My responsibilities as a volunteer include teaching a weekly comprehensive communications course to a cohort of 12-15 Sing Sing inmates who are pursuing a Masters of Professional Studies degree. Areas of focus include written communications, verbal communications, nonverbal communications, and essay writing.

Single focus is to produce business and personal growth for medium-sized organizations and individuals. Measuring final results is key. Specifically, I help senior executives acquire leadership skills, develop leadership processes and achieve more effective ways of working. Clients cite my ability to motivate individuals and small groups to achieve superior financial and professional growth and to improve their personal productivity. My one-on-one coaching helps individuals identify and improve… Show more Single focus is to produce business and personal growth for medium-sized organizations and individuals. Measuring final results is key. Specifically, I help senior executives acquire leadership skills, develop leadership processes and achieve more effective ways of working. Clients cite my ability to motivate individuals and small groups to achieve superior financial and professional growth and to improve their personal productivity. My one-on-one coaching helps individuals identify and improve the way they work and live. I'm a former CEO and COO of leading US public relations firms. Presently, I am a certified business growth coach, longtime presentation skills trainer, and life/work balance advisor. Business background includes 17 years as radio/TV/magazine/ newspaper journalist…35 years as CEO of two major public relations firms, and chief communications officer of a leading insurance firm. I combine my passion for helping small and medium-sized business leaders achieve outstanding business results with a lifelong avocation of writing short stories and plays. Show less

Specialist in helping senior executives, professionals and academics improve and polish their public speaking skills and impact. Services include personal training (with videotape analysis), message formation, script review and editing, post-presentation audience surveying.

Responsible for facilitating programs in leadership development, effective public speaking, improving people's effectiveness and productivity and executive coaching for small and medium-sized companies.

Officer in charge: Prison Ministry Re-entry program; New Member Committee (Permanent member); Associate Pastor Nominating Committee; Field Education Committee; Usher Team Officer-in-Charge; Former Moderator of Board of Deacons; Supervise Men's Summer BBQs; Men's Bible Study (Permanent member); Prayer Partners; All Church Nominating Committee; 32-year Member.

Participate in 8 monthly meetings per year in which acknowledged leaders in media (print, radio & TV, magazine, book publishing), government, politics, communications, and research are regular speakers.

Implement and facilitate programs that improve an organization's business results by increasing the personal effectiveness and productivity of senior executives, and thus the profitability of the organizations for which they work; focus on motivation; time management; management skills; goal setting; personal and professional achievement.

The company lacked an external and internal communications function. After 30 years in public relations and public affairs, I joined Lincoln Life to organize, structure and develop strategies for the company's nascent communications capacility.

Organized monthly luncheons for the nation's oldest organization of public relations professionals; secured leading speakers, managed budgets and new member recruitment.

Organized speakers, topics and meetings for world's oldest public relations association.

Founded and led this medium-sized PR agency, based in New York City, which specialized in strategic communications, marketing communications and presentation development for major US corporations, professional societies and associations.

Spearheaded this top-3 agency's new business development effort, doubling the company's size in 2.5 years.