2011 Testimonials -- General
Emergency Medical Services Conference/State of Nebraska
[2-hour Keynote; participants were expert personnel in the field of Crisis
Intervention & Stress Management -- from police officers and pharmacists to
nurses and social workers.
According to Conference Coordinator, Debbie Kuhn, (debbie.kuhn@nebraska.gov),
the high energy, interactive program was "awesome." Dean Cole Program
Administrator, Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services, also attested to the
great response (dean.cole@nebraska.gov):
Aug 22, 2011
"Mark it was great meeting you and having you present in Nebraska. I got a lot
of positive feedback about your presentation. You are now on my good guy
presenter list. I will be in touch in the future."
Dean.Cole@nebraska.gov
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Neace Lukens' Wellness:
Health & Productivity Conference
[1.25 hr Closing Keynote for 150 Business Owners, Wellness and HR Managers, and
Allied Health Professionals in Louisville, KY]
Aug 12, 2011
Hi Mark,
Thank you again for the great session you led. It was extremely motivational,
and we have already received good feedback.
Look forward to working together in the future.
Kristin Meschler | Employee Benefits Marketing & Promotions | Neace Lukens | P
502-259-9277 |
kristin.meschler@neacelukens.com | 2305 River Road, Louisville, KY 40206
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Aug 24, 2011
Good morning,
I heard you speak at the Neace Lukens conference in Louisville recently and was
thoroughly entertained and impressed with your presentation on stress. I would
like information on having you at my place of employment as a lunch-time
speaker. Can you give me information on your services?
Thank you!
In health,
Ashley Howard
Wellness Manager
101 R. J. Corman Drive
Nicholasville, KY. 40356
Desk: 859-881-2483
ashley.howard@rjcorman.com
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Aug 30, 2011
Hi Mark,
I also enjoyed chatting at lunch. Your presentation was excellent and a great
way to end the conference. I am going to pass on your information to Jim Ford,
VP of Education for the KY Chamber of Commerce. He is putting together the
yearly worksite wellness conference in January. I think you would be a good fit
for that conference since stress is such a big issue in worksites...actually it
is an issue everywhere.
Regrds,
Carol
Carol Donnelly, President
KC WELLNESS, INC.
824 Euclid Ave., Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40502
859-269-9934
www.kcwell.com
[Will be speaking at an Employee Health and Wellness Conference sponsored by the
Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Wellness Council of Indiana; "Practice Safe
Stress: Using Humor to Build Resiliency" on Sep 27; and another Wellness
Conference for Neace Lukens in Columbus, OH in October]
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U.S. Department of Commerce
| International Trade Administration
[One-day Management Retreat/team building workshop/facilitation for 15
Information Technology Division Managers, Glen Allen, VA]
July 12, 2011
Thanks Mark. I too appreciated the way you let us run with our own issues
during the second half of our session, and agree with you that between the two
of us, we helped the group produce some useful outcomes.
The challenge now is follow up. Haha!
I’ve got a return engagement for you on our list of follow-up actions, so I’m
hoping it will not be too far in the future. It sounded like the fall would be
a realistic time.
Thanks for your contribution to our team in the two sessions we have had with
you. It has been fun and productive.
I’m considering this kind of work (meeting facilitation) as a post-retirement
avocation, so perhaps we can chat sometime about what might be involved from
that, based on your experience.
Rod Smart
Director, IT Policy and Coordination
Office of the CIO
202-482-0622
http://trade.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
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July 8, 2011
Hello Mark,
Thank you for bending your program backwards to help us applying your approach
to our daily problems. I think we understood better and learned more solid both
our problems and your approach. Your facilitation pushed us to think, take
actions, and be accountable for result.
Thank you for including me in your newsletter list. I’m looking forward to
learning more your wisdom and approach.
Thanks,
Haiping
Haiping.Luo@trade.gov
Chesterfield County Government, VA 2011 Supervisory Leadership Conference
[One-day "The Responsible, Resilient &
Risk-Taking Leader: Turning on Your 'Passion Power' and Inspiring TLCs – 'Trust,
Laughter and Creative Collaboration,'" for 60+ Supervisors and Managers]
April 22, 2011
Hi Mark,
Thanks again for the outstanding workshop you facilitated at our recent
Supervisory Leadership Conference. You did a great job of engaging our
supervisors and providing them with knowledge they can immediately apply back in
the workplace. It was great to see all of the interaction between supervisors
from many different parts of our organization. Also, you could tell that the
participants were having great fun as they gained new insights into effective
leadership. As you can see from the attached summary evaluation data, the
conference was a huge success. I will mail you the hand-written evaluation
comments shortly. Look forward to staying in touch. Jim
Jim
Einhaus
Learning Consultant
Chesterfield County
Center for Organizational Excellence
804-706-2119
einhausj@chesterfield.gov
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2011 Supervisory Conference
Evaluation Results
Number of Conference Participants - 62
Number of evaluations received - 58
Evaluation completion rate - 94%
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A
1 2 3 4 5
Conference Content
1. The workshop provided useful information. 4.67
2. The activities and exercises were helpful in applying the workshop content.
4.64
3. The instructor delivered the workshop effectively. 4.74
4. The knowledge I gained in the sessions will help me do my job better. 4.59
Conference Materials
5. The workshop handout for participants was both clear and understandable.
4.52
6. The conference brochure was designed well and contained all necessary
information. 4.57
7. The registration process was clear and easy to follow. 4.59
Overall Conference Rating
10. Overall, I would recommend this conference to others. 4.64
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April 12, 2011
Hi Mark
Thanks for your call yesterday I had been meaning to touch base with you and
tell you how successful the session was last week.
We really appreciate your work with our leaders on becoming a resilient leader.
The session was engaging, provoking and fun. We’re excited about some of the
ideas that were generated. Thanks again for your wonderful delivery. I look
forward to working with you again soon.
Cindy
Cindy Taylor, IPMA-HR-CP
Learning Consultant
Chesterfield County
Center for Organizational Excellence
9800 Government Center Parkway, 3rd floor
Chesterfield, VA 23832
( (804) 748-1552
fax: (804) 768-7410
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taylorc@chesterfield.gov
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Cleveland Council of Black
Nurses
sponsored by Case Western Reserve/Skills and
Simulation Center [2-hr "Practice Safe Stress and Team Building through Humor"
Program]
April 4, 2011
Dear Mark,
Thank you so much for the wonderful workshop that you presented for the
Cleveland Council of Black Nurses. As President, I truly appreciated your
humorous, but principled approach to "Team Building". You worked miracles &
brought about an honesty that I did not think was possible.
Again, thank you & I would certainly recommend your workshops to all in the
health care fields. The program that you presented was truly "Tailor Made" for
us.
Barbara Rogers, RNMSN
President
216 921-3204
sisbarbltc@aol.com
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College and University
Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania (CUPRAP) -- Annual Conference
[Practice Safe Stress and Team Building Program]
Mar 24, 2011
Thanks Mark! I really enjoyed your session. We will keep you in mind for our
next retreat here at Juniata College, although the date for that has not yet
been named.
Genna
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Genna Welsh Kasun
Staff Writer
Marketing and Development
Juniata College
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 641- 3138
kasung@juniata.edu
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International Public
Management Association for Human Resources-- Virginia Chapter
[Half-day program "From Reorganization to Resilience"]
Mar 21, 2011
Hi Mark -- As I move into post conference recovery just a note of thanks for a
wonderful presentation. Your work is always fun, engaging and informative. It
was a pleasure to have you a part of our conference. I look forward to working
with you again here in Chesterfield County.
Cindy
Cindy Taylor, IPMA-HR-CP
Learning Consultant
Chesterfield County
Center for Organizational Excellence
9800 Government Center Parkway, 3rd floor
Chesterfield, VA 23832
( (804) 748-1552
taylorc@chesterfield.gov
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Chadbourne & Parke LLP
(Stress Management and Conflict Resolution Program for Legal Support Staff)
March 8, 2011
Hi Mark…
Once again, I wanted to thank you for a great seminar at my office on February
15th. You truly engaged the audience and had the employees still talking about
it after it was over. Great job!
Kim Birdsong | Office Manager
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
1200 New Hampshire Ave N.W., Washington, DC 20036
tel 202-974-5681 | fax 202-974-6781
kbirdsong@chadbourne.com |
http://www.chadbourne.com
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Andrews Air force Base/Behavioral Medicine Services
[Half-day "Stress, Conflict and Team Building" Program]
Feb 19, 2011
This testimonial is a group card sent by a number of the participants.
Both the personal statements and the words of the Hallmark Card deserve
highlighting. Needless to say, I feel humbled and truly touched by the
heartfelt sharing.
The Hallmark Card
Some have a gift for helping others to see the world as a place of
possibility...
Some impart wisdom or comfort and care. Some point out the path, and some
take
you there.
Some warm the heart with a human touch. You have all these gifts...
Thank you so much.
Some Workshop Participants
I was "stressed out" when came and I felt "healed" when you left. Thank
you for being a help to the helpers.
Thank you for providing us with a much-needed and very enjoyable afternoon.
Thanks for the information and entertaining presentation.
You are an inspiration to me and also my colleagues.
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DC (District of Columbia) Water/Corporate HQs
[One-day "Bridging Generational Communication" Workshop for Managers and
Employees]
Feb 17, 2011
Hi Doc Mark! It was great taking the Bridging Generational Communication
class at DC Water today. Thanks for all of your professional insight.
I look fwd to practicing my knowledge. Please do sign me up for your
emails and take a look at this article that I read today. Hope you are
able to go into the school systems to help relieve some of their stress!
TM