ABOUT
THE INSTRUCTORS
Instructors,
Ed Topar and Gail Cassidy, started their careers as public school
teachers. After leaving the teaching profession, they both worked
for IBM where they received the best business training available at
the time. Their training was based on the right combination of
classroom theory, practical applications and successful
experiences. This training enabled them to move successfully
through their business careers in a variety of positions. Upon
retirement, they both went back to their true
passion--teaching.
Ed
started out in sales at IBM but quickly climbed the corporate
ladder, moving through a series of staff and managerial positions
where training was a constant ingredient in the process. Later, as
National Sales Manager of two large corporations, it became even
more apparent to Ed that the benefits associated with quality
training were key success factors for him and his employees.
Gail
Cassidy has had extensive training and program development
experience in the corporate and non-profit sectors. After her IBM
jobs as instructor, manager, then writer, Gail became the manager
of instruction for an international training company, where she
developed seminars and workshops as well as trained new instructors
and clients.
Gail’s second passion is writing. She has written
Discover Your Passion,The Validating Teacher, The Validating
Mentor, You Cannot NOT Communicate, and
One Talk Fits All plus
Tips booklets for various groups, and an entire Seminar
Series.
Both Gail and Ed have been active internationally by volunteering
their considerable teaching expertise in support of in-service
training programs for teachers and administrators in Lithuania each
summer.
For
more information, contact us:
Gail
Cassidy: gail@coachability.com
Ed Topar: edtopar@gmail.com