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Min Basadur, Ph.D
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Sunday,
Co-Creating: Connecting with Others to Develop Strategies
Min is a recognized world leader in the field of applied creativity with
years of experience in building creative thinking, innovations and problem
solving capabilities across organizations. His research-based work is noted
for its applicability and scalability within organizations of all kinds.
Educated in organizational psychology and engineering physics, Min
began refining his insights about applied creativity at Procter & Gamble
while working with teams developing new products and helping senior
management engage employees at all levels in cost & profit improvement.
Min has written many great books and he and his associates at
Basadur Applied Creativity work with clients worldwide in the
fields of aerospace, health, finance, software, microelectronics,
telecommunications, food and beverage, publishing, energy, retail,
manufacturing, e-commerce & more.
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Amy Basic
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Sunday: Painting on Water session and Keynote:
Painting On Water™ - - The ABZ of Building Connections
Amy Basic, a former engineer, executive and gallery owner, is an
award-winning artist (also known as Amy Lee Segami) and a professional
speaker. Applying the principles of physics, she has revived and transformed
an ancient art form into a rich facilitation tool for innovation and team
building. It has the rare formula of fluid physics, visual art, and cultural
diversity.
She has made presentations world-wide,
from USA, Eastern Europe to Asia, conducted training workshops
and delivered keynote speeches at conferences. Amy inspires
others with her diverse background with over 20 years experience
in the corporate, engineering, art, and education worlds.
Today’s Chicago Woman called her as one of the “Women
Making A Difference.” Crain’s Chicago Business recognized her as
one of the region’s finest leaders in her field. NPR and BBC
Radio considered her work as a major accomplishment. She was
invited to exhibit her art and program at the Fermilab of Department of Energy.
A Chinese-born American, Amy earned her Bachelor’s
and
Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois
Institute of Technology. She also studied many Asian traditional
art forms. Her unique, distinctive paintings have won numerous
awards. She received many honors for her extraordinary ability
to create an innovative bridge linking art and science with the
culture in business and life. http://PaintingOnWater.com .
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Marcia Berkey, DBA-MIS
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Creativity
Weekend Planning Team and Friday Pre-Weekend Session:
Connecting Generations -
Past, Present, and Future; Digital Memory Keeping; Saturday:
Cyber Connections – Social Networking for Everyone
Marcia teaches full time online in the IT department for
South University. She has a wonderful time living and learning and applying
the many concepts learned from everywhere. She has presented a variety of
e-Creativity sessions for both education and business. Marcia also consults
on Word, PowerPoint, Access databases, and Excel spreadsheets. Email:
profmberkey@hotmail.com
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Robert Alan Black, Ph.D.
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Weekend: Mixing and integration
activities; Saturday, 9:00 a.m.:
Clowning - Connect with
Successful Solutions while Just "Clowning Around."
In 1976 Alan received a letter about his oldest son, Jeff, qualifying
for gifted education but his school had no program. Within a month Alan
became the volunteer teacher of the gifted at Plumosa Elementary in
Delray Beach, FL. Over the next few months he read many books about
teaching and learning. Then he took all the gifted education courses at
FAU and discovered articles written by Dr. E. Paul Torrance about the
measuring and teaching of creative thinking skills.
Then he met Bob Eberle, creator of S.C.A.M.P.E.R. and Dr. Dorothy Sisk,
then US Director of Gifted Education at a workshop on Gifted Education
in Orlando. Eberle convinced Alan to attend CPSI, which he did in 1978
and his life was changed. He completed a Masters of Education focused
on the Guidance and Counseling of Gifted, Talented and Creative
Individuals at Florida Atlantic University and then a Ph.D. at the
University of Georgia with Dr. Torrance as his major professor. Over the
past 34 years he has been a speaker, trainer, author, and consultant
focused on the development of creative thinking traits, skills and tools
throughout entire workplaces around the world. Since he was 5 years old
he has traveled to 49 US states and 77 countries. Since 1976 he has
given over 3600 presentations from keynotes, lunchtime talks, workshops,
training programs and university courses. Plus he has presented at over
130 creativity conferences around the globe, including the FCW several
times. http://www.cre8ng.com/ Email:
alan_cre8ng@yahoo.com
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Ann Bracken, M.Ed, CPT
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Saturday: Getting from Red to
Black-Journaling for Problem Solving in Professional Settings and
The Masks
we Wear
Ann Bracken is a writer and poet, an educator, and an
expressive arts consultant. In addition, she holds certification in poetry
therapy, journal facilitation, drama in education, and special education.
Her work has appeared in Praxilla, The Museletter, The Little Patuxent
Review, The Columbia Business Journal, On Purpose Woman, and The Baltimore
Chronicle. Ann’s expressive arts consulting business, The Possibility
Project, is devoted to providing arts-based programs for women in transition
and for struggling students who flourish with alternative approaches to
learning. She lives in Columbia, MD and has two grown children living in the
Baltimore area.
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Fran Brown
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Creativity Weekend Planning Team
Francine is a former Trainer, HR Director, Educator, and
Consultant. Her doctorate and research interests and studies are
in Organizational Leadership and Change. Francine has taught
Organizational Leadership and Change at Purdue University, University of
Wisconsin, Dominican University, Keller Graduate School of Management and
most recently, Argosy University. Over the past 30 years Francine has been
involved in the design and development of leadership workshops, seminars,
team dynamics and organizational assessments for corporate and
not-for-profit organizations. Francine is the Past President of the USA
U.N.WOMEN National Committee's Sarasota Chapter and serves as a board member
in numerous Community organizations in Sarasota including the Girl Scouts of
GulfCoast Florida.
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Missy Carvin
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Saturday: Ten Commandments of Improv in the
Workplace
Missy Goldwasser Carvin is the VP of Creativity Services for New Directions
Consulting, Inc. and the Executive Director of the Avian Players Improv
Workshop. With a BA in theatre and history from Hartwick College, she now
works full-time in market research and new product development, of course.
She has been involved in the CPSI community since 2004, and has served as
the leader of CPSI Viral Marketing Team and as Captain of the America’s
Giving Challenge effort for CEF. Missy is very fond of the Florida
Creativity Weekend and has had good reasons for only attending twice since
2006. Notably, her daughter, Abby was born on Florida Creativity Weekend
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Suzanne Chamberlain
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Friday all-day: Jumpstart your Creative Thinking Skills
- A One Day
Introduction to CPS
A communicator for more than 30 years, Suzanne
Chamberlain moved from television journalism to fundraising to strategic
public relations. She earned degrees from the University of Massachusetts
and the University of Missouri that had her reporting and anchoring for NBC
affiliates in Jacksonville and Buffalo. She switched to media relations and
marketing for non-profits, adding event planning, teaching and consulting to
the mix. Her master’s degree from the International Center for Studies in
Creativity at Buffalo State College expanded her repertoire to include
facilitation and creative problem solving. Currently senior director of
External Affairs at the University at Buffalo, she works in the Office of
Economic Engagement using strategic communications to engender support for
the university among external audiences
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Rev. Maria Clemente
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Saturday: VisionQuest 2010 - Your Connection to
the Wellspring of Inspiration
As a spiritual coach, consultant, and counselor
Maria has spent two decades working with dozens of non-profit communities,
including the Gandhi Foundation USA,
India America
Cultural Association, Soka Gakkai International, Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Historic Site, Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum,
and Morehouse College. As a public speaker,
workshop facilitator, and transformational trainer she has traveled to
churches, bookstores, conferences, and educational centers across the United
States.
Her articles, essays, and meditations have been
published in various magazines. She has self-published numerous books and
manuals, and released two recordings of guided meditations. She's created a
variety of classes, workshops, programs and events that are designed to build
community, teach peace, and explore creativity.
http://www.be-the-change.com
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Cynthia Downey
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Creativity Weekend Planning Team
Cynthia Downey, devoted daughter, sincerest of sisters, Xavier
University alumnae, mother of three, wife of one (He
is all she can handle!), Twenty
years as an Executive Search Consultant, life in Illinois, Ohio, and now
Florida, an addicted volunteer!
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Emma Downey
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Saturday: Theory of Knowledge
and
Saturday All-Day CEF Youthwise™ Program
Written by Kathleen O’Leary about Emma:
Imaginative, finder of humor in “odd and unusual” places, Girl Scout
extraordinaire, cookie selling maniac, creative beyond imagination, eater of
Honi Hanta mud pies, involved citizen, shining example of leadership, helper
and giver, friend, daughter, sister (to many!), lover of music and
dancing-hopping-running-skipping-jumping or anything that takes a lot of
energy (especially after a double chocolate chip Frap from Starbucks),
motivator, and above all...... Emma is an AMAZING young woman with a smile
brighter than sunshine who brings joy to those around her!
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Art Emrich
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Saturday:
Making Connections between Your
Conscious and Unconscious Minds:
Self Hypnosis and Creativity.
Art is certified as a Master
Practitioner and Trainer of NLP and Hypnosis by the 4 major hypnosis
organizations in the US. His practice includes (a) medical referral
clients who experience distress not relieved by traditional treatment, (b)
the mental game of sports success (such as tennis, golf, and baseball), (c)
academic excellence for peak performance in study and testing, and (d)
enabling creative solutions for the challenges of life. Art is the HEAD
Coach and Founder of U-Solutions LLC in Sarasota (the “U” stands for
unconscious, where the most creative solutions reside).
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Bruce Flye
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Friday night graphic recorder for Tim Hurson
and Saturday: Energizing Creativity with Graphic Recording
Bruce Flye is a visual practitioner, blending the creative potential of
graphic imagery with positive and strengths-based practices in planning,
change and innovation. Bruce serves as the Director of Planning and
Partnerships at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University,
and he also practices independently through
bruceflye.com. A registered architect, Bruce has applied the principles
of planning and design to the physical, academic and organizational aspects
of higher education for 18 years. Since 2005, he has explored and developed
his skills as an illustrator and graphic facilitator to design and lead
engagements that are interactive, creatively-oriented and momentum-building.
Bruce has been trained by field leaders such as the Grove
Consultants International, Roger Schwarz and Associates and the Society for
College and University Planning. Recent clients include the Center for
Creative Leadership, the National Association of College and University Food
Service, the University of Scranton and Purdue University – Calumet.
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Lynn Frankel
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Lynn is a retired elementary school principal from a
large suburban school district in New Jersey. Her educational expertise includes
staff development for teachers, mentorship, and training in the areas of
differentiated instruction, Emotional Intelligence and multiple intelligences,
imagery, reflection, personal growth, Creative Problem Solving, Cooperative
Learning, and instructional strategies. Presently, she is working for
Learning Plus, an organization that provides quality staff development programs
specializing in differentiated instruction, assessment, strategies for diverse
learners, collaborative teaching, and multiple intelligences to name a few.
Lastly, Lynn is most proud of being a facilitator/presenter for the Creative
Problem Solving Institute and has facilitated workshops in CPS, developing
leadership style, team building, mentoring, and tools and techniques of
creativity. Email:
lwfrankel@aol.com
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John Frederick
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Saturday All-Day CEF YouthWise™ Program
As executive director of the Center for
Executive Leadership and Change (Daemon College, Amhurst, NY), John developed
and directs the innovative master’s degree program. He is active with Leadership
Buffalo and is an adjunct professor at the International Center for Studies in
Creative Leadership (Buffalo State College). His doctorate is in education. A
proud father and husband, John strives for creative, respectful and healthy
balance in life. |
Kaitlyn (Katie) French
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Saturday An Opportunity to Learn from Each
Other: Your Connections and
Saturday All-Day CEF YouthWise™ Program
Kaitlyn (Katie)
French is currently a junior at Sarasota High School. She has passion for a
plethora of things including competing on her Speech and Debate Team, being
an active member of Girl Scouts of GulfCoast Florida, and enjoying the fine
arts. Currently art deco is her favorite. Through Girl Scouting, Katie has
been involved in the past three FL Creativity Weekends and has participated
for two summers in the CEF/CPSI YouthWise™ Program. She is looking forward
to being a part of the leadership team for FCW’s CEF YouthWise™ Program and
also leading a mini activity.
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Jane
Goldwasser
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Friday: Better Teams=Better Outcomes through Using the ForeSight
Inventory
Jane Goldwasser is President of New Directions Consulting, Inc. a qualitative
research company specializing in new product development. In her spare time, she
is on the Board of Directors of a newly re-aligned Girl Scout Council and chairs
both their Fund Development and Board Development committees. She is a CPSI alum
who, having completed the Integrating Creative Leadership program, has put it
to work in leading both PACE sessions and in working with CPSI Youthwise™. |
Danny Gonzalez
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Saturday All-Day CEF YouthWise™ Program
Danny Gonzalez is a junior at Booker High School. He has
attended the YouthWiseTM
training for several years, completed the Sarasota Community Youth
Development Training, serves on the Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT)
board, and is close to earning his Boy Scout Eagle Scout award.
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Christina Gonzalez, LMHC, NBCC,
Ed.D.
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Saturday: So you think you CAN'T dance?
Connecting through Dance and Movement
Christina Gonzalez is a licensed mental health counselor and educator. She
has been involved with education at many different levels and has been very
active in the mental health and education fields in both the United States
and in Mexico. Her work has encompassed many aspects of the mental health
field including prevention, intervention, immigrant psychology, child
welfare, substance abuse, disaster intervention, and much more. She
currently works full time with children involved in the child welfare system
due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect, and also teaches college courses in
college writing, behavioral sciences/psychology, and health and human
services administration. She also does professional editing, writing, and
loves applications of research, focus groups, and program evaluation
techniques to programs that make a difference for others in ways that can
help bring the voices of everyone involved in the process to be heard. She
is a dynamic and entertaining trainer and enjoys incorporating her love of
creativity, art, dance, music, travel, and film into her psychotherapy and
education work. She currently lives in Sarasota and her most recent passion
is exploring the world of dance.
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Katherine (Kitty) Heusner,
Ph.D.
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Chair and Chief Do Everything Person
Kitty is a lifelong
learner who has been involved in education as a student (PreK through PhD)
and professional for over fifty years. She has also made a lifelong
commitment to community involvement and is passionate about applying
creativity to make a positive difference in her own life and in the world.
Currently Kitty is actively involved in the Creative Education Foundation.
In January ’11 she began serving as Chair for the Board of Trustees. She is
also a long-time leader at CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute)] and an
advocate for and contributor to the development of the CEF YouthWise™
Program. Locally, she serves on the Board of GCC of US Committee for UN
Women and is co-chairing the L2L Teen Program (Learners to Leaders) and is
also active as a GS GulfCoast Florida volunteer. Kitty is the Chair for
Florida Creativity Weekend and has
been involved since it began in 2002. Sharing with family and friends both
at home in Sarasota and in the North Carolina mountains, traveling and
photography also bring her great joy. The tagline she wrote for herself at
FCW 2009 is: ‘ I open doors in hearts and minds.
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John Holcombe, M.A.
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Sunday: Insights - Have More and Better Insights NOW!
John is VP of Insights Marketing Group in Miami (IMG). He has years of marketing
research experience and many multinational clients for whom he develops creative
solutions to their marketing challenges. John is an active member of the
Qualitative Research Consultant Association (QRCA), and is on the Executive
Board of the Creative Education Foundation (CEF).
He is a frequent speaker before business groups and conferences on business and
marketing, and has contributed articles and interviews to several publications
including Business Week, Advertising Age, Bloomberg Online,
and The
Wall Street Journal. Email:
john@insights-marketing.com
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Tim Hurson
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Keynote speaker Friday night:
The Shock of the Possible
- Why we can't solve 21st Century Problems with 20th Century Thinking;
Saturday: Look Again - How to see what's really there...at home, on the job, in
your life
Founding partner of
thinkx
intellectual capital. No group is ever quite the same after hearing
Tim Hurson speak. With an energetic blend of insight and humor, Tim teaches
audiences what many already know in their hearts: that
Creative Intelligence
is the essence of human potential. Moreover, creative intelligence is not a
gift given to few, but a set of skills everyone can cultivate.
Tim is one of North America's pioneers of idea marketing. Throughout his career,
Tim has helped major corporations in the United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom create innovation, marketing, new product, and workplace transformation
programs. He has also written numerous articles on improving creative
intelligence both in the workplace and at home.
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Anthony Hyatt
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Anthony Hyatt is a violinist and multimedia
performance artist from the Washington DC area whose interest is in the
role and use of improvisation techniques in the creative process. He is
a teaching-artist for the nonprofit
Arts for the Aging organization under
whose auspices he presents interactive programs of music and movement at
local senior centers and for whom he co-directs the Quicksilver senior
citizen improv dance company. Anthony is a master trainer of the
National Center for Creative Aging and
he is an artist in residence for the Georgetown Medical Center’s
pediatric and cancer care programs.
Anthony is honored to be a colleague of the
Creative Education Foundation
and a leader for other
affiliated international organizations like
CREA in Europe and
Mindcamp in Canada. He does additional
creativity consulting and facilitation work through his own organization
which is called Moving Beauty.
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Sherry Kessel
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Creativity
Weekend Planning Team and
Saturday:
Connecting
with People and Content - Making Warm Ups and Activities Meaningful
Sherry worked most recently as the Director of Adult Development for
the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida for the past eleven years and is now
pursuing other interests. She began college majoring in physical education
and then completed her degree in Organizational Development/Business
Administration. Sherry ‘speaks’ fluent sign language and teaches First Aid
and CPR for the American Red Cross. She is active in ASTD and is a volunteer
with the Manatee Players. Sherry has also taught motorcycle safety.
She and her husband, Don are currently enjoying working on their antique
car, a ’58 Corvette. Email:
don58sherry@gmail.com
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Kathy Leydon-Conway
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Sunday:
Reconnecting with Your Self and Florida Creativity Weekend Planning Team
For 26 years, Kathy has worked with individuals, groups and organizations as a
consultant, facilitator, mediator and trainer; encouraging their fullness and
inherent capacity.
As a Colleague of the Creative Education Foundation, she has trained leaders at
the Creative Problem Solving Institute and has integrated cps into her
lifestyle. As a Gestalt trained organizational consultant, she sees her
environment and pursuits thru that lens. And, as mother of three adult
daughters, she has co-developed a program on that changing role. See
www.nurturingourselves.com for information on her women’s programs.
Kathy revels in expressive painting, clay work, walking and yoga. She savors
time with her five grandchildren, partner Bob and their cottage on the coast of
Maine. Contact her at kathconway@comcast.net.
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Oneyka (Nikki) McKenzie
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Saturday All-Day CEF YouthWise™ Program
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Joe Miguez
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Saturday:
The Mountain Ten Initiative: Connecting
With Your Own Story
Joe is nationally
known as the “labyrinth man” and has built a consulting practice based on
stimulating creativity in individuals and groups to achieve personal and
organizational innovation. Facilitator, change agent and labyrinth builder, Joe
has worked with clients from major corporations, media, colleges, schools and
religious retreat centers. He has conducted workshops in Mexico, Canada, Europe
and the U.S. His professional commitment is to focus on inspiring
reflection-in-action, step-by-step.
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Barry Miller |
Florida Creativity
Weekend Planning Team
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Nancy Myers
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Creativity
Weekend Planning Team and
Saturday: Creativity is a way of being, not just a toolbox
Co-Chair, Nancy's extensive work with Fortune 500 companies led to Seeds for
Change, her program for empowering people in the midst of increasing change.
Nancy custom designs programs for organizations in these turbulent times to
increase employees' and teams' emotional intelligence, creativity, and peak
performance. Nancy also coaches individuals and teaches teleclasses. She is
a Trainer for Heartmath, a Charter Associate Partner of George Land's
Leadership 2000, a trainer in thinking styles., Foundations of Productivity
and is experienced in Leadership and Team Building training. In her free
time Nancy studies and performs ballroom dancing, enjoys live theater, opera
and cinema, and performs in community theater. She goes scuba diving,
travels and enjoys riding her Harley. She is also active as a community
volunteer with non-profit agencies and organizations. Contact Nancy directly
at 941.929.0809. Nancy also arranges dream vacations online through
www.bighearttravel.com.
Email:
nancybigheart@verizon.net.
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Stevie Peacock
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Saturday All-Day CEF YouthWise™ Program
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Suzie Nussel
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Friday:
Better Teams=Better Outcomes through
Using the ForeSight Inventory
Suzie Nussel is a marketing consultant with more than 20 years’ experience
in marketing strategy, brand management, marketing communications, and
product innovation. Prior to starting her own business, Suzie worked for
AOL, where she developed and launched new digital products for consumers, a
$100-million business. The creative problem solving process has been
integral to shaping how she approaches strategy and innovation. As an avid
participant of CPSI for the past ten years, Suzie is passionate about CEF
and helping others reach their potential. She has been actively working with
CEF YouthWise, both in the US (2008-2010) South Africa (’07).
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Tom Potter
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Saturday All-Day CEF Youthwise™ Program
In his role as CEO of the Parent
Education Program, Tom oversees a variety of strengths-based programs and a
staff of 38. He is a consultant in Creative Problem Solving and Parent
Education. He is co-author, with Bea Parnes, of Parenting Playfully, a book for
parents of children from pre-natal to age three. He loves to hike, bicycle and
kayak. Tom is the father of two talented young adults Crystal and Gabriel. Tom
participated in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Creative Education Foundation
YouthWise™ Program in South Africa and is a CEF Colleague and recipient of the
Leadership Service and Commitment and Distinguished Leader Awards.
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Gloria Rapport
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Friday all-day: Jumpstart your Creative Thinking Skills
- A One Day
Introduction to CPS
Gloria is a
co-founder of the Creative Youth Leadership Program. She is widely
experienced in the area of community organization, especially educational
and social program design. While president of a board of education, Gloria co-designed its student assistance program, which has since been replicated
in numerous school districts. She has developed and delivered, creativity
and innovation programs for the Singapore Institute of Management in
Singapore and for the Center for Entrepreneurship at Canisius College. She
has also designed and delivered training to teachers and students in South
Africa. Gloria holds a Master of Science degree in Creativity and
Innovation. When not designing and delivering programming, Gloria can be
found spending time designing jewelry and learning to play the "blues"
harmonica.
www.creativeyouthleadership.org
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Judy Reid
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Saturday All-Day CEF Youthwise™ Program
Judy designs and oversees educational programs in
Scottsdale, Arizona. She has done training, served on district wide
leadership teams and has presented at both national and international
conferences. With a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, Judy is
interested in research. She embraces literacy, Differentiated
Instruction, Learning Styles, and Brain-Based learning strategies. With
training from Coaches Training Institute, she has added coaching to her life
work. Having served as a leader
at the Creative Problem Solving Institute for over 20 years, Creative
Problem Solving has become an integral part of her personal and professional
life.
The passions in her life include her husband, her
two children, teaching, yoga and gardening.
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Karen Rush |
Creativity Weekend Planning Team
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Hedria Lunken-Saltzman
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Creativity Weekend Planning Team and Friday all-day:
Jumpstart your
Creative Thinking Skills - A One Day Introduction to CPS; Saturday:
Expand your Creativity - Maximize your Potential and
Navigating the Changes
you Date to Dream.
When creativity came into my life, it changed my life. When my life changed, it
was creativity that helped me continue." Hedria loves to teach others the magic
of creativity. Her presentations are dynamic, inspirational, practical, and
funny. She has presented and worked for fortune 500 companies on 5 continents as
a speaker, coach, writer, and authority in the field of Creativity. Known for
delivering valuable and practical advice in a humorous and engaging style,
Hedria gives audiences and readers the tools to deal with challenges and change,
turn inspiration into action, and achieve personal and professional success.
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Anita Scott
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Creativity Weekend Planning Team and
Saturday All-Day CEF Youthwise™ Program
Anita Scott
is a retired school psychologist who practiced parent counseling and group
therapy in a private school for neurologically impaired and emotionally
disturbed children in New Jersey. In 1995 she retired and returned to her
native state of Florida to begin a new life as a "senior citizen." She is a
graduate of the Florida State University and has a master’s degree from the
Eastman School of Music. Before turning to school psychology, Anita was a
professional bassoon player. She was on the faculty at Texas Christian
University, played in the Ft. Worth Symphony and met her husband who was
playing in the Houston Symphony. After marrying they spent a year in
Vienna, Austria, returned to Illinois where Alan earned a PhD in Chemistry
and Anita taught band and PE in a country grade school near Urbana. They
ended up in New Jersey, had two sons in the mid 60's and Anita returned to
school to find out what the heck to do with two growing boys. The family
spent a year in Brazil in 1976, where everyone became literate in Portuguese
-- well, everyone, that is, but Anita, who could only talk a good game. In
retirement her favorite pass times are cooking, travel and photography. She
has recently developed an enthusiasm for Zen water coloring.
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Ann
Shank
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Friday and Saturday mornings: Laugh Yoga
Ann
grew up in New England and focused her academic studies in history. Her
professional work was largely educational in nature, in both school and
public history settings. Since retirement, she has tried to energize the
right side of her brain and explore new avenues of creativity. One path led
to a newly-formed laughter yoga group, which has expanded an aspect of life
that at times had been in short supply. |
Judy Winslow
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Saturday: Connect with your Personal Brand: 5
Secret Ways to Prosper by Coloring Outside the Lines
Judy Winslow, a.k.a.
'The Brandologist',
has had a diverse and highly successful marketing
career spanning more than 25 years. Her experience encompasses work with
various Fortune 500 businesses, such as cosmetic giants Cover Girl and
Clairol, fashion designers Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander Julian, Women's
Day Magazine, and small financial institutions like the NY Stock Exchange.
J. mixes business, marketing and personal development experience to bring a
highly systemized, yet deeply personal, formulation to create substantial
shifts in bottom line results for her clients. She is the recipient of
multiple design industry awards, an author, speaker and trainer. She
received a BFA in Communication Arts, is a Coach U. graduate, and is an avid
student. J. presently chooses to focus on the smaller business, entrepreneur
and savvy careerist to blend their unique spirit, enthusiasm and potential
into a truly Unforgettable Brand.
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