LOCATION

Norfolk, Virginia and Northern New Jersey/New York City

AREA OF PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Passion: Working with people one-on-one to:

1. clarify the vision they have for themselves personally and professionally,
2. identify and overcome internal barriers to success, and;
3. develop and implement a plan of action.

The area I want to work in: Overcoming performance anxiety, particularly in the taking of professional licensing examinations. Also: Developing interest in Chinese Herbology.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD Candidate in Psychoneurology, Beurin University
• Licensed attorney
• J.D. Degree, Columbia University School of Law
• A.B. Degree in Psychology, Honours, Brown University
• Course work at New York University—School of Continuing and Professional Studies in Adult Career Planning, Organisation Effectiveness and Trademark Law
• Certification Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Certifications: Curriculum Design and Training/Facilitation at a leading diversity/inclusion consulting organization
• Managerial and Leadership Training at Warner-Lambert Company and BASF Corporation
• Continuing Legal Education courses annually
• Certification in Fundamental Structures of Psychoneurology
• Certification in Perceptual Positioning
• Certification in Ophanim: Organ Structures

EXPERIENCE

• Corporate Attorney – BASF Corporation and Warner-Lambert Company – with specialty in ERISA/employee benefits – e.g., pension, savings and health plans, including both labour and tax implications
• Attorney for University of Pennsylvania
• Consultant to and Seminar Facilitator for Fortune 500 Companies, non-profit organizations and small businesses in the areas of organizational effectiveness and diversity/inclusion. Experience in conducting focus groups and executive interviews; preparing organizational assessments; developing business cases for diversity; and facilitating seminars and Train-The-Trainers throughout the United States and in London, England. Representative clients: Bank of America, Carrier Corporation, Fountain House, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Company and St Vincent Catholic Medical Center
• Co-founder of two Employee-Resource Groups
• Co-founder of Pharmaceutical Employee Benefits Attorney Group in Northern and Central New Jersey
• Adjunct Professor in Psychology at County College of Morris (NJ)

PUBLICATIONS

Co-authored article for American Bar Association’s Law Practice Magazine:  Learning to Lead—Practical Steps for High-Performance Team Leadership
Key strategy team member on the development and writing of reference materials for Advanced Research Management Consultants’ award-winning, 20-video series, Building a Diverse Workforce for the Global Millennium

WEBSITES

www.valoriejennings.com
www.reddormedia.com – scheduled launch in 2011

SEMINARS/CLASSES TAUGHT

Diversity/Inclusion
Personal and Professional Effectiveness for Women
Business Etiquette and Career Visioning
ADP’s eTime—a time and labor software application

RADIO/TV SHOWS, INTERVIEWS, ETC.

Interviewed on NJ local TV cable show on the subject of career transition

OTHER SKILLS I ENJOY USING:

• Research
• Writing
• Possibility thinking
• Coaching
• Collaborating with clients and colleagues