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Twenty years of international experience working in the areas of managerial skills assessment and development, job competency assessments, and career planning. In-depth knowledge areas include adult learning theories and their practical applications, managerial competency and development, self-directed work teams and workplace learning.
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- Carried out in-depth market and funding analyses as part of the strategic planning process for a community-based nonprofit organization.
- Worked with senior management to develop business plans to obtain financial support for their start up companies.
- Coached professionals in the development of personalized career plans.
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- Facilitated the development of over forty teams composed of a dozen managers and executives focused on self-assessment, job assessment and career development.
- Evaluated, selected, and administered numerous instruments to aid professionals in the assessment and in the development of their skills and knowledge areas.
- Trained fifty facilitators to work with professionals on developing career plans.
- Designed and conducted numerous workshops in the areas of individualized career plans development, the use of assessment tools, behavioral event interviewing, the fundamentals of effective feedback, and business communications.
- Contributed to the team's success in the design and implementation of a managerial assessment and development program for MBA students and a follow-up managerial competency study.
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- Functioned as the liaison among the Department of Agriculture of the Democratic Republic of Congo, USAID, US State Department and international donor organizations.
- Created and implemented an agricultural economics training programs, a computer literacy training program in French and English, a job competency study, a transportation system and a medical support services for over 250 people.
- Supervised the publication, marketing and distribution of French and English technical documents.
- Improved financial systems and information flow, streamlined financial reporting and presented strategic plan to upgrade financial systems.
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- Established diplomatic relations with high-ranking regional officials
- Designed and negotiated program agreements with government and international donor officials.
- Managed the administrative, medical and logistical support for a large group of Peace Corps volunteers.
- Collaborated with WHO and regional health officials to vaccinate children against measles and to establish prenatal and maternal care clinics.
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- Boyatzis, R.E., Renio, A. and Thompson, L. (1994) Past Accomplishments: Establishing the Impact and Baseline of Earlier Programs. In R.E. Boyatzis, S. S. Cowen, D. A. Kolb and Associates (eds.), Innovation in Professional Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 95-119.
- Boyatzis, R.E., Baker, A., Leonard, D., Rhee, K. and Thompson, L. (1994) Will It Make a Difference?: Assessing a Value-Added, Outcome-Oriented, Competency-Based Professional Program In R.E. Boyatzis, S. S. Cowen, D. A. Kolb and Associates (eds.), Innovation in Professional Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 167-204.
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Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, December 1999
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Dissertation: Love of Learning as the Driver for Self-Directed Learning in the Workplace.
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Master of Business Administration, Organizational Behavior and Accounting,
Whittemore School of Business, University of New Hampshire, May 1987 |
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Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Colby College, May 1978 |
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- Academy of Management member
- American Association of University Women member
- Fluent in French
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office, SPSS, Statistical Navigator, database design and development
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