ABOUT ROSANNE

EDUCATION

largely self-taught

started high school at age 12

SAT score in 99th percentile (highest in the school)

enrolled in college after sophomore year

completed GED during second semester of college

Degrees include:  

-- AA

-- BA (English / education minor)

-- MS (HR management & development)

-- MEd (brain-based teaching / learning emphasis)

-- PhD (adult education; quantitative dissertation topic: measuring intuition)

Many conference presentations

Certifications include:

-- Certified Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) Practitioner 

    brain-based thinking styles

-- Certified Trainer, Active Parenting for Teens

-- Certified Trainee, Gang and Drug Prevention and Policy

    US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

-- Certified Police Training Specialist (State of Missouri)

    areas of domestic violence, sexual assault and sexual abuse

CAREERS

-- business

-- social service

-- education (teaching and administration)

-- writing / editing (various genres; multi-published, multi-award winning)

Developed and delivered training in all of these fields

Teaching / Training  

designed and facilitated an array of education courses, skill-based training programs and “train the trainer” workshops (listed alphabetically):

-- brain-based teaching and learning

-- business management 

-- career-building and resume-writing

-- college and career readiness 

-- communication skills (written and verbal)-- workforce development

-- conflict resolution/anger management-- educational assessment

-- crime and violence prevention

-- grammar/proofreading

-- intuition, success, empowerment, much more

-- parenting and family dynamics 

-- staff supervision

-- team-building and leadership

-- time/stress management

-- whole-brain model and application

-- writing (business, technical, academic, creative) / editing

SERVICE

Numerous volunteer officer and board roles, including:

-- Institute for Learning Styles Research

-- American Society for Training and Development—St. Louis Chapter

-- St. Louis Community Re-Entry Program/Restorative Justice

-- St. Louis County Juvenile Justice Association

-- American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee on Forensic Sciences

-- The Prevention Partnership Crime Task Force

-- many others

PERSONAL

Creative, easily amused and incurably curious, Rosanne is a life-long learner with a low boredom threshold. She welcomes a new challenge, and her favorite project is always the NEXT one.  Born  in the majestic Ozarks of Missouri, she now lives in the majestic Blue Ridge of Virginia, where she is surrounded by the mountains, forests and history she loves so  much.

Philosophy:  Outcomes are driven by CLEAR intentions--not GOOD intentions.

Sign:    Slippery when wet.

Motto:  If it ain’t broke, break it.

Founded in 1991, Transitions Unlimited is a personal and professional development entity.  

Offerings include training and consulting on a multitude of topics, as well as writing and editing in an array of genres.

Programs offered include:

-- Jumpstart Your Intuition

-- Success from the Inside Out

-- Nine Principles of Brain-Based Teaching and Learning

-- The A-B-C-D's of Whole-Brain Leadership

-- The A-B-C-D's of Whole-Brain Teaching and Learning

-- The A-B-C-D's of Whole-Brain Thinking

-- Interactive Editing Playshop

-- Confessions of a Romance Writer:  Seven Things I Didn't Know Before I Became One

-- DIY Book Trailer Videos:  Easy, Fast, Fun and (almost) Free!

-- Intrepid Board Leadership for Trepid Board Leaders

-- many more

Custom programs also designed and delivered.  

Writing expertise includes:

-- journals, scholarly works and papers

-- newspaper/magazine articles, editorials

-- newsletters, reports, blogs, op ed’s

-- policy/procedure manuals, technical guides

-- step-by-step/how-to references, forms

-- training materials and learning aids

-- curriculum guides and course materials

-- written and visual training aids

-- brochures, flyers, banners, postcards

-- contracts, bylaws and legal agreements 

-- keynote addresses, speeches, scripts

-- abstracts and executive summaries

-- applications, nominations, templates

-- marketing and promotional materials

-- brochures, flyers, postcards, banners, mailers

-- business letters, mass emails and more

-- grants, proposals, forms, databases

-- applications, nominations, press releases

-- business correspondence, mass emails

-- obituaries, eulogies, essays

-- much more

Won five writing awards for last of three historical romances written as Abigail Dane: 

AbigailDaneRomance.com

Five more books are works in progress:

-- two edited books

-- two more historical romances in the current series

-- nonfiction work based on my intuition research:  Thinking Around Corners:  Everyday Intuition

    For more details on this, go to the BOOK tab at the top of this site.

Editing experience includes:

-- 20+ fiction and nonfiction books--handling all aspects of preparation from conception 

    to publication, including cover design

-- journal articles, essays, scholarly papers, technical documents, step-by-step guides

-- much more

Also judged and coordinated numerous local, national and international writing contests in a variety of genres.

Available for editing, proofing, ghost writing and more...

For more information or to inquire about rates, go to the CONTACT tab at the top of this site.