Cathy Harris-Cathy Harris is founder and President
of C. Harris Companies, Inc., a management and staff development
firm focused on the strategic planning and implementation of
strategies in diversity, conflict resolution, leadership development,
cross-cultural communication, and team building. She is a skilled
facilitator, trainer and consultant for businesses, corporations,
universities and government organizations. Cathy explores their
challenges and assists in improving their corporate culture,
morale, productivity, team and personal effectiveness. She’s
known for her ability to move people beyond their personal biases
and assumptions toward one another and engage in dialogues that
build healthy, working relationships. She specializes in fostering
diversity, communication and dialogue skills, team building and
conflict resolution.
With more than 21 years’ experience as a small business
owner, Cathy’s clients include ChevronTexaco, Shell, Ryder
Truck Rental, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Regional Transit Authority,
Monsanto, nine agencies in the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
The Department of the Interior, The Environmental Protection
Agency, The U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Postal Service, Tulane, Loyola and
Xavier Universities, among others.
Cathy led major change initiatives for Chevron Chemical Company
and the USDA’s National Finance Center. John Ortego, the
center’s Director, said Cathy’s work "… has
been a factor in creating a unified, productive, and positive
workforce and atmosphere." He also said that it was the "best
diversity training he ever attended." After major improvements
in equity, performance and morale at the National Finance Center,
officials in Washington, DC took notice and commissioned Cathy
to train USDA managers and supervisors in the DC area.
Through experiential, highly interactive, engaging and humorous
presentations, Cathy personally connects with her varied audience
members, consistently earning a 9.14 and higher performance rating
on a ten-point scale. She encourages unity, harmony and cohesiveness
with a friendly, natural and fun style. Her impact is positive
and long-lasting. Cathy deals easily with sensitive issues and
encourages others to do the same.
Cathy has received the coveted New Orleans Peace Foundation’s
1996 Peacemaker Award. She also was given the George Washington
Medal of Honor from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge along
with Dr. Stephen Ambrose, creator of Saving Private Ryan and
the hit HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
Community Service:
Cathy is co-founder and past president of Each One Save One,
a mentoring organization for New Orleans’ schools. She
serves on the Board of Directors for the Advocates for Science
and Math High School and was involved in the design and development
of the Just for Boys program at Vorice Jackson Waters Elementary
School. She further authored a column for El Vocero, a bi-monthly
Latino newspaper in New Orleans. Cathy is past president of
the National Speakers Association/New Orleans Chapter and an
active member of the American Society for Training and Development
and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Cathy is also a volunteer with the Global Facilitators Service
Corps, www.globalfacilitators.org, which sponsors workshops in
disaster and crisis intervention, resiliency and trauma debriefing.
Let
Cathy Harris help you to achieve the results you have a right
to expect.
