Work Experience
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

Academic & Professional Education
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

Current Membership
  • 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
Awards
  • 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
Special Interests
  • Vocal and keyboard music
  • Reading books that paint a theoretical framework for application in organizations.
Published Work (2004-current)
  • ©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)
    • Financial Management Handbook
    • Fundraising Handbook
  • © 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
  • © 2004 – 2007: CAE Exam Preparation Self-Study Guide
Books that Made a Difference in the World According to Radwan
  • 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
  • Systems Thinking and Learning , Stephen Haines, ©1998, published by Centre for Strategic Management
  • 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.
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