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Gary A. Johnson
Gary
A. Johnson has extensive experience in
the areas of multicultural management and facilitation. He has
developed, implemented and managed comprehensive programs in
cultural diversity, leadership, team building, racial harassment
and sexual harassment prevention, interpersonal conflict, and
personal empowerment for several large federal government
agencies and Fortune 500 clients. Gary also serves as a consultant for several
Intelligence Community (IC) organizations.
National
Security, Leader, Trainer, Facilitator
Gary has over
32 years of work experience including 18 years working for a
large federal government Agency in a variety of disciplines
including Special Agent/Investigator and Area Security Officer.
For The White House, Gary was assigned to the National Security
Council staff where he worked for three Assistants to the
President for National Security Affairs. Gary also worked as an
Intelligence Watch Analyst, and served as a Diversity Program
Manager and an management Instructor. In this capacity Gary
also produced and hosted several videos on diversity and
harassment prevention.
Prior to
starting his consulting business, Gary worked as a Senior
Trainer and later as a Regional Account Manager for J. Howard
& Associates, part of NOVATIONS, Inc., in Boston, MA. As a
Senior Trainer and Consultant, Gary worked exclusively with
executives and senior managers in Fortune 500 companies. As a
Regional Account Manager, Gary was responsible for new sales and
account management with companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region of
the United States.
Selected
Clients
Gary either
independently or in collaboration with other HR firms, provided
training, consulting and facilitation services to numerous organizations in the areas of
career and employee
development. Among these organizations are The MITRE
Corporation, Proctor & Gamble, Deere & Company, Bank of America,
United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Abbott Laboratories,
American Honda Motor Company, Inc., DuPont-Merck, Johnson
Controls, Inc., Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, JP Morgan, Citibank, Salomon Smith
Barney, CitiGroup, The American Petroleum Institute, The World
Bank, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), George Mason
University, the National
Weather Service and other federal government agencies
including branches of the military.
Education
Gary received
his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from
Columbia Union College and studied at the Antioch University
School of Law, in the Masters of Legal Science program. He has
taught classes at Prince George’s Community College and Arizona
State University on behalf of Motorola.
E-mail:
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Dr. Jerry "Doc" Semper
Internationally known for his
work on Leadership Life Skills, Dr. Jerry Semper has been a
seminar leader, training consultant and guest speaker for more
than 30 years, bringing his brand of high energy, informative
and entertaining training to audiences throughout the world. His
specialty is helping organizations and individuals improve, in
both productivity and harmony.
Dr. Semper is an expert "Team
Development Coach,” having worked with individuals in every
genre – corporations, government agencies, the educational
arena, law enforcement, community groups, youth, parents and
ex-offenders.
Dr. Semper uses effective,
practical principles developed from academic training, combined
with hands-on involvement as a team member with police,
military, and Fortune 500 corporations. He has created unique
programs for Youth and Families, and his “Leadership Life
Skills” programs – developed for corporations – have received
widespread recognition for substance, humor and immediate
results.
E-mail:
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Edward E. Smith
Edward Smith has been a trainer, facilitator, and leader of
organizational improvement efforts for over 25 years. Smith has
used his training in curriculum development and instructional
design to prepare training materials for a wide variety of
courses designed for organizational improvement. He has assisted
a wide array of organizations such as school systems; government
agencies, associations, faith-based and youth organizations
bring on new initiatives and shore-up existing management or
development strategies. He utilizes a unique blend of training
in modern management procedures, personal development
strategies, and group dynamics skills. As an official of the
United States Department of Education (USDE), he
reviewed/monitored educational programs in over 45 states, and
led a team of USDE educators with responsibility for K-12
programs in New York and the New England states. In the two
years prior to his retirement, he received seven cash bonuses
for superior performance and won Vice-president Al Gore’s Hammer
Award.
Smith has demonstrated strengths
in team building, training delivery, curriculum development,
educational program development, public speaking and
facilitation. He is a strong initiator, and an effective
motivator with expert-level skills in conducting effective
meetings. Mr. Smith frequently serves as a seminar and workshop
leader in a variety of related subjects with a special emphasis
on experiential learning.
As a Total Quality Management
trainer and group process facilitator at the U.S. Department of
Education, Smith facilitated numerous group sessions and
conducted numerous focus group interviews for designated
headquarters units, and for gatherings in the field. For compensatory education employees in the U.S. Department of
Education, the topic was "What Can We Do To Make Our
Meetings More Productive?” for randomly selected
employees the topic was "How Can Total Quality Management
Produce Greater Results In The Department?" Mr. Smith
received the Hammer Award for his work in-group facilitation.
Edward Smith has done extensive
doctoral work in Public Administration, has a Masters Degree in
Adult Education, a certificate in-group dynamics, and basic and
advanced training in-group process facilitation. He has earned
six different training and development certifications, and is
also certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Emotional
Intelligence and is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with Toastmasters
International.
Mr. Smith has also studied with
Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Joseph Liberti, and Brian Tracy
among others.
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SUE E. PRESSMAN, Ph.D.
Dr. Sue E. Pressman
is nationally recognized as one of the country’s leading career
management and transition experts. With a strong background in
counseling and coaching, training, assessment, performance
management, training, research, and project management, Sue
selects counseling techniques and training interventions
targeting all learning styles, research methodologies and
assessments that match client requirements. She creates easily
understandable and factual executive level reports that are
based on qualitative and quantitative measurements incorporating
results for government and private sector organizations.
Professional Acknowledgments:
Sue is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC);
National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Certified Career
Counselor (NCCC), Master Career Counselor (MCC), Certified
Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor (GCDFI). Sue is
currently serving as a Trustee on the National Employment
Counseling Association (NECA) Board of Directors. Current
Security Clearances: Defense Security Service (DSS); Department
of Treasury (FMS) Security Clearance. Fluent in American
Sign Language.
Leadership Credentials:
Sue serves as a Trustee on the Board of Directors
for the National Employment Counseling Association a Division of
the American Counseling Association and an organization closely
linked to the U.S. Department of Labor. She has served on
advisory committees for the National Career Development
Association, is an active member of the American Counseling
Association, and a Past President of the Washington DC chapter
of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association. Sue is
a Senior Advisor and to the Board of Directors of the Deaf &
Hard of Hearing in Government (DHHIG), a nonprofit organization
which she co-founded. She is the only hearing person to be
recognized and awarded the Founders Award for her volunteer
efforts from this OPM recognized non-profit organization.
Educator, Researcher, Coach and Trainer
Sue designed and established Gallaudet University’s first career
center where she served as the Director for five years and prior
to that appointment a career counselor for seven years. She has
taught at Gallaudet University, Virginia Tech, the USDA Graduate
School, and been a visiting instructor at the Johns Hopkins
University. She has conducted research projects for government
organizations throughout the U.S. using both qualitative and
quantitative methodologies.
Her client list includes The White House, Department of Defense,
Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Education, Department of State, Department of
Treasury (IRS, OCC, FMS, BEP), Federal Trade Commission,
Department of Justice, Department of Transportation as well as
business and industry nationwide. She is certified and skilled
in using a variety of leading career development and management
assessments used to improve communication, understand
personality, develop teams and resolve workplace conflicts
including certification in Benchmarks™ 360 leadership
assessment, qualification for The MBTI™, experience with the
DISC, wide use of the SkillScan Personal Profile and the Thomas-Kilmann
Conflict Mode Instrument. A few of her most recent projects
included training for many groups of employees and managers of
the Department of Defense facilities division on site at the
Pentagon. Sue designed and implemented a Federal Career
Management Certificate™ program for the Intelligence Community.
For the National Cemetery Administration’s new director/interns
leadership program under the Department of Veterans Affairs she
implemented career management, team building, change management,
IDP, and disability communication and ADA compliance training.
Author
Published Dissertation:
The First National
Study on Deaf Business Owners: Implications for Career
Counseling. Numerous career management and consulting
articles in professional journals (Internet accessible). The
Ultimate Resume Writing Guide. The Ultimate Job Interviewing
Guide. Sue has written, developed and implemented career
development programs, curriculums on performance management,
strategic planning in government organizations, job search
strategies, networking, negotiation, and leadership
development.
Education: Dr.
Pressman’s credentials include a Ph.D. in Counselor Education
from Virginia Tech with secondary concentrations in Adult
Education & Human Resource Development and Psychology; M.A. in
Rehabilitation Counseling from Gallaudet University; and a B.A.
from the University of Florida in Speech Pathology and
Education.
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M. Janice Wilson
Janice Wilson
is a Diversity Consultant and Human Relations Specialist who is
currently retired from the Federal Government after 35 l/2 years
of federal service. During her career, she sought and obtained
positions of increasing responsibility rising to a
mid-management position as a Program Manager. Her
responsibilities included managing and leading a Diversity Best
Management Practices program for over 5,000 employees. Mrs.
Wilson is a certified Instructor and training consultant
specializing in management and leadership development. Her most
recent experience is in working with the local Board of
Education and her county public school system. Mrs. Wilson has
provided diversity training to High school, middle school and
elementary school teachers. She was recently called on to work
with the school principals and vice principals. She is
certified in the use of the PDI Profilor Instrument and has
experience working with managers and employees helping them
interpret their feedback. Mrs. Wilson has also provided one on
one coaching to senior level federal government personnel. She
has received numerous performance awards and kudos for her work
in this area. Mrs. Wilson’s background is in Human Resource
Development and she has worked as a Human Resource Manager. Her
non-confrontational style has proven to be very effective in
working with difficult audiences. She is known for engaging in
straight talk that facilitates progress for everyone she
consults with.
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Carla Scopeletis
Carla
Scopeletis retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
after 33 years as an analyst; a manager with positions of
increasing responsibility; a senior inspector with the Office of
Inspector General who headed numerous teams examining critical
issues affecting the resources, organizational structure,
personnel policies, and strategic planning for the CIA; and,
finally, the Associate Deputy Inspector General for
Inspections. A member of the Senior Intelligence Service, she
received seven SIS Performance Awards and a Meritorious Officer
Stipend for Achievement. While at the Agency, Mrs. Scopeletis
was actively involved in mentoring women, working on various
studies designed to break the “glass ceiling,” speaking on
issues relating to women in the workplace, and working actively
with managers at all levels to increase opportunities for hiring
and advancement of minorities.
Upon her
retirement, Mrs. Scopeletis started her own consulting business,
working primarily for the Intelligence Community. Many of the
consulting jobs involved examining personnel policies, including
issues such as feedback, open communication, establishment of
fair and “transparent” career panels, grievance and
discrimination processes, and the role of training and education
in career development. She has been a consultant for
Organization 21 for the past two years and is a professional
actress.
Mrs.
Scopeletis received a B.A. in History with Honors from
Wittenberg University and an M.A. in International Relations
from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Mrs. Scopeletis
is also a graduate of the National War College.
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Ricky Ford
Mr. Ford has
more than 28 years of experience in project management, network
security, telecommunications, systems integration, technical
training, LAN/WAN design/installation/support, technical
training and end-user support. The technical experience
consists of systems integration, turnkey systems
design/development/installation, network engineering,
hardware/software installation/testing, and prototype
development.
Management/business development experience includes management
of CPFF, T&M, and FFP contracts along with proposal and
presentation development.
Professional Experience
Mr. Ford has been providing
network engineering and proposal development support for the
following clients: Unisys, Century Planning Associates, Alliance
Insurance, Quality Technology, Planning Research Corporation,
Keen Technology Consultants, and Public Technology, Inc.
Engineering support includes network, firewall
installation/support, network design/implementation,
maintenance, system administration, and second/third level
engineering trouble support.
Mr. Ford is providing network
design, equipment (hardware/software) specification, procurement
support, system installation/integration, disaster recovery,
network security, system administration and management support
to various clients. He is also providing technical proposal
support (writing, Red/Gold/Purple team reviews)) to clients on
Federal procurement efforts.
Mr. Ford provided
network-engineering support to PRC and Unisys on the DOJ/AFMS
Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS) project from 1995 -
2006. He performed the following functions: Installed and
maintained all firewalls; provided support for all C&A
activities (penetration tests, network scans, documentation),
performed network vulnerability scans, installed Windows-based
LANs, installed/configured Cisco routers, installed/configured
DSUs, designed/implemented TCP/IP and SNA WAN connectivity,
setup VPNs, completed network traffic analysis,
designed/configured the custom CATS desktops, served as the
email and TACACS administrator, performed system administration
tasks on Windows, Linux, and Solaris machines, provided desktop,
application, and end-user support, provided technical training,
and second/third level engineering trouble support.
On the DOJ/AFMS
CATS contract, Mr. Ford was also responsible for the successful
transition of the CATS systems from the US Treasury network to
the DOJ network in 2000. He was also responsible for the
successful network transition of CATS user agencies from the
mainframe environment to a client-server environment in 2005.
He also served as the AFMS engineering contact with all CATS
user agencies.
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