Susan Mary Gardner

Current

• Consultant at University of Rochester
• Consultant/Life Coach/Publisher at Inner Garden Pathways (Sole Proprietorship)
• Consultant at The Gardner Group (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• University of Rochester

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Industry

Management Consulting

Susan Mary Gardner’s Summary

Several client projects for streamlining business practices/procedures, writing documentation for quality improvement projects, marketing collaterals, research and development manuals, software and hardware user guides and procedures, as well as many diverse publication projects

Clients include: Xerox, University of Rochester, Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, Ethany Corporation, CJ Winter Technologies, Coaching From Spirit, Rochester Telephone, Trafford Publishing, etc.

Created a Xerox Hardware User Guide series which received the Award of Excellence from the Society for Technical Communication

Susan Mary Gardner’s Specialties:

Publishing and writing content for marketing collaterals, technical documentation, business system improvement, software development, and information technology projects

Strong organizational ability combined with innovative skills in leadership, managing change, stress management, and productivity

Effective and creative expertise in building interpersonal relationships, especially in organizations experiencing expansion, change, and challenges

Susan Mary Gardner’s Experience

• Consultant

  University of Rochester

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  2004 — Present (5 years)

  Pediatrics: analysis, editing, and data entry for the pilot e-CV project (Med School's database); interview faculty for editing/proofing sessions; drafting research bios for e-CV and web pages.
  
  Psychiatry: Clerkship/Residency Programs coordinator; revised/ published the Clerkship Syllabus; managed/implemented the orientation program, clerkship activities, grading committee evaluations, supporting administrative tasks in an emergency (prior person abruptly left before clerkship block started); evaluated/ created Clerkship setup for the electronic E-Value system
  
  Women's Health Partnership: analysis and streamlining admin procedures, redesigned program tracking and database; creating office manual; monthly billing and ledger reconciliation
  
  Family Medicine: consulted/managed the content strategy, redesign, & writing for department website; published initial department newsletter (both electronic and 4-color print) for local and national distribution; grant preparation/submission

• Consultant/Life Coach/Publisher

  Inner Garden Pathways (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)

  July 1987 — Present (22 years 1 month)

  Develop transformational and personal development programs, seminars, and inspirational publications (e-books, CDs, books, newsletters, speeches, etc.)
  
  Create coaching curriculums, e-zines, and resources to support the training of other coaches on an international level
  
  Provide coaching services for individuals, groups, organizations - both teleclasses, in person, e-learning, etc.
  
  Developing curriculum and materials for international coaching program focused on "Empowered Living" as well as "Empowered Spiritual Life Coaching Program"

• Consultant

  The Gardner Group (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  July 1985 — Present (24 years 1 month)

  Strategic analysis and consulting for marketing and technical communications/collaterals, website content, print-on-demand publishing, and documentation/analysis for standard operating procedures, quality assurance, and user-oriented web-based training and documents.
  
  Developing curriculum and materials for international coaching program focused on "Empowered Living" as well as "Empowered Spiritual Life Coaching Program"
  
  Several client projects for streamlining business practices/procedures, writing documentation for quality improvement projects, marketing collaterals, research and development manuals, software and hardware user guides and procedures, as well as many diverse publication projects (clients include: Xerox, University of Rochester, Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, Ethany Corporation, CJ Winter Technologies, Coaching From Spirit, Rochester Telephone, etc.).

Susan Mary Gardner’s Education

• University of Rochester

  BA , Psychology

  Other activities include:
  Co-taught and facilitated "Women in Transition" psychology course at the University of Rochester
  
  Created the "Inner Gardening approach to Stress Management" lecture series for the Rochester area garden clubs
  
  Lead stress management and personal empowerment workshops for several organizations, businesses, and groups

  Activities and Societies:

  Graduated with High Distinction; worked full time at Xerox as a computer programmer analyst while completing degree
  
  Received 10-month paid leave of absence for the Xerox Social Service Leave Program - setting up a Big Brother/Big Sister satellite program in Webster/Penfield; created both a job bank program and Junior Achievement in these towns (independent study credit for activities)

Additional Information

Susan Mary Gardner’s Groups:

•    University of Rochester Alumni
•    Xerox Alumni

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