Dr. Ed Daube is a Senior Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of LaVerne in Southern California.

During his 32 year career as a clinician and Senior Psychologist with the Juvenile Division of the California Department of Corrections, Dr. Daube developed the EI based Emotions as Tools Model to facilitate the psychological growth of his psychologically impaired and often undereducated adolescent female clients. In addition, he used the Model to overcome the skepticism of the correctional staff he trained in both the Juvenile and adult divisions of the Department.

Currently, he is the author of the book Emotions as Tools A Self Help Guide to Controlling Your Life not Your Feelings which is available on Amazon.com and is finishing up work on his newest book.. Beyond Anger Management: Master Your Anger as a Strategic Tool which should be available on Amazon in early 2015.

Dr. Irene Behnan comes from a sociological and psychological background that allows her to look at the importance of the family culture, the surrounding environment, phenomenon, gender, and religion on how the person thinks, feels and behaves.

-She chose to take on more than one challenging research to test the above.

-Dr. Behnan has been conducting therapy with children, adolescents, individual adults and couples from diverse populations in two languages, English and Arabic.

-Dr. Irene Behnan is an Anger Management and Emotional Intelligence Coach.

-Dr. Behnan successfully applies her training and experience in anger management and emotional intelligence on couples and individuals in different ages and backgrounds through her psychotherapy private practice.

Thank you for your interest in the Society of Emotional Intelligence-North Florida. Whether you are the CEO or staff professional of a nonprofit or an industry associate we look forward to you joining and getting involved in sharing your knowledge, experience and energy. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with your peers who share similar views and are equally willing to share their knowledge and experience.

We are inclusive and open to practitioners, managers, consultants, administrators, educators, students and researchers who have an interest in practicing or enhancing their emotional intelligence on a personal or professional level as well as applying EI across different industries and organizations.

Kelly A. Mannel, SPHR, founder of ImagePartners, Inc., where client companies benefit from her 25 years of fast-track experience in building effective business units at the local, and regional levels.

Kelly's technical experience encompasses organization and leadership development, executive coaching, assessments, talent management and emotional intelligence.

Effective use of Emotional Intelligence in Organization Development / Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Training, Human Capital Strategic Planning, Executive Retreats; Assessment Center Suite Certified - CCL

Ken Donaldson has extreme compassion for people who struggle with making healthy and positive changes in their lives. Ken’s 25-year background as a mental health, addiction and relationship counselor gives him a unique perspective on emotional intelligence and the implementation thereof.

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Some of his business clients include: Allstate Insurance Company, American Marketing Association, Ceridian Lifeworks, MacKinnon Equipment & Services, National Association Medical Staff Services, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Purposeful Planning Institute and Verizon Wireless.

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Ken is a trusted advisor to the media, as he has appeared numerous times on NPR, Good Day Tampa Bay, Daytime, Fox 13 News, News Channel 8, and Studio 10 TV, as well as in the Wall Street Journal, Investment Advisor, NAPFA Advisor Magazine, Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Bay Times.

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Ken is also the best-selling author of Marry YourSelf First! Say “I Do” to Life of Passion, Power, Purpose and Prosperity. Visit www.MarryUFirst.com to get your copy today.

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Ken helps average people become leaders, mediocre managers become exceptional, and great leaders become extraordinary.

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Visit Ken’s website at www.KenDonaldson.com

or email him directly at [email protected]

Open Mic with Dr. Hank on Let’s Talk EI – October 30 at 7:00 PM EDT.

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The mic is yours! That’s right. Step up and be heard. This is your time to share your thoughts, concepts, ideas, point of view on emotional intelligence.

Got an EI story? Share it with us. Tell us about a time or situation where EI was applied - personal or professional. Ask questions, share resources, books, training, etc. The mic is yours!

Let’s Talk EI is designed for you. Whether you’re an expert or just hearing about it for the very first time, everyone is welcome. Whether in relation to managing difficult or sensitive situations, dealing with colleagues or interacting with customers, the power of emotions to help achieve work goals, enhance academic and business success is critical. Being able to control your emotions in a positive manner is a very important part of functioning properly in society.

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Mark Fagiano is a philosopher, speaker, and author who specializes in areas of ethics, political philosophy, and pragmatism. His first book, Pragmatism About Race (Indiana University Press), explores the history of the idea of race, offers a critique of philosophy’s role in supporting and sustaining racisms, and suggests that the way forward in race theory is to focus on current social problems (e.g., disparate incarceration rates). His current work explores the nature of human emotions and the roles emotional intelligence and empathy play in our day-to-day lives. And his second book, Empathy Vision, examines the nature of empathy and how to develop this important skill.

As the Co-Founder & C.E.O. of Empathy Vision LLC in Atlanta, Mark creates and delivers workshops and seminars designed for senior leaders interested in evaluating and improving the interpersonal relationship skills of their employees, creating or sustaining positive and productive work environments, and making improvements in their performance in order to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional people.”

As the Kiss Procrastination Goodbye Expert, Marty L Ward is known for helping entrepreneurs, business owners and service providers to blast past overwhelm, and follow through on activities that will turn their life and business around.

As a noted author and editor, dynamic speaker and engaging workshop trainer, Marty uses her 35 yrs as an entrepreneur, extensive coaching experience, and Masters in Social Work to inspire audience members to Get Clear on what is holding them back; Get Confident on establishing themselves in their marketplace; Get Going on turning procrastination and stumbling blocks into the jet fuel for success.

Through fun, entertaining, interactive participation, you learn how to decode feelings using the science of emotions and Quantum Physics principles in a way that has never been done before.

This will take your Emotional Intelligence to a whole new level.

Clients describe Marty’s coaching as “miraculous,” “extraordinary,” “exactly what I needed.”

Dr. Baxter - Bilingual leader, coach and global consultant with the mission to connect people to people, people to learning, and people to leadership.

Extensive HR/OD leadership experience in initiatives that retain and develop talent. Solid history of managing and leading diverse and cross-cultural teams. Excellent on-staff coach to executives, as well as emerging and new managers. Committed to the development and promotion of women as leaders in organizations and communities.

Highly requested speaker on emotional intelligence, gender, and conflict handling. Certified in numerous assessments including Birkman, EQ-I 2.0 and EQ-I 360, FIRO-B, MBTI.

Industry experience includes: Contact center outsourcing; Technology and related services; Consulting firms; Financial Customer Service, and Retail.

​Specialties: Emotional Intelligence development of high-potentials and teams; Coaching women leaders; Learning and Training policy, process and procedure; Ethics and corporate citizenship in organizations.

Since 1991, he’s been in clinical and private practice in Florida and California. He’s a certified Autosomatic Training Practitioner, speaker, corporate trainer, and author teaching the stress reduction / trauma recovery elements of Somatic Intuitive Training to people of all ages.

Previously, he was a high school teacher, university professor, career counselor, international music journalist and FM broadcaster. He recently served four years on the Board of Directors of Powerstories, a non-profit for Hillsborough girls.

While teaching at the University of Nice, he conducted doctoral research on reducing the effects of cultural and technological stress. This led to his training and certification by Dr. Phil Walsh, M.D. and therapist, as an Autosomatic Training Practitioner.

He’s spoken to 250 groups such as National and Florida Rehabilitation Associations, and provided mandatory training to St. Pete, Hillsborough, and California State Bar Associations. A published author, he’s completing a new book on Somatic Intuitive Training.

Dr. Susan Dellenger holds a Ph.D. In Communication from the U. of Colorado and was a faculty member at the U of Oregon. She moved from education to the corporate world as HRD Manager for GTE (Verizon)

in Tampa, Florida. Her Psycho-Geometrics® System is used in most major US Corporations and her book - “Communicating Beyond Our Differences” - is published in 8 languages.

Dr. Susan's system of communication style analysis is based on geometric SHAPE preference. The Psycho-Geometrics® training house includes over 40 licensed trainers/consultants representing 10 countries including China, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, U.K. and India.

Dr. Susan has spoken to over a million people in 28 countries and has been a guest speaker at the annual international

meeting of the Society of Emotional Intelligence.