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Conference Schedule 8:30 – 9:30 Registration & Breakfast McDonald Hall 9:20 – 10:20 Pre-Session Workshop “An Introduction to Art Therapy For the Psychotherapist” Library 1 Presented by: Ellen P. Lacter, PhD 9:40 – 10:40 Session I Presentation: “Understanding an ESL Student’s Former Culture D2 Empowers the Leader” Presented by: Thomas Farmer, MS Workshop: “How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Success in Life” D1 Presented by: Lorna Farrant, MS, MBA Workshop: “Developing Coherent Leadership Skills in Partnership with HorsesGreen Hall Presented by: Ellen Kaye Gehrke, PhD, Nathan Hipp, MS, Ursula Rubina Carbajal, & Moun Hoeung Chau (Part 1) Presentation: “Leadership vs. Management” D4 Presented by: Mary Smith, MA, Scott Gillis, MA 10:50 – 11:50 Session II Presentation: “How to Get Started in Private Practice: The Things You D4 Didn’t Learn in Graduate School” Presented by: Holly Hunt, PhD
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Conference Schedule

8:30 – 9:30

Registration & Breakfast

McDonald Hall

9:20 – 10:20 Pre-Session

Workshop “An Introduction to Art Therapy For the Psychotherapist”

Library 1 Presented by: Ellen P. Lacter, PhD

9:40 – 10:40 Session I

Presentation: “Understanding an ESL Student’s Former Culture

D2 Empowers the Leader”

Presented by: Thomas Farmer, MS

Workshop: “How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Success in Life”

D1 Presented by: Lorna Farrant, MS, MBA

Workshop: “Developing Coherent Leadership Skills in Partnership with Horses”

Green Hall Presented by: Ellen Kaye Gehrke, PhD, Nathan Hipp, MS, Ursula Rubina

Carbajal, & Moun Hoeung Chau (Part 1)

Presentation: “Leadership vs. Management”

D4 Presented by: Mary Smith, MA, Scott Gillis, MA

10:50 – 11:50 Session II

Presentation: “How to Get Started in Private Practice: The Things You

D4 Didn’t Learn in Graduate School”

Presented by: Holly Hunt, PhD

Workshop: “How Can Your Personality Affect Your Leadership Style”

D1 Presented by: Heidi Pelak, MA

Workshop: “Developing Coherent Leadership Skills in Partnership with Horses”

Green Hall (Part 2)

Presentation: “Emotional Intelligence: Leading Others by Knowing Yourself”

D3 Presented by: Ryan Buchmann, MA

Presentation: “A Student’s Perspective on Leadership Development”

D2 Presented by: Leilani Auhoon, Melissa Collins

Heidi Gebhart, & Delauren Scott; SWAT Consulting

Panel: “Starting a Consulting Firm”

Library 1 Facilitated by: Beverly Barr, MS

Panel Members: David Chaudron, PhD, Organized Change,

Elizabeth Fried, PhD, N.E. Fried & Associates; Dale Harris, PhD., Apex

Performance Strategies & April West, MS., Apex Performance Strategies

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (No charge) McDonald Hall

Lunch Speaker:

Rodney Lowman, PhD

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Rodney Lowman, PhD. A PhD graduate of Michigan State University, specializing in Industrial and Organizational psychology and Clinical psychology, currently serves as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and as a Professor for Alliant International University. He has also served on the faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of North Texas and has held adjunct or consulting faculty appointments in the Department of Psychology at Rice University and the Divisions of Medical Psychology and Occupational Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He is currently a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 13 and 14) and a Diplomat of the American Board of Assessment Psychology. Dr Lowman has been a prolific contributor to the fields of professional consulting, clinical and industrial psychology, and other

related areas. The author of six books and monographs, he has published over 80 scholarly works. His books include Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology, The Ethical Practice of Psychology in Organizations, The Clinical Practice of Career Assessment: Interests, Abilities and Personality Counseling, Psychotherapy of Work Dysfunctions, and Pre-Employment Screening: A Guide to Professional Practice.

1:20 – 2:20 Session III

Workshop: “Play Therapy”

D1 Presented by: Lily Cosico-Berge, PsyD

Presentation: “Working with Students From Low-Income Backgrounds”

D2 Presented by: Aaron Starck, MS

Workshop: “The Simple Truth about Leadership: A Management of

CUE 300 Organizational Symbols”

Presented by: Wendy V. Chung, PhD

Presentation: “Leadership & the U.S Department of Foreign Services”

Green Hall Presented by: Robert S. Wang, PhD

Presentation: “Combating Drug Use in Youth Through Neuroscience

D3 Education and Leadership Training”

Presented by: Virginia Johnson, A.B.D.

Presentation: “Leadership for the Triple Bottom Line: People and the

Library 1 Environment Matter”

Presented by: David Bainbridge, MS

2:30 – 3:30 Session IV

Presentation: “Real World: The Organizational Consulting D1 Center-San Diego” Presented by: Stacey Miller, MS; Jennifer Konkin, MS; & Nathan Hipp, MS

Workshop: “Effectively Teaching Using iclass Technology”

M-7 Presented by: Richard Gardner, MA & Aung Lwin, MBA

Presentation: “Improving Leadership, People and Personal Effectiveness”

D3 Presented by: Alan Hoffmanner, MBA

Presentation: “Community Leadership Begins with You!

D4 Get Involved in Community Service”

Presented by: Tanis Starck, PhD

Presentation: “National Society of Leadership & Success”

D2 Presented by: Alexandria Proff

Presentation: “Psychological Assessment of Children with

Green Hall Learning Disabilities”

Presented by: Richard Schere, PhD, FABM

3:40 – 5:00 Session V

“Enron, Duke Cunningham, and Martha Stewart: The Importance of Ethics, Personal

Integrity, and Values in Leadership”

Keynote Speaker

Jack Gilbert, Ed.D McDonald Hall

Jack Gilbert, noted expert in business ethics, is an award-winning author, a presenter, and a consultant to multinational corporations.

For the past thirty years, he has worked as a consultant, focusing on issues of leadership and large-scale change. His clients come from a broad array of industries including health care (Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Sinai Health System), financial services (Allstate, CNA, Lloyds TSB),

retail/consumer (Sears, McDonalds, WH Smith), manufacturing (MeadWestvaco, Republic Paperboard) and more.

His award-winning book, Productivity Management: A Step-By-Step Guide for Health Care Professionals, has been used widely by health care managers. Jack holds his doctorate from The George Washington University where his dissertation focused on the role of ethics in decision-making. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the National Speakers Association.

Over the course of working with hundreds of executives, business leaders, and employees, Jack has observed the phenomenon of ethical erosion. Research shows that it is the small steps and small decisions that lead individuals and their organizations into ethical conflicts, a slippery slope that can ultimately undermine the organization’s viability and credibility.

A native of England, Jack brings his wry sense of British humor to the difficult subject of ethics. He provides his audiences with thought-provoking examples of ethical challenges and the concrete steps that individuals and organizations can take to encourage an environment where strong ethics tapping latent wisdom will flourish.

5:00 – 7:00 Cocktail Hour Co-Sponsored by: IOSA & Sigma Iota Epsilon

Music performed by: Bill Shreeve Productions

Presenter Bios

Leilani Auhoon

Leilani Auhoon is a senior at Alliant International University majoring in psychology with a minor in communications. She is one of the four founding members of SWAT Communications consulting which was established in the fall of 2004. Her future goals include getting a dual masters degree in both psychology and communications. She would also like to continue in the field of Integrated Marketing Communication, using it to work with sports teams such as the San Diego Chargers or the Padres

David Bainbridge, MS

David A. Bainbridge was educated at U.C. San Diego, Earth Sciences, and U.C. Davis in Ecology and Environmental Planning. He learned about solar design and construction while working with the innovative firm, Living Systems, before working for the California Energy Commission and creating the Passive Solar Institute. He was honored as a solar pioneer by the American Solar Energy Society in 2004.

In 1982 he turned his attention to the problems of sustainable resource management, including teaching and then working at the Dry Lands Research Institute at U.C. Riverside. He was coauthor of the groundbreaking guide to Sustainable Agriculture for California in 1991. His research on irrigation and agro forestry led to more than 25 years of research on arid land management and restoration. He has been involved in alternative building material research, and was coauthor of the best selling Straw Bale House. His primary emphasis in recent years has been on environmental economics and sustainable resource management, with a special interesting environmental management reports and accounting.

He has developed and taught courses at AIU on sustainable management, environmental economics, sustainable production and ecotourism; and is now coordinating the development of a concentration in “sustainable management”. He has published 7 books and more than 250 articles and reports, for audiences ranging from Tree Planter’s Notes to the Wall Street Journal.

Ryan Buchmann, MA

Ryan Buchmann is a graduate from the University of San Diego with a master’s degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling. He currently has an active part-time counseling practice at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Pacific Beach. He spent 21/2 years in priestly formation at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, CA studying theology. At this time he is also a full time student pursuing a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the CSPP at Alliant International University and desires licensure as an MFT with the state of California.

Ursula Rubina Carbajal

Bio Not Available.

Moun Hoeung Chau

Bio Not Available.

David Chaudron, PhD

David Chaudron, PhD is managing partner of Organized Change. He has over 25 years of experience working with a variety of manufacturing and service firms, assisting them in assessment, strategic planning, team-building and leadership development. He has taught at UCSD, Chapman and Alliant International Universities on a variety of topics, including total quality management, strategic planning,

personnel selection, human factors and organizational development. He has published over 15 practical articles on surveys, teamwork, Re-engineering, TQM and organizational change. His national and international clients include those in manufacturing, banking, finance, petrochemicals, electronics and aerospace in the United States, France, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He received his doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from United States International University and his masters from California State University at Long Beach. He has spoken at numerous national and local conferences and been a major speaker at internationally broadcast teleconferences to over 35,000 people on TQM and Re-engineering,

Systems Thinking and Strategic Planning. He is also the author of "No More Darn Buzzwords: Keys to Successful Organized Change", and "Master of all you Survey: How to use Surveys to Improve

Wendy V. Chung, PhD

Dr. Chung is a lecturer for the Center for Undergraduate Education at Alliant International University and teaches courses in Organizational Communications, I/O Psych, Human Communication, Integrated Marketing, Public Relations, and Culture and Human Behavior. Dr. Areas of interest include Organizational Culture and Climate and Organizational Diversity. Dr. Chung’s passion is The Systems Perspective which underlies her approach to everything. Her mission is to educate every student to understand all phenomena from a systems perspective. Publications: Text: Ethnicity and Organizational Diversity: A Study In Social Cognition and Psychological Climate Perception; Chapter: Auditing the Organizational Culture for Diversity: A Conceptual Framework; Journal articles on A Systemic View of Organizational Culture, Challenges in Influencing OC, etc.; and Workbooks on Intercultural Communication.

Lily Cosico-Berge, PsyD

Lily Cosico-Berge, Psy.D., A.T.R., RPT is a licensed clinical psychologist and Registered Art and Play Therapist with 20 years’ experience in early childhood, adolescent & family mental health. She is on the faculty of UCSD-Extension’s Play Therapy Certificate Program. Dr. Cosico-Berge has additional training in infant-preschool mental health and will be the primary instructor of Alliant International University-San Diego’s Infant-Preschool Mental Health Certificate Program (Fall 2006). She has extensive experience

in providing psychological services addressing child abuse & neglect, trauma, family systems issues, acculturation issues, attachment, parenting, and skills training in emotional regulation with very young children & adolescents.

Melissa Collins Melissa Collins is a senior at Alliant International University and one of the four founding members of SWAT Communications consulting. Raised in New York, Melissa came to Alliant to study communication. She is also the Media and Marketing Coordinator of the Undergraduate Student Government and works part time for the office of Student Activities. After college Melissa hopes to pursue a career in the field of Public Relations, hopefully owning her own firm one day.

Lorna Farrant, MS, MBA

For more than 20 years, Lorna has been a domestic and international trainer and coach. Her expertise in career counseling, executive and life coaching has helped hundreds of people to achieve their goals. A member of the International Coaching Federation, San Diego Professional Coaching Alliance, and the Society for Human Resource Management, Lorna is a respected and entertaining trainer. A graduate of The College of Executive Coaching, Lorna also has a Master of Science in Career and Life Planning and a Masters in

Business Administration. She is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer.

Thomas Farmer, MA

Thomas Farmer is currently perusing a Master’s of Arts in International Relations at Alliant International University. In 2002, Farmer graduated with honors form Alliant with a Master of Arts in Education Technology and Learning. Farmer also has two Master’s of Arts in Education Administration /Management and Teaching English as a Second Language, also from Alliant. Farmer is a U.S Army Veteran having served in Turkey, Desert Storm, and Vietnam. Farmer is a recipient of the AMSC Alumni Association Leadership

Award and enjoys surfing, reading and watching classic movies.

Elizabeth Fried, PhD

Dr. N. Elizabeth Fried, author, consultant, and executive coach, is president of N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. She is author of two books, Outrageous Conduct: Bizarre Behavior at Work (1991, 1999) and Sex, Laws & Stereotypes: Authentic workplace anecdotes and practical tips for dealing with ADA, sexual harassment, workplace violence, and beyond . . . (1994). Ms. Fried received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her Certified Compensation Professional Designation from the WorldatWork (formerly the

American Compensation Association). Additionally, she is listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. A vibrant and entertaining speaker, she regularly addresses audiences on a variety of human resources topics, including hiring practices, career development, and sexual harassment. From 1983 to 2001, Fried conducted compensation research on a national scale and was quoted widely in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, Ms., Business Week, and Fortune Magazine.

Fried currently teaches a certification seminar for the WorldatWork on job analysis, job

documentation, and job evaluation. She is adjunct faculty at the University of California - San

Diego, where she offers a course on assessment tools. Fried has taught continuing education

courses in compensation at Lehigh University and served as adjunct faculty at Franklin

University from 1979 to 1986, where she taught a course in wage and salary administration. She

also co-developed and facilitated sessions on 360 degree feedback, teambuilding, and

communication for The Center for Leadership, a five-day premier program offered through the

Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and California CPA Societies.

Richard Gardner, MA

Grew up in San Diego. Received an AA Degree in Math from Mesa College, a BA in Math from SDSU, an MA in Education from SDSU.

Teaching experience includes: High School and Community College for around 8 years. Passionate for Math Education.

Heidi Gebhart Heidi Gebhardt, one of the four founding members of SWAT Communications Consulting, is a senior at Alliant International University. She is majoring in psychology with a minor in communications. She plans on getting her teaching credentials and coaching high school volleyball. She also plans on doing Integrated Marketing Public Relations on the side as well.

Ellen Kaye Gehrke, PhD

Dr. Kaye Gehrke is a professor of international business and management at Alliant International University in San Diego. She has over 25 years experience working as an organizational consultant, trainer, and advisor for numerous companies. Her work with people and human systems spans the private and public sector, universities and international organizations in the USA and several European countries. She has served in many leadership roles in professional organizations such as the Academy of Management, the

American Society for Training and Development and is a LEAD San Diego graduate. Her primary areas of expertise include organizational development, strategic management, cross cultural training, and business and management skills improvement. She has a Ph.D. in organizational development and strategic planning, an M.B.A. in marketing and management and a B.Sc. in wildlife biology and natural resource management. She lived in Europe for eight years before returning to the USA and has worked for Alliant since 1997. She is a consultant with the Thiagi Group and a licensed provider for the 1:1 HeartMath strategies for coherent performance course.

Scott A. Gillis, MA Scott Gillis is currently completing his doctoral degree in Organization Development at Alliant International University’s Fresno campus in the California School of Business and Organizational Studies. Scott holds a M.A. degree in Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego and his undergraduate degree is in Psychology from California State University San Marcos.

Over the past several years, in addition to Scott’s work and interest in Psychology, he has researched aspects of Leadership and Management in Organizations. Scott works as an Organizational Development Consultant where he has used a variety of methods such as strategic planning, stress & conflict management, training, and team development to help organizations achieve their goals.

Additionally, Scott works as an internal consultant for the San Diego Sheriff’s Department Wireless Services Division. He is responsible for the development and training of personnel. Scott is also in the process of evaluating and developing a training program for the Regional Communication System, an emergency services radio system.

Dale Harris, PhD

Dale Harris is the Managing Principal of Apex Performance Strategies; a consulting firm that specializes in Business Strategy and Organizational Development. His consultancy partners with companies to enhance organizational performance through a strong understanding of business imperatives and the most current and innovative approaches to learning and development.

Dale’s background in Industrial/Organizational Psychology guides a rigorous methodology which is designed to lead to tangible business outcomes. An entrepreneurial background belies his belief that consulting services must always lead to an exponential ROI for the organization.

His experience cuts across industries (including: biotech, telecom, manufacturing, consumer products, finance, government and education) and consists of both public and private sector agencies. He also has extensive expertise in working with culturally diverse organizations; having worked and lived on 4 continents.

Dale’s consulting Specialties include executive coaching, training and Development, organizational assessment, leadership development and psychometric surveying and testing

Dale has a Ph.D in I/O Psychology, an M.S. in I/O Psychology and a B.A. in Sociology. His research is in the areas of: Organizational Assessment, The Impacts of Multiculturalism in Organizations, and Performance Feedback.

Nathan Hipp, MS Nathan Hipp, M.S., Consultant Nathan consults in the areas of program development and implementation, team building/group facilitation, strategy development, executive coaching, and organizational analysis and development. Nathan has been an executive coach for managers in various organizational positions, including director of facilities, human resources manager, and director of inside operations and has participated in organizational analyses

and strategic planning of both profit and non-profit organizations. Past clients consist of a variety of profit and non-profit organizations including the Julian Charter School; Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League; Focus 360; The Art Institute of San Diego; Restaurants on the Run; San Diego Employers Association and the County of San Diego-Department of Child Support Services. Nathan is currently coaching for the County of San Diego and is working with the Carlsbad-Oceanside Arts League in strategy development and organizational change. Nathan is also working with the San Diego Employers Association in strategic planning and is developing training materials for the Art Institute of California.

Alan Hoffmanner, MBA

President of Agiledge, Alan brings his expertise from working with dozens of Southern California management teams and his 15 years management experience in operations and marketing management at General Dynamics, American Express and United Technologies (UTC). As a member of UTC’s Rotational Management program, Alan served as a Product Manager in charge of development and marketing activities of a $90

million/year product line, as leader of a Supplier Management/purchasing program, as Director of Sales and Marketing for a $180 million/year operation and as a leader of several major change efforts within large organizations.

Alan was a small business consultant in New York City, while earning his MBA at Columbia. In

addition, he has degrees in Systems Analysis and Economics from Miami University. As an

expert and practitioner in the development of key people and personal effectiveness skills, Alan

coordinates the BPM management development process for dozens of companies in Southern

California.

Holly Hunt, PhD

Holly A. Hunt, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in Southern California, where she first established her practice in 1990. She is the Past Chair of the Practice Management Committee of the San Diego Psychological Association. Dr. Hunt received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of

Kansas in 1988. She interned at the VA Medical Center in Sepulveda, California and worked as a staff psychologist at the VA Medical Center in Long Beach. She is the author of the book “Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures, and Policies for Less Stress” W.W. Norton & Co., 2005, $20.00. The book will be available for purchase at the presentation (cash or check). For more information: www.EssentialsOfPrivatePractice.com

Virginia Johnson, A.B.D.

Virginia Johnson is a doctoral student in the dissertation phase of study in the education and leadership program with a specialization in neuropsychology at AIU-Fresno.

Dr. Virginia Johnson A.B.D is the founder and executive director of The L.E.A.D Institute a premier organization providing personal leadership training for youth second grade through college. Virginia knows first hand the strategies

for achieving personal greatness during youth as this young author of Developing the Giant Within: Shaping Ordinary Youth into Extraordinary Leaders (a parental coaching guide and workbook for parents and professionals) has overcome many obstacles as she embarks on her personal journey to greatness. Virginia is known for her ability to equip, connect, mobilize and propel difficult to manage youth into realizing their maximum personal potential. You can learn more about Dr. Virginia Johnson, A.B.D and The L.E.A.D Institute by logging on to www.theleadinstitute.com.

Jennifer Konkin Jennifer Konkin, Consultant. Jennifer has been involved with a number of non—profit organizations where she has assisted in infrastructure development. Jennifer worked collaboratively with the Carlsbad Oceanside Arts League to develop and implement a volunteer management project and job analysis. She has also worked with the Kelowna City Concert band to create a corporate sponsorship program to increase funding to non-profit arts groups. She has been involved in strategic planning processes for the Albert Einstein Academy Charter School and Carlsbad Oceanside Arts League as well

as in the development of training modules for the Organizational Consulting Center. Jennifer received her B.A. in psychology from Okanagan University College in Kelowna, BC, Canada. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Consulting Psychology at Alliant International University and is consulting through the Organizational Consulting Center. Jennifer’s areas of interest in consulting include the management of emotional labor, work-life balance, executive coaching, and international communication.

Ellen P. Lacter, PhD

Ellen P. Lacter, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, and a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Dr. Lacter is currently Academic Coordinator of the Play Therapy Certificate Program at the University of California, San Diego- Extension, where she is also a continuing education instructor, training psychotherapists in play and art therapy techniques and treatment of trauma.

Dr. Lacter has 30 years of clinical experience. She has been an art therapist in various agencies since 1975. Since 1984, she has been a psychotherapist and play therapist in private practice and instructor of graduate classes and conference presentations in child abuse, family violence, and treatment techniques with children through adults. She is Past President of the California Association for Play Therapy (calplaytherapy.org).

Dr. Lacter specializes in the treatment of abused children, adolescents, and adults abused as children, Dissociative Disorders, adopted children, and ritual abuse trauma, in addition to general practice with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Aung Lwin, MBA

Aung Zayar Lwin is technology specialist for the Teaching and Learning

Institute and the Academic Success Center at Alliant International

University. He has been responsible for spearheading the iClassroom

Initiative which strives to infuse more information and instructional

technologies into the classroom environment through collaborations with

faculty in order to achieve student-centered collaborative learning. Since

the pilot in spring 2005, more than 20 faculty have taught over 60 courses

in M-7 and CUE 300 iClassrooms, utilizing various technologies available such as SMART

Board, wireless computers with SynchronEyes software, etc. Aung holds a MBA in Information

Technology Management and Finance from Alliant and had also taught masters-level Capstone

courses with Dr. Louise Kelly.

Stacey Miller, MS

Stacey P. Miller, MS, Consultant Stacey consults in the areas of team building, training and development, executive coaching, and overall organizational effectiveness including strategic planning and restructuring. She has experience in the following industries: education, mental health, pharmaceutical, and entertainment. She has extensive experience working with diverse groups and became a trained mediator while working with the EEOC. Her consulting experience also includes administering and analyzing

surveys, organizational assessment, individual assessment, and executive coaching. She has also served as a project manager on various occasions including for Julian Charter School where she has been project manager for over a year, coordinating 6 consultants and maintaining the position of primary client contact.

Some of her Stacey’s past affiliations include Neighborhood Centers Inc., ChildBuilders, Cox Communications, The Art Institute, County of San Diego, and Pfizer. In addition to her work with the Organizational Consulting Center, Stacey is also currently on the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising teaching Organizational Behavior as well as serving on the Governance Council of a local San Diego charter school. Stacey received her BA in Sociology at Tulane University, her MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston, her MS in Consulting Psychology from Alliant International University, and is currently working on her Ph.D. in Consulting Psychology. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Society of Consulting Psychology.

Heidi Pelak, MA

Heidi Pelak is currently a Graduate School of Education Doctoral Student

in Technology and Learning at Alliant International University. Ms. Pelak

is a full-time graduate advisor and credential analyst at AIU and teaches as

an adjunct instructor at AIU. She has been working in a variety of higher

education settings for the last nine years and has held a variety of

leadership roles.

Alexandria A. Proff

Alexandria Proff, more commonly known as Lexy, is a sophomore pursuing her Undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies from Alliant International University. She attended Santiago High School in Garden Grove, California, where she was born and raised. Lexy is the Editor-in-Chief of the University Newspaper, The Envoy. During her first year as Editor, the paper has undergone many positive changes. The

Envoy is now a full size, monthly publication that features color on the front and back pages, and is sent to all Alliant Campuses. She serves as Chairperson of the Undergraduate Student Government Association. As Chairperson, Lexy has been a strong advocate of the undergraduate student body. She serves on the University Student Government Association and regularly attends Campus Administrative Council meetings as a student representative.

Additionally, Lexy is the founding member of Alliant’s upcoming chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success, a national organization and honors society that focuses helping students achieve their goals. Alliant’s chapter of NSLS will be up and running in fall 2006. Lexy has also served as a Student Orientation Leader for 2005-2006, a Supplemental Instructor for French and Intercultural Communication, and Mentor. Lexy’s primary areas of interest are: ethics in leadership, intercultural and nonverbal communication, and investigative journalism.

Richard Schere, PhD, DABFM

Dr. Schere has been working in psychology for over 40 years. At present, he is in private practice in La Jolla, testing, treating, and mentoring adolescents. He is also an adjunct professor both at USD and CSPP. Dr. Schere is professor emeritus from Brooklyn College, where he was Program Head of Special Education for many years and has also taught in the School Psychology programs.

He has contributed many articles and chapters to journals and texts, and writes frequently for the San Diego Psychologist. In New York, he established and headed a mental health facility that served the needs of working class and middle class clients who could not afford exorbitant fees. He has been awarded diplomate status in clinical, forensic, and disability analysis. Dr. Schere has always enjoyed working with young people, and is considered a specialist in the learning, personal and behavior problems of adolescents.

DeLauren Scott

DeLauren Scott is a senior at Alliant International University. She is an Organizational Communications major with an emphasis in integrated marketing public relations and a minor in marketing. She is one of the founding members of SWAT Communications Consulting. With many opportunities lying ahead, she is excited to pursue her career goals in Integrated Marketing Public Relations.

Mary Smith, MA

Mary Smith is currently completing her doctoral degree in Organization Development at Alliant International University’s Fresno campus in the California School of Business and Organizational Studies. Mary holds a M.A. degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego and her undergraduate degree is in Psychology from California State University San Marcos.

Over the past several years, in addition to Mary’s work and interest in Psychology, she has researched aspects of Leadership and Management in Organizations. Mary has provided Psychological counseling both in individual and group formats in San Diego area school districts where she developed, implemented and monitored goal plans for high-risk emotionally disturbed middle and high school students. Additionally, Mary has researched the effects of child abuse on children and reported findings which will be used in the California Judicial system as a means for court officials to determine the detrimental effects of abuse. In the area of research she has contributed to the field of psychology with her longitudinal Research on the effect of Maternal Sensitivity on children and she has co-authored a paper which is now under review for publication discussing her findings.

Aaron Starck, MS

Aaron Stark is the Director for the Upward Bound Program at Alliant International University.

Tanis Starck, PhD

Tanis Starck is the Coordinator of Community Based Service-Learning (CCBSL) program at San Diego State University. She holds a PhD in Psychology.

Bob S. Wang, PhD

Bob Wang has served in the U.S. diplomatic corps for more than 21 years. He was last assigned as the Economic Minister Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, from 2002-2005, where he and his staff monitored China's implementation of its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments and assisted China in its economic reform efforts. Prior to this, Bob also served abroad in Singapore (1997-2000), Shanghai (1994-97), Hong Kong (1987-90) and Tokyo (1985-87). From 1991-93, Bob was the

Cambodia Desk officer at the State Department and participated in U.S. Government efforts that led to the introduction of UN peacekeeping forces and a historic democratic election in Cambodia. Bob was selected to attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) from 2000-2001.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Bob Wang was an assistant professor of International Relations at Whittier College in California from 1977-84. He taught courses on American Foreign Policy, Arms Control, International Organizations and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Bob completed his Ph.D in Political Science at the University of Iowa in 1976 and his B.A. at the U. of Washington in 1972. He has published articles on China's military strategy and educational policy reforms as well as on recent U.S.-China trade relations. He has been assigned to the American Institute in Taiwan starting in 2006.

April D. West, MS

April West is an organizational consultant for Apex Performance Strategies. For the past couple of years April has assisted trainers with the design and implementation of specialized training programs, worked in instructional design, survey design and analysis, new product development and the creation of e-learning activities for professional development.

With experience as an organizational consultant and a researcher, April brings both an academic and best practices background in organizational development. Her consulting experience consists of product development, instructional and training material design, employee manual design, survey design and the customization of training programs. In addition, her experience includes statistical analysis and data interpretation. Her research background includes conducting studies on topics such as organizational justice, emotional intelligence, generational issues in the workplace, employee commitment, satisfaction, citizenship behaviors and turnover. Her current interests are in organizational justice, employee commitment to supervisor and work motivation.

April’s consulting specialties include training and development, organizational justice, 360 degree feedback, survey design and analysis, leadership development and instructional design.

April received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Gerontology from Kansas State University and a Masters of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. She is currently completing her doctorate in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Special Thanks

Alliant Leadership Institute

Career Services

Richard Gardner

Housing and Residence Life

IOSA

Aung Lwin

Baby Medina

Michael Pittenger, PhD

Erica Pizano

Adele Rabin, PhD

Shon San Jose

Angela Spenser, PhD

Sigma Iota Epsilon

Sodexo

Student Government Association

Al Valdez

Rob Wallace


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