Meet the Experts
Lew Bayer
Lew Bayer, President of Civility Experts; Founder and Executive Director of Center for Organizational Cultural Competence; Certified Culture Coach®, Founder and Chair- International Civility Trainer’s Consortium; Mentor; The Chicago School of Civility; Board Member, A Civil Tongue, Advisor, The Etiquette House, Chair, The Macaroni and Please Civility for Children Initiative, Founder, Because It Matters Canada, President Manners Matter World-wide, Master Trainer- The Canadian School of Service; Faculty CMC, Faculty Georgetown Center for Cultural Competence; Level 1 Occupational Language Analyst; Certified Intercultural Communications Facilitator; Essential Skills Profiler; Published Author; National Columnist.
Louise Fox
Louise Fox, Director of Eastern Operations; President Etiquette Ladies, CEO Etiquette Leader; Founder and spokesperson, MannersTV.com; Certification Panelist and Master Trainer, ICTC; and Executive Director the Canadian School of Service; Cordon Blue Trained Chef; Etiquette coach for Women’s Network top rated television program “Style by Jury,”; consultant on the Food Networks show “Chef School,” ; guest expert on the Slice Network’s “Mom Show,” “Downright Domestic” “Rich Bride Poor Bride” ,“Dating 201” and numerous other television programs; Etiquette coach for the Toronto Argonauts Cheerleaders; Instructor at Georgian College; Published Author; and National Columnist.
Dawn Windsor
Dawn Windsor, Logistics Director COCC; President Windsor Web Creations; CEO Windsor Virtual Office Solutions; Founder and Director of “The Entrepreneurs Resource Center”.
Giovanna McGrath
Giovanna McGrath, Director, Civility ExpertsUSA; Mentor and Trainer, Instructor- Because it Matters, Founder- Happy at Work™-It’s All About the Giggle Inc.; Program Coordinator, Gulf Coast Foundation Leadership Institute.
Jill Latchislaw
Jill Latchislaw, Recruitment and Retention Specialist for Civility Experts; HR Generalist; President, The Career Concierge; Transition Services Specialist; Culture Coach®
Tara Crawford, Director of Business Development for CivilityExperts.com, Project Manager; Macaroni and Please Civility in Schools Initiative, member International Civility Trainers’ Consortium, and Children’s Character, Confidence and Courtesy Coach™. Recent- co-author The Power of Civility. Effective June 2011, Tara has also taken on the Editor role for Civility at Work Online Magazine scheduled to launch November 1, 2011.
Yasmin Anderson-Smith
Yasmin Anderson-Smith, AICI CIP, CPBS is president of KYMS Image International, LLC, a Washington DC-based consulting firm specializing in image management, professional development and personal branding training, coaching and speaking. With her high-energy, dynamic style, Yasmin empowers emerging business women and young professionals to attain higher achievement and advancement by aligning their personal brand, appearance
and communication with the principles of image and civility. One of a small group of certified image consultants and 360◦ Reach personal brand strategists in the world, Yasmin’s global perspective, proven leadership skills and commitment to community and giving back, underlie has helped individuals and organizations, raise the bar for building confidence, credibility guided by the power of image and civility. Yasmin is co-author of the books, Executive Image Power and The Power of Civility, (Thrive Publishing, California, USA, 2011 and 2009 respectively). Yasmin serves as VP Marketing for the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), Director of Affiliate Operations (USA) for Civility Experts Worldwide and Co-Chairs the AICI Civility Counts Project. In the summer of 2010, Yasmin is also hosts of Marketing Matters, a weekly radio show on on Voice America’s World Talk Radio.network and is the
founder and director of Every Girl Can™, a personal development and life skills empowerment program to help pre-teen and adolescent girls develop confidence, poise, manners and make smart choices. With affiliates in Canada, the USA and the Bahamas, the program has touched the lives of hundreds of girls.
Eunice Tan
Eunice Tan, Civility Experts Partner- Train-the-Trainer Asia Project, Founder Image Flair-Academy of Modern Etiquette Singapore, Co-founder Image Flair-Academy of Modern Etiquette Hong Kong, Founding Member and Master Trainer ICTC; Associate member of The Association of Image Consultants International (AICI); and a certified Professional make-Up Artist.
Olen Juarez-Lim
Olen Juarez-Lim, President and CEO, OLJ Consulting; Columnist, Cosmopolitan Philippines; Spokesperson, Dockers Style@Work campaign; Lead Contributor, Cosmo Goes to Work Campaign; First Filipina to be certified as a Professional Image Development Consultant by the London Image Institute and Imageworks Asia (Singapore); Certified International Etiquette and Protocol Consultant by the Protocol School of Washington; Recipient of the First Level of Certification (FLC) from the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) – the leading and largest professional association of personal and corporate image consultants worldwide; AICI’s Ambassador for the Philippines; Co-chair AICI Civility Counts Initiative; Culture Coach-Philippines, Center for Organizational Cultural Competence, Affiliate and Official Train-the-Trainer Representative in Philippines for Civility Experts Worldwide.
Maria Cucinotta is founder and Chief Executive of The Image CEO – (Civility and Etiquette Officer) and specializes in Image Consulting, Personal Branding, Presentation Training and Civility and Etiquette Training and Coaching. Maria is a Certified Professional Image Consultant and is the first Australian Image Consultant internationally certified as a Reach Personal Branding Strategist. Maria Cuci is a member of the Association of Image Consultants International, AICI the Vice President of Marketing for AICI Sydney, and is also a member of the International Civility Trainers’ Consortium, ICTC. Maria is also a certified Master Results Coach and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Trainer. She has gained Diploma status in Counselling and is a Certified Life Coach.
Randa Mufarrij motivates globally minded business owners to align their personal brand, image, life goals and networks for optimum success. Her international experience and depth of knowledge in personal branding and civility make Randa a Certified Image Consultant with an edge.
For over a decade, Randa has worked with professionals in Montreal, Dubai and Lebanon. Her cross-cultural experience in human resources management, event planning, fashion and aesthetics have sharpened her understanding of beauty and human development and help her connect with clients.
Randa uses an integrated approach that centers on personal responsibility. As a Reach-Certified Personal Branding Strategist, Randa is among the first image consultants trained to guide entrepreneurs in the discovery of their unique value in order to develop their authentic, memorable style. In her Civility in Action Model© programs, participants achieve the best outcomes through genuine respect and communication.
Randa is a Co-Chair for the Civility Counts Project Ambassadors Program of the Association of the Image Consultants International, and is the recipient of the 2010 AICI Civility Star Award. She is an active member of Dorval City Toastmasters Club, Quebec and has obtained certifications in Neuro-linguistic Programming and Human Resources Management from McGill University.
Ale Marroquín is President and founder of Ale Marroquín, Imagen y Protocolo de Negocios, Mexico. She specializes in transforming professional and personal image and communication skills, through seminars and personal coaching. Ale joined the Civility Experts Worldwide team as the Director of Affiliate Operations- Mexico in June 2011. After acquiring 20 years of experience with private clients in the financial industry, Ale recognized a need for executives to present themselves more positively and so armed with color training with Debra Lindquist, personal style with Elaine Stoltz at Stoltz Image Institue in Dallas, TX and personal training from Juanita Ecker at Professional Image Management as Protocol and Etiquette Consultant. Ale is a member of AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) and a candidate for FLC certification. She publishes a weekly blog and is present in social media, working to be unique in image, civility and etiquette in Mexico. Ale is also a member of ICTC and candidate for Master Trainer status.
Stephanie Lockhart B.sc, is a Human Resources professional with over 13 years of expertise in the areas of Training and Development, Performance Management and Recruitment. She joined the Civility Experts Worldwide team as the Director of Training and Development- Canada in June 2011. In keeping with her personal philosophy that effective adult learning is about reconnecting people to their drive to learn, Stephanie will bring her experience in enhancing knowledge, understanding, awareness, and skills to ultimately increase opportunities for others to the Civility Experts Team. In addition to updating and developing content and training tools, Stephanie will play a key role in the delivery of Civility Experts Worldwide Train the Trainer events in Canada and abroad.
Penelope Paik is founder and CEO of Civility Concepts in Hawaii, USA. In addition to being an APEC 2011 trainer and a Master Trainer for People Skills, and a certified Human Relations Trainer for the US Air Force. She is also a candidate for Master Trainer status and a member of the International Civility Trainers’ Association and a member of the Association of Image Consultants International. Building on her Master’s degree in Speech Communication from University of Minnesota, and a degree in English from University of Hawaii, Penelope has expanded her communications expertise to include an ambassador role for the AICI Civility Counts Project, publishing a co-author book The Power of Civility, and most recently, taking on the role of Director of Affiliate Operations- Hawaii, for Civility Experts Worldwide.
Mary Liu, Hong Kong’s Affiliate is the Chinese Culture Coach for Civility Experts Worldwide. She organises Chinese Etiquette and Protocol Workshops for Corporate or individual executive prior to their China visit. The one day or tailor made program includes,
- Chinese Culture
- Greeting and introduction
- Business meeting etiquette
- Social gathering and gesture
- Dinning etiquette
- Gift-giving taboo
Mary is a member of International Civility Trainer Consortium (ICTC). She specialized in delivering training in Chinese etiquette, Western table manners and customer serivce in English, Mandarin and Cantonese languages. She has had work experiences with global nenowned Corporates such as United Airlines, STAR TV – Channel [V] and Airport Authority Hong Kong which groomed her to become a person with International perspective. She has been asked to be the speaker of customer service seminars for airport delegates from Mainland China, Canada, Australia and Japan. In 2008, Mary was inivited to be the social etiquette trainer for the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) – Airport Ambassador Programme. Mary had resided in Taipei, Hong Kong and Canada in the past 20 years, and now she is based in Hong Kong and frequently travels to China for business. For detail programme arrangement, please contact events@civilityexperts.com or email direct to mary.liu.ml@gmail.com or via phone (852) 9418 5077
Emily Wood, is a Winnipeg-based writer and graphic designer originally hailing from Great Britain. She has been writing professionally since 2008 and has been published in newspapers, national magazines, and in several online communities, and has been in the field of graphic design since 2004. She is also a proud member of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild, enjoys writing fiction, and specializes in creating professional résumés/CVs and cover letters. As well as establishing and monitoring several social media presences, Emily writes and maintains a personal blog which receives over 5,000 views per month. She has extensive experience in marketing and advertising, and is proud to deliver distinctive, memorable and unique written and visual solutions for both corporate and individual needs. Find Emily’s online portfolio at http://www.emilyjvwood.com. Effective August 7, 2011, Emily has taken on the role of Director, Public Relations and Brand Development for Civility Experts Worldwide.
Kimberly Law, AICI CIP is known internationally as an industry leader and is highly respected in North America as a top Image and Etiquette Expert. Since founding Personal Impact International in 1999, she works with men and women helping them refine their look from head-to-toe, and enhance social behaviour and professional communication, to help her clients look and act their very best, always! She is currently one of fewer than 150 image & etiquette consultants – world-wide and was honoured to be the first in Western Canada to receive international recognition as a ‘Certified Image Professional’ (CIP) through the Association of Image Consultants International, known as AICI.
She has been actively involved with AICI for the past 11 years, serving on many committees, as the Ambassador for British Columbia and on the International Board of Directors. She currently serves as AICI’s President for the 2011 – 2013 term. She was selected as one of the top image advisors in North America to co-author ‘Image Power’ a comprehensive book which will guide you to building confidence, making a great impression and getting what you want. She is the author of the Personal Impact eSeries, eight eBooks that provide practical tips and techniques to enable anyone to improve their appearance, behaviour and confidence. She has also been featured in Chatelaine, Flare and Best Health Magazine. Kimberly will give you strategies to outclass your competition in business and in life! To learn more about Kimberly visit her website.
Christy Enebeli draws extensive experience from her working experience in various international organizations and her proven track record of excellence, positive attitude and outstanding performances at the work place. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics/ Computer Engineering and graduated as the best graduating female student and the most outstanding female student at her faculty.
Having incorporated manners and more consults for the training of cultural competence and civility, she also works closely with teens and children in role modeling the same.
Her passion for civility was born from the positive upbringing of character, virtue, grace and manners imbibed from her parents and the successful relationships she had built through her good manners and civility.
Civility Experts is the civility training division of The Center for Organizational Cultural Competence so works closely with their team of experts which includes:
- E.A.L Training – Julie Bell, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Emotional Intelligence – Marg Forbes, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Civility, Etiquette, Protocol & Canadian Workplace Culture Coach™- Louise Fox, Toronto, Ontario
- Conflict Resolution – Joyce Odidson, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Canadian Language Consultant, Canadian Culture Coach™ Quebec – Lucy Bertoldi, Montreal, Quebec
- Certified Essential Skills Analyst, National Occupational Standards Writer/Editor – Jill Stafford, Calgary, Alberta
- HR & Performance Management - Michelle Painchaud, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Cultural Concierge Services – Melenie Olfert, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Online Business Development – Dawn Windsor, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- International Marketing Strategist & Culture Coach ™ China – Nuo Yang, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Organizational Capacity – Laurie Flasko, Niagara Region, Ontario
- Public Speaking & Communications & Culture Coach™ Lebanon – Nada Daher, Beruit, Lebanon & Dubai, UAE
- Culture Coach™ India – Nishu Varma, India
- Children’s Character Coach™ Singapore - Eunice Tan, Singapore
- Culture Coach™ Dubai – Cutella Dias, UAE
- Culture Coach™ Malaysia – Yati Senu, Malaysia
- Culture Coach™ Hong Kong – Professional Image and Self-Development – Lesley Watt, Hong Kong
- Culture Coach™ USA – Patrick Vonasek, Chytonya Dupree, Violet Chesney & Tina Rodgers, Texas and Indiana, USA
- Culture Coach™ Philippines - Olen Juarez-Lim
- Culture Coach™ Hong Kong – Chinese Culture Coach – Mary Liu
- Certified HRSDC Essential Skills Profile Analyst, PLAR & Workplace Readiness Culture Coach™ – Louise Nichol, British Columbia
- Corporate Efficiency Strategist, US Market Expert- Ralph Miller, Florida, USA
- Corporate Efficiency Strategist, US Market/Healthcare Specialization- Giovanna McGrath
- Director of Affiliate Development for Lebanon – Randa Mufarrij
- Director of Affiliate Operations for Mexico - Ale Marroquín
- Director of Training & Development for Canada – Stephanie Lockhart B.sc
- Director of Affiliate Operations for Hawaii - Penelope Paik
- Public Relations & Brand Development - Emily Wood