2009 PGIT Membership Conference
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Speakers
Dr. Isabel Perry,"The Safety Doctor"Dr. Perry, is a highly motivated professional with a unique combination of experiences as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, author and speaker. She is an effective communicator who has the expertise and natural ability to bring "real life" solutions to her audiences worldwide.
Dr. Perry climbed the corporate ladder in a Fortune 50 company and "broke the glass ceiling." While working with all levels of the organization she led teams in international operations; these teams were inspired to excellence and won international awards for their performance and contributions to the corporation. Dr. Perry shares her successes and expertise by speaking on the following topics: executive and management development, team building and interpersonal skills, effective communication, coaching and counseling for high performance, culture change and managing transitions in the workplace. In addition, her technical expertise is in OSHA (safety) compliance and management.
Her ambition and hard work began at the age of 21 when she established and operated a residential construction business for 13 years. Later in life her entrepreneurial skills blossomed again when she established a joint venture in Quindao, China manufacturing ice cream. Her enthusiasm continued as she built a successful e-commerce site; being a direct importer of international goods fulfilled her love of travel and working with people of different cultures.
After 25 years of expansive responsibilities Dr. Perry combines the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed and is currently a much sought after consultant, speaker and trainer. Employees in manufacturing industries, hospitals and health care, government agencies and service industries have all benefited from Dr. Perry's enthusiastic spirit. She opens her audiences mind and heart to all the possibilities of increased excellence. Audiences are challenged and inspired to new ideas and approaches in improving their performance.
Dr. Perry holds a bachelor's degree in design and architecture, a master's degree in safety management and a doctorate degree in safety and educational psychology. Being self-motivated she obtained the last two degrees in night school over an eleven-year period as she operated her construction business... she brings motivation to an all-new level. Her audiences are energized by her "can do" attitude and transfer their newly gained skills into success.
Barbara Fairchild, RN, BSN,CLCP,MSCC
Barbara Fairchild has 24 combined years of experience in business, marketing, insurance, catastrophic case management, utilization review and critical care nursing. Barbara currently holds the position of Senior Account Executive for NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, a national provider of Medicare Set-Aside Allocation and Professional Administration services.
Barbara's professional credentials include Registered Nurse with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Certified Life Care Planner, Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified and Florida licensed Life Insurance agent.
Barbara has published several articles and speaks nationally to many diverse groups about protecting Medicare's interests in the settlement of future medical benefits. She is committed to shared knowledge and the advancement of the Medicare Set-Aside Allocation profession. Barbara was included as adjunct faculty at the Medicare Set-Aside Program curriculum presented by the University of Florida in New Orleans, June 2003.
Barbara's professional associations include: NAMSAP (National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, Inc, NSSTA (National Structured Settlement Trade Association), Orlando Claims Association, and the Sarasota Bradenton Claims Association.
Dr. Dorsett is a fire commissioner for the Iona McGregor Fire District in Fort Myers, Florida and holds the office of secretary/treasurer. She is actively involved in the strategic formation and succession planning processes of the Fire District.
Mary Ellen has earned a BA in Experimental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, an MS in Psychometry and Counseling from Nova University, and her doctorate at The George Washington University in Organizational and Human Resource Development. Her interests are organizational knowledge creation, strategic planning, and leadership development.
Mary Ellen is the CEO of Organizational Dimensions, Inc. A company she founded in 1984. The organization provides consulting services and educational programs to emergency services organizations throughout the United States in the subject areas of leadership, organizational strategy formation, succession planning, and managing and leading change. She serves as an adjunct faculty member, course content expert and Executive Fire Officer Program research evaluator at the National Fire Academy/Homeland Security in Emittsburg, Maryland. Mary Ellen has held these positions for the past 14 years.
She has been a keynote speaker for the Florida Fire Chief's Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Managerial Association of Emergency Services, Florida Association of Special Districts, and the 2009 Fire Rescue East Conference.
Mr. Bowling was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1981, and is admitted before the United States District Court, for the Middle District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He received his B.A. in 1978 from Worcester State College, his J.D. in 1981 from New England School of Law, and his M.B.A. in 1990 from the University of Central Florida. While attending the New England School of Law he was an editor of the New England Journal of Civil and Criminal Confinement. He served as a law clerk for the Honorable Donald P. Dietrich, United States Magistrate Judge, from 1987 to 1996. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Bowling represents litigants in both state and federal court on matters of tort liability, civil rights, employment law, and construction litigation.