Formative experiences in developing my current orientation toward ethics at work:

• The 1967 - 68 intern year at the lay academy in Bad Boll, Germany, where I learned that in a safe and purposeful context, managers and workers will work together on their disagreements and conflicts.

• Doctoral studies in theology and rhetoric (1972-1978) where I learned the effectiveness of exploring how communication practices can either shutdown or open-up possibilities for meaningful conversations.

• Teaching adults at the College of Professional Studies and in other adult degree programs (1979 to present), increasing my skills in facilitating group and individual learning.

• Writing "The Organizational Ethics Newsletter" from 1983 to 1988, which laid much of the groundwork for Working Ethics (1990)

• Writing The Ethical Process (1993), which offered a step-by-step method for making ethical decisions. This workbook became the source for designing various corporate ethics training programs.

• Participating in the design and delivery of the Ethics and Diversity training program at Levi Strauss and Company (1994-1997), which increased my expertise in ethics consultation, coaching, and training.

• Lectures and workshops outside of United States (Germany, Venezuela, Argentina, and Poland), which contributed to an international perspective on business ethics.

• Continual learning as a trainer and consultant for ethics and compliance programs in such organizations as the California State Automobile Association (2001-2002), San Mateo Human Services, California and Charleston Pathology, South Carolina (2004), and Connex/Veolia, Silver Springs, Maryland (2005).

• Exploring the connections among the ideas of corporate integrity, relational awareness, civic identity, and communication practices, which resulted in Corporate Integrity: Rethinking Organizational Ethics and Leadership (2005)

• Participation in the 2005 EBEN annual conference in Bonn Germany, and the 2006 Second World Forum on China Studies in Shanghai, China, where I had a chance to deepen my understanding of a civic perspective of business corporations.

• Receiving the 2007 part-time faculty Service Award from the College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Francisco.