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Michelle R. Davis
Education Consultant/Owner
11120 New Hampshire Avenue
Suite 203
Silver Spring MD 20904
USA
phone: 301-593-5166
fax: 240-491-5912
Michelle Davis is experienced, passionate advocate for children with Special Education Needs. As an inspirational leader, Ms. Davis serves as Director of ABCs for Life Success and Special Needs Advocacy Institute. She is skilled in Child-Centered Evaluation, Program Analysis and Development, Navigating the Special Education Process, and Developing Effective Individual Student Plans which prepare students for success in school, and in life.

At James Madison and Johns Hopkins Universities, Ms. Davis was awarded with honors and earned recognition for excellence in study, and currently is an adjunct professor at George Washington University. Her Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book forms the curriculum for the Training Institute of the same name taken by hundreds of parents and educators in the Washington DC area. Her most recent book, School Success for Kids with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders includes strategies for working with kids with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Mood Disorders.
Parent Counseling and Training: Should this be a Related Service on Your Child's IEP?
What is parent counseling and training? Parent counseling and training is defined as a related service under IDEA. Here is the definition: (i) Parent counseling and training means assisting parents in understanding the special needs of their child;

A Break in Communication: When an Advocate Is Needed
Each and every child is born with potential. The adults in that child's world must work to make certain that there are educational opportunities in place to ensure that potential is reached. Every time an adult acts to support a child's potential or speak on his or her behalf, we are striving to act as an advocate.

Michelle R. Davis, M.Ed,, Vincent Culotta, Ph.D., et al.
This book gives parents and teachers of students with conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, or other emotional and behavioral disorders the strategies they need to help these kids overcome their struggles and find success in school.
Michelle R. Davis, M.Ed,, Rich Weinfeld
This is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve optimal learning situations and accommodations for their child s needs. From IEPs and 504 Plans to IDEA and NCLB, navigating today's school system can be difficult for even the most up-to-date, education savvy parent.
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Elayne Angel
P.O. Box 614
Monrovia, CA
Currently Residing In the Yucatan
CA 91017
MEX, USA
phone: 504-208-3913
Elayne
Elayne Angel has over 20 years of extensive experience in the Body Piercing Industry. She is known as a pioneer in the field, and a consummate professional revered for knowledge, skills and ethics in the areas of Piercing Techniques, After Care and Healing, and Placements. Ms. Angel has performed over 40,000 piercings since her career began in the 1980s, when she became manager of the first piercing specialty studio in the United States.

Ms. Angel is the author of The Piercing Bible--The Definitive Guide to Safe Piercing and the President for the Association of Professional Piercers (APP). Ms. Angel owned and operated her own studio in New Orleans for over 12 years, but closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was the only licensed body art studio in the French Quarter. She also helped to promulgate legislation and train health inspectors on piercing and tattooing for the state of Louisiana.

Awards & Contributions:
  • President's Award for a Lifetime of Contributions by the APP in 2006
  • First wearer of body art to receive a registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office
  • Credited as a piercing pioneer by Gauntlet, BMEzine, and others
  • Re-wrote/Edited APP Procedure Manual (Definitive Guide for Safe, Sanitary Piercing Practices)
  • Pens the monthly "Ask Angel" column for Pain Magazine
  • Piercer to popular rock star, Lenny Kravitz
  • Taught numerous classes at the APP conferences in Las Vegas & Amsterdam
  • Featured in the 2003 MTV special, "A Social History of Body Piercing"
  • Spoke to of medical professionals such as: Association of periOperative Nurses (AORN) & HIV/AIDS Health Educators of Louisiana
  • Presented at Student Health Centers in Colleges and Universities
Medica Coverage & Recognition:
  • Appeared in a numerous books such as The Illustrated Woman & Modern Primitives
  • Interviewed in varied publications (The National Enquirer, Sun, Rolling Stone, Us Magazine, etc.)
  • Appeared on various TV, radio, & news broadcasts
  • Photos have been used on book and album covers, and in print media ads for music CDs, computer products, cars, laser tattoo removal, & more
Elayne Angel
Piercing pioneer Elayne Angel has performed over 40,000 piercings since the 1980s and has brought many practices, such as tongue-piercing, into the mainstream. She brings her exhaustive knowledge to this groundbreaking manual that covers everything you need to know about the process, including. . .
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Alexander Anolik
Owner
280 Round Hill Rd.
Tiburon CA 94920-1531
USA
phone: 415-673-3333
fax: 415-673-3548
Alexander Anolik, a seasoned trial attorney, is widely recognized as one of the pre-eminent Travel Attorneys in the world. He is president of the largest U.S. law corporation emphasizing the practice of Travel Law and Travel Industry Litigation, with a travel law support staff including attorneys, consultants, paralegals and industry trained registration assistants in his Tiburon, California offices.

Mr. Anolik is a travel industry professional with over 42 years of experience working with clients on all aspects of travel services, including tour operators, travel agencies, injured passengers and providers of travel.

Mr. Anolik has testified or consulted in hundreds of cases on a variety of issues including, but not limited to, evaluation procedures, liability and "custom and practice" within the Travel, Tourism, Transportation and Hospitality Industry. He has provided testimony in various state, federal, legislative, arbitration and mediation proceedings.
4/18/2012 · Travel & Leisure
Travel Law: Protecting The Independent Contractor Status
Too many agency owners are putting themselves and their independent contractors at legal and economic risk by not providing or demanding the basic requirements for their own protection.

The Big Kahuna: The California Sellers of Travel Law
The California Sellers of Travel Law was enacted in September 1994. "Sellers of travel" who are located in California, or located outside of California but selling into California, are required to register with the attorney general's office and to pay a $100 per location fee.

Travel Law
In countries the world over, travel and tourism is one of the largest service industries. In the United States, tourism is one of the three largest businesses in the nation, and the second largest employer.

Alexander Anolik, John K. Hawks
Organized in an easy-to-use format, the book covers such general travel interests as air, car rental, hotels/motels, cruises, tour packages and rail/bus travel. Each of these interest areas are then divided into sections that cover everything from the initial contract to federal laws that regulate both the industry and the traveler, planning tips, and defending your rights when you determine that you have been misled or mistreated.
Alexander Anolik, John K. Hawks
There are hundreds of useful travel tips in Traveler’s Rights – Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and Full Value...
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Arthur "Art" Powell
3307 North Fulton Ave.
Hapeville GA 30354
USA
phone: 678-608-9645
Arthur "Art"
Art Powell has researched and developed programs for at risk youth and utilizes excellent public speaking and high impact presentation skills. Mr. Powell is experienced and skilled in mediating youth conflicts, effective in training staff and communities in Gang Awareness with over 20 years of personal knowledge and experience with Gangs and Prison Life.

Art Powell has 5 programs he facilitates: Gang Prevention Program (1-hour workshop), Staff / Parents Training Program (3-hour training), Project EGRESS Program (8-weeks), Era of New Leaders Program (8-weeks), and Youth Against Violence Program (8-weeks).

Mr. Powell has established relationships and clientele with respectable organizations: Young Adult Guidance Center, The Rising Son, Inc., New Direction Ministries Youth Ministries /Outreach Program, Southwest Atlanta Y.M.C.A., Micheal A. Grant Boys and Girls Club, 100 Black Women of Georgia Chapter, Inc., MAVPP, Douglasville Police Department, First Team America, Clayton County Board of Health, Clayton County Public Schools, Atlanta Police Departments-Police Athletics League (PAL), Fulton County Department of Human Services (Youth Commissions - "Stop the Bull" Middle School Tour"), and Atlanta's Hot 107.9 "Bullying Is Not Hot" School Tour.
Arthur Powell
An abusive childhood, an absent father, and mental hopelessness transformed young Art Powell into the gangsta of America’s nightmares. He was first exposed to the criminal element at the early age of thirteen; at nineteen, he helped found the infamous I Refuse Posse, which ruled the streets of Southwest Atlanta from 1988 to 1992. In 1993, rather than die with his crew, Powell chose to start a new life...
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Les Baxter, P.E.
President
154 Pinckney Rd.
Little Silver NJ 07739
USA
phone: 732-212-1400
fax: 425-969-5779
Les Baxter has more than 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications Industry, He has a broad background in just about every phase of product development and deployment, including system architecture, systems engineering, standards, product design and testing, field operations, product management, technical sales and marketing support, etc.

Mr. Baxter has extensive experience with Patent Infringement and Invalidity cases, Network Performance / Breach of Contract Cases and Telecommunications / Networking Product Liability cases.

Areas of Technical Expertise and Experience Include:
  • Systems Engineering and Offer / Value Proposition Development
  • System and Product Architecture
  • Hardware, Firmware, Software Development
  • Data Communication / Networking and LAN Protocols
  • Standards Strategy and Development
  • Global Technical, Sales, and Marketing Support
  • Technical Due Diligence
  • Specific Areas of Product Experience Include:
  • Structured Cabling and Physical Layer Networking
  • Residential Networks and LANs
  • Switching systems (circuit, packet, and optical)
  • Optical Networking
  • Les Baxter
    Cabling infrastructure and networking technologies are the main focus of this book that features just enough applications and access technologies coverage to illustrate the trade-offs between the options. Residential Networks presents a "soup to nuts" examination of home networking, from physical layer transmission issues to different types of networks and present-day applications such as voice telephony, data networking, entertainment networks, and home automation.
    Les Baxter and Donald J. Sterling
    There is no better introduction to premises cabling, its components, and its varieties than this basic yet technically accurate presentation of structured cabling systems for both business and home. Now in its Third Edition, Premises Cabling has been updated and revised to reflect the latest developments in the industry, such as the Augmented Category 6 UTP cable, the 10GBASE-T Ethernet standard, application-oriented data center cabling, industrial cabling, wireless networks, and more.
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    Randall Bell, MAI
    496 Broadway
    Laguna Beach CA 92651
    USA
    phone: 949-497-7600
    fax: 949-497-7601
    Randall
    Randall Bell, MAI is a co-founder of Bell Anderson & Sanders LLC which specializes in Real Estate Damage Economics. By utilizing advanced valuation methodologies, they are able to determine what impact, if any, that a detrimental condition has on property values. Their clients include government agencies, oil, insurance and utility companies, corporations, developers, lenders and property owners.

    Mr. Bell specializes in environmental contamination, natural disasters, construction defects, complex real estate disputes, crime stigma and other detrimental conditions. As an Expert Witness and Strategic Consultant, Mr. Bell can determine the merits of a claim. His experience and research includes the World Trade Center, Hurricane Katrina, Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Sites, Chernobyl, Hiroshima, the Oklahoma City Bombing, Mt. St. Helen’s Volcano, the Manoa Hawaii Landslides and many others.

    Mr. Bell has a MBA from UCLA and is the author of the book "Real Estate Damages" published by the Appraisal Institute. His career has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, CNN, ABC's 20/20 and more.
    Randall Bell, MAI, et al
    Most appraisers will be asked to appraise property subject to detrimental conditions at some point in their careers. The unique problems that arise in these complex valuation situations can be addressed by applying fundamental economic principles and innovative valuation techniques. A comprehensive and valuable resource for all real estate professionals, Real Estate Damages: Applied Economics and Detrimental Conditions, second edition, provides a straightforward approach to solving these complex valuation problems.
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    Chris Coggins
    Ph.D., DABT
    1266 Carson Watts Road
    King NC 27021-7453
    USA
    phone: 336-983-7445
    fax: 336-983-7446
    Chris
    Dr. Chris Coggins is a Board-Certified Toxicologist, a qualification he has held since 1986. He is a Principal in Carson Watts Consulting, with special expertise in Inhalation Toxicology, General Toxicology, Toxicological Pathology and Epidemiology.

    Dr. Coggins' services include technical assistance in various aspects of Inhalation Toxicology, including Study Design, Exposure Methods, Study Monitoring, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, and Collation of such data into Reports and Publications in the peer-reviewed Scientific Literature. He provides similar services in the Disciplines of General Toxicology, Toxicologic Pathology, and Epidemiology. Dr. Coggins also provides Testimony as an Expert Board-Certified Witness in the Toxicology Disciplines.

    Dr. Coggins has published extensively on the Toxicology of Tobacco Smoke. In addition to Publishing, he has also acted as a Reviewer for many Scientific Journals, including several of the journals in which Studies on Tobacco Toxicology are Published.
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    Dennis Wylie
    P.O. Box 60836
    Santa Barbara CA 93160
    USA
    phone: 805-681-9289
    fax: 805-681-9299
    Dennis
    Dennis Wylie is an internationally recognized Human Factors Expert on driver error; inattention and improper lookout; driver fatigue; car, truck and bus driver skill and knowledge requirements; driver and motor carrier standards of care; hours of service violations; circadian rhythms; sleep debt; impaired vigilance, alertness, decision making, reaction time, and control responses.

    Mr. Wylie directed the largest study of driver fatigue and alertness conducted in North America, a seven-year multimillion dollar international project that was the main factor in major revision of the federal and state rules governing working hours for commercial automobile, truck, and bus drivers, including an increase in required off-duty time of 25%.

    Mr. Wylie and his colleagues also developed the national commercial driver licensing system. He is the principal author of the Commercial Driver's Manual used by all state licensing agencies for licensing commercial automobile, truck, and bus drivers. The information in the Commercial Driver's Manual defines the skill, knowledge and standard-of-care requirements for commercial drivers and is the basis of the commercial driver license (CDL) tests. Mr. Wylie and his colleagues trained the first CDL Examiners in each state, who went on to train the others. All commercial drivers in the United States – more than 20,000,000 so far – have been licensed under the CDL system, which is set out in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR 383 "Commercial Driver's License Standards."
    10/24/2011 · Human Factors
    Sleep, Science, and Policy Change
    Policies can be very difficult to change, and advocates of change who claim a logical or scientific foundation need valid, reliable, and convincing data. An example of the process is the policy of regulating truck drivers' hours of service in order to reduce motor vehicle crashes.

    Dennis Wylie (Contributing Author)
    Dennis Wylie authored the Chapter on Commercial Motor Vehicle Collisions (Ch. 17). In general, this book provides a comprehensive reference that provides the tools necessary for the preparation, analysis, and presentation of forensic evidence. Compiled by experienced, internationally respected authors, this handbook represents the state-of-the-art in the application of ergonomics to forensic investigation.
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    Douglas E. Noll
    Peacemaker
    Post Office Box 2336
    Clovis CA 93613
    USA
    phone: 800-785-4487
    fax: 877-765-1353
    Douglas E.
    PRACTICE AREAS AND EXPERTISE: Peacemaking, mediation and conflict management of difficult community, business and interpersonal conflicts.

    From 1978 to 1998, trial lawyer with demonstrated success in complex, difficult, or unique cases. Experienced in both state and federal trial and appellate courts. Experienced in AAA commercial and construction arbitration and SEC/NASD arbitration. Broad range of knowledge, including construction, business, contract, finance, constitutional law, commercial law, and insurance law.

    With over 22 years of experience, Mr. Noll has litigated and arbitrated diverse and complex cases before state and federal juries, judges and administrative tribunals. His practice is now devoted to resolving business and interpersonal conflicts without litigation. He has mediated over 400 difficult and complex conflicts including employment disputes (gender discrimination, racial discrimination, wrongful termination) construction defect cases, complex commercial and industrial construction disputes, CERCLA claims, partnership dissolutions, water rights disputes, shareholder disputes, intellectual property litigation, constitutional law cases, land use disputes, financial and commercial disputes, crop losses, estates and trusts litigation, and insurance disputes.

    Douglas Noll is a distinguished author of numerous articles and most recently a book entitled: Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts.
    3/8/2012 · Mediation
    What's Wrong With America-Ideology and Injustice Collide
    Let's consider what makes this time slightly different than previous times of unrest. The essential facts are that most Americans are suffering through the deepest economic depression since the 1930s. We barely avoided a complete economic collapse and may still see an economic collapse if the euro fails.

    11/4/2011 · Mediation
    Mediation: Lessons Learned in Mediating Peace Between Israel and the Palestinians
    I am reading The Truth About Camp David: The Untold Story about the Collapse of the Middle East Peace Process by Clayton Swisher. This is a modern history of the events in the Clinton administration from 1999 to 2000 concerning US attempts to mediate peace between Israel and Syria and Israel and the Palestinians.

    9/23/2011 · Mediation
    Mediation: Anger and Fear Affect Our Perceptions and Our Decisions
    We have all experienced levels of anger and levels of fear in mediation, and we have witnessed our clients in fear and in anger.

    Douglas E. Noll, Esq
    In this in-depth analysis, professional mediator Douglas E. Noll goes behind the headlines to understand why crucial negotiations fail. He argues that diplomats often enter negotiations with flawed assumptions about human behavior, sovereignty, and power. Essentially, the international community is using a model of European diplomacy dating back to the 18th century to solve the complex problems of the 21st century. Through numerous examples, the author shows that the key failure in current diplomatic efforts is the entrenched belief that nations, through their representatives, will act rationally to further their individual political, economic, and strategic interests.
    Douglas E. Noll, Esq
    In this book, Noll weaves many strands of academic thinking about human conflict into an integrated view of why people fight, how they fight, what they fight over—and how they can instead make peace, whether in the courtroom or beyond.
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    Edward F. Dragan, Ed.D.
    Principal Consultant
    49 Coryell Street
    Lambertville NJ 08530
    USA
    phone: 609-397-8989
    fax: 609-397-1999
    Professional consultation for schools, attorneys and individuals. Court-qualified education administration, liability, school review and special education expert. More than 30 years experience in education. National practice.

    DOCTORATE: Rutgers University - Education Administration.

    MASTERS: College of NJ - Special Education.

    MASTERS: Franklin Pierce Law Center - Education Law.

    LAWYERS - Document review. Case analysis, development and litigation support. Expert reports. Deposition and trial testimony. School evaluations and comparisons for matrimonial issues.

    SCHOOLS - Liability and management assessments. Policy review and recommendations. Program review and development. Special seminars.
    5/14/2012 · Social Issues
    Cyberbullying and the Law
    Cyberbullying is one of the fastest-growing problems facing families and the people responsible for protecting our children: school administrators, lawmakers and law enforcement officials. Cyberbullying is such a new frontier, the laws that define and police it are, in many places, weak to nonexistent. Its "sudden" pervasiveness and severity is now shocking people into action as evidenced by the rash of suicides making national news and the resulting public outcry.

    A Worthwhile Investment: A lack of oversight on safety issues can cost you millions in damages if students are hurt
    The safety of children is of the utmost concern to school board members, administrators, and teachers. Accidents do happen, of course, but you must do everything you can to make sure that the students in your care are not hurt.

    What Can You Do to Recognize the Signs That Could Result in Your Students Being Hurt? The Red Flag
    People who are passionate about school safety have a vision--a vision we share with concerned parents, educators, and especially with the kids we're obliged to protect.

    Five Tips for Parents When Your Child Is Being Bullied
    All 15-year-old Phoebe Prince wanted was to be liked. But after moving from Ireland to Massachusetts, it wasn't long before Phoebe endured bullying from the "mean girls" at school.

    Understanding Liability In School Cases
    It is commonly accepted that school liability has increased over the past several years, especially in the area of tort liability.

    Edward F. Dragan EdD
    ullying used to be thought of as an unpleasant rite of passage, but now psychologists are realizing that it inflicts real harm. As many as 40 percent of children report that they’ve experienced episodes of bullying at school or online through their school community. School safety expert Edward Dragan argues that parents need to be proactive in looking out for their children’s social well being at school. From his many decades as a Board of Education insider, he argues that schools are self-protective entities and reluctant to address bullying themselves.
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