Wendy Shepherd Email & Phone Number

Berkley, MI, US

National

• I have created, designed and delivered trainings to corporate, nonprofit, community, and educational groups since 1989. I specialize in stress management, humor, happiness, optimism, parent education, communication.
• Specialize in stress management, change management, working with confidence, creativity at work, leadership, humor therapy, parent education, advocacy, and juggling!
• Development of trainings for diverse populations and group sizes
• Training format range includes workshops, seminars, webinars, conference presentations, and keynotes(largest keynote 1,500 people)
• Clients for onsite and webinars have included: Starbucks Coffee Company, Eddie Bauer, AT&T, American Express, PPG, Taubman, Valassis, University of Michigan, Michigan State Medical School, University of Washington, and.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

As a professional speaker for University of Michigan Organizational Learning, I have worked with hundreds of UM staff, teaching workshops, seminars, and conference presentations on communication, workplace etiquette, change management, listening, diversity, happiness, and more. While the department has had several names over the years, its purpose and.

Greater Detroit Area

I am the Executive Director of Mittens for Detroit, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that collects, purchases, and distributes new, unused mittens and gloves to children, teens, and adults in need in Detroit, Michigan, and other nearby underserved cities. My duties include fundraising, grantwriting, working with businesses and organizations on MittensRaisers.

Michigan

Advocacy, event planning, editor and publisher of e-magazine called JumpStart Michigan. With partner Michele Strasz, we developed and designed many advocacy campaigns and actions, as well as providing targeted nonpartisan trainings for individuals and organizations.

National

I was a trainer for the LifeWorks employee education product 1994-2015. I presented webinars and seminars in many areas of work/life balance, stress management, and communication. Additionally, I worked as a freelance curriculum developer (either in total or review/update) since 2000.National clients included IBM, General Motors, Ford, MetLife, and more..

Seattle, Washington, United States

In this position, I created, developed, designed, and delivered workshops and seminars for UW staff. The classes ranged from one to four hours in length. The classes were related to work/life balance, stress management, and communication.

Seattle, WA

I was a part-time coach/trainer of afterschool staff for School's Out Washington, currently working with seven programs that service Seattle Public Schools. As a coach/trainer, I worked to improve the quality of these afterschool programs by helping the staff to identify areas in which they can improve their connections to the children.

Michigan

As Outreach Manager, my responsibilities included fund-raising efforts, media outreach, event management, and technical assistance to the various Reach Out and Read sites in Michigan. I managed the annual fundraiser - "The Big Buzz Adult Spelling Bee", as well as the annual bookraiser partnering with Borders. Over 90,000 books were collected from customer.

Rochester, Michigan

I taught the Masters level class EC543, The Teacher as a Child Advocate and Adult Educator, in the Education Department. This was a part-time lecturer position.

Detroit, Michigan

Mayor's Time was a 501(c)3 organization, working to improve the health and education of children in Detroit, Michigan. (NOTE: Mayor's Time is now known as "The Youth Connection.") As an intermediary, Mayor's Time raised funds and influenced legislated funds so as to enhance afterschool and other programs. As Policy/Advocacy Consultant, my contract included.

Detroit, Michigan

As a guest columnist, I contributed opinion-editorial on a range of topics. These included parenting, child development, school issues, child care, election advocacy, and Avon Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk. This was a paid columnist position.

Michigan

In an attempt to broaden awareness of the critical issue of the wages of child care professionals and its impact on quality of care, I created and coordinated the Michigan Worthy Wage Coalition as an off-shoot of the National Worthy Wage Campaign. The goals for both organizations included advocacy and awareness around the issues of rights, raises, and.

Troy, Michigan

FamilyWorks of Troy was an innovative consortium of twelve businesses connected through the Troy Chamber of Commerce. As the offsite Work/Family Coordinator for thousands of employees, my responsibilities included all aspects of assisting employees and management with work/family balance. Among these responsibilities were: monthly newsletter, needs.

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.)

Human Development And Relationships