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Gabrielle Parkinson,
MA, CCF Founder & President of WEI, CEO Career Life Transitions Institute Gabrielle is CEO of Career Life Transitions
Institute and specializes in Career Management, Leadership Development
and Career/Life Transitions. She combines a strong management
background with being an Executive Coach, an experienced career
management consultant and trainer, and a master Career/Life Planner.
She is the co-author of You Can Choose Again and author of her
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Linda Disiere |
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Suzanne Dockal Suzanne Dockal is a Financial Strategist
/ Project Management Consultant. Suzanne has over 27 years of
professional experience focusing on: Business Financial Analysis;
Detailed Cost Analysis, Grant and Project Management, Grant Writing
and Budget Development, Loan Application and Packaging Assistance,
Financial Information Systems Reviews and Conversions, Financial
Policy Development, Non-Profit Financial Management, Grant and
Governmental Compliance Reporting,and Workshop Presenter and Trainer. dockal@suddenlink.net |
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Connie Lorenzo After receiving a degree in design from UC Davis, Connie began her own business in 1982 as a textile designer for the sports-wear industry and part-time art instructor for the Oregon School of Arts & Craft in Portland, OR. In 1988, she moved to the Bay Area to take up art administration full-time as Director of Programs for the Mexican Museum in San Francisco. Having done advance work with digital archives and CD production at the Museum, she was recruited to serve as Director of Academic Technology for the California College of Arts and Crafts. There she oversaw an aggressive expansion of academic technology adding state-of-the-art design labs, wireless campus and dorm capacity, and upgrades to administrative systems and all campus networks. Since moving to Humboldt in 2001, Connie has taken all her past business and administrative experience, and dedicated herself to workforce and economic development issues working initially as a private consultant, than as Program Director for the North Coast Small Business Development Center and now as Manager of Humboldt’s One-Stop Career Center, The Job Market.
A northern Californian native, Connie is committed to helping the North Coast to survive and thrive as it completes its transition from a resource-based economy to one rooted in successful, home-grown business, industries and products. She serves on several local economic development and workforce groups and Boards. In her private life she gardens and continues her fabric art. The
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Sharon Taylor
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Lisa Fryrear Taylor Made Organizing Lisa Fryrear of Taylor Made Organizing is a Productivity Consultant & Trainer. “Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than making a difference in my clients' lives!” says Lisa, who works with people who want to be more organized in their offices. With a simple system, Lisa will assist you in putting your things in an order that will fit you and your lifestyle, and then will teach you to maintain your new space! In addition Lisa also offers Productivity Training to large or small groups on a number of topics including Paper, Time Management, Email Processing, and Defeating Self-Defeating Behaviors. It is a pleasure to serve on the Women’s Entrepreneur Board of Directors, and have the opportunity to inspire and encourage other women in business. Taylor Made Organizing lisafryrear@sbcglobal.net 707.725.3544 Office 707.407.8878 Cell |
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Renée Chappelle Renée Chappelle & Associates Renée Chappelle was born in Eureka, CA. Her family has been Humboldt County entrepreneurs for three generations in lumber, construction, Loleta Water Company and retail, The Alice Fay. Renée graduated HSU with a BA degree in Business Administration/Marketing, minor degree in Fine Arts. In Mendocino County she and her husband were general contractors and owned a glass and building supply company. She and three partners started Parsons Creek Winery in 1980 winning three gold metals with their wines. From 1995-2001 she did consulting on retail store management, store design, tradeshow speaking on visual design throughout the US. She has done construction project management since 2002 over-seeing Arcata-Eureka Airport Expansion for the County, Shaw Medical Pavilion for Mad River Hospital, and Eureka Myrtletown Lumber. renee.chappelle@yahoo.com |
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Anne Conrad-Antoville Anne has been the recipient of the Peer Achievement
Award from the State HICAP Association and the Public Health Hero
Award from the Humboldt County Department of Public Health. She
has been interviewed for Medicare stories for KIEM News Channel
3, KHSU FM, The Times-Standard, The Eureka Reporter, The Sacramento
Bee, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today. Anne has a Master's
Degree in Music from the University of Southern California and
has won various honors as a both a cellist and composer from the
Aspen Music Festival, CRS records, the Cleveland Orchestra, the
MacDowell Artists Association and the National Academy of Songwriters
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Christine Cogen is a professional organizer specializing in residential redesign, downsizing, and organizational coaching. Before launching her organizing business in 1998, Christine was co-owner of Ambiance Gallery in Old Town, Eureka and active in the Old Town Merchants Association and Humboldt Arts Council. As owner of Harmony Trading Company, she traveled throughout Asia selecting art and craft pieces to wholesale in the United States and building relationships with artists throughout the region. During the late 1990's she and her husband, Robert, operated In Depth Adventures, an adventure travel company based in Thailand. The focus of all that she does is appreciation and encouragement of the expression of spirit of those she meets. christinecogen@gmail.com |
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Susan Seaman Arcata
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Nicole Vincent Mobile
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Penny Schafer |
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Lynn Evers Lynn Evers is a Realtor Associate with REMAX Humboldt Realty focusing on residential and investment properties in Humboldt County, serving the needs of both buyers and sellers. She has worked in Real Estate for over 12 years and is part of a National Real Estate network. Lynn has lived in Humboldt County for 30 years. She has worked as the Executive Director of the YWCA (in Eureka and Monterey) , Store Manager of the Garden Gate in Arcata and is a partner in her husband's business Driftwood Designs (wood art and crafts). Lynn received her BA degree in sociology from UCSB, as well as has studied in Perguia Italy, College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University. Her community involvement has included WEI, local educational, sports and arts activities. levers@HumboldtRealty.com
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