Author, speaker and educator specializing in leadership, emotional intelligence and presentation skills.

Authored two books: Presenting with Credibility: Practical Tools and Techniques for Effective Presentation (2012) and The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow (2009).

Speaks 6 languages (including French, Italian, Greek, Arabic and German). Graduate of the University of British Columbia (BA 1981 and MA 1986). Izaak Killam Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award (for 3 years in a row); Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Award; Unusual Innovation in the Workplace Award (1992).