HICKEY & HICKEY, INC.
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

Ronald Hickey - CEO - Principal/Chief Business & Public Policy Consultant Publisher & Founder at Hickey House, a book publishing firm 30 Years of experiences in Electrical Power Production, Facilities Management and Business Operations California Public Schools - Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer Developed and presented Board policies related to financial, operational, child nutrition and business functions; Introduced computerized systems for business, financial, planning and assessment programs.  ·      Specialize in Management Discipline: Systems, Organizational Leadership, and Strategic, Logistics/Supply Chain, Business Development, Finance, Accounting, Operations Research, Information Technology/ Enterprise Resource Planning (IT/ERP), and Contracts.    ·  Managed company wide budgeting, planning and reporting.  ·  Analyzed business results and advised Executive Staff. ·  Drove cost reduction initiatives saving the company approximately $5M annually, including negotiations with external suppliers.  Linn Chinnapongse is a remarkably passionate individual that strives to give it her best in everything she does and goes well above and beyond.  She is a catalyst to any project and endeavor she participates in and is an effective contributor either as an individual or leader.  With over 20+ years of experience in the banking and lending industry, Linn served as the Cultural Diversity Director of VITEK Mortgage Group and was responsible for helping VITEK stay educated and create cultural awareness and diversity within the company. Linn also holds a degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.  Her broad and extensive educational background allows her to work on a variety of levels with different individuals and organizations. ·  20 Years in Business Development Editor-in-Chief at Hickey House, a book publishing firm Hickey Associates & Hickey is a professional services firm that offers a wide range of business services. Our services include: public policy research, progressive social initiative campaign, business start-up, organizational development, change management, life coaching, professional development, operations consulting, root cause analysis, strategy and program development, network and database management, fund development and event planning. HICKEY ASSOCIATES & HICKEY PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTING AND PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS Many Americans have good access to quality health care which enables them to fully benefit from healthy living. Others face significant barriers to access to basic health care services. Extensive research, as confirmed in previous National Healthcare Disparities Reports (NHDRs), state that racial and ethnic minorities and people of low socio-economic status are disproportionately represented among those with poor access to quality healthcare services. Therefore, they lack the true benefit of quality health. And what is life without the balance of good health? Everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. Diversity plays a vital role in business success in the 21st century global economy, as it allows businesses to draw from the absolute best talent regardless of personal demographics. Nevertheless, the inclusion of different ethnic, religious, sexual identity and gender groups in the workplace may make some employees uncomfortable. By delivering training sessions on diversity, building inclusive team dynamics and linking diversity to the company's mission and success, employers and senior management can make great strides toward promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, while ensuring the organizations remains successful, irrespective of demographic trends in the global marketplace. Most large corporations routinely provide some form of diversity training for employees, and many report some measure of success. Diversity training programs and inclusion initiatives can be as short or as long as necessary to meet established goals. However, the training and initiatives should focus on how internal and external customers, despite their apparent differences, are fundamentally the same and deserve the same respect and accommodations as others in the workplace. If a particular workplace has large concentrations of two or more diverse groups, a diversity training program should make some mention of the typical customs or beliefs of each sub-group, and how the other sub-group should respond to cultural differences in the workplace. Overall, the training program must demonstrate that diversity and inclusion are not only important factors in the successful operation of the business, but are also embraced at all ranks and levels of the company. At many national organizations, Inclusion and Diversity programs have led companies closer to its sales goals, service standards and production destinations. 5) Diversity Awareness - highlight: We have a mission of collaborative alliance building that includes Inclusion and Diversity, including a message from our COO, Stan “Data” Dobbs, and our philosophy. Research has shown that nothing drives home the message of inclusion more powerfully than simply exposing diverse groups to one another. Team-building activities provide an excellent opportunity not only to excite and encourage employees, but also to interconnect diverse groups. In the process, seemingly diverse individuals form new bonds or friendships, creating the most powerful example of inclusion. Successful companies use diversity in their workforce as a competitive advantage. Increased diversity in a business leads to a boost in idea generation, the ability to understand a wide variety of customer segments and the ability to expand internationally with greater ease. The best strategies for cultural diversity in the workplace increase the cultural variety in the workforce as well as enhance the benefits of having employees of different backgrounds in the company.