Academic and Professional Training
- The Coaches Training Institute, 2000-2001
- Vancouver Community College, Business Studies, Leadership Coaching Program
- Lawyer Assistance Program Peer Coaching Training, 1999, 2000
- Post-baccalaureate diploma studies in the SFU School of Communications 1995-1998
- Bachelor of Laws, 1977 - University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law
- BA with Honors in International Relations, 1970 University of Pacific, California
Professional Employment
- Mentor/Muse, Professional and Personal Development Services for Lawyers, since 2000
Workshops and Presentations:
- The Bashful Marketeer
- The Master Communicator
- The Collegial Leader
- Leadership Communications
- The Precedent Group, Consultants, 1989 to 2000
Professional Activities (in past decade)
Bar-related
- Education Chair, Women Lawyers Forum, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
- National and Provincial Executive member and officer, CBA Law Practice Management Section
- Member, American Bar Association and Canadian Bar Association
- Co-chair, ABA LPM Section I-group on Work/Life Balance
- Board of Directors, Renaissance Lawyer Society
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Some of My Presentations and Publications
Papers and Presentations
- "Marketing for the Reserved Personality", West Coast Self-employment Programs for Alumni Entrepreneurs, November 2001
- "Stepping Up to Leadership: A Program for Women Lawyers", ACT Training Workshop, September & November, 2001, New Westminster and Vancouver, Canada
- "The Lawyer as Coach: using coaching skills in law practice" Faculty Panel, Law.Com Online Seminar, September, 2001
- "The Bashful Marketer: Networking Skills for the Introvert"; "Painless Public Presentations: Public Conversation for the Shy and Retiring Person"; "Cross-gender Communications Skills: The Continuum and Variation of Styles" Renaissance Lawyer Salon Series, July - August, 2001
- "Options: What to do before you explore your options", Lawyers Assistance Program, September, 2001
- "Launching Your Consulting Practice", Western Regional Conference, Association for Business Communications, Vancouver BC June 2001
- "Getting Started in Consulting: Marketing Professional Services", International Conference, Assoc. for Business Communications, Atlanta Georgia, October 2000
- "Transforming Practices: Lawyers are People Too!", Lawyers Assistance Program, Continuing Series, Spring 2001
- "How to position yourself for career success", Canadian Association of Legal Assistants, September, 2000
- "Options: Preparing for a Successful Career Transition" Lawyers Assistance Program of BC, June 7, 2000
- "Cross-Gender Communication Pitfalls" Canadian Bar Assoc., BC Gender Issues Section Meeting - Tuesday, June 27, 2000
- "Positioning Your for the Next Millenium" Canadian Bar. Assoc. BC Women Rainmakers Section, March 23, 2000
- "A Crash Course in Client Relations", Kamloops Family Bar Association, June 1998
- "Communicating Clearly: Client Literacy and the Law" 1997-98, numerous presentation throughout the province of BC on behalf of the CBA Lawyers for Literacy Project.
Publications
Books and Periodicals:
- Continuing column on work/life balance and related topics in BRIEFLY! published by Law Courts Center
- Pior Editor, Renaissance Connexion, quarterly publication of Renaissance Lawyer Society
- Prior Editor, National E-News, CBA Law Practice Management & Technology Section
- Editor, Marketing Brief (aka LMI Brief), Legal Marketing Institute, 1999-2000, Vancouver, Canada
- "Client Relations", Chapter 15, Managing Your Law Firm, Continuing Legal Education Society, Vancouver, B.C, 1996
Some of My Articles:
- What is Coaching?, Consulting Success, Association of Professional Communications Consultants, Spring 2001
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