EW#13923 is the culmination of 26 years of Human Resources and management experience by its founder and President, EW#13923. The firm specializes in the design and delivery of “People Management Systems ” including employee training, the design and administration of assessment centers, structured-behavioral interviews, written exams, employee handbooks, performance management systems and job analysis, to name a few. Recent training programs include Organizational Leadership, Performance Appraisal, Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Time Management, and Managing and Motivating Employees .
The custom designed products and programs follow an in-depth needs assessment, are tailored to each organization’s culture, and adhere to legally defensible principles. The firm’s clients represent a diverse mix from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the U.S., the Caribbean and Thailand. She and her associates are customer service and results oriented.
EW#13923 graduated with honors with a Doctorate in Public Administration and specialization in Human Resource Management from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship of Nova Southeastern University. She holds an M.A. degree in Forensic Studies from Indiana University, and also graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University with an M.P.A. (with an HR management concentration) degree. EW#13923 received her Bachelors’ degree in Political Science from the University of Kentucky. The Human Resources Certification Institute of Society of Human Resource Management certifies her as a Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR).
As a long time and highly regarded adjunct faculty member at both Barry University and the Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business & Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University, EW#13923 teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate Human Resources and Management classes. Her extensive experience teaching graduate students and conducting seminars have taken her to Thailand, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, as well as all over the United States. She is also a member of the adjunct faculty at the College of Business and Management and Florida Atlantic University’s School of Business –MIBA and Management department.
Her 26-year career includes three years as a Director, Human Resources for the Clerk of the Circuit Court 15 th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida and eight years in the Palm Beach County Employee Relations & Personnel Department as Manager of Recruitment & Selection. She was instrumental in designing and implementing the Dade-Miami Criminal Justice Assessment Center at the School of Justice and Safety Administration in Miami, Florida from 1981-84.
EW#13923 is the author of a book in Current Practices, Insights and Perspectives, the 2006 Pfeiffer Annual Human Resource Management (editor, Robert C. Preziosi). She co-edited a 2003 college textbook by Mathis & Jackson. She is also a member of the Education and Training Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
EW#13923 also provides expert witness services to employment law attorneys. She frequently speaks at national and international conferences on pertinent topics. She is a member of the Education and Training Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
She is an active member in many professional associations including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Society of Human Resource Management, American Society of Training & Development, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Speaker's Association.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
L.J. CRAIG & Associates, Inc. (1997 - present)
Management & Organizational Consultants
Designers of “People Management Systems”
Provide consulting services to include but not limited to the following:
Competency-Based Structured Interview design and administration
Written examinations
Assessment Center design and implementation
Organizational development
Performance Evaluation design, implementation and training
Organizational leadership training
Understanding and preventing sexual harassment training
Expert witness services
Strategic planning (as part of Organizational Development)
Serves as Adjunct Professor at four colleges and universities.
CONFERENCE PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Available upon request
Fee Schedule
Retainer: $1,400, one day's hours paid to expert up front.
Designation fee: negotiable
Non-Testimonial: $175/hr
Testimonial: $200/hr in court testifying plus time spent to review the material before going to court.
Miscellaneous:$75 per day for three meals, long distance call reimbursement and time spent on telephone with client.
