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DONALD M. DUNBAR
Founder, Dunbar Educational Consultants

Donald Dunbar founded Dunbar Educational Consultants in 1984. His career in education spans more than 30 years, having served as teacher, chaplain, coach, guidance counselor and admissions consultant at a number of schools, including St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, Brent School in the Philippines, the Weston, Massachusetts public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover in Massachusetts.

The author of the highly-acclaimed book, What You Don't Know Can Keep You Out of College, Don earned his Bachelor's Degree from Colby College and Master's Degrees in Literature from Wesleyan University, Theology from the Episcopal Divinity School at Harvard and Education from Boston College.

ED GERETY
President & CEO, Gerety Presentations

Ed Gerety is President and CEO of Gerety Presentations in Exeter, New Hampshire. He is recognized as one of the most sought after youth motivational speakers and leadership trainers in the United States. Ed is the author of the highly acclaimed book Combinations: Opening the Door to Student Leadership and is a contributing author of four books on leadership and personal development, which are based on his over twenty years of experience working with outstanding college-bound and career-bound teenagers from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. He has spoken to audiences in all 50 states, throughout Canada, and Europe reaching over one million teenagers.

Ed serves on the Board of Directors for The National Speakers Association and has been awarded their highest earned designation, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an honor held by less than 10% of speakers who belong to the International Federation of Professional Speakers.

ERIC KILLIAN
Associate Professor, The University of Nevada

Eric is a tenured Associate Professor with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension working in
the Las Vegas Nevada area. He has spent over 20 years working with youth and their families in a variety of settings. He specializes in positive youth development and training those that work with youth. He is active on several national committees helping to shape a National Youth Development Agenda for Cooperative Extension.

Eric developed the National Award winning program "Project THUNDER: Teens Taking Charge!" for at-risk youth using adventure-based activities to engage and train teens in personal leadership, decision-making and civic responsibility. Eric also teaches young people about entrepreneurship via the "Mini-Society program - Vegas Style" and helps prepare young people to enter the workplace equipped with the skills necessary for success through his Career Edge workforce readiness program. In addition, Eric is Nevada's military liaison and Operation: Military Kids (OMK) project Director helping military youth connect with 4-H and gain a sense of "normalcy" (while their family members are deployed) during the war on terror. Eric Killian holds a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from Utah State University and an M.S. in Family Life Education and Consultation from Kansas State University.

MARK A. MULA

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the former Vice President of Leader Capability and Learning at Pfizer, Inc., Mark A. Mula is a nationally-known authority on organizational effectiveness and the development of leadership talent. Prior to this most recent assignment, Mark served in several world class global corporations in a variety of Human Resource and Education roles including Managing Director of the UBS Leadership Institute in Stamford, Connecticut during his ten years at that firm. Mark also served eight years in the U.S. Navy as a Submarine Officer and as an instructor at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. The recipient of several prestigious industry awards, Mark also has years of experience helping create talent management systems and corporate universities at several other outstanding organizations, including Mercedes-Benz, Pitney Bowes, Prudential and Reader's Digest. Mark is a firm believer in the power of practicing leadership through service and has volunteered with YoungLife as a counselor with teenagers and in helping to bring attention to the needs of military veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders. In addition to a BS in Oceanography and Physics from Annapolis, Mark holds an MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

FRANCO del ROSARIO
Managing Director, Six Sigma Consulting

Franco del Rosario is the managing director of Six Sigma Consulting in Manila, specializing in senior-level executive coaching and management development. A graduate of De La Salle University and the Columbia University Business School, Franco is a former chairman of the Management Association of the Philippines CEO conference, and a former instructor of the world-renowned Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations. A highly sought-after presenter and executive coach, Franco has been the featured speaker at dozens of business and association conferences throughout Asia over the years, and counseled dozens of CEO's and other top executives on matters pertaining to executive and employee development, business strategy and marketing strategy. Franco and his wife, Tere, are the proud parents of three children, each a graduate of the acclaimed International School in Manila. Franco's father, the Hon. Francisco V. Del Rosario, served as the Philippine Ambassador to Germany from 1994 to 1996.

WILLA SMITH
Senior Business Advisor, NYS Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook University
Adjunct Professor, College of Business, Stony Brook University

Willa brings over twenty-five years in sales, marketing, financial management and business development to the SBDC. Starting on Wall Street as an Investment Advisor, she transitioned to the banking industry as a Loan Officer, and was appointed VP and Regional Sales Manager for Residential Lending. Willa currently also teaches Entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor in the College of Business at Stony Brook University, and has presented many consumer workshops and seminars throughout her career. She has her BA from SUNY Oswego, her Masters in Professional Studies (MPS) from Stony Brook University. The recipient of the 2008 Deborah C. Hecht Award from Stony Brook University's School of Professional Development, Willa has been nominated for NYS Business Advisor of the Year for the past four years.

SCOTT W. VENTRELLA
President & CEO, Positive Dynamics, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Graduate School of Business

Scott Ventrella is one of America's most admired business authors and leadership experts. Currently the president & CEO of Positive Dynamics, Inc. in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Scott's past assignments include service as the managing director of the Center for Corporate Ethics (CCE), executive vice president of SAI Global, and as a director and business strategist at Mercer Delta. Earlier in his career he was recruited to assist the president of the Peale Center with its restructuring after the death of center founder, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. The author of two highly successful books, The Power of Positive Thinking in Business, and Me, Inc., Scott has appeared on Good Morning America, FOX-TV, ABC News World This Morning and been featured in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Investor's Business Daily and Executive Excellence. A popular guest lecturer and guest speaker, his new book, HONESTLY! How to Work (and Succeed) with Integrity is expected later this year. Scott has served as an adjunct professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business since 1993. He holds an MS in psychology and a BBA in marketing, both from Western Connecticut State University.

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