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Saturday, September 21, 2013
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Guests:
 Tom Dowd,
Owner of Thomas Dowd Professional
Development and Coaching
Thomas Dowd Professional
Development and Coaching
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With over 23 years of experience in the financial industry in management and leadership roles, Tom was most recently a Senior Vice President at Bank of America. In 2011, he started his own business on the side called “Thomas Dowd Professional Development &; Coaching,” where he helps people creatively find ways to differentiate themselves in the workplace and to find their individual paths toward success. The company tagline is: “Transform into who you really want to be professionally.”
Tom is currently the Vice President of Education for Dirigo Toastmasters Club in Belfast, Maine. As a founding member of the club, Tom has been involved in Toastmasters since September 2008. Tom is an ACG and ALB and has his High Performance Leadership (HPL) certification. Tom was awarded the District 45 Outstanding Toastmaster for 2010-2011 representing over 100 clubs in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and the three Eastern Canadian Provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Tom has also exhibited consistent success when competing at the division and district level in the Humorous, International, Table Topics, and Evaluation contests.
He is currently the two-time reigning Table Topics District 45 champion (2012-2013). Additionally, he is a member of the National Speakers Association. Tom graduated from the University of Delaware in 1990 with a Communication degree, concentrating on interpersonal and organizational communication. In September 2012, Tom published two books that have recently garnered recognition in the business field. The Transformation of a Doubting Thomas: Growing from a Cynic to a Professional in the Corporate World, a book detailing Tom’s own professional growth based on lessons learned in his career, received honorable mention in the business category at the 2012 New England Book Festival, while From Fear to Success: a Practical Public Speaking Guide received the Gold Medal in the Business Reference category at the 2013 Axiom Book Awards, Honorable Mention at the 2013 New York Book Festival, and Honorable Mention at the 2013 Paris Book Festival. An audio book of Fear is currently in the editing phase. Tom lives in Camden, Maine, with his wife and three daughters.
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 Patrick Riley,
CEO and Founder
Modern Survey
Modern Survey
Big Data –
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As the CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Survey, Patrick oversees company growth strategy and product development initiatives. Patrick is a Human Resources technology expert with nearly two decades of experience in the field of employee measurement. Prior to founding Modern Survey, Patrick designed employee measurement solutions at American Express. Patrick is an expert technologist whose thought leadership has been featured by numerous media organizations including Talent Management Magazine and National Public Radio.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
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Guests:
 Neil Kutzen,
Principal
BidRX
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Neil has spent 30 years in all phases of HR. He trained staff at Motorola in the early stages of 6 Sigma. He rolled out quality improvement training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital soon after the 3 hospitals merged. He has a BA and MA in Psychology. As a benefits consultant, he has seen that helping employers move to less costly plans is like moving deck chairs on the Titanic. The way the consumer can help with spiraling healthcare costs is by becoming a smarter shopper. Providing powerful transparency tools is key to that goal.
 Hank Christiansen,
VP/Eastern Regional Director
Consult A Doctor
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Consult A Doctor+ allows employees, members and their families to have 24/7 access to a network of 6,000 doctors by phone (land or mobile), computers, pads, and video. Our doctors access the members Electronic Medical Record and two years of prescriptive drug history; records of consultations are sent to the members Primary Care Physician. Many predict that most all in the US will have access to telemedicine within the next 5 years. Hank is a trained family therapist who for the past 20 years has worked with employers nationally to design behavioral health programs and benefit designs for employees.
He’s worked in the EAP industry for two companies, The Wellness Corporation, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, headquartered in Massachusetts and ESI, in Upstate New York. For several years he worked for Segal Sibson, a national benefits, compensation and retirement consulting firm , as a behavioral health consultant. Hank has been with Consult A Doctor+ for one year, he works with benefit brokers and consultants, unions, associations and other groups to promote and expand the use of telemedicine. He resides in Massachusetts.
Saturday, September 7, 2013 @ 10am
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Julie Dumont Rabinowitz,
Director of Communications
Maine Department of Labor
Julie holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied public policy argument, and undergraduate degrees in Communication Arts and History from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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A published author and instructor of college-level communication courses, Ms. Rabinowitz has served as both executive staff and on the boards of numerous non-profits in Maine and beyond. She’s handled internal and external communication as well as managed finances and developed and implemented strategic plans. Ms. Rabinowitz has worked at the FDR and JFK presidential libraries and currently serves as the director of communication for the Maine Department of Labor.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
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Kathy Kilroy
The Mentor Group
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President and Co-founder of The Mentor Group Inc., a leading career management firm founded in 1988. The Mentor Group provides services to enhance organizational effectiveness and support individual development and success. Services include: Leadership Assessment, Executive Coaching, High Impact Mentoring, Career Development, Outplacement and Lifestyle Transition Planning for Retirement.
The Mentor Group is a member of Lincolnshire International and Arbora Global Career Partners with offices in over 180 cities worldwide. Kathy serves on the Board of Directors for the US Affiliates. Kathy has a passion for mentoring and developing leaders. She is highly regarded for her ability to develop customized talent management strategies for organizations and for coaching leaders to leverage their strengths to achieve peak performance and to deliver business results.
Her clients and experience span Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in a variety of industries. She is known for action and results and bringing out the best in people. Kathy is committed to mentoring women and helping them excel in their careers and to achieve better work-life integration. She is the founder and sponsor of the Career Mentoring Alliance focused on providing leadership development and building professional networks and alliances for female leaders and entrepreneurs. Kathy serves as a Leadership Coach for the University of Illinois Leadership Certificate Program and coaches Business students as the plan and launch their careers.
Kathy serves as a board member and volunteer for The Lake County Haven, a social service agency dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless women and children. She is an active fundraiser and as a Mentor, prepares women to seek and secure employment opportunities as they rebuild their lives to live independently. Prior to establishing The Mentor Group Inc. Kathy’s experience includes international marketing and management experience in manufacturing and banking. Kathy earned undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Psychology from Western Michigan University and has completed numerous professional development programs and certifications in career development, life work planning, coaching and counseling.
She is a member of The Association of Career Firms International (ACF), a member and former board member of the International Association of Career Professionals (ICP), and the Human Resource Association of Chicago (HRMAC). Contact Kathy Kilroy at: 847-215-6110 Ext. 230 or kkilroy@mentorgroup.com
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Tom Dowd,