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More About Barbara
HONORS:
BARBARA ELECTED FOR A THREE YEAR TERM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
The NSA Foundation is a beneficial program founded as a stewardship
of professional speakers and a service to others. Through grants and scholarships,
many worthy individuals receive financial support in a time of crisis
or to continue their speaking education. The purpose of the NSA Foundation
Board of Trustees is to protect, manage and build the assets of the NSA
Foundation.
BARBARA IS A REGULAR COLUMNIST WITH THE GULF COAST BUSINESS REVIEW
Barbara’s column, “Contagious Enthusiasm,” is now a
regular feature in the Gulf Coast Business Review, a Florida business
newspaper that focuses on Trends, Companies, Entrepreneurs, and Law.
National Board of the Center for FaithWalk Leadership
Ken Blanchard, the co-author of The One Minute Manager, is the co-founder
of a new non-profit ministry called The Center for FaithWalk Leadership, and
he has asked Barbara to be a new member of the Board of Directors. The mission
of the organization is to teach all people of influence, whether they are
leaders in their church, community, organization, or family, to lead according
to Scriptural principles. For more information, go to www.leadlikejesus.com.
Board of Directors of the National Speaker’s Association
In July of 2002 Barbara was one of five candidates elected to the Board of
Directors of the National Speaker’s Association, an organization of
approximately 4000 members. She will serve a three year term from July 2002
to July 2005.
Board of Trustees – Northern Theological Seminary
In 2001 Barbara was asked to be a Trustee at Northern Theological Seminary
in Lombard, Illinois. The school, which was founded at the University of Chicago,
prepares people of all denominations to be leaders in Christian ministry.
As a Trustee, she serves on the Institutional Advancement Committee.
Platinum Speaker
During 2001-2002 Barbara was selected by Meeting Professionals
International (MPI), an organization with over 18,000 members, to present
an enhanced
Platinum level program on "What Adult Learners Want: Planning Educational
Programs that Produce Results." To achieve this status, a speaker
must receive an evaluation score of at least 4.5 on a 5.0 scale at a
national MPI conference, and only 34 speakers were placed in this prestigious
category for that year. The Platinum Series provides top-level industry
professionals to MPI chapters throughout the world.
Mega-Session – Society for Human Resource Management
Barbara has again been chosen to present a MEGA Session at the 56th
Annual Society for Human Resource Management National Conference in New Orleans
on June 28, 2004. This is the world's largest HR conference and exposition,
and they expect over 13,000 professionals to attend. Her session
is titled "CARE
Packages for the Workplace—Dozens of Little Things You Can
Do to Regenerate Spirit at Work." This is the fourth year Barbara
has been selected to present a MEGA session, and she has been ranked
one of the
top ten speakers at the SHRM conference.
Advanced Writers and Speakers Association
Barbara has been asked to join
the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. It is
an organization of women writers whose goal
is to increase awareness
with publishers and agents in the Christian market.
National Speakers
Association
Barbara has been selected to be a member of the Meetings
Industry Council Steering Committee serving as a liason between
the NSA Chapters in
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C and the Committee.
This committee exists
to help enhance professional relationships between NSA and
other meeting professionals.
Barbara served as a member of the Editorial
Advisory Committee for "Professional
Speaker" magazine in 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and
2002-2003. In 2002-2003 she was responsible for all the columns.
She has
written five articles
for the magazine at various times.
Barbara has presented to
22 NSA chapters to date, including keynoting
at two speaker’s
school events and headlining a “Celebrity
Series.” She
presents programs on “Principles of Adult Learning,” “ How
to Write a Book Proposal,” “ How to be Authentic
on the Platform,” “ How
to Speak at Major Conferences,” and “Ten Reasons
for my Success.”
Barbara was selected to present concurrent
sessions at the National Speakers Association Western
Winter Workshop in 2000,
2001, 2002
and 2003, at
the Eastern Winter Workshop in 2003 and
at the National
Convention in 1998,
2001, and 2002.
Barbara was on the Steering Committee for
the 2001 NSA Western Winter Workshop which was held March
2 - 4 in San Francisco,
California. She planned and
coordinated all the sessions for speaker's staff members.
Awards
See Barbara's awards on this page.
 
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