Author at The HR Toolkit: An Indispensible Resource for Credible Activists
Greater New York City Area
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- Author at The HR Toolkit: An Indispensible Resource for Credible Activists
- Certified EI Coach at LoveAndWorkCoach.com
- Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development at a Public Benefit Corporation in Downtown Manhattan
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- Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development at Tiles - A Refined Selection, Inc.
- Various Administrative Positions at Columbia University Medical Center
- Marketing Associate at New York Open Center
- Executive Director at Rocky Mountain Model Mugging
- Counselor/Group Leader for Men's Education for Non-Violence Groups at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, NY
- Assistant to Executive Director/HR Assistant at Writers and Books
- Education
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- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Naropa University
- State University of New York College at Geneseo
- Coach Training Alliance
- MHS
- Sadie Nardini Yoga
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Denise A. Romano’s Summary
Denise is a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach working with Executives and HR Professionals on Leadership, Ethics, Diversity, and Conflict Resolution.
Denise is also the author of The HR Toolkit: An Indispensible Resource for Credible Activists, which will be published in the spring by McGraw Hill.
Her approach to organizational and individual effectiveness is based in open systems theory and application. Denise holds an MA in Organizational Psychology and an EdM in Counseling Psychology both from Columbia University.
Denise is also an HR/OD Professional with more than 12 years of Executive Human Resources and Organizational Development experience. She is currently Director of HR/OD at a NYS Public Benefit Corporation in Downtown Manhattan.
Denise is certfied in the use of Emotional Intelligence assessments (EQi and EQ360) and is also a Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Couples' Counselor.
She has studied Advanced Conflict Resolution and Mediation at Columbia University and has been accepted into NYSDRA's mediation certification program.
Denise has a strong interest in workplace issues around ethics, consistency, compliance, power-sharing, and in promoting psychologically healthy work environments.
Denise supports HR professionals and other Executives to be Credible Activists within their organizations ~ choosing ethical compliance and educating others over non-compliant, inconsistent, and unethical options.
Denise is working on a practical, user-friendly handbook for HR/OD professionals that addresses many common workplace issues and challenges.
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Denise A. Romano’s Specialties:
Systems Approach Consulting around: Emotional Intelligence Measurement, Diversity, and Coaching, Addressing Compliance Issues and Ethics, Conflict Resolution Training and Practice. Training in Effective Feedback Delivery, Improving Staff Communications, Process Improvement, and Change Management. Ethical Credible Activism and Intra-Organizational Education of other Executives, Educating Upwards Organizationally, when necessary and addressing issues of Power-Sharing.
Denise A. Romano’s Experience
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Author
The HR Toolkit: An Indispensible Resource for Credible Activists
(Human Resources industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Books by Denise
August 1, 2009 — Denise A. Romano, MA, EdM | Edit
The HR Toolkit: An Indispensible Resource for Being A Credible Activist
With more than 100 templates, memos, and checklists, there’s nothing this toolkit can’t fix! HR professionals know that addressing issues before they escalate can make the difference in saving the company time and money. The HR Toolkit is the must have handbook if you’re looking to skillfully identify, diplomatically address, and strategically resolve any issue that confronts your organization.
Including a handy indexed listing of the most common workplace conflicts and solutions for ease-of-reference, expert author Denise A. Romano, MA, EdM provides practical and actionable ways to empower and educate HR professionals and management.
Biographical note
Denise A. Romano has an MA in Organizational Psychology and an EdM in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, as well as an MFA in Writing from Naropa University. She has more than 12 years of experience working in the Human Resources and Organizational Development (HR/OD) field in government, nonprofit, and for-profit companies, including 6 additional years of whistleblower activity. She has built two different HR/OD departments from the ground up. -
Certified EI Coach
LoveAndWorkCoach.com
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Denise coaches Executive Professionals around leadership, ethics, diversity, and conflict resolution using a systems-approach and encouraging EI skill development.
She earned an EdM in Counseling Psychology & an MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University & has more than 18 years experience working in for-profits, non-profits & government. She has built HR/OD depts from the ground up at two different organizations.
Denise was also the relator or "whistleblower" in a qui tam case involving Columbia University which alleged medicaid fraud. CU admitted no guilt but settled out of court with the US Gov't for $5.1 million dollars.
Denise also provides coaching in the areas of dating & relating and is a certified PREPARE/ENRICH couples counselor. PREPARE/ENRICH is a statistically valid relationship / compatibility assessment tool. Denise uses these tools secularly (non-religiously).
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Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development
a Public Benefit Corporation in Downtown Manhattan
(Government Administration industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 9 months)
Currently direct the HR Department in a Generalist capacity and serve more than 57 full-time employees and more than 40 seasonal employees. Report to the President and EVP and work closely with all Senior Staff and all departments.
Denise also created and implemented a very successful internship program involving over 130 tri-state area colleges and universities as well as several international intern providers. Student Interns from Korea, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Thailand, Holland, and Jamaica have worked at this New York State Public Benefit Corporation in departments such as Legal, Operations and Maintenance, Education, IT, Executive, Marketing, Events, Finance, and HR/OD. -
Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development
Tiles - A Refined Selection, Inc.
(Design industry)
May 2001 — February 2002 (10 months)
Built HR/OD department from ground up in for-profit company. Reported to VP and Owner. Travelled to locations in Boston, Westport, CT and two locations in NYC. Handled all aspects of HR department in Generalist role.
Company went out of business nearly a year after 9/11/2001. -
Various Administrative Positions
Columbia University Medical Center
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
October 1994 — May 2001 (6 years 8 months)
Denise held various administrative positions at Columbia University Medical Center including Major Gifts Development Assistant and Level V Administrative Coordinator handling Human Resources liaison issues between a very large academic and clinical department and a centralized HR department.
She studied for her EdM and MA degrees at CU at night part-time, while working at CU full-time and earned an academic merit scholarship from Columbia University while in graduate school there.
Denise was the relator or "whistleblower" in a qui tam action in which the federal government became heavily involved which resulted in Columbia University settling with the federal government for $5.1 million dollars and admitting no guilt. -
Marketing Associate
New York Open Center
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
August 1993 — March 1994 (8 months)
Assisted Marketing Director with all marketing materials related to NYOC. Laid off due to budget cuts.
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Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Model Mugging
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 1990 — July 1992 (2 years 1 month)
Denise headed this Women's Self-Defense organization and reported to a Board of Directors. She provided crisis counseling to callers, handled HR issues for contract employees, implemented and managed an internship program with the University of Colorado and Naropa University, handled all marketing, facilitated donations of goods and services, and was an Assistant Self-Defense Instructor.
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Counselor/Group Leader for Men's Education for Non-Violence Groups
Genesee Hospital, Rochester, NY
(Mental Health Care industry)
September 1989 — July 1990 (11 months)
Co-lead groups of men who were court-ordered to attend counseling sessions due to domestic violence arrests.
Trained with Vince Butler at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, NY.
Additional training in domestic violence counseling for men at Victims' Services (Now Safe Horizon) in NY, NY in 1994. -
Assistant to Executive Director/HR Assistant
Writers and Books
(Education Management industry)
September 1989 — June 1990 (10 months)
Denise processed benefits information, managed continuing education writing course schedules for adults, and assisted with readings open to the public featuring Allen Ginsberg, Robert Bly, Miles Davis, and others.
Denise A. Romano’s Education
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Columbia University in the City of New York
MA , Organizational Psychology , 1996 — 2000
Completed required career counseling practicum at CU-sponsored outpatient counseling clinic.
- Activities and Societies:
- Studied advanced conflict resolution and mediation and power, rank, and privilege in conflict resolution as well as as HR Management, Organizational Psychology, Racial / Cultural Counseling Lab, Group Dynamics, Advanced Statistics, Functions of Organizations, Understanding Behavioral Research, Career Counseling Theory and Assessment, Multi-Rater Feedback, and various other requirements and electives.
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Columbia University in the City of New York
EdM , Counseling Psychology , 1996 — 2000
Studied Group Dynamics, Professional Ethics, Counseling and Interviewing, Personality and Behavior Change, Advanced Statistics, Principles and Methods of Counseling, Theory and Assessment of Career Counseling, and Racial/Cultural Counseling lab and lecture.
Completed three semesters of counseling fieldwork working with adult individuals, children, couples, families, and groups around conflict resolution, parenting skills, family skills, relapse prevention, career counseling, and coping skills.- Activities and Societies:
- Received Academic Merit Scholarship, Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Taught Counseling Skills to graduate students in required course.
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Naropa University
MFA , Writing and Poetics , 1990 — 1992
Performed original performance art pieces including Performance Sestina at Boulder Bakstairs and Naropa University and When I Was an Octopus: Choreography and spoken word by Denise A. Romano.
Denise studied writing and poetics with Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Andrew Schelling, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, Eileen Myles, and other writers at Naropa's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, CO.- Activities and Societies:
- Assistant to Faculty, Summer Student Leader, Published in Summer Student literary magazine as well as: BLAH, Blah, blah; Bombay Gin; HazMat Review; Make Room for Dada; First Last Rag, and others. Naked Isosceles Fear published in 1991 by Poets with Jobs Press; Paper Over Flames published by COTH Press, 1993.
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State University of New York College at Geneseo
BA , English and Theatre , 1985 — 1989
Denise was Box Officer Manager for the Theatre Department, President of Cothurnus (student theatre club), and a member of Veg. S.O.U.P. (student organized undergraduate productions). Denise also modeled for two years for Tom MacPherson's figure drawing classes.
Denise had roles in Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, Play It Again Sam by Woody Allen, and Who Will Carry the Word by Charlotte Delbo.
Denise also performed in many modern dance pieces.
Denise also organized and produced the very first Artists Fighting AIDS benefit show, which continues to this day at Geneseo.- Activities and Societies:
- English and Theatre major. Also studied ballet with Jonette Lancos as well as modern, African, and jazz dance.
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Coach Training Alliance
Coaching Certification , Coaching
Certified by MHS in use of EQi and EQ360 Emotional Intelligence Assessment Instruments
- Activities and Societies:
- Attendance at International Emotional Intelligence Conference, Chicago, 2008 and Toronto, 2009
Certified Coach, Coach Training Alliance
Friend of Coach Training Alliance
Attendance at Talane Miedaner seminars
Stretch Your EQ ~ Transform Love and Work!
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MHS
EQi and EQ360 Certifications , Emotional Intelligence Assessment and Coaching
Attendance at International Emotional Intelligence Conference, Chicago, 2008
Attendance at International Emotional Intelligence Conference, Toronto, 2009- Activities and Societies:
- Member Emotional Intelligence Network
Stretch Your EQ ~ Transform Love and Work!
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Sadie Nardini Yoga
Certified Yoga Instructor , Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga
Denise is a Certified Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga Instructor and was trained by Sadie Nardini.
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- Stretch Your EQ ~ Transform Love and Work!
Additional Information
Denise A. Romano’s Websites:
Denise A. Romano’s Interests:
Using Emotional Intelligence and NVC to improve and transform all aspects of life: self, friendships, relationships, families, schools, workplaces, groups, etc. Denise is working on a practical, user-friendly handbook for HR/OD professionals that addresses many common workplace issues and challenges. Denise is also an Associate Producer for the film The David Dance, by Don Scime. Stretch your EQ ~ Transform Love and Work!
Denise A. Romano’s Groups:
NYSDRA (NY State Dispute Resolution Association) www.nysdra.org
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) www.shrm.org
NYHWA (NY Healthy Workplace Advocates) www.nyhwa.org
PNHP (Physicians for a National Healthcare Plan) www.pnhp.org
AMA (American Management Association) www.ama.com
NAPW (National Association of Professional Women) www.napw.com
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Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group) -
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) -
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Organization Development Network, OD Network, ODN -
Association for Coaching (AC) - Members Only -
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Ivy League Alumni -
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People for a National HealthCare Plan in the US
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Chief Compliance Officer
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MHS Emotional Intelligence Assessments -
New York State Dispute Resolution Association, Inc. -
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HR/OD Credible Activists
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Government Privacy Officers
Denise A. Romano’s Honors:
Academic Merit Scholarship, Columbia University
Guest Speaker on HR/OD Issues, Baruch College to student SHRM chapter
2005-2006 NYS Empire Who’s Who Executives and Professionals Registry
Co-Presenter on Workaholism at NASW (National Association Social Workers), Annual Addiction Conference at Fordham University
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