Dr. Joan Marques

Current

• Founder/President at Academy for Spirituality and Professional Excellence (ASPEX)
• Co-founder - Editor-in-Chief at Business Renaissance Institute
• Director of Communications at Millennium Development Goals Global Watch

• Instructor Business & Management at Woodbury University

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Past

• Co-Founder/President at Cojo Media Productions

Education

• Pepperdine University
• Woodbury University

Recommended

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Connections

356 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• Organization

Dr. Joan Marques’s Summary

Experience:

* Over 25 years experience in entrepreneurship, including the start up and management of five for-profit and three non-profit organizations.

* Over 28 years experience in interactive presenting in various settings (radio; television; live audiences; and classrooms).

* Over 15 years of instructional/facilitative experience in educational and non-educational settings.

Goals:

Increasing awareness among members of the global workforce toward greater gratification, understanding, and acceptance.

Life is too short and beautiful to make it unpleasant.

Dr. Joan Marques’s Specialties:

* Coordinates journals in Business, Management, Personal Excellence, and Environmental Responsibility.
* Coordinates Business related events
* Develops and Facilitates Business, Management, and interdisciplinary Courses
* Executes consultancy projects for business (for profit) and non-profit institutions
* Executes presentations to a broad variety of audiences and for multiple purposes
* Writes columns for various U.S. and Europe-based online publications.

Dr. Joan Marques’s Experience

• Founder/President

  Academy for Spirituality and Professional Excellence (ASPEX)

  (Publishing industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Enhancing the level of consciousness among members of the human cohort - workforce members, academicians, students, and those with other interests.
  
  Publishing journals and books on awareness-related topics.
  
  Conducting and supporting in other promotional activities entailing human consciousness.

• Co-founder - Editor-in-Chief

  Business Renaissance Institute

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  * Co-organizing conferences
  
  * Co-organizing regular business dialogue nights at the Athenaeum in Pasadena
  
  * Coordinating quarterly journal (The Business Renaissance Quarterly- www.brqjournal.com)
  
  * Developing and coordinating programs and workshops for corporate members
  
  * Coordinating books on workplace performance and personal improvement.

• Director of Communications

  Millennium Development Goals Global Watch

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)

  * Editor in Chief Global Watch, a quarterly journal about environmental issues related to the Millennium development Goals.
  
  * Coordinating contact with focal points and other stakeholders throughout the world
  
  * Co-organizing annual civil society forums
  
  * Coordinating all communication activities globally

• Instructor Business & Management

  Woodbury University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

  Guiding graduate (MBA) and undergraduate (B.Sc.) students in their awareness toward responsible business practices on their way toward future leadership.

• Co-Founder/President

  Cojo Media Productions

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1979 — 1998 (19 years )

Dr. Joan Marques’s Education

• Pepperdine University

  Doctor of Education , Organizational Leadership , 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society for Educators

• Woodbury University

  MBA , Business Administration , 1998 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Mu Delta Honor Society

Additional Information

Dr. Joan Marques’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• Organization

Dr. Joan Marques’s Interests:

Instruction and presentations in management and leadership issues Writing Work shop planning and execution Strategic planning

Dr. Joan Marques’s Groups:

Business Renaisance Institute (http://www.bri-usa.com)
Journal of Global Business Issues (http://www.jgbi.org)
Interbeing Journal (http://www.interbeing.biz)
Millennium Development Goals Global Watch (http://www.mdg-globalwatch.org), Association for Spirit at Work, Business Renaissance Quarterly

•    Spirituality@Work
•    ASPEX: The Academy of Spirituality and Professional Excellence
•    Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace

Dr. Joan Marques’s Honors:

Delta Mu Delta (Top 20% of Business Students)
Phi Delta Kappa (Excellence in Academic Performance)
Alpha Sigma Lambda (Honorary Member)

Dr. Joan Marques’s Contact Settings

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