Speaker on Jul 26, 2013 on How to Build a Rewarding Healthcare Practice 2013 NQA Annual Conference at National Qigong Association Valley Forge, PA.
Speaker on Jul 13, 2013 on Tai Chi, Qigong, and Pain Relief at Jou Tsun Hwa's Birthday Celebration & Tai Chi Festival at Tai Chi Park, Warwick, NY. A description of the pain relife mechanism in the body and brain and how Tai Chi interferes with pain.
Presenter on Oct 24, 2012 on An Empirical Analysis: The Impact of Pre-Test Activities (Study, Exercise, or Meditation) on Student Performance at NABET Annual Conference for Northeastern Association of Business, Economics, and Technology, in State College, PA.
Speaker with Duane Crider on Oct 19, 2012 on Innovative uses of Distance Learning in Phys Ed and Healthy Lifestyle courses at Emerging and Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Practices to Ensure Student Success Conference for Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in Shippensburg, PA.
Presenter Sept 10, 2012 on A Predictive Model of Healthcare Costs: Applying Financial Impact to Thrive Index at ABR Fall 2012 Conference for Academy of Business Research in Atlantic City, NJ.
Speaker on Jun 07, 2012 on Pacem In Vita Healthy Lifestyles Senior Program for Taijiquan Retreat & Enthusiasts Event sponsored by the Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization in Heresford, PA.
Speaker on Jun 08, 2012 on Flourishing in Integrative Healthcare for Taijiquan Retreat & Enthusiasts Event sponsored by the Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization in Heresford, PA.
Speaker on May 26, 2006 Taiji & Qigong: 18 Therapies for the UUFP in Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on July 05, 2009 on Leadership Characteristics of Chinese Martial Arts at International Tai chi chuan Symposium, Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN.
Panelist at a Networking Session on July 07, 2009 on Increasing Clients at International Tai chi chuan Symposium, Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN.
Presenter at a Poster Session on July 09, 2009 on How to Build a Rewarding Alternative Healthcare Business at International Tai chi chuan Symposium, Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN.
Speaker on May 3, 2014 on Getting Published in the Changing World of Publishing for Pagoda Writer's Group in Mt. Penn, PA
Speaker on August 3, 2013 on Going from Here to There as a Writer for Pagoda Writer's Group in Mt. Penn, PA
Panelists on Feb 21, 2013 on Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism and Write with Academic Integrity at Albright college, Dean's Seminar Series, Reading PA.
Panelists on Jan 15 2013 on 2013 Economy held online as Business Weekly Webchat by Reading Eagle, Reading PA.
Speaker on Dec 3, 2011 on Moving from Creative Writing to Professional Writing for Pagoda's Writer Group in Mt. Penn, PA.
Speaker (Opening Keynote) on October 11, 2011 on Survive To Thrive: What is different about companies that flourish during a recession? for Institute of Management Consultants in Reno, NV.
Speaker on Mar 6, 2011 on The Secrets of Writing that gets Published for Pagoda Writers Club Reading, PA.
Speaker on Mar 2, 2011 on Making it in Business: The Secrets of a Starting your Career Right for the First Steps Series of the Women's Center, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on Oct 29, 2010 on Smashing the Glass Ceiling to Bits for PASSHE Women’s Consortium on Tough Women in Tough Times: Advancing in Adversity in Harrisburg, PA.
Speaker on Oct 6, 2010 on Survive to Thrive: What is different about companies that flourish during recessions? for Vistage International meeting, Alexandria, VA.
Speaker on Oct 01, 2010 on Surviving to Thrive:An Empirical look at Past Recessions: Strategy Lessons Learned for the Business Community Northeastern Business and Economics Association, Morristown, NJ.
Speaker on Sep 23, 2010 on Integrating Online Consulting Tools for Entrepreneurs for Association of Small Business Development Centers, Las Vegas, NV.
Speaker on March 17, 2010 on The Rise and Fall of Social Media: What Does the Research Say? with Trisha Scarcia-King in the Seeking Solutions Series for the Students in Free Enterprise club, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on February 03, 2010 on Surviving to Thrive: What is Different About Companies that Flourish During Recessions in the Seeking Solutions Series for the Students in Free Enterprise club, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on January 20, 2010 on The One Most Important Characteristic of Leaders: What The Research Says May Surprise You in the Seeking Solutions Series for the Students in Free Enterprise club, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on How Entrepreneurs Learn and How to Get the Most From Resources with Ernie Post in the Seeking Solutions Series for the Students in Free Enterprise club, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on September 23, 2009 on Leadership:The Quest for Excellence at SIFE Leadership Training Conference at Metropolitan College of New York in New York, NY.
Panelists on February 27, 2009 on Mobile Panel: The Future is in Mobility! at Wharton School of Business Technology Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Speaker on January 30, 2009 on Dr. CJ Rhoads Explains Training vs. Consulting at Web Conference in Online for Klee Associates, Inc.
Speaker on October 30, 2008 on Teaching Others to Build Businesses for Northeastern Association of Business, Economics, and Technology at State College, PA.
Presenter on October 30, 2008 on Effectiveness Of Online Learning And Virtual Tools In Assisting Nascent Entrepreneurs with Business Planning with Ernie Post for Northeastern Association of Business, Economics, and Technology at State College, PA.
Speaker on October 13, 2008 on Leadership and Diversity: Creating a Top Decision Making Team, for 2008 annual conference “Focus on the Future.” Community Action Association of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, PA.
Guest Speaker on June 16, 2008 on Portability Grant for Director's Meeting of Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers in Harrisburg, PA.
Speaker on March 12, 2008 on The Future of Teaching: What Can Technology NOT Do? for Hawaii Department of Education E-school Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Speaker on March 09, 2008 Increasing Financial Wealth Workshop for Total Well Being Conference, Essentia Enterprises, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Presenter on March 5, 2008 Managing Technology Information Overload: Which Sources Of Knowledge Are Best? for the National Business and Economic Society in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Presenter on March 6, 2008 Predictive Modeling for Effective Technology Use for the National Business and Economic Society in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Speaker on October 25, 2007 on Knowledgeable Decision Making: Does Source of Knowledge Impact Effective Use of Information Technology? for Northeastern Association of Business, Economics, and Technology, State College, PA.
Speaker on Mar 29, 2007 Do Small Entrepreneurial Companies Use Technology More Effectively? for International Academy of Business Disciplines in DoubleTree Castle Hotel, Orlando, FL.
Speaker on Mar 5, 2007 on Factors of technology initiative success in business: Calculating the risk of failure of strategic IT projects for National Business and Economics Society in Westin Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico.
Speaker on Jan 30, 2007 Research on Leadership Decision Making for Manufacturer Resource Center in Bethlehem, PA.
Speaker on November 09, 2006 on Calculating the Risks of Project Failure: What Is Project Success? for the American Academy of Business Discipline in Diamondhead Hotel, Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
Speaker on
October 05, 2006 for On Calculating Technology Project
Risks for Association of Pennsylvania University Business and
Economics Faculties at State College, PA.
Speaker on July 15, 2006 Pacem In Vita: A Leadership Program that Works for Second International Taijiquan Forum: Academic Conference at Lakehead University & Confederation College, Thunderbay, Canada.
Speaker on April 4, 2006 Smashing the Glass Ceiling to Bits for the American Business Women's Association in Chef Alan's at Fairground Square Mall, Reading, PA
Presenter on March 8, 2006 Impact of the Decision Maker on Use and Perceived Value of Internet Technologies for the National Business and Economic Society in Los Cabos, Mexico
Panelists on February 24, 2006 Monetizing Amateur Content for the Wharton Tech Conference in Philadelphia, PA
Speaker on January 31, 2006 Deciding on Marketing Technology for the CEO Forum; Manufacturer Resource Center, Ben Franklin Technology Center, Bethlehem, PA
Mentored Students for the November 11, 2005 Business Women in Leadership for the Women's Leadership Institute in Alumni Auditorium, Kutztown University
Presenter on October 20, 2005 Impact of the Decision Maker on Use and Perceived Value of Internet Technologies for the Association of Pennsylvania Business and Economic Faculty in Penn State University in State College, PA
Presenter on June 20, 2005 Technology Decisionmaking for Educators & Administrators for the Kutztown University Continuing Education in Kutztown, PA
Featured Guest on June 17, 2005 for Technology Leaders Radio Show for the WWDB 860 AM Radio in Philadelphia, PA
Moderated a panel on Sox: What is Real? on May 5, 2005 at the CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit. The topic was how companies have been dealing with the operations effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The panelists were: Raymond Melcher, Former CEO, Leesport Financial Corp; Jeff Herb, Director of Information Technology, Arrow International, Inc.; John Kruglinski, Asst. Tax Director, Lucent Technologies. The conference was held at the Hilton Valley Forge Hotel & Conference Center, King of Prussia.
Organized a panel on Compliance and Good Governance: The Alphabet Soup of Technology in the Technology Leadership Breakfast Series hosted by the Technology Committee from the Berks County Chamber of Commerce. CEOs and CIOs discussed the challenges of dealing with the requirements of legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA or HIPPA). The event was held on April 15, 2005 at the Penn State Berks Campus. The panelists were Edward Barrett, CFP of Leesport Financial Corp; Jay Raman, CIO of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Keynote speaker on March 2, 2005 at the BizTECH Technology Forecast and Technology Recognition hosted by the Berks County Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton in Reading. She presented Berks County Business Technology Survey Results to an audience of over 200 technology decisionmakers.
Spoke on February 23, 2005 at the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) dinner on How To Keep Up With Technology.
Spoke on Dec 10, 2004 at the Institute of Management Accountants Conference on the Impact on Technology of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Philadelphia, PA.
Moderated the final panel in the Technology Leadership Breakfast Series hosted by the Technology Committee from the Berks County Chamber of Commerce on November 12, 2004 at Penn State Berks Campus. The topic was How to Make Sure Employees are Getting the Most from Technology in the Technology. The networking event included a Case Study authored by me.
Presented Overwelmed and Invaded: How to Deal with Spam, Viruses and Spyware at the Small Business Alliance breakfast on Oct. 13, 2004
Presented Portrait of Business Technology on October 1, 2004, at the Association of Pennsylvania Business and Economic Faculty conference in State College, PA.
Moderated a panel on Sept 24, 2004 and led a Case Study on What Technology Will be Like in Five Years at the second Technology Leadership Breakfast Series for the Technology Committee of the Berks County Chamber of Commerce at Penn State Berks Campus. Panelists were John Weidenhammer, CEO of Weidenhammer Systems; Edith Ritter, Executive Director of Manufacturers Resource Center; G. William Ruhl, CEO of D&E Communications; Don Gould, Director of IT, Godiva Chocolatier.
Panelist at LaSalle University Alumni Reception on Does IT Matter? October 2003
Panelist at CIO Forum in Valley Forge May 2003 on Educational Technology.
Presenter at several AITP meetings and Business Associations on Technology Decision Making and Optimizing Technology for Business
Presenter at the CFO Forum in September, 2000 on Increasing Shareholder Value through E-Business.
Presenter at the CIO Forum for Financial Services in May, 2000 on Getting Clarity from the Business Side … and CEOs who get “IT”.
Speaker on Sep 29, 2013, on Connecting with Holy Spirit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on Sep 25, 2013 on Student Initiative with Businesses, a Ninth Grade Program at Reading Intermediate High School sponsored by Berks Business Education Coalition, Reading PA.
Speaker on Sep 23, 2013 on Student Initiative with Businesses, a Ninth Grade Program at Brandywine Heights High School sponsored by Berks Business Education Coalition in Topton, PA.
Organizer & Presenter on Sep 22, 2013 on Tai Chi Fan at Tai Chi Picnic sponsored by Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization in Levittown, PA
Speaker on Jan 21, 2013 on The Tao of Happiness and Spirituality Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Pottstown, PA.
Presenter and Organizer on Sept 16, 2012 on Qigong and Fan Form for Tai Chi Picnic & Festival sponsored by Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization in Levittown, PA.
Speaker on Jan 21, 2012 on The Tao of Happiness and Spirituality at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on Nov 19, 2011 on Giving Thanks at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA
Speaker on Oct 2, 2011 on Tap Into the Power of the Universe at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA
Speaker on April 16, 2010 on Resiliency Leadership, a leadership development program in the Non-Instructional Leadership Development program at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on February 28, 2010 on The Leader In You, Too at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on October 15, 2009 on Leadership in Communication in the LINKS (Leadership in Kutztown University) in Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on August 23, 2009 on The Nature of God at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Organizer for July 14, 2008 Taijiquan Gathering on Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization at course with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.
Speaker on March 30, 2008 on Stewardship & Philanthropy at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on February 17, 2008 on Balancing Life and Wealth at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on January 06, 2008 on Power of Apology, Peace of Forgiveness at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on December 02, 2007 on In The Beginning: The Nature of God at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on August 26, 2007 on Search for Meaning at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown, Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on May 20, 2007 on Pacem In Vita for Leaders for Pacem In Vita Institute in Wilmington, DE.
Speaker on May 6, 2007 Community as a Sacred Vessel for Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown in Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on Apr 29, 2007 Pacem In Vita for Children for Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown in Pottstown, PA.
Speaker on October 08, 2006 on Peacemakers Among Us for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown in Pottstown, PA. The talk had been nominated for the Dana McLean Greeley Address Competition sponsored by the United Nations Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Speaker on August 5, 2006 for Pacem In Vita: Assessment sponsored by Pacem In Terris in Wilmington, DE.
Speaker on July 15, 2006 on Pacem In Vita: Leadership Curriculum that Works at the International Taijiquan Forum: Academic Conference at Lakehead University & Confederation College, in Thunderbay, Canada.
Speaker on July 9, 2006 on The Power of Soft at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown in Pottstown, PA.
Organizer on March 23, 2006 Pacem In Vita for Pacem In Terris in Wilmington, DE.
Panelists on March 23, 2006 The Importance of Networking for the Kutztown University Alumni Association in Kutztown, PA.
Speaker on March 14, 2006 Opportunities at the College of Business, Kutztown University for Educational Talent Search College Bound Conference at the Jewish Community Center in Reading, PA.