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She has designed and delivered workshops
and seminars with a focus on Foundations
of Management, Leadership Development, Team
Building, Management Skills, Strategic Planning,
Change Management and Effective Communication
Skills.
In the corporate arena,
Elaine has worked for Xerox, Illinois Bell
and AT&T and has experience in sales,
account management, group management and
project management. She was a Senior Consultant
for Perrone-Ambrose Associates, a Chicago-based
Consulting firm. She supported organization
development and leadership enrichment for
a nationwide corporate client base; delivering
management coaching skills workshops, designing
and implementing management coaching and
mentoring programs to address strategic
objectives.
Elaine’s experience working with municipal
agencies includes Consultant for the Models
of Excellence Program at the Egan Urban
Center at DePaul University in Chicago,
providing
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consulting services to city,
county and state agencies. Consulting programs
focused on strategic planning, team building,
leadership development, problem solving and coaching
skill development.
In the academic arena, Elaine supports professional
learning and organizational effectiveness by presenting,
The Learning Zone, a Professional Learning Program
that she developed. It is a series of workshops
that support educators and administrators in developing
and enhancing skills to develop a strong learning
community and to interact effectively with parents
and community members. Additionally, the program
includes a workshop and a workbook that supports
parents in developing awareness and skills to
participate effectively in the educational process.
Elaine
has extensive experience working in the
academic arena. She has worked with educators
and administrators in school districts across
the country. As a consultant for the Efficacy
Institute, The Center for Performance Assessment
and Nationals Schools Conference Institute
she has developed and/or presented programs
that support professional development and
organizational effectiveness. Academic consulting
experience includes addressing the variables
that impact intellectual development and
academic achievement within multi-cultural
groups, supporting the development and implementation
of policies and practices to positively
impact teacher and student development and
supporting educators in the alignment of
curriculum and assessments with state academic
standards.
Elaine has completed post-graduate work
in Organization and Systems Development
at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. She
received a Master’s Degree in Marketing
Communications from Roosevelt University
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Special
Education from Illinois State University.
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