional experience in the fields of counseling, adult education/training,
organizational development, human resources management, and conflict resolution,
and as the single parent of three adolescents! She has over ten years of experience
training adults and helping people negotiate conflicts. Kate has an MSEd in Personnel
and Guidance, is a certified Washington Mediation Association workplace mediator,
a conflict management and communications educator, and a trained professional
coach. She is President of Resolutions, Inc., a company focused on assisting
educational institutions, private businesses, public agencies, partnerships,
and boards of directors assess internal conflicts and design and implement effective
intervention strategies. Kate integrates into her training real life examples
and knowledge gained from conducting over 80 workplace related conflict assessments,
interventions, and mediations. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for
POD, Kate also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Laury Phillips is the Administrator for Marketing in the Department of Housing and Food Services and is an endangered species - a Seattle native. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing, management, purchasing, and operations. Laury spent most of her career in the private sector serving in a variety of managerial roles with major retailers. Prior to working at the University of Washington, Laury was a marketing and Web consultant to small business owners in Southern California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and Marketing Continuing Education certificate from the University Washington, as well as a Web Design certificate from University of California - Irvine. A naturalist, creative realist, and designer, Laury shares her passions between printmaking, fine art craft, birding, traveling, and gardening.
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Chuck Pratt is a successful organizational leader, consultant, and instructor with more than 24 years of experience in partnering with organizations to improve work climates. His expertise is in leadership development, team building, conflict management, coaching, interpersonal skills training, group facilitation, emotional intelligence, and dialogue. Chuck has worked as a consultant for higher education, public sector, and health care clients, including UWMC, UWM, and Harborview. He earned an MS in Instructional Systems Design from Utah State University. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Chuck also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Clive Pursehouse has been with the University of Washington for four years. He has been supervising students for the past six years and taught a Training and Development course on managing and motivating student staff. In his current job as an Assistant Administrator, Clive does diversity outreach and cross-departmental programming for Housing and Food Services and Residential Life. Clive earned an MA in Philosophy, and he says that while the degree doesn't apply directly to his work, it certainly helps him keep his perspective. In his free time, Clive further maintains his perspective by cycling and rock climbing.
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Erin Frazier Rice received a BA in Political Science from the University of Washington. After earning her law degree with honors from Seattle University School of Law, she worked as an attorney in private practice for nine years. Her practice focused exclusively on providing employment related counsel, training, and representation in litigation. Highlights of her legal career include arguing in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In December 2004, she became a Human Resources Consultant for Upper Campus Operations, where she is enjoying spending less time on the freeway and more time enjoying the beauty of the UW campus and the diversity of its people and programs. Outside of the office, Erin can be found baking and eating her way through Seattle's farmers' markets with her family. After all of the baking and eating, she enjoys hiking, camping, skiing, and walking around Green Lake.
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Dr. Patt Schwab holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration. Her thesis on team building was titled: "People Support What They Help Create." An expert in humor as a management tool, Patt travels throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe, inviting her audiences to look inside themselves for a humorous perspective on workplace problems and challenges. When this international perspective is added to her 20 years working full- and part-time at the UW, the result is a program on Creative Problem Solving uniquely fitted to the campus. Patt is the author of two books: Leave a Mark, Not a Stain! What Managers Need to Know About Workplace Humor; and What's So Funny About Long-Term Care? Tips, Ideas, Examples of how patients and caregivers bring humor to long-term care. Additionally, Patt's only notable award during college was winning the campus hog calling contest. She credits this dubious honor with starting her public speaking career. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Patt also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Janaki Severy is the president of Management Dynamics, which she founded in 1998. Known for her honest and candid training style, Janaki creates an atmosphere of trust, allowing for proactive intervention, change, and possibility thinking. Her energy and spontaneous sense of humor are evident in all her work. She excels at executive coaching, training design and delivery, group facilitation, and public speaking. Previously, Janaki spent three years with Right Management Consultants in Career Management, and was a lead trainer with Malandro Communication, Inc. where she provided sales, negotiations, leadership, and team-building training, as well as executive coaching. She has delivered to biotech, public utilities, and Fortune 500 companies. Janaki earned a BA in Drama/Education from the University of Washington and an MEd in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Arizona. She also participated in PhD level coursework in Transformational Learning at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Janaki enjoys writing poetry, traveling, reading, and dancing. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Janaki also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Clive Shearer left Britain seeking new horizons in Seattle. This adventure resulted in a career as a consultant, author, speaker, trainer, and coach. Clive has been a featured management columnist in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce since 1984. He has consulted with more than 300 clients, and provided contract training for Boeing, Overlake Hospital, Evergreen Hospital, Bank of America, and Harborview. He now serves the University of Washington. Clive loves training and presentation coaching and has delivered over 600 speeches. In 1993 the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants elected him president. His first book, Practical Continuous Improvement for Professional Services was published in 1994, and Everyday Excellence - Creating a Better Workplace through Attitude, Action and Appreciation appeared in 2006. In between, a book reflecting his love for European travel was published. Clive's variety of interests include history and fine art, and he dabbles in French and German. In addition to teaching quarterly courses for POD, Clive also works with the University Consulting Alliance.
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Susan Templeton joined POD in 2007 as a Career Development Manager. Previously she worked at UW’s Center for Career Services assisting undecided students, career-changers, and UW students and alumni with career decision-making and job search strategies. Susan’s skills and experience include collaboration, program development, outreach, counseling, resourcefulness, and the ability to motivate others. She is a trained and certified Dependable Strengths facilitator and a former board member of the Center for Dependable Strengths. She is also qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A Seattle native, Susan lived “back East" in Chicago, Boston, and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for 22 years before returning to the Pacific Northwest. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she earned a Master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Human Development. In addition, she has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Behavior and Institutions from the University of Chicago. Her non-work activities include collecting antique radios from the 20s and 30s with her husband.
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With a background in Student Development and Career Counseling, Bryan
Verity specializes in various personality/behavior assessment instruments,
such as MBTI and Effective People Skills. He has
worked at the University of Washington for eight years, including two
years as a Resident Director. Although surrounded by Huskies here at
UW, Bryan is actually a Washington State University
alum and ardent fan. He also earned a Master of Education in Student
Personnel Administration in Higher Education at Western Washington
University. Additionally, Bryan has a Professional in
Human Resources (PHR) certification through the Society of Human Resources
Management, as well as a Human Resources Administration Certificate
from UW.
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Beth Warrick has been the director of Professional & Organizational Development since January 1998. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, she held positions at various colleges and universities throughout the country, including: Western Washington University, Illinois State University, Georgia Southern University, Columbia College, University of Tennessee, and Seattle University. Beth's roles at these institutions were in Student Affairs. Throughout her career she has been responsible for designing and implementing training programs, as well as providing supervision and leadership within her organizations. Beth holds an MA in Student Personnel Administration and a BA in Sociology and Applied Psychology. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Washington.
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Sara Wetstone earned her BA in Philosophy from Princeton University, where she co-captained the women's basketball team. Post-graduation, she was able to pursue her love of basketball by playing and coaching professionally in Denmark. After a career-ending knee injury, she returned home to Seattle where she honed her interest in the art and science of effective teamwork. One of Sara's earlier positions included supporting the UW Strategic Leadership Program as a program assistant. She then coached the Seattle Community College women's basketball team and was named Coach of the Year in her first season. Currently, Sara is completing her MA in Applied Behavioral Science at Bastyr University's Leadership Institute of Seattle with a focus in Coaching and Consulting in Organizations. In addition, she coaches individuals and facilitates teambuilding workshops and strategic planning retreats for non-profit organizations.
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Jamie Wilson has worn many hats since joining Professional & Organizational Development in 1999. Currently she is a Project Specialist, and also serves as advisor for the Written Communications Certificate. In addition to her varied duties at POD, Jamie does freelance editing and creative writing. She holds a BA in Literature and Society from University of Tulsa, and completed a continuing education certificate in literary fiction through the UW Extension. Her past writing experience includes press releases and ad copy; feature articles for a monthly newspaper in Tulsa (including a piece on skydiving, which of course required going skydiving); and co-authoring a short-lived feminist zine. One of Jamie's favorite books is a hefty 9-pound unabridged dictionary, which simultaneously improves her vocabulary and strengthens her biceps. Troubled by wrongly placed apostrophes and the lack of "comma sense" in today's world, Jamie enjoys helping people improve their written communication skills.
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Sharon Sandler, Ann Walchuk Nagel, and Zenaida Shattuck teach courses that present interesting and fun facts on how the UW community benefits from Internal Audit. After all, they say, internal auditors are your best friends. Collectively they hold degrees in accounting and CPA, CFE, and CISA certifications. Their combined experience totals more than half a century. The trio's impressive range of expertise includes auditing information technology, grants management, ethics issues, general internal controls, and conducting fraud investigations.
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