Trainer and Facilitator Darlene Floyd<\/strong><\/p>\n

Darlene V. Floyd is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and consultant. She is a principal and founder of Horizons Management and Training Consultants, LLC located in Alexandria, VA. Horizons is a management resource for organizations in pursuit of excellence.\u00a0 Horizons’ clients include public schools, State and Federal governments, public utilities, not-for-profit organizations, corporate America, colleges and universities.\u00a0\u00a0 Horizons was the recipient of the National Training Officers Conference Award for Excellence in Training Design for the Diversity Change Agent Program at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Prior to Horizons, Ms. Floyd held numerous top-level policy positions in the Federal Government and private industry.<\/p>\n

Ms. Floyd has conducted seminars and workshops throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Her audiences range from school children to top executives.\u00a0 Her presentations are thought provoking, enlightening, prescriptive, entertaining and packed full of energy and humor and delivered with enthusiasm.\u00a0 Ms. Floyd has been the speaker at numerous conferences and symposiums.\u00a0 Of note she was an invited presenter at the Global Conference on Managing Diversity at the University of Georgia.\u00a0 She joined others renowned in the area of diversity.\u00a0 She was also a presenter at the General Electric African American Forum Symposium V and VI and the International Marriott Network Group.\u00a0 Ms. Floyd has been the keynote speaker for numerous conferences including: the National IMAGE Conference, the Annual HUD Section 8 Housing Conference, and the Montgomery County First Annual Diversity Showcase.\u00a0 Ms. Floyd was the keynote presenter at EEOC EXCEL Conferences, the Philadelphia Federal Executive Board\u2019s Day of Training and, the Montgomery County Annual Mediation Colloquium on Conflict Resolution; her presentation entitled, \u201cSuccessful Conversations to Bridge the Divide.\u201d<\/p>\n

With over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors her areas of expertise include: diversity\/equity\/inclusion, team building, organizational development, emotional intelligence, EEO, leadership and conflict management. Ms. Floyd was formerly a member of\u00a0\u00a0 the faculty of the George Washington University Contemporary Executive Development Program and Montgomery College Diversity Management Institute. Ms. Floyd is presently on the faculty of Montgomery College and lead instructor for the Chief Science Officer Leadership Program.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Student\/ECP” tab_id=”1595962752777-5656e0fe-1ca8″][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]\n