Pictured left to right:
Tom Bartkoske trains and consults local businesses in leadership
development. Tom worked for Exxon and UCLA before venturing into
leadership development consulting. Tom worked with a variety of
organizations in team dynamics, personal coaching, and strategic
planning before joining the Global Education team last year. He prepares
businesses to be effective in a fast growing, ever changing environment.
Tom earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from
Montana State University.
Andy Jacobs provides an insight into what it takes to start a
business on a shoe string budget, manage personnel, cash flow and
growth, all while staying focused on professional customer service and
growth. He gives a perspective from an entrepreneur's point of view on
how book learning and reality can quite often differ dramatically.
Opening his first enterprise sixteen years ago and expanding into three
additional businesses, dealing with local to international companies, he
shares his experiences on overcoming personal and professional obstacles
on the road to achieving a stable business. Andy received his BS degree
in Productions and Operations Management from Western International
University.
Cris Jensen, Project Management Professional, specializes in
developing partnerships between private companies and the government of
California. As an executive in California State government she has spent
eighteen years recruiting project staff, organizing the team members,
rewarding and encouraging the synergy of their varied areas of expertise
and managing their performance to achieve the business objective. Most
recently Cris managed a $1 billion portfolio of information technology
projects for the delivery of welfare services. She possesses strong team
leadership skills and brings a positive attitude and customer service
orientation to each engagement as she assists stakeholders in developing
a common vision. Cris received her Project Management Professional
certification in 1999. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of California.
Celeste Lemen, PHR, is a Human Resources Manager for NEC
Solutions America in Rancho Cordova, California. Celeste serves as the
Certification Director for the Society of Human Resources Management
(SHRM) California State Council. Her strong leadership skills,
innovative and strategic thinking, and balanced approach has gained her
recognition from both management and employees as a team player who
works with a high sense of integrity. She spent much of her career
assisting large companies to successfully and effectively deliver human
resources services and programs. NEC Solutions America recognizes
Celeste as a results-oriented, value-added member of their management
team capable of being flexible and performing consistently to the
highest standards in fast-paced, dynamic environments. She received her
Human Resources Certification in 1999. Celeste earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
