Special Delivery Dental Care, Inc. dba Geriatric Dental Group, is a nonprofit corporation offering low-cost dental care and financially affordable payments for people 55 years and older. It also promotes awareness of the need for dental care among elderly and handicapped individuals and their care providers. The organization develops and encourages educational programs covering oral health maintenance for elderly and handicapped persons.

I come from a family of veterans. My father served as a Navy officer in WWII and the Korean War. My sister retired from the Navy as Lt. Commander. Our son served in the active Army and is currently in the Army Reserves. I welcomed the opportunity to be on the Board because it placed me in an organization that can help our veterans.The mission of the Veterans Small Business Foundation (VSBF) is "Helping Veteran Entrepreneurs Succeed and Grow." VSBF has three objectives: Opportunity - Prepare veterans for satisfying, long-term employment and meaningful entrepreneurial opportunities; Advocacy - Promote fair opportunities for veteran businesses to succeed within organizational diversity programs; and Access - Connecting veteran businesses to prime opportunities within the public and private sector marketplace.VSBF accomplishes its mission through its two initiatives: Project Got Your Back and Veterans Business Network. Project Got Your Back will provide returning vets with a searchable, vetted database of services veterans need as they transition from active service to civilian life in Minnesota. Veterans Business Network is designed to provide the connection between corporate supplier diversity goals and veteran-owned businesses.For more information about Project Got Your Back or Veterans Business Network, go to www.vetsmn.org.Resigned due to relocation to Vancouver, Washington.

Business Coach for owners of small to mid-sized businesses nationally who desired to grow and develop their companies beyond current limits by providing a multi-service outsourced solution for their business needs. I coached business owners by providing accountability, systems and processes, and the AdviCoach Rapid Impact Strategies. I worked with business owners to implement proven strategies that dramatically improve profitability, develop productive teams, and provide more time for the business owner to work on their business and have time for their families and themselves. Successes included assisting a catering client in achieving a 39% increase in annual revenues and getting a full page article in the MSPBJ, facilitating a spin-off for a professional services client, and working with a remodeling client to implement systems that have dramatically reduced estimate times and administrative time.In addition to my coaching, I made presentations and moderated panel discussions about business topics for AccelerateMN and the Midway Chamber of Commerce. I served as the Chair of the Midway Chamber's Education Committee,

I had primary responsibility for managing, coordinating, and monitoring all aspects of the University's Conflict of Interest Program within the University's Office of Institutional Compliance. The unit's mission was to ensure that the University's research, teaching, outreach, and other activities are not compromised or perceived as biased by financial and business considerations.This required managing the filing of approximately 9000 financial reports by faculty, researchers, administrators and staff. This was followed by our office's review of the reports, investigation, and coordination of review by the respective Conflict of Interest committees.My colleagues had this to say about my work:"Ward is viewed as a problem solver and someone who can find the opportunities for improvement in a challenge.""I would count the following as prominent in his skill set, including: his integrity, his ability as a problem solver; his ability to work with people to obtain solutions, his facility in providing a calming influence, and his strong devotion to customer service.""...an incredible asset to any organization that is smart enough to hire him."

As a member of the Contract Writing Department for this Reinsurance Intermediary, my principal responsibility was the drafting of reinsurance contracts. While I wrote all types of contracts, I was specifically chosen to serve as the Surety Reinsurance Contract writer.Additional responsibilities:Instructor, Fundamentals of Insurance and ReinsuranceInstructor, Reputational Risk Management (Business Ethics)Team Building Day coordinator

Same as Associate Director

Taught Business Law and Business Law and Ethics courses in both undergraduate and Weekend College.Panel Member for Business Forum on Enron Collapse.

Provided coaching services to individuals and companies regarding career transitions, succession planning, goal setting and achievement.Served as Co-chair of International Coach Federation Ethics and Guidelines Committee.

Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a worldwide Fortune 500 insurance company (prior to merger with Travelers); Represented $26 Billion Investment Division, Finance Division, Shared Services Division. Selected to serve in Litigation Management Group, creating structure and increased organization. Established Company's Ethics program and served as representative to the Ethics Officer Association.Chaired Law Division Personnel Committee and supervised law clerks, paralegals and interns.