Recent/Current activities

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Currently serving as Principal Researcher, Ethics Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Presented a a number of national conferences on ethics and policy.

Served as either staff or on the Advisory Group of the National Business Ethics Survey conducted by the Ethics Resource Center in 2000, 2003, and 2005.

Conducted advanced four-week train-the-trainer short-course for select participants from Russia and Central Asia regions. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Casals & Associates. (April-May 2004)

Testified before U.S. Sentencing Commission on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations. Argued for requirement for integrating risk assessment, expected program outcomes, and program evaluation as well as special attention to the needs of the small to medium enterprise. (March 2004)

Conducted advanced corporate responsibility training in Slovakia. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.-EU-Slovakia Action Commission, Slovak Foreign Policy Association, and Center for Strategic & International Studies. (March 2004)

Serving as program evaluator, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO), State of Maryland. (2002-2004)

Completing Business Ethics: A Manual on Managing a Responsible Business Enterprise in Emerging Market Economies. (Published and available May 2004) click here for free, downloadable copy. Manual has been or is being translated into Bulgarian, Russian, Chinese, and Spanish.

Participated in the by-invitation-only US Naval Academy conference on "Ethics and Leadership: Challenges and Responses" November 27, 2003.

Participated in International Conference on Public Policy for Corporate Social Responsibility. Sponsored by World Bank. Reviewed and commented on CSR Diagnostic and Appraisal Tool. (October 2003)

Participated on panel on corporate responsibility, Conference of the Ethics Officer Association (EOA). (October 2003)

Participated in International Conference on Community-Driven Development. Sponsored by World Bank and Kenan Institute. (September 2003)

Panelist in Teleconference on Corporate Governance/Business Ethics with Krakow Academy of Economics, Poland (April 2003)

Participated in international roundtables on drafts of the Business Ethics: A Manual on Managing a Responsible Business Enterprise in Emerging Market Economies. Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (June/August 2003)

Review and commented on Independent Directors Association Code, Russian Federation. (2003)

Attended conference on "How to manage corporate social responsibility" (October 2002)

Testified before the Advisory Group on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations. Argued for Commission support for a privilege to support an enforceable promise of confidentiality and a requirement that an effective ethics/compliance program include regular program evaluation. (November 2002)

Conducted eight-week train-the-trainer program for select participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Romania, and Uzbekistan. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Casals & Associates. (Summer 2002)

Evaluated ethics & compliance program for a defense contractor. Included interviews, focus groups, survey, and executive briefing. (2001-2002)

Delivered remarks to the Corps of Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. (2001)