ALICIA P. JIRACEK

Alicia P. Jiracek brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to her clients. In the past fifteen years, she has trained thousands of people in organizations all over North America and Europe. Her clients include: Arthur Anderson, Bell South, Sprint, Gillette, Fleet Mortgage, Transamerica, Citigroup, Wachovia Bank, Sony, Salomon Brothers, Visa, Travelers Insurance, GTE, Deloitte & Touche, Walt Disney World, AT&T, Hewlett Packard, MCI, Johnson & Johnson, Metropolitan Life Insurance, and Amoco.

Prior to consulting with Maryellen Lurie & Associates, Inc., Alicia was a Senior Associate with Blessing/White for four years. She was responsible for facilitating workshops and developing training and instructor materials for clients such as: Cigna, USDA, Honeywell, Motorola, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Hitatchi, Bell Canada, Smith-Kline, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, and RJR Nabisco.

In addition to training and development expertise, Alicia has extensive experience coordinating executive-level events in the U.S. and Europe. Recently, she provided meeting management services for thousands of managers at Citibank and MetLife.

Alicia is fluent in French and has conducted bilingual programs in Canada and Switzerland. She is currently the Vice President of Finance for the Suncoast Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development, and she has presented at the local chapter meetings on the subjects of "Interactive Training Techniques," "Conflict Management," and "The Special Needs of Technical Professionals." She holds a B.A. in Communication, French and Theater from the University of Dayton.