Professional & Community Affiliations

• President and Principal Consultant, Wisdom Work Inc.
• The Chicago Metropolitan Big Brother Big Sisters, Executive Vice-Chair of the Board Chair, the Mentoring and Corporate Partnerships, 1999-Present
• The National Board, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, President of Region VII, 2003-2005
• The Chicago Foundation for Women, Long Range Planning Committee, Education Task Force member, 1986-1990
• The Illinois Humanities Council, Governor’s Appointee, 1978-1984
• The Eleanore Foundation, 1990-1998
• The YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, 1977-1979
• Mayor Harold Washington’s Transition Team, the City of Chicago, 1983
• The Education Network for Older Adults, the Chicago Community Trust, 1978-1980
• The OD Network, Member
• The National Society for Performance Improvement, Member
• The American Society for Training and Development, Member
• Society for Human Resources Management, Member
• The National EMBA Council, Member
• Companies that Care, Member

Publications

Book(s): 

• The CIO’s Legacy: Leadership and Technology (Prentice-Hall Publishers) 2008
• The Career Toolbox, Amoco Oil, 2001
• A Guide to Adult Learning Options in Metropolitan Chicago, 1980
• The Collected Course Guides of the School for New Learning, 1973-1981

Articles:

“Scaling the Fortress: Practicing the Art of Adult Education in the 1980’s,” The Continuing Education of New York Magazine, 1988

Chapter(s):

• “No Turning Back: The Honors Semester as a Catalyst for Developmental Change,” Chapter in The Forum, 1992
• “Bridging-Quality as Seen from the Prospective of the Adult Learner,” chapter in manuscript Promises to Keep, edited by Carol G. Schneider, 1980

Films:

• “Football: An American Festival”, “Thrashin’: Men, Steam, and their Plowing Machines,” and “Ireland: What it Means to be Celtic,” 1982-1985
• “Project Discovery: Living and Learning”, 1980