Meet 5 more of our COL authors

Meet more of our ‘In the Company of Leaders’ Authors

We are blessed by the wide range of leadership experience and experience provided by our COL faculty. We have pulled from Academia, Sales and Business, Professional Association, Health & Sciences, Community Service and of course Toastmasters. Each of our authors generously gave of themselves in making this 100th Anniversary edition possible. Here are 5 of our amazing authors. We’ll be highlighting a few more along the way to wet your appetite to download COL and read for yourself.

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Sheryl Roush, DTM, Past District Director, CVP, Accredited Speaker, is a professional speaker based in New York, New York. Roush works with organizations to increase employee engagement, foster team spirit, and generate more business. Whether live, hybrid, or virtual, her programs are high-content and highly-tailored, delivered with an interactive motivational tone to create lasting results. She delivers keynote addresses, presents at association meetings, offers on-site training, and facilitates staff retreats.

?Roush is an expert on boosting attitude and communication skills. Her chapter is entitled: ‘The Heart of a Leader’

During her 30+ year career, Roush has made over 3,500 presentations across the globe. She has owned eight businesses, starting when she was only 16 years old. With 45 years of diverse experience, she has learned to blend skills for communicating in person, in public, and in print.

An Accredited Speaker since 1993, Roush earned her associate arts degree in commercial art from San Diego City College. She has continued her education by being a 25-year professional member of the National Speakers Association. As a certified virtual presenter, she has presented virtually since 2010. On top of her career as a professional speaker, Roush is an accomplished author, publishing 17 books to date, including the "Best Anthology” earned from the International Book Awards for the Heart of a Toastmaster (2014). Her work also won her the 2016 Author of Influence Award. For more information, please visit her website. www.SherylRoush.com

Rochelle Rice, MA, CSP, Accredited Speaker is a professional speaker from New York, New York. Rice delivers keynotes, seminars, webinars and online presentations for corporate events, association conferences, women in business and women in leadership. ?Rice is an expert on leadership, the power of posture and the power of resiliency. Her chapter is entitled: ‘Staying effective amid Chaos’

As a former professional jazz dancer, Rice knows how to move people. She utilizes movement during her presentations, as it helps enhance learning, improves cognition and the ability to retain learned information.

An Accredited Speaker since 2010, Rice graduated with a Master of Arts from New York University. She served as Co-Council Chair for the 2021-2022 Accredited Speaker Program. During her career, Rice has authored two books, titled “Real Fitness for Real Women” and “Size Sensitivity Training.” For more information, please visit her website. www.RochelleRice.com

Marjorie Brody, CSP, CMC, PCC, CPAE, is an author, sought-after professional speaker, and coach to Fortune 1,000 executives. She was inducted into the National Speakers Association (NSA) “Council of Peers Award for Excellence” (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame. Marjorie is also a National Board Director of NSA.

Her firm, BRODY Professional Development, has had the privilege of serving clients such as Microsoft, Pfizer, New York Life Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, NBC Universal, GlaxoSmithKline, and many trade associations in a variety of industries. Her chapter is entitled: My Leadership Journey. To book Brody as a speaker or executive coach, visit www.MarjorieBrody.com

John Rinehart is project manager for LEAD Adams/Hanover, a leadership development program for individuals ready to take on greater leadership responsibilities both at work and in the communities they live in. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University RULE Rural Leadership Program and served as Vice President of the program’s Advisory Board. He is a skilled group facilitator, team builder and public speaker, and has been contracted by many organizations to serve in these roles. John has also worked with organizations across Pennsylvania on visioning, strategic planning, and organizational development. His chapter is entitled: Looking for great leadership: look in your own back yard. Contact him at: [email protected] ?

Michel Neray, MBA combines a science degree from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from McGill University, and a career as a creative marketing copywriter, advertising agency director and marketing executive. A visionary and entrepreneurial game-changer, in 2012 he founded momondays, a heart-based monthly event of authentic storytelling with both professional speakers and first-timers. momondays has become a veritable movement, and is now in multiple cities in Canada and the U.S.

Michel co-authored The Great Crossover, which made it to Jack Canfield’s Achiever’s Recommended Reading List. He has spoken at conferences in more than seven countries worldwide. His chapter is entitled: The three questions of differentiation-based leadership. Visit him at www.neray.com ?

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