Deborah Parker is a seasoned facilitator, trainer, inspirational speaker and author with a wealth of experience on a variety of workplace issues. Through her company The DPJ Training Group, her areas of expertise include leadership development, diversity, and career training for government and private sector clients. Some of those include NASA, US Department of State, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and the National Institutes of Health. In her work she combines an academic background of degrees in Sociology (B.A., College of William and Mary) and Human Resource Development (M.A., George Mason University), along with Master of Divinity from School of Theology Virginia Union University, to garner insight into leadership with time in the US Army Reserve, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Deborah has also worked in training or operations management for Booz Allen Hamilton and ExxonMobil. Deborah has additionally published a motivational memoir, Navigating Life's Roadways: Stories of Insight from My Odyssey and Inspiration for Your Journey, that chronicles her setbacks and successes around career, faith, relationships, or family that have led to her various paths as well as helped many others bring focus to where they are on their journey. In the ebook landscape, Life is A Review: Observations and Collections of My Passages Through the Times. Her third work is For People of Strength, Soul, and Spirit: 7 Guidelines for Life & Career Success with a focus on African American goal achievement. And her 4th book is Hardcore Leadership: 11 Master Lessons from My Airborne Ranger Uncle's "Final Jump." Book 5 is Tools to Cultivate the Promised Land: Working Wisdom from My Grandparents Garden.Specialties: Leadership Development Facilitation, Diversity, Change and Workplace Harassment Training, Motivational Speaking, Career Strategy, Teambuilding, Creative Writing, 360 Assessment and Coaching- Profilor,Leadership Effectiveness Inventory,