AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE TRAINER WHO TRULY EXCELS IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Dr. Jo Ann Piña is an expert in cross-cultural communication and one of the most acclaimed speakers in the country because she is one of the few women of Hispanic heritage to earn advanced degrees in psychology and counseling. As a result of her own cultural heritage, she has focused her studies on bridging the communications gap between Anglo Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Women to increase understanding, cooperation, and productivity.Dr. Jo’s extensive experience is literally a “Who’s Who” in the industry. She is on the faculty of the New Leader Program and the Johns Hopkins University’s Leadership Development Program where she presents seminars on Communication for Leaders, Conflict Management for Leaders and Cross-cultural Communication. Dr. Jo also delivers seminars in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for Leaders, Leading Your Hispanic Workforce, and Reaching Your Hispanic Customers and Co-workers.
She is listed in “Who’s Who in American Universities,” serves on the Board of Directors of both the National Speakers Association’s Los Angeles Chapter and Growth Strategies, Inc., and has been a fellow with the National Hispana Leadership Institute. Dr. Jo is also the Diversity PEG Chair for the National Speakers Association.
Dr. Jo is a former professor and counselor at Montgomery College, a corporate trainer for Anthony Robbins, and on the graduate faculty at Johns Hopkins University. She obtained her Ph.D. from The American University in Washington, D.C., and her MA from Hood College. Dr. Jo is a certified Meyers-Briggs trainer, a mediator, and an executive communication coach. She is the only Latina PhD in the National Speakers Association and is the innovator of the F.A.S.T. approach to success.
Dr. Jo’s new book Getting Across…Your Message, Your Ideas, Your Meaning is the first book in the Cross Talk Book Series. It is the first and only book on Hispanic American communication styles.
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