Workshop Lead
Dr. Ullmann has over 25 years of hands-on human relations, executive education, and corporate training experience advising global corporations, universities, the US military, and US Federal government organizations on Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Constituent Engagement, Cross-Cultural Communications, Diversity, and Employee Relations, Professional Etiquette and Protocol, Business Communications, and Mediation and Workplace Conflict Resolution. She currently holds a Dun & Bradstreet Open Ratings Past Performance Review of 100% satisfaction from clients. She has extensive experience as an adjunct instructor with the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Rollins College in Orlando, FL, USAF Air University, Fordham University, University of Colorado, and the University of Central Florida. Dr. Ullmann is a graduate of the Protocol School of Washington in Washington, DC, and is certified as a Master Trainer in Business Communications, Professional Business Etiquette and Protocol, and International Protocol. She is a certified Master Trainer by the American Society of Training and Development. In addition, Dr. Ullmann holds certification as a Diversity and Cross-Cultural specialist through the Interchange Institute in Cambridge, MA. She is also a certified Workplace Conflict Resolution trainer through Mediation Training Institute International, as well as holding triple certification as a Professional Mediator in Workplace Conflict through Mediation Training Institute International, the Pulse Institute of Canada, and the Justice Center of Atlanta. She holds a B.S in Human Resources Management from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in Mediation and Conflict Resolution from Euclid University.
Program Manager
Mary Patterson works in the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning at The University of Alabama as Program Manager, where she assists the OTIDE team in designing and implementing professional development and training programs, industrial training programs, and executive education programs. She is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a certified professional in the Society for Human Resource Management. She works closely with HR departments to design custom training to enhance work objectives, increase productivity and build a positive culture.