Through its partnership with the College of Business Administration, Kent State’s Regional Corporate and Community Services offers a broad range of resources to support executive and organizational development initiatives.

Customized executive education and organization development programs and services available through Regional Corporate and Community Services include:

• Executive Leadership Development
• Executive Coaching
• Strategic Planning Consultation
• Corporate Culture Research and Visioning
• Global Management Development
• Succession Planning
• Facilitated Executive Retreats
• International Customs, Cultures and Business Practices Training
• Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement Training, Consultation and Facilitation
• Customer Service Research, Consultation and Training

For more information, contact Regional Corporate and Community Services:
Amy Lundstrom Lane, executive director, at 330-672-5828 or alane@kent.edu
Mary Alice Nordquest, client relations manager, at 330-672-3416 or mnordque@kent.edu
Susan Bond, client relations coordinator, at 330-672-5802 or sbond6@kent.edu

For Organizational Process Improvement and Quality Professionals

As your partner in employee and organization development, Kent State professionals help you focus on enhancing performance and meeting strategic goals by listening to your exact needs and developing customized solutions. With the belief that the key to a competitive advantage is a high-performing organization employing those who possess the necessary skills, we provide training and organization development interventions that ensure short-term gains and long-term sustainability.

Kent State’s programs and services, which are available for customized, on-site delivery, address the development of the following competencies — the skills, knowledge, attitudes and abilities that distinguish superior performance:

• Lean
• Six Sigma
• ISO, QS, AS and TS Certifications
• Quality Certifications
• Process Improvement
• Baldrige Quality
• Operational Excellence
• Kaizen Blitz Events
• Team-Oriented Problem Solving
• ASQ (American Society of Quality) Certification
• APICS (American Production Inventory Control) Certifications

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For more information, contact Regional Corporate and Community Services:
Amy Lundstrom Lane, executive director, at 330-672-5828 or alane@kent.edu
Mary Alice Nordquest, client relations manager, at 330-672-3416 or mnordque@kent.edu
Susan Bond, client relations coordinator, at 330-672-5802 or sbond6@kent.edu

For Professionals in Particular Functional Areas

Kent State’s programs and services, which are available for customized, on-site delivery, address the development of the following competencies — the skills, knowledge, attitudes and abilities that distinguish superior performance.

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Project Management
• Marketing – Target Segmentation
• Marketing Research
• Marketing – Pricing
• Marketing – Promotion and Advertising
• Finance – Budgeting
• Customer Service
• Sales Skills
• Public Relations – Media Relations
• International Cultures and Business Practices

Return to the Executive Education home page.

For more information, contact Regional Corporate and Community Services:
Amy Lundstrom Lane, executive director, Regional Corporate and Community Services, at 330-672-5828 or alane@kent.edu
Mary Alice Nordquest, client relations manager, at 330-672-3416 or mnordque@kent.edu
Susan Bond, client relations coordinator, at 330-672-5802 or sbond6@kent.edu

Return to Regional Corporate and Community Services home page.