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Devona Williams Ph.D.
Devona Williams Quick Facts
Main Areas: Comprehensive organizational assessments, strategic planning, community focus groups, survey research, organizational and individual performance improvement, public policy issues management,career training assessments and workshopsBest Sellers: Spice of Life Diversity Card Deck and Expanded Facilitator's Guide, Remarkable Women
Career Focus: Consultant, Trainer, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author
Affiliation: Inscape Publishing Network, National Association of Women Business Owners, Georgetown University Certified Cultural Competency Consultant
Dr. Devona Williams has over 25 years experience in the fields of public policy, planning and public relations with the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors. She founded Goeins-Williams Associates, Inc., a successful performance consulting and training business in 1986 with offices in Clayton, DE and Aurora, CO to “help organizations achieve greater productivity in strategic work environments”.
As President/CEO of her company Dr. Williams has contributed her unique talents and gifts to helping more than 35000 individuals in hundreds of organizations increase their effectiveness. A partial list of her clients includes AstraZeneca, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, McDonalds, the DuPont Company, the YWCA of the Mid Atlantic Region and the Denver Rubber Company. GWA provides performance consulting and innovative seminars to corporate, government and non-profit clients in Mid Atlantic and Rocky Mountain regions. The Company received the Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Award in June 2000. In October 2000, GWA was also named minority business of the year by the Delaware Minority Business Opportunity Council and the Reinvestment Action Council.
Dr. Williams received her doctorate in Urban Affairs & Public Policy from the University of Delaware in 1992 with specializations in urban systems and planning and social policy and analysis. In 1995, she received the University of Delaware's Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement and the Distinguished Alumna Award from the University's College of Urban Affairs & Public Policy. Dr. Williams was named NAWBO Member of the Year and selected as a finalist in the category of Consultants for the Denver Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business Awards, August 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Delaware Today Magazine named Dr. Williams one of the top 37 women in business in Delaware in December 2005. She is a contributing author to the newly released book, Remarkable Women and creator of the best-selling Spice of Life™ Diversity Card training tool and a frequent speaker on business success, entrepreneurship, diversity and overcoming obstacles.
Dr. Williams is a member the Inscape Publishing Network and the National Association of Women Business Owners-Delaware Chapter. She is a member of the Wilmington Senior Center and has recently been named President of the Board of Directors of NAWBO-Delaware. Dr. Williams is a featured consultant for the month (July 2007) for Georgetown University’s National Center for Cultural Competence (http://www.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/ncc/consultants/featured.html).
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Devona Williams
A goal is just an idea unless you write it down and give it a timeline for completion.
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet; it's up to you to know when the opportunity comes along so you can take advantage of it.
There's no such thing as obstacles, only roadblocks -- it's up to you to find another route.
It's not so much where you end up but from where you start - progress is the true measure of success.
Take the time to properly assess the need, then design the right interventions that will no doubt give the results you want and need.
Getting Started With Devona Williams
For more information about Goeins-Williams Associates, Inc., products and services visit: www.goeinswilliams.com. You may contact us directly by email: info@goeinswilliams.com.
