Updated Friday, August 7, 2026, with the latest and greatest activities in my professional life.
TEACHING
I'm two sections of “Organizational Management and Leadership” this summer (July through September 2026) at the Naval Postgraduate School.
FACILITATING LEADERSHIP MONTEREY COUNTY
Check out the 2026 cohort of Leadership Monterey County. I am 3/5 of the way through my fifth year as facilitator of this program--and recruitment and planning for the 2027 program has begun!
SERVING ON COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL OMBUDS ASSOCIATION
I am a member of the Communications Committee of the International Ombuds Association (IOA). I joined the organization itself last year, and completed the "Foundations of Organizational Ombuds" in-person session. It was a four day course that establishes a necessary foundation for serving as an organizational ombuds.
DEVELOPING ARTICLE FOR JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL OMBUDS ASSOCIATION
I'm co-developing (with two working ombuds) an article “Moving into the Ombuds Role: Strategies for Entering into and Advancing in the Profession.” It’s based on a panel with the same title that I moderated at the IOA's Annual Conference in April 2026.
PENDING ARTICLE PUBLICATION ON TEACHING COGNITIVE BIAS
My article, "Skip the PowerPoint Slides: Teaching Cognitive Bias through Student Role Play" will be published later this year in Faculty Focus.
PLANNING MY 50th HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
I will celebrate the 50th anniversary of my high school graduation in 2028. To that end, I'm a member of the committee planning a reunion in July, 2028.