Dr. Joan F. Marques

Welcome to the website of
Dr. Joan F. Marques
Doctor of Education in Organizational leadership


	There are still too few organizations that understand the need for people to feel "at home" while "at work"


	This website is meant as a source of information and inspiration to those who are interested in the enhancement of their own spirituality, in order to sustain a more gratifying relationship with themselves and others. Acceptance and Understanding are the drivers behind my mission in life, and therefore also behind this website. As we move toward an increasingly interdependent world, we can no longer ignore the need for upgrading these skills within ourselves. If we don't we will still remain a part of the past we came from, but we will miss out on the joy and the essence of the present, and we will surely become obsolete in the future...

Our New Book is Now Available for Purchase!

The Workplace and Spirituality: New Perspectives on Research and Practice (Skylight Paths, 2009).
Editors: Dr. Joan Marques, Dr. Satinder Dhiman, and Dr. Richard King.
This book is a highly useful one for everyone who wants to make a positive difference at work and elsewhere, starting with the self.
Contributing authors to this timely project were:
Richard Barrett • Margaret Benefiel, PhD • Jerry Biberman, PhD • Kathy Lund Dean, PhD •
Satinder Dhiman, EdD • Frederick T. Evers, PhD • Linda Ferguson, PhD • Charles J. Fornaciari, PhD •
Kerry Hamilton, CPCC, ACC • Ellen Hayakawa • Tanis Helliwell, MEd • Craig E. Johnson, PhD
• Dr. Richard King • Marjo Lips-Wiersma, PhD • Joan Marques, EdD • James F. McMichael, PhD •
Jacqueline Miller • Julia Mossbridge, PhD • Judi Neal, PhD • Robert Rabbin • Birute Regine, EdD •
Rev. Lucy Reid • Rabbi Dennis S. Ross • Lance Secretan, PhD
Click here to place your order and to read what leading management thinkers such as Marshall Goldsmith, Ian Mitroff, Patricia Aburdene, Jim Kouzes, and Alex Pattakos have to say about this book!

My Specialties:

Course facilitation at the University level, with an emphasis on Organizational Behavior and Awakened Leadership.
Business Consulting with an emphasis on establishing and/or improving workplace performance through the creation of better interpersonal relationships.
Writing on topics such as workplace spirituality, interpersonal relationships and inner connection.
Planning and executing workshops and conferences pertaining to the above topics.
Journal editing and coordination.
Research.

Career Chronology:

Radio Announcer (Suriname, 1977 -1979)
Advertising Department Employee (Suriname, 1978 - 1979)
Advertising Agency Founder/Manager (Suriname, 1979 - 1998)
Radio & Television Show Host (Suriname, 1979 - 1998)
Foundation Women for Women- Founder/Manager (Suriname, 1994 - 1998)
Academic Adviser/ Event Coordinator (Burbank, 1999 - 2001)
Business Instructor/Consultant/Author/Speaker (Burbank, Currently)

Education:

HEAO (B.A. plus) Business Economics in Suriname
Master's in Business Administration (MBA)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership

Honor Societies:

Member of the "Delta Mu Delta" Honor Society (top 20% of Business Students)

Member of Phi Delta Kappa international honorary fraternity of educators (based on excellence in academic achievement)

Honorary inductee "Alpha Sigma Lambda" Lambda Psi Chapter


	Important links: My Teaching Portfolio My Spiritual Website Spirit Counts My Personal Homepage

"Be the Change You Want to see in the World" -Ghandi-


	Email: jmarques01@earthlink.net


	My role model, the roadrunner: always on the go, staying out of trouble, on time, alert, and imperturbable...


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