Professional Background

Walter specializes in taking concepts, principals and theories and putting them into understandable and real-world applications. Walter has conducted over 2,000 seminars throughout the United States, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, and other international locations.

Experience

Walter is an energetic and dynamic Speaker, Management Consultant and Facilitator. His experiences and topics that he speaks on revolve around his nearly 30 years of management and leadership experience in corporate and government organizations.

Before working for private corporations, Walter served over 20 years in the United States Air Force. As a senior leader within the U.S. Air Force, Walter was responsible for the management, leadership, welfare and morale of thousands of military and civilian employees throughout the United States and abroad. Walter held senior level corporate positions with large financial institutions in Alabama, North Carolina and Louisiana.

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Education

Ph.D. candidate in Business Administration
Master’s of Science degree in Human Resources Management
Certified Master Instructor

Professional Background

From implementing change and coaching employees to diversity and business ethics, Adrienne Edmondson provides workable solutions. Adrienne Edmondson is a human resources consultant with practical solutions for your most difficult challenges. Adrienne's life philosophy is to treat all people with dignity and respect. As a cancer survivor, and one who does not give up in times of challenge, she understands the human element involved in life and business decisions and applies this to all aspects of her business.

Experience

Adrienne has supported Fortune 500 companies such as Ford (Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation - Aeronutronic Division), Northrop Grumman Corporation, and UtiliCorp United/Aquila. Ms. Edmondson concentrates on lessons learned from her experiences working with organizations both large and small. She has a keen sense of what it takes to effectively introduce and manage corporate strategies. She has successfully managed the introduction of new management, businesses, policies, and corporate direction in companies nationwide.

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Education

Master of Arts, University of San Francisco, Human Resources and Organization Development
Bachelor of Arts, University of Redlands, Redlands, California, Public Administration

Certifications

Achieve Global Products
“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” True Colors
Certified Laughter Leader

Professional Background

Allison Johnson has an extensive national and international background in human relations and equal opportunity management consulting and training. Growing people and building better relationships are her passions. She is often asked to speak about success, professionalism and motivation because of her dynamic personality, high-energy training sessions and her “never quit attitude.” A highlight of her professional career was an invitation from WomenCare to Perm, Russia. There she delivered workshops on teambuilding, professionalism, motivation and a keynote address at WomenCare’s Annual National Conference.

Experience

She has nearly two decades of experience working to eliminate equal opportunity biases and has represented the Department of Defense, U.S. State Department and the Department of Army on numerous occasions at home and abroad. A few of the countries she has consulted with include South Africa, Burundi, Canada, Japan, Romania and Russia. As president of the Lee Johnson Group, she has conducted training for over 12,000+ workshop participants in the past ten years, in organizations such as Bell Atlantic, Amoco, Prudential, Monsanto, Cingular, UAW-Ford, UAW-Visteon, FBI, CIA, FDIC, FRA, Department of Justice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Department of Transportation, Export-Import Bank and the National Society for Human Resource Management.

A few of the classes she has taught in the past include Leadership, Communications, Team Building, DiSC® Behavioral Styles, Change, Stress and Time Management, Work Expectations, Innovation, Delegation, and Planning Processes, Coaching, Professionalism, Personal Excellence, Equal Employment Opportunity, and a myriad of courses in race relations, diversity, prevention of sexual harassment and gender dynamics. As a skilled “train the trainer” facilitator, she has over 680 hours in small group dynamics.

She is a former Director of International Affairs for the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute and a former faculty member for the Anti Defamation League’s, A World of Difference® Institute. Allison has served in two adjunct professor positions. She has taught Communications at the University of Phoenix, “on ground” Campus in Northern Virginia and Human Relations for the Department of Psychology at the Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus.

Education

Allison holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, a Master of Human Relations degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois.

Certifications

Allison holds certifications as an Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor and Investigator, Dale Carnegie instructor/facilitator and Inscape Publishing’s INDRA assessment (a DiSC® assessment tool which examines in-depth relationship dynamics). She is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and recently completed her advanced certificate in Professional Life Coaching with the American Association of Christian Counselors.