Marilyn spent her professional career working with labor and employment issues in a number of federal agencies.   After practicing law in Chicago for several years, she joined the U.S. Customs Service, just being unionized by a very litigious union — hence her assignment to represent Customs management in employment matters.  After the excitement of picketing…

A retired Foreign Service Officer, Mildred served in Denmark, Belgium and Turkey (twice). She has been a Managing Editor of the Encore Learning course catalog and served as co-chair of the Publications Committee from 2010 – 2014. In 2011 she was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee that proposed the name change from the…

Barry H. Ginsberg has an MD and PhD in molecular biology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital with a fellowship in endocrinology and diabetes at the Diabetes Branch of the National Institutes of Health. He was a professor of internal medicine and biochemistry at…

Steve is a retiree from Fairfax County Public Schools, where he taught math and served as the department co-chair at Falls Church High School. He also served in a variety of education leadership roles. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 25 years in management positions with several leading technology companies, including SAIC, Bell Atlantic…

Joan retired from the Department of Justice in 2003 to move to Germany with her husband. While there, she worked as a tour guide with the USO out of Kaiserslautern, leading tours throughout Europe for military families. Returning to the U.S. in 2011, she quickly became a member of Encore Learning, serving as Co-Chair for…

Tom spent over 40 years in the U.S. Government, with most of it at the State Department managing foreign assistance.  He currently consults on foreign affairs and is engaged in teaching and training.  He has taught courses at Encore Learning, as well as training at both the Foreign Service Institute and the USAID Training Center. …

Susan spent 30+ years with various international non-profits helping people in low-income communities expand economic opportunity and supporting rural development, primarily in Africa, and Latin America and India. She holds Africa-focused degrees from Michigan State University and George Mason University, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal. She has served on Encore Learning’s…

Deborah retired in 2007 as the Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, having started as an intern two weeks after finishing her degree at the University of Maryland, and much to her surprise, staying for another 37 years in the agency! After retiring, Deb decided to skip the consulting phase of many retired…

Mike was awarded Professor Emeritus upon retirement from a 33-year career at Eastern Virginia Medical School. In that role, he served as a course instructor, clinical supervisor, and director of training for nationally accredited training programs in clinical psychology as well as Vice-Chair of EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Mike was also president of the…