John Meluso, CSP – 2011-12 Chapter President
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JULIA WAI-YIN SO, Ph.D. – Immediate Past President
A retired college professor and administrator and an international speaker, Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So is the Principal of So García Associates, LLC. She has been speaking on diversity & inclusiveness, leadership & change, and Asian & Latino cultures since 1995. With decades of international experience working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds while living in Hong Kong, Japan and Ecuador, she is an expert on UNRAVELling the Three Cs to debunk certain cultural communication codes that one uses or presenting the Asian/Latino Parallels about the similarities of the two fastest growing ethnic minority groups in the US. She also provides services on culture coaching, board retreat facilitation, strategic planning, questionnaire design, and program evaluation. Some of her clients include the Department of Defense, the Internal Revenue Service, the City of Tallahassee, the University of North Dakota, and the City of Dallas.
While living in Dallas Texas, Dr. Julia had successfully managed a $30-million scholarship program for the Dallas County Community College District. A compassionate volunteer, she is a past chair of the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce and a past president of North Texas Chapter of the Texas Diversity Council. Some of her public recognitions include the 2006 National Institutional Excellence Award of the National Organization of Chinese Americans, the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award of the Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, the 2008 Civil Servant Award of the DFW Asian American Citizens Council, and the 2011 Multicultural Leadership Award of the Texas Diversity Council.
A graduate of Leadership Dallas and Leadership America, Dr. Julia received her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. As a service to the community, Dr. Julia serves on the Radio Board of KUNM — an affiliate of NPR, and teaches, on a part-time basis, courses on gender issues and Racial/Ethnic relation at Central New Mexico Community College.
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JULIEANN OPATZ – Treasurer
Biography coming soon!
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GREGORY LAY – 2011-12 President-elect
Gregory Lay addresses workplace issues – from the speaker’s platform and with a syndicated print column. He spent several years in ‘middle management’ positions where he learned that workplace inhabitants who come together to accomplish a similar purpose still go in many different directions based on their ideas, needs, and personalities. His goal now is to provide the needed guidance to help those team members reach a common goal.
He presents Heartily Working workshops to help build positive personal attitudes, inter-departmental collaboration, and organizational strength. Whether responding to a question in his column or from a workshop participant, Gregory is known for down-to-earth, practical solutions emphasizing a strategic approach to problem-solving.
He coordinates activities of the World Champions’ EDGE, a consortium of award-winning speakers and executive speaking coaches. Working through EDGE, Gregory also presents the ‘Panic to Power’ program for public speakers.
Gregory is certified to present Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Achieve Global educational materials, as well as presenting organizational growth topics for the National Seminars Group, a division of Rockhurst University. He’s active in the National Speakers’ Association, American Society for Training and Development, International Society for Performance Improvement, Albuquerque Quality Network, and Toastmasters International.
Visit www.HeartilyWorking.com.
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FRANCES RIOS
Seasoned Professional
Frances Rios holds a unique combination of education and experience, in both governmental and corporate fields that make her an authority in corporate behavior, public relations, crisis management, diversity and public speaking.
She has evolved in Puerto Rico as well as in the United States, as a top executive and spokesperson for Fortune 500 companies. Her years of experience have been translated today, into her award-winning firm, Frances Rios Communications.
Strong Education
Part of her professional success comes from her studies in Broadcast Journalism & Drama from the prestigious Loyola University in New Orleans.
Proven Results
Both her education and her ability facilitated the opportunity to serve as a reporter in the highly viewed TV station, Televicentro (channel 4) in Puerto Rico. For more than 15 years, she has successfully led the corporate communication efforts for companies classified within Fortune 100. The local award-winning transformation of global giant, Walmart in Puerto Rico, are among them.
Due to her executions both as an executive and for her clients, Rios has been quoted in local, USA, and international media on innumerable occasions. These include, El Nuevo Dia, USA Today and the Miami Herald, MSNBC, CNN England, among many others.
Burst of Energy and Achievable Ideas
Rios was described by local newspaper, El Nuevo Dia as the “Speaking Powerhouse” of Puerto Rico. Indeed, last year, she was the first Puerto Rican ever to offer a seminar at The National Speakers Association. Her energy and knowledge allowed her to receive terrific reviews from her public speaking expert colleagues.
Some of Her Clients
Rios’ performance skills had allowed her to share her achievable ideas with executives at all-levels, from privately owned-companies to opinion leader associations:
- Eli Lilly
- Italcementi Puerto Rico
- NSA
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Hospital Association
- PR Hotel and Tourism Association
- Claro, America Movil
- Banco de Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Topics of Expertise
Her extraordinary ability to lead all size groups is shown during her seminars on:
- The Glue Factor: Presentation Skills, Team Work
- ABC of Crisis Management
- Media Bootcamps
- Increase your Income by Working with Hispanics
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TOD NOVAK
Tod Novak is a, results-driven entrepreneur and people motivator who is one of the top sales and communication experts in the world today. He defied insurmountable obstacles in childhood to become an American success story and is referred to as “Americas Sales and Motivational Expert.” Unlike any other speaker, Tod’s formal education stopped with the fifth grade and while other kids were in school, Tod was being schooled in the real world of business starting his first of 27 businesses at the age of 9. Now 35 years later, Tod has a lifetime of “real world” business experience. He was AOL’s #1 salesperson and holds the national sales record out of 50,000 people. In another project Tod increased one of his client’s profits 400 million dollars.
Tod is an international speaker, author and CEO of The Novak Group www.TheNovakGroup.com . His clients have come from every industry with clients like Microsoft, Comcast, Ford, Liberty Mutual, AOL, Healthpoint surgical and State Farm. Tod has appeared on national radio and TV and his compelling new book is called “The Human Connection” (“Has Technology Left Us Speechless?”)
Tod is a Past President of NSA New Mexico.
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PATRICIA HEYMAN
Patricia Heyman, MSW, LCSW, CEC has spent the last twenty years as a speaker/facilitator, leadership consultant and executive coach both in the US and abroad.
During that time she has worked with top leaders in corporations to enhance leadership behaviors, develop senior executive management teams, create organizational transformation, and strategic development and execution. She has a keen eye for assessing organizational systems and a dynamic approach to assisting leaders in the development of themselves and their teams to enhance business results. She has vast experience in large group presentations, facilitated interactive and experiential seminars and corporate symposiums focused on dynamic change in leaders and corporate collaboration, productivity and accountability.
Prior to founding Bridging Associates (www.BridgingAssociates.com), Patricia consulted in corporations both profit and non-profit and was president of a seminar company that presented seminars on personal and professional growth as well as department chair of a graduate program at Southwestern College. She has facilitated seminars throughout the United States and internationally. She is a Certified Executive Coach and author.
- Certified Executive Coach — College of Executive Coaching
- Affiliate International Coach Federation (ICF)
- Senior Consultant and Executive Coach Faculty of Global Institute of Leadership Development (GILD)
- Member National Speakers Association (NSA)
- Associate Consultant McGhee Productivity Solutions
