August 15, 2007

The Best Thinking on Leadership for the Behavioral Health & Social Service Field at OPEN MINDS 2007 Executive Leadership Institute in Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – OPEN MINDS is proud to announce the names of the esteemed faculty who will present at the upcoming 2007 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Institute taking place on September 13th and 14th in historic Gettysburg. Faculty members for September 13th include:

• Rosemarie Burton, President & CEO, Klingberg Family Centers

• M. Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., Vice President & Consulting Practice Leader, OPEN MINDS

• Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

• Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS

• Richard Pine, Chief Executive Officer, Livengrin Foundation, Inc.

• Debra Rex, Executive Vice President, Beech Brook

• M. Joseph Rocks, Chairman & CEO, NHS Human Services

• John F. Talbot, Ph.D., Vice President, OPEN MINDS

On September 14th, keynoters, William E. Rosenbach, Ph.D., and Lawrence P. Taylor will move the event from the classroom to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Attendees will learn about leadership from the lessons learned during the Civil War.

• Dr. Rosenbach is Evans Professor of Eisenhower Leadership Studies and Professor of Management, Emeritus at Gettysburg College. He served as the founding Chairperson of the Department of Management, Gettysburg College from 1984-1991 and 2000-2001. Dr. Rosenbach's research focuses on leader and follower behavior and development; effectiveness of leadership development programs; and the relationship of transformational leadership to organizational culture and change. Dr. Rosenbach serves as a consultant to business, government, and not-for-profit organizations in Australia, Europe, New Zealand and North America on a variety of leadership development issues. He has authored numerous publications and articles and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and numerous radio and television stations.
   

• Ambassador Taylor is Senior Advisor to the President of Gettysburg College, a member of the Board of Directors of the Eisenhower Institute, a member of the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Mr. Taylor is a retired American diplomat who spent thirty years in the U.S. foreign service. He was the United States Ambassador to Estonia from 1995 to 1997 and the Director of the Foreign Service Institute and National Foreign Affairs Training Center from 1992 to 1995. He has extensive experience in foreign affairs leadership, training, management, and policy development as a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, both overseas and in the United States.

Both Dr. Rosenbach and Ambassador Taylor are founding partners of The Gettysburg Leadership Experience, a unique executive leadership development program for senior executives in the private and public sectors. For more information and a complete agenda of the 2007 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Institute, call toll-free 877-350-6463 or visit us on the web at www.openminds.com/educ/omi2007el.htm. Registration is $1,100, with group discounts available.

OPEN MINDS is a national behavioral health and social service industry market research and management consulting firm. Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 75+ associates provide executive education, information, market research, and management consulting services.

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