MARYELLEN LURIE

Maryellen Lurie has more than 20 years of management and human resource experience. Prior to establishing herself as an HRD consultant, she held senior training and management positions with Blessing/White, Gucci, Kelly Services, and Estée Lauder. Maryellen's background enables her to effectively align training initiatives with business strategies.

In 1993, Maryellen founded the consulting firm, Maryellen Lurie & Associates, Inc. (ML&A, Inc.). Today, ML&A, Inc. is an internationally recognized company with a multi-industry, Fortune 1000 client list. As the principal of ML&A, Inc, she heads a team of professionals who provide a variety of services including consulting; executive coaching; needs assessment; program design and development; meeting management and facilitation; train-the-trainer workshops; and training program implementation.

Well known for her platform skills and expertise in facilitation, Maryellen is equally strong in instructional design and development. She has developed several new programs and facilitated workshops for more than 100,000 participants. Described by her clients as "the gold standard for consultants," she takes a practical, results-oriented approach to every project.

In 1994, Maryellen partnered with Samuel J. Samaro, Esq. to develop Productive and Respectful Workplaces, a program designed to help organizations reduce employer liability from all types of harassment. Productive and Respectful Workplaces has consistently received praise from clients for being "informative," "thought-provoking," "interactive," and "effective." Recently, she developed the program "Respect as a Business Imperative," which trains executives to manage within the law. Respect as a Business Imperative has been successfully delivered to thousands of managers at a leading financial services company.

As a Senior Associate in Product Management and Education for Blessing/White, Maryellen facilitated executive-level pilots, workshops, and instructor certification programs for more than 150 client organizations including Motorola; Procter & Gamble; The World Bank; Shell Oil; Merck & Co.; AT&T; Hewlett-Packard; SmithKline Beecham; Dow Corning; NASA; Merrill Lynch; Hallmark Cards; Royal Bank of Canada; NYSE; Anheuser-Busch; DuPont; and Metropolitan Life Insurance. She was also responsible for developing the Exceeding Customer Expectations workshop and facilitator certification program and for revising Fast Start, Managing Personal Growth, and Peer Coaching.

Maryellen is certified to facilitate the following training programs: Interviewing Skills; Respect as a Business Imperative; Peer Coaching Feedback; Customer-Focused Goals; Peer Coaching for Individuals/Teams; Productive and Respectful Workplaces; Helping Others Succeed; Fast Start; Managing Personal Growth; Team Goals; MPG Software; Exceeding Customer Expectations; Job Search Planning; Six Steps to Six Sigma; Managing People's Performance; Citi Cards: The Way We Do Business; On-The-Level: Communicating About Performance.

A cum laude graduate of Montclair State University, Maryellen holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Education, English, and Speech & Theatre.