MY AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT
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College leadership (Dean, School of Business) and course facilitation at the University level, with an emphasis on Organizational Behavior, Moral Business Performance, and Awakened Leadership.
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Business Consulting with an emphasis on establishing and/or improving workplace performance through the creation of better interpersonal relationships.
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Writing on topics such as workplace spirituality, interpersonal relationships and inner connection.
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Planning and executing workshops and conferences pertaining to the above topics.
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Journal editing and coordination.
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Research.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
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Radio Announcer (Suriname, 1977 -1979)
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Advertising Department Employee (Suriname, 1978 - 1979)
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Advertising Agency Founder/Manager (Suriname, 1979 - 1998)
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Radio & Television Show Host (Suriname, 1979 - 1998)
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Foundation Women for Women- Founder/Manager (Suriname, 1994 - 1998)
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Academic Adviser/ Event Coordinator (Burbank, 1999 - 2001)
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Business Faculty/Consultant/Author/Speaker (Burbank, 2001- )
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Asst. Dean, School of Business; Director & Chair, BBA Program (Burbank, 2011-2016)
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Dean, School of Business (Burbank, 2016 - )
About Me
EDUCATION
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management & Social Sciences (2011)
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Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership (2004)
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Master in Business Administration (MBA - 2000)
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HEAO (B.S. equiv.) Business Economics in Suriname (1988)
TEACHING AWARDS
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Most Inspirational Professor 2008, Weekend and Evening Programs, Woodbury University
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Most Inspirational Professor 2009, 2015 MBA, Woodbury University
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MBA Professor of the year 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 Woodbury University
HONOR SOCIETIES
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Member of the "Delta Mu Delta" Honor Society (top 20% of Business Students)
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Member of Phi Delta Kappa international honorary fraternity of educators (based on excellence in academic achievement)
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Honorary inductee "Alpha Sigma Lambda" Lambda Psi Chapter
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
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Kankantrie Lifetime Achievement Award in Education (Suriname American Network Inc. - SANI, 2019)
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Commander in the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star for the Republic of Suriname (2015)
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The Nelle Becker-Slaton Pathfinder Award by the Association of Pan-African Doctoral Scholars (2015).
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Creative - Scholarly Annual Award, Woodbury University (2016)
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Ambassador Award, Woodbury University (2016)