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- ROCHELLE
BALCH
- Rochelle has held both technical and computer
management positions. In
February 1993, Rochelle founded RB Balch, a computer consulting firm
providing Contract Programming, PC Office Support and Web Development.
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- First year sales were $85,000; sales
now are well over $2 million. Rochelle
has received numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year, the National Small Office Home Office (SOHO) Winner by
Entrepreneur Magazine and Office Depot, Regional Working Woman Magazine
award, and Arizona Business Owner of the Year.
She has been named to many “Top 10, 25 and 100” lists in Arizona.
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- In addition to being a business
owner and professional speaker, Rochelle volunteers throughout the community
and urges other small business to become involved in the community..
Rochelle and her brother Andy started the Sheriff’s Youth Education
Posse and developed a Work Skills program for incarcerated youth;
as volunteers, they teach the teens at “Pup Tent City”, Madison
Street and Estrella Jails. She
has been a Junior Achievement volunteer for high risk youth since 1994.
Rochelle was awarded the YWCA Tribute to Women award.
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- Rochelle has inspired 1000’s to
feel good about self-promotion and “bragging” and encourages other
entrepreneurs to be a little gutsy and get big results. Rochelle has been on
TV, radio and appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers and, Rochelle
has been on TV, radio, appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers and is
author of “CEO & MOM, Same
Time, Same Place”, “Brag Your Way to Success”, and CD’s and
videos.
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- MIRA BERMAN
is Executive Director of AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
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- ANN GODI, CMP
is President of Benchmarc Meetings and Incentives Inc. Benchmarc
recently celebrated its tenth year in business, and is a proven leader in
Conference, Meeting, and Event Management. In addition, Benchmarc Sites, is
regularly recognized for its extraordinary site selection and contract
negotiations. As a comprehensive provider of services including site
selection, contract negotiations, event management, and web-based
registration. Benchmarc’s award-winning staff serves clients including
Fortune 500 Companies as well as National Associations.
- Ann is currently on the Board and Executive Committee of the Georgia
Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, which has nearly 1,000
members. In addition, she is on the Board and Executive Committee for
Hospitality Helping Hands.
- She is a member of the University of Georgia’s Conference & Meeting
Management Certificate Program Advisory Board, where she contributes to the
curriculum development as well as being an instructor. She is also an
instructor at Kennesaw State University in the Meeting Planning Course and a
member of the Advisory Board for Gwinnett Tech’s Hospitality Program.
- Ann has addressed Meeting Professionals International, The Atlanta
Convention & Visitors Bureau, ITMIC
as well as several other industry audiences. She has
been published and quoted in industry publications including Successful
Meetings, Meeting
Professional and Convention
South Magazine as well as a variety of general and business press
including The Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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- MARGARET GONZALEZ is
the President of the International Association of Hispanic Meeting
Professionals. She is also the owner of a public relations firm that
organizes meetings for various associations.
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- CHARLES JENKINS- Bio
to be posted shortly
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- Dr.
H. Stanley Jones, Professor, University of Phoenix-Hawaii. is an international consultant
and professional speaker. He is the author of three books entitled: Quality
of Life - Achieving Balance in an Unbalanced World, Marketing Your
Financial Planning Services; Planning Your Financial Future. He is an expert
on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
- Emanuel
Payton has a Bachelors of Arts in Computer Science, Diploma
in Naval Warfare, is completing a Masters in International Relations from
Salve Regina University and is a Certified Information System Security
Representative (CISSR) and Certified Disaster Recovery Planner. He is owner
and founder of PAE Consulting and currently is a Technical Solutions
Consultant for Sprint Enterprise Network Services specializing in
Information Security.
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- EDIE RAETHER, MS, CSP
A Change Strategist and Human Asset Manager for over 30 years, Edie is a
nationally recognized authority on people and performance.
Helping people bridge the gap between knowing and doing, Edie’s
mind-empowering strategies provide the power tools for mastering change from
the “insight “ out, transforming untapped potential into peak
performance.
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- With primary expertise in practical intuition, instinctual and emotional
intelligence and thinking/behavioral styles, Edie’s refreshing approach
inspires action. Whether it is
a seminar on leadership, team building, change, customer service,
negotiations, sales, marketing or safety and stress management, Edie’s
motivational systems will fire ‘me up!
A restructuring-recovery specialist, her thrivership programs empower
the working wounded to restore morale after crisis or layoff.
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- Edie’s inspiring and empowering keynotes consistently bring people to
their feet and make meeting planners proud.
Known for her “total conference package,”
Edie’s alter ego, Ethyl Ann Thornby, is a delightful bag lady who
brings cerebral confusion and comic relief
to every banquet she attends. As
a sports mentalist and performance coach, Edie’s “inner-focusing”
strategies and visualization increase golf performance and add pizzazz to
corporate outings.
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- CATERINA
RANDO - In 2001 Success Builders International voted Caterina
their "Best of the Best Speaker." Caterina Rando is an
international speaker, life and business success coach author of
"Learn to Power Think" from Chronicle Books. She is featured as
a success expert in three leading business books: Get Clients Now!, The 11
Commandments of Wildly Successful Women, and the NAFE Guide to Starting
Your Own Business.
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- Caterina is known for her interactive,
high-energy and high-content programs. As an award-winning professional
speaker, trainer and facilitator, Caterina has designed and delivered a
variety of customized programs for businesses, educational organizations
and associations in the United States and abroad.
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- She is a columnist for several internet
sites, including www.gosalesgo.com, www.youachieve.com, www.bizwomen.com
and many others. Caterina writes articles for a variety of publications
and has made several media appearances, including NBC News, Moscow
television and Romanian radio. Caterina is a member of the National
Speakers Association, an emeritus member of the Board of Directors of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and Heald Business College's Advisory
Committee.
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- Caterina holds a Bachelor of Science in
Organizational Behavior and a Master of Arts in Life Transitions
Counseling Psychology. She is a Certified Personal and Professional Coach
(CPPC) and a Master Certified Coach (MCC), the highest designation awarded
by the International Coaching Federation. Additionally, Caterina is
affiliated with Qmetrics to deliver programs on Emotional Intelligence in
the Workplace and use the EQ assessment tool.
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- Heidi
Richards, CPPM,
America's Small Business Mentor™,
is the author of 5 books including Rose Marketing on a Daisy Budget,and her
latest What's Your OccuPLAYtion™? She is the owner of three
companies and an international speaker. Heidi has been recognized by
dozens of organizations for her contributions to her community and small
business development, including American Business Women's Association,
National Top Ten Business Woman of the Year, and the Southwest Broward
Chamber of Commerce - Leadership, Small Business and Pinnacle Awards.
She is listed in several Who's Who publications including the International
Who's Who of Business and Professional Women. Heidi is a founder and
past president of nine organizations and current president of the Florida
Speakers Association. An advocate for small businesses, she has
designed numerous programs to help companies promote themselves and achieve
real bottom line results!"
- TRICIA
SANTOS is a technology
trainer and speaker who takes the technical out of technology. For over
thirteen years, she has helped professionals use technology to perform
their job functions at the highest levels. Beginning with a programming
class in college, Tricia has successfully used the computer in a variety
of situations, living and working all over the country. Her education
includes a BA from West Virginia University, and two Master’s Degrees:
the first a Master of Divinity from Duke University Divinity School, and
the second a Master of Regional Planning from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tricia also found time to serve as an
officer in the United States Air Force, and now runs her own business as
an information technology speaker and trainer. She brings all of her past
experience to bear in understanding her clients, their businesses and the
challenges they face.
Angela
Sheen is a Fellow of
the Chartered Institute of Bankers; Member of the Institute of Management
and Associate Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development. She
gained in-depth banking experience with the National Westminster Bank before
moving into Human Resources when she became Group Recruitment Manager and
Training Manager for the UK Retail arm as well as internal HR Consultant to
major Process Re-Engineering initiatives.
During the past seven years, she has specialized in Human Resources
consultancy advising on Strategies and Systems, developing Competency
Frameworks and conducting Training Needs Analysis.
Qualified to British Psychological Society levels A and B in the use
of Occupational and Psychometric Tests, Angela has also developed and
delivered an extensive range of Business Focused training and Management
Development programmes.
Ed
Scannell, CSP,CMP has served on the Board of Directors of
a number of groups, including the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, American
Society of Training and Development, Meeting Professionals International and
the National Speakers Association. His best selling book, "Games
Trainers Play" series are used by speakers, trainers and meeting
planners around the world.
ANDREA SIGLER, PhD, CIMP
is the President of Connected International Meeting Professionals
Association. CIMPA is a growing community of online planners who use the
resources of the internet in planning meetings. As past President of the
International University of Distance Studies, Dr. Sigler and her group have
been using what was then called ARPAnet before it became popularly known as
the internet. A certified webmaster, she led the development effort for the
CIMP (Certified Internet Meeting Professional) Certification Program and is
co-author of the book "STOP THE NET. I'M GETTING ON (How To Plan
Meetings On The Internet)". Dr. Sigler is a member of the Board of
Directors of the International Association of Hispanic Meeting
Professionals, Distance Learning Association and Vice President of the
Pacific Asia Travel Writers Association.
JANE THOMPSON is a
member of the Board of Directors for the SOCIETY FOR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL AND
HOSPITALITY
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