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May 05, 2005
John Norris to Speak at Spring Symposium
John A. Norris is the founder and Executive Director of Group Dynamics and Strategy Training Associates, Inc. (GST), an international, multi-disciplined training and consulting firm. He is the Director of the Urban Leadership Academy and Safe Schools Initiative for the Hamilton County Department of Education in Chattanooga, Tennesse. Norris is a process consultant with extensive experience and expertise in leadership development. Also, he served as consultant for cultural diversity and conflict for the International Fund of Ireland, Wider Horizon Program and is the former Director of the Institute for Cultural Diversity and Quality Process Improvement at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He was Chief of Professional Development for the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute and acted as the on-call cultural diversity consultant for the Family Liaison Office of the US Department of State. Norris is retired from the United States Air Force where he served most of his career as an expert advisor on cultural and ethnic dynamics, conflict management/resolution, leadership, and intergroup relations. He is credited with bringing to solution some of the US military’s most explosive intergroup and cultural conflicts. He has the distinction of being selected as one of the United States Air Force’s Most Outstanding Airmen.
Posted by mryonker at May 5, 2005 08:04 AM