Leading Edge Mentoring

2010-Current	Certified Business Associate, Haines Centre for Strategic Management, San Diego
2003-Current	Partner, Partners in Policy Governance (PolicyGovernanceConsulting.com)®, a collaboration to support Policy Governance practitioners.
1996-Current	Owner, Leading Edge Mentoring, building capacity in governance, leadership and management
1996-Current	Partner, Managing Education Resource Group, President of the Insurance Division
1997-1998	SIAA-Midwest Regional President, Satellite Insurance Agency Alliance, developing an alternative distribution system for insurance in the region.
1987-1996	Professional Insurance Agents of Michigan/Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (a consolidated organization), representing independent property & casualty insurance agents. Position: Education Director/#2 Executive from 1987-1991, Sr. Vice President for Professional Development from 1991-1996 for merged organization.
1986-1987	Michigan Association of Insurance Companies, Communications Director
1985-1986	The Bishop Company, Technical Writing Support & Marketing Specialist
1984-1985	Maternity Leave
1980-1984	Stratton-Cheeseman Management Company, Medical Malpractice and General Insurance Field Sales
1974-1980	Teacher, Jr. High, St. Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing, Michigan (1977-1980), Holy Rosary Academy, Bay City, Michigan (1974-1977). Focus: English Literature, Grammar & Composition

1974	Bachelor of Arts, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan Major: Communication Arts, Minor: English and Education
1977	Masters in Education in Individualized Instruction, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota
1981	Certified Insurance Counselor, Society of Certified Insurance Counselors
1991	Associate in Risk Management, Insurance Institute of America
1991	Certified Association Executive, American Society of Association Executives (mastery of knowledge in 13 areas of association management)
1994, 1997, 2000 2003, 2006, 2009	Re-certified CAE
1999	Participant, Policy Governance® Academy, Carver Governance Design
2006	Certification for Spiral Dynamics, Levels I & II
2007	Advanced Workshop in Policy Governance®, Carver Governance Design
2010	Strategic Management Gold Mastery Certification, Haines Centre for Strategic Management

Church of St. Michael, Grand Ledge, Michigan, chairman of Pastoral Council and Choir accompanist
International Policy Governance Association, Board Member and Chief Governing Officer (2009-2010), CEO (2010-Current)
Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE), member
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), member

MSAE Diamond Award, Supplier/Partner Personal Award, in recognition of exemplary service and support to the not-for-profit professional and to MSAE, September, 2003.
MSAE Chairman's Gavel Award, presented by Jim Barrett, CEO of Michigan Chamber of Commerce, for dedicated service to the profession proven by advancing the ideals and aspirations of the Chairman of the Board, July, 2001.
2001 Woman of the Year, ABWA Seven Islands Charter Chapter, January 2001

Vocal and keyboard music
Reading books that paint a theoretical framework for application in organizations.

©2010, Taking a Whole System Approach to Adopting Policy Governance, Board Leadership, ©Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Number 108, Mar-Apr 2010
©2010 The Bellman Handbook, Leading Edge Mentoring (US Publication)
2010 (slated) The Concierge Handbook for Jordan Hoteliers (funded by USAID, published in Jordan)
© 2008 Business Association Guides (funded by USAID, published in Jordan)

© 2008, Overcoming a Challenge in Using a New Technology, co-authored with Eric Craymer, Board Leadership, ©Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Number 98, July-Aug, 2008
Jan 2008 Associations Now Ensuring Accountability in the Board-CEO Relationship
© 2007 Succession Planning from CEO to Board Chair , Chapter 6, Policy Governance®: A Powerful Response to Challenges that Transform Board Work and Succession Planning, co-authored with Eric Craymer, published by Credit Union Executive Services (CUES).
© 2007 Creative Marketing and Communication The Business Association Guide, published by AMIR 2.0, a development project of USAID;
Jan 2007 Associations Now Getting the Relationship Right (reprinted in 2008)
Jan 2006 Associations Now Do’s and Don’ts of Board Staff Relationships
Sept/Oct 2005, The Corporate Board Board Orientation and Board Culture
Feb 2005 Executive Update The Exasperated CEO’s Guide to Troubleshooting Bad Board Behavior

Authentic Leadership: Courage in Action, by Robert Terry, c. 1993, published by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Company, San Francisco
Boards That Make A Difference, by John Carver, c. 1991, published by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Company, San Francisco
Dialogue: The Art of Thinking Together, by William Isaacs, c. 1999, published by Doubleday, a division of Random House, New York, NY.
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Clay Shirkey, © 2009, published by The Penguin Group
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice & Leadership, by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal, c. 1991, published by Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Spiral Dynamics: mastering values, leadership and change, by Don Beck & Christopher C. Cowan, 1996, Blackwell Publishers, Malden, Massachusetts
The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny, by William Strauss and Neil Howe, c. 1977, published by Broadway Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.