Jennifer Cork, Consultant

Jennifer Cork

Consultant

The Cannon Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Fashion & Retail Studies
Experience
17 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months

Consultant at The Cannon Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2013

Since it's inception in 1993, The Cannon Group has provided more than 1400 workshops on four continents attended by 180, 000 participants. In addition to facilitating group learning, the firm helps individuals design and live clear and fulfilling lives. It's client roster includes business and social entrepreneurs, directors, managers and individual team members. Regardless of title, they share a strong desire to grow as individuals, and contribute meaningfully to their families, organizations and communities. The Cannon Group helps organizations build high engagement and high-trust relationships so that smart people are able to consistently produce exceptional, sustainable success. In partnership with a network of talented experts, The Cannon Group provides in-depth skill assessment, consulting, need-specific training and executive development services.

Founder at Practice Made Perfect
  • United States
  • My current job since June 2010

We specialize in helping leaders connect the dots to create meaningful strategies to positively & efficiently influence client relationships and ensure business sustainability. Follow our electronic footprints to see how we connect people to fashion, people to products, design to instruction, business to storytelling and on and on. We work hard to to support practitioners of business in many sectors reach their clients and perfect their operations.

Director, Operations at Sustainability Excellence Management Consulting
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2014 to August 2015

Lead organizational development and strategic growth | Coordinate multi-country operations | Oversee financial and budgetary compliance | Manage multi-cultural work force | Oversee strategic communication plan | Ensure employee development and engagement | Provide advice and counsel to senior leadership.

Director, Membership at AmCham Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2012 to September 2013

Provided market entry advice, programming oversight and business development services for 450 corporate and individual members. Provided research and training for member delegates attending DC Door Knock advocacy event. Directly responsible for sponsorship of events and sales of memberships; membership dues account for 75% of total budget and support five staff. Sponsorship and event sales make up the balance of the budget.

Assistant Director, Operations at The Ohio State University, Health Sciences Library
  • United States
  • January 2007 to June 2012

Directed 5M USD budget, 63 staff, five service points, seven earnings operations and strategic planning efforts. Operations included public services, human resources, finance and construction management. The 130, 000 square foot facility and distributed operations served over 500, 000 customers annually and supported 12, 000 faculty/staff and 100, 000 classes. Capital projects during tenure totalled 50M USD.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Fashion & Retail Studies
  • at The Ohio State University
  • June 2012

Specialties & Skills

Strategic Planning Facilitation
Budget Setting
Recruitment
Team Leadership
Customer Service
MS Office
PeopleSoft Financials/HR System
Apple operating system

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Assoc American Medical Colleges
  • Member
  • January 2007
American Women's Network Abu Dhabi
  • Co-Chair, Membership Committee
  • July 2012
North American Society of Organisational Learning
  • Member
  • July 2015