Leadership Development Series at FCCJ focuses on skills effective leaders need
Florida Community College at Jacksonville is offering a Leadership
Development Series beginning in June. The six-session series is designed for
experienced supervisors, managers and for graduates of its successful Frontline
Supervisor Series.
Sessions begin June 14 and run alternate Thursdays through August
23. Classes meet from 8 a.m.–noon. Sessions will instruct students in one of
six subjects: Leadership Development; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving;
Diversity Awareness; Selecting, Retaining and Motivating Employees; Coaching
Success; and Communicating and Influencing with Confidence.
Using the latest leadership and management resources, the
Leadership Development Series focuses on core competencies and strategies to help
participants become effective leaders. This series includes an extensive assessment
which covers 32 aspects of working life. Based on the leadership assessment, each
participant receives a customized development action plan, which summarizes the
participant’s typical work style under 16 management competency headings.
The development action plan highlights participant strengths and clearly outlines
strategies for development.
The cost is $695 (plus a one-time $15 membership fee for
students who have never been enrolled at FCCJ). All workshops will be held at
Kent Campus, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Building D, Room 269.
Presenters include the following local leaders: Joanna Scarboro,
Andrea Giggetts, Jenny Carney, Julie Simmons and Jason Fouraker. Biographies of the
presenters appear below.
For more information contact the Kent Campus Continuing
Workforce Education Office at 904.381.3785.
Presenter Biographies
With 20 years of experience and training in business, communications and education,
Jenny has acquired knowledge that can be beneficial to those wanting to develop
stronger workplace skills. As the Director of Community Outreach for Churchill Center
in St. Louis, she acted as spokesperson for the Center both for community events and
for the media. Prior to this position, she was the Director of The Workplace Success
Program and the Educational Specialist at BJC Health System/Christian Northeast
Hospital where she worked with all levels of hospital employees. As a Curriculum
Designer, Communications Trainer and Staff Coordinator for Saint Louis Community
College’s Workplace Literacy Services Center she worked with employees from
an electrical component company, a chemical company and a national phone company
on evaluating and developing successful workplace communication skills. Along with
training, she has owned/managed or developed a variety of businesses.
Jason has worked for Baptist Health for eleven years. Baptist Health consists of five
hospitals including the only Children’s Hospital in Northeast Florida, twenty-six
Primary Care facilities and two Urgent Care Offices. During his time there, he was
worked as a manager of the Patient Access Services Department and for the past seven
years, working in Human Resources. He is currently working as the Manager of Human
Resources and the Career Resources Center for the Baptist Medical Center downtown
location. He is responsible for training all new managers on Behavioral Based
Interviews, and for recruitment for the Baptist Medical Center Downtown facility.
He has his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management with a concentration in
Organizational Effectiveness from the University of North Florida and will be
finished with his Master’s Degree in Business Administration this summer
from Jacksonville University. He also has completed his PHR (Professional Human
Resources) certification with the National Society of Human Resources Managers.
Andrea’s passion for workforce development is not only seen in Jacksonville.
Because of her professional expertise, she was selected to develop an Outreach and
Placement program for the Embassy of Jamaica. She is frequently requested to deliver
motivational and inspirational speeches and seminars across the country and is often
quoted by the local media on various workplace issues. She readily assists companies
on employment-related matters and receives requests to conduct seminars and workshops
for churches, businesses, schools, colleges, nonprofit associations and civic
organizations. She formerly supervised the Human Resources training for a large
staffing company which had over 3,000 employees and monitored compliance with
federal and state employment laws. Currently, Andrea is President and CEO of
Giggetts & Associates, which is a speaking, training and consulting company.
Andrea continues to share her knowledge on career and workforce development issues as
a contributor to the Florida Times-Union’s Business column and Prime Time
supplement and for the Florida Star newspaper.
Joanna is a Registered Corporate Coach with the Worldwide Association of Business
Coaches. Prior to starting Working Mom’s Coach, she was coaching clients for
two years as a Senior Consultant and Professional Coach for Business Development
Specialists. During this time, she studied and earned the designations of
Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst and Certified Professional Values
Analyst. During her career, she has held varied professional and leadership roles
with both a major global corporation and entrepreneurial local and regional
companies and has won numerous awards for excellence, leadership and teamwork.
Julie brings eight years of experience in Human Resources and Employee Training and
Development to her clients. She spent many years working as a generalist and benefits
specialist at Ring Power Corporation before moving into the Employee Training and
Development venue at Fidelity National Information Services. Julie is experienced
in instructional design, e-learning, classroom facilitation, team building and
development, individual career planning and development, and public speaking.
Earlier this year, Julie was distinguished as an American Society of Training and
Development Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP). For fun,
Julie enjoys her family, traveling, running, and being involved with her church.
