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Anirban Basu |
Anirban Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Basu is one of the Mid- Atlantic region’s most recognizable economists, in part because of his consulting work on behalf of numerous clients, including prominent developers, bankers, brokerage houses, energy suppliers and law firms. He has also worked extensively with government agencies and non-profit organizations, and has written several high-profile economic development strategies, including co-authoring Baltimore City’s economic growth strategy.
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Umar Hameed |
Umar Hameed is one of the world’s top experts in helping individuals
and organizations let go of their self-imposed limitations. He’s called
Mr. Breakthrough because he does this within hours. When Umar is
not creating breakthroughs, he can be found hosting his radio show “Life Changing Breakthroughs” or on YouTube. He is currently finishing
his second book, Quantum Thinking.
Ellen C. Jenkins
A perennial Raising the Bar favorite, Ellen C. Jenkins is a founding partner of Career Development Associates (CDA). A psychometrician with a gift for making learning fun, she has over 25 years of experience facilitating career development, and providing training and organizational development to customers in the private and public sectors. She is a Professional member of the American Counseling Association, the National Career Development Association, and the American Society for Training and Development. Ellen completed her Masters Degree in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland in College Park. One of the most requested instructors of The Maryland Institute for Workforce Excellence, she has trained hundreds of students to become certified Career Development Facilitators (CDF).
John Kennedy
Throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, John Kennedy has delivered keynote speeches and workshops that have empowered tens of thousands of audience members to "SHAKE IT UP!" His experience and energy place him as a "speaker of choice" for progressive, global companies, government organizations, and associations including General Electric, Marriott Hotels, Taco Bell, Centex Homes, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Charles and Talbot County governments, Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Tourism, the FDA, USDA, and the U.S. Secret Service.
His busy speaking schedule has him presenting over 100 times a year, and he balances that with his business and family obligations..."I'm never too busy for an ice cream with my son, Ben. A work-life balance is extremely important to my success!" John incorporates his 20 years of business acumen into every presentation he gives with real life scenarios and applications...not just theory.
Mary Nagle
Mary Nagle is recently retired as assistant director for Frederick County Workforce Services where she oversaw fiscal and business services as part of the workforce partnership with Frederick Community College. With over 20 years of experience in workforce development and working with businesses, Mary brings unique insight to her training style, and has facilitated sessions in interpersonal communications skills, supervision, and training/instruction. Mary is a Certified Dependable Strengths Master Trainer, as well as a certified reviewer for the Malcolm Baldrige approach to total quality management and continuous improvement.
Anne Scholl-Fiedler
Anne Scholl-Fiedler is a professional career counselor, workforce development specialist and marketing professional with over 14 years of diverse experience. She is a Certified Master Trainer of Dependable Strengths, is the Director of the East Coast Regional Center for Dependable Strengths, and was trained by the late Dr. Bernard Haldane, the leading pioneer of the career development movement. With a background in Maryland’s One-stop Career Center system, she is currently the Director of the Career Services Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
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THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT NETWORK FOR MARYLAND
THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION