Holiday Recognition 2010 - SPI

Strategic PartnersAnnual Meeting Recognition Program

Gifts

Table of Contents

Slide Donated by Gift

12 Lynn Waymon One 80-minute audio workshop

13 Nickey Hollenbach Two, one-hour certificates for virtual assistance

14 Ken Boxer Two, one-hour certificates for a massage

15 Tom Karl Two certificates for two assessment tools valued

16 Gary Zuckerbroad One basket of cookies of your choice

17 Ken Boxer Two seats at a Washington Capitals game

18 Mike Barber Tour of the CIA Museum and lunch

19 Wendy White 50% off of a mini-painting

20 Ken Boxer Professional development opportunity

21 Susan Weiss Passover 10 Plagues Wine Glass Markers

22 Joseph Richter, Inc. Pair of Brass Candle Sticks, Electrified

23 Ken Boxer One hour of Tennis with Ken at Georgetown Prep Tennis Club

24 Jeanne Raia Hand-Crafted Stained Glass Light Box

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Table of Contents

Slide Donated by Gift

• Stephanie Jerzy 1 Case of 2008 Vinkara Turkish Wines

• Stephanie Jerzy 1 bottle Mandarine Napoleon

• Mary Motz Free Google apps set-up

• Lea Clerman Dinner prepared at your home

• Jan Boxer Two hours of career or personal coaching

• Jeff Epstein Two books, Best-Loved Hotels

• Lauren Kline Get your home ready to sell assessment

• Rob Messner NYC Hat and T-shirt

• Louis Yacob One hour IT consulting services remote support

• Ken Boxer Six (6) CIA pins

• David Engel Personalized notepads

• Ken Boxer Two $20 gift certificates to Starbucks

• Diane Thielfoldt Train the Trainer Session

• Diane Thielfoldt Bottle of wine

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Recognition Program

trategic Partners has instituted an annual recognition program to give special thanks to a partner, consultant and staff member

for the past year. This year there was a tie in two categories.

n the following slides are the winners

f this year’s awards in their respective

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Partner of the Year

Kelly Fairbairn, Instructional Designer and Principal Consultant

As a valued partner of Strategic Partners, Inc., Kelly Fairbairn of PPS

International is our go-to resource for leadership development. Her commitment to our partnership is evident by her actions. Over the years, Kelly has provided referrals and prospects from joint marketing efforts, has helped foster client relationships and has provided outstanding services to our clients that increased our visibility, enabling us to go deeper and wider within our client organizations.

Kelly has been instrumental in working with the following clients: WHO, EPA, IADB, URAC and CMS. As a valued partner, we added her services to our GSA Mobis schedule. Kelly always goes the extra mile and is always a pleasure to work with.

Kelly has a Bachelor’s degree in public communication from Cornell University and a Master’s degree in employee counseling and relations from Binghamton University.

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Consultants of the Year

Diane Thielfoldt, Instructional Designer and Facilitator

Diane partners with clients to create custom learning solutions that produce business results and support personal growth – and that’s what’s she done with Strategic Partners and our clients. She has assisted in joint marketing efforts and attended client business development meetings, and redesigned her employee engagement and retention training materials to be a better fit for our clients.

he has been instrumental with a new client as our subject matter expert in drafting a very thoughtful proposal which led to the award of the contract. Over the years, Diane has been invaluable in training our clients at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, the Constellation, and the Intelligence Community, on how to more effectively manage in this multi-generational workforce.

iane holds undergraduate and advanced degrees from Pennsylvania State University. She is qualified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and a wide variety of testing and assessment tools, including 360 degree feedback. 6

Consultants of the YearMINDY L. ZASLOFF, M.B.A., Mentoring Practice Leader, Senior Consultant

Mindy is Strategic Partners’ mentoring practice leader. She has aided Strategic Partners with designing customized mentoring programs and has been instrumental in increasing our mentoring foot print within the Intelligence Community. As part of our business development and marketing efforts, Mindy designed a 12-month learning calendar, helped craft numerous proposals and taken the lead in representing SPI at conferences, client meetings and sales calls.

Mindy has done great work for us over the years for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, with EPA, Constellation Energy, U.S. Patent and Trademark office, and has provided some thoughtful ideas more broadly around mentoring, and how can SPI present a more systemic approach to mentoring

She is extremely responsive, is always willing to take a business development call to help provide insights to prospects and is always willing to do what it takes to get the job done.

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Staff Persons of the Year

Michelle Mehler, Client Services Coordinator and Resource Manager

Michelle is responsible for serving as liaison and point of contact for clients, consultants and affiliate organizations, resolving questions or concerns, and communicating proactively on an on-going basis. She maintains the master schedule for client engagements, including arranging logistics as needed and monitoring deadlines to ensure all tasks are implemented as contracted. She is responsible for ordering materials for client projects, including coordinating with partners on delivery of materials and other

project-related matters.

Basically, Michelle wears a ton of different hats, and fills them all well! Michelle received her BA in Political Science from Kennesaw State University, Minor in Criminal

Justice and also completed coursework from Auburn University.

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Staff Person of the Year

Gail McGaha, Executive Assistant

Gail is Strategic Partners’ Executive Assistant and right arm to Ken Boxer. In this role, she is responsible for scheduling, office management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, physical marketing mailing, conferences and a host of other duties.

Gail IS the face of SPI, connecting Ken with clients and helping to move business forward, as well as following up with marketing events, setting up booths at conferences, advertising – always going above and beyond, rain or shine. Gail is always available to provide feedback, answer questions and is tenacious in her role with accounts receivable and accounts payable.

It’s always a pleasure to speak and work with Gayle!

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Gift Redemption Instructions

e are also grateful for our relationships with other Strategic Partners’ team members, and to thank them for their contribution and attendance at the annual meetings, we offer the following complete listing of gifts in our recognition program. All attendees of any of the three webcasts are eligible to receive a gift as follows:

•end an email before January 5 to Nickey at [email protected] listing one thing you are going to commit to do in 2011 to:

– Enhance the delight of one of clients

– Increase our footprint with one of our clients

– Implement a process that will make our work more efficient

– Make our work easier; standardize a process

•nclude your top three choices for your gift and Nickey will manage sending out the gifts.

•his list of gifts will be updated as to availability and posted on the website with a pass code. Please email [email protected] with your suggestion as outlined above; you will then receive your passcode. Gifts will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

*ALL GIFTS MUST BE REDEEMED BY JANUARY 31, 2011

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Choose Your Gift

On the following slides are gifts that were graciously donated by friends of Strategic Partners for our recognition program. Please take time to visit their websites listed on their slide.

Once a gift has been redeemed, the name of the recipient will be listed at the bottom of the slide. This list will be continually updated throughout the month of January. All gifts must be redeemed by January 31, 2011.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

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Lynne Waymon of Contacts Count, LLC

One 80-minute audio workshop "Networking Know-How: The Contacts Count Systems for Savvy Professionals and Smart Companies."

Please visit www.contactscount.com

Given to:

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Nickey HollenbachPersonal Touch Concierge Service, LLC

Two one-hour certificates for virtual assistance to include the following:• General administration• Data entry• PPT• Excel spreadsheet• Transcription• Travel arrangements• Any other requested service must be pre-approved – please visit

www.ptconciergeservice.com for more ideas

**Does not include social media management, bookkeeping services or website design or management

1st hour given to:

2nd hour given to:

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Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Two one-hour certificates for a massage at Massage Envy. Please visit http://www.massageenvy.com/ for a location

near you.

1st certificate given to: Gail McGaha

2nd certificate given to: Diane Thielfoldt

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Tom KarlMastery Works, Inc.

Two certificates for two assessment tools valued at $60 each certificate

3) Career Initiative Assessment 4) TalentSort Interest Assessment.

Each assessment tool will give you insights into several topics around your career and professional development.

Please visit www.masteryworks.com

1st certificate given to:

2nd certificate given to:

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Gary Zuckerbrod

Gary Zuckerbrod makes some of the most delicious desserts on the planet.

Have one basket of cookies of your choice shipped to anywhere in the U.S.

Certificate given to:

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Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Two seats at a Washington Capitals game during the 2010-2011 Regular season.

Certificate given to: Wendi Eldh

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Mike BarberCIA

Tour of the CIA Museum and lunch in the Executive Dining Room.

Certificate given to:

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Wendy White, Artist

Wendy White, artist, is giving 50% off of a mini-painting.

Please visit http://spisolutions.com/spi-partners-staff-only-holiday-gifts/art-by-wendy-white-holiday-2010/

Password: art

And please also visit her site at www.newlightgallery.org

Certificate given to:

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Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Professional Development Opportunity SPI is giving an opportunity to represent Strategic Partners at a Training Officer's

Consortia monthly meeting in Washington, DC or the Eden Group which is a network of OD consultants in the Federal Government. SPI will pay for local travel.

It's a great professional development learning and networking opportunity!

Certificate given to:

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Susan WeissYontifications

Passover 10 Plagues Wine Glass Markers

Each wine glass marker depicts one of the Ten Plagues recited during the

Passover Seder. Each guest will have his or her own glass adorned in a

unique and unusual way. Will they be boils or wild beasts, frogs or hail? These wine markers will be the talk of the table.

http://www.yontifications.com

Certificate given to:

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Joseph Richter, Inc.

air of Brass Candle Sticks, Electrified overall height with current harp - 22“

oseph Richter, Inc. is a custom lighting manufacturer, in business since the early 1900's. We offer period antiques, reproductions and Custom Made lighting fixtures for the interior and exterior.

ur antique fixtures have been restored and rewired. We sell a variety of styles including LXV, LXVI, Roccoco, Williamsburg, Traditional, English, Chinoisserie along

ith many others. In addition, we carry a large selection of Antique

rystal, Bronze, Hand Painted Tole, Pewter and Brass Fixtures, Sconces

nd much more, including Re-wiring, Restoration and Custom Made

aper and Fabric shades.

oseph Richter, Inc

7-06 36th St., 2nd Fl

ong Island City, NY 11101

P) 718.937-8321 (F) 718.937.1113

isit our website at:

ertificate given to:

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Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

One hour of Tennis with Ken - anytime during 2011 at Georgetown Prep Tennis Club

Certificate given to:

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Jeanne RaiaGlimmerglass Stained Glass

Hand-Crafted Stained Glass Light Box Light up your holidays with this unique hand-crafted stained glass light box.

The combination of textured glass, mini-lights, ribbon and bow makes for a stunning addition to your holiday or year-round decorations. You won’t find anything like this in the retail stores. (The box measures 4x4x4.)

Crafted and donated by Jeanne Raia of Glimmerglass Stained Glass301-598-3629www.ggstainedglass.com

Certificate given to: Michelle Colvin

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Stephanie JerzyBrand Action Team, Inc.

1 Case of 2008 Vinkara Turkish Wines

The case includes three white (2008 Vinkara Doruk Narince) and three red (2008 Vinkara Doruk Kalecik Karasi). Some consider Turkey to actually be the birthplace of wine, even with its hot climate, and has produced some light and citrusy wines. This product is the first vintage from Vinkara, a client of Brand Action Team, and is not yet available in the US market. Here's a blog post my coworker wrote that may better capture some of the nuances from tasting the wine.

http://petiteterroir.blogspot.com/2009/10/turkish-wines.html No available SRP.

Certificate given to: Michelle Mehler

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Stephanie JerzyBrand Action Team, Inc.

1 Bottle of Mandarine Napoleon

Mandarine Napoleon is an orange liqueur that is most frequently compared to Grand Marnier and Cointreau, but has a distinctive taste all itself. Mandarine Napoleon combines aged cognacs with the macerations of Sicilian mandarin oranges, giving a sweet palate over the savory cognac base.

It is perfect to sip on the rocks, or combine for a variety of cocktails. It makes a great Mandarine & Tonic, Mandarine & Cranberry Juice, or a Belgian spiked Coffee. Pair with a preferred champagne for a MandaFizz, perfect for New Years Eve. Attached is an article that I wrote that elaborates on the history of the product, as it has a very cool story actually tracing back to Napoleon Bonaparte himself. This liqueur was developed for the emperor by a close chemist friend name Fourcroy.

http://www.barnonedrinks.com/tips/articles/stephanie-jerzy/raising-the-spirit.html

www.mandarinenapoleon.com

Certificate given to: Nickey Hollenbach

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Mary MotzProVirtual Solutions

Free Google Apps Set-upGoogle Apps for Your Domain:

• Get all the power of Gmail – custom for your own domain name (example: [email protected])

• Up to 50 7 GB mailboxes

• “Docs” Office applications: Word Processing, Presentations & Spreadsheets

• Google Calendar – custom for your domain

• Access to the ever-expanding Apps Marketplace. Get new products and services that integrate with Google Apps.

• Please note – you must have access to your domain’s registry account and DNS.

• Google Apps is easy to access: – http://mail.yourdomainname.com– http://calendar.yourdomainname.com

– http://docs.yourdomainname.com

• Google Apps Standard is free, with no subscription fees. “Premier” account upgrades are available.

Visit Mary at www.ProVirtualSolutions.com

Certificate given to:

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Lea Clerman, Chef

Dinner prepared at your home – available locally only.

Lea Clerman, Chef at Ris Restaurant, will come to your home to prepare you dinner. Ken Boxer will also bring wine and serve as your sous chef for the evening!

Certificate given to:

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Jan BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Two hours of career or personal coaching.

Certificate given to:

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Jeff Epstein

Two books of their “Best Loved Hotels”

Please visit www.bestloved.com for more information on Best Loved Hotels

Certificate given to:

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Lauren KlinePrudential Real Estate

Get Your Home Ready to Sell

Free getting your home ready to sell assessment for anyone in the DC/MD/VA area

Certificate given to: Kathryn Gaines

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Rob Messner, Esquire NYC Police Dept

NYC Police Department T-shirt and Hat

**Hat and shirt may be different than pictured

Certificate given to:

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Louis YacobIT Specialist

One hour IT consulting servicesremote support

Certificate given to: Mindy Zasloff

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Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Six (6) CIA Pins

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David EngelPrinter

Personalized Notepads

**Representative drawing of note pad

Certificate given to: Kelly Fairbairn

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Your Name

Ken BoxerStrategic Partners, Inc.

Two $20 gift certificates to Starbucks

1st Certificate given to:

2nd Certificate given to:

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Diane ThielfoldtThe Learning Cafe

Train-the-Trainer Session

For consultants who want to be proficient in facilitating Engaging a Changing Workforce, The Art and Science of Engagement or Take Charge: Building your Brand in the Federal Government. All three workshops have been successfully sold to SPI clients and have been very well received.

It's a great opportunity for your consultants to e to expand their portfolio of skills. Please visit www.TheLearningCafe.net

Certificate given to:

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Diane ThielfoldtThe Learning Cafe

Bottle of wine from the Pacific Northwest

From The Learning Café, a bottle of very wonderful wine from the Pacific Northwest.

Winner has the choice of Syrah, Zinfandel or Merlot.

Please visit www.TheLearningCafe.net

Bottle given to:

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