Resource Page

OSSA is your go-to place for office support resources.

We make every effort to hold meetings that are both informative and enjoyable, often including outside speakers selected to provide the group with useful knowledge. Over the past several years, we have had the opportunity to welcome a wide variety of speakers, many of whom are listed below with links to their websites.

Other resources below have been found useful by our members and are here for your information. 

Name
Area of Expertise
Company Name
& Web Site
OSSA Comments
Stacey Anderson Professional Organizer and Speaker Organized Innovations, LLC

Stacey's Blog

 Recognizing that things are out of balance and looking for help is a great step towards getting organized and finding more time.   It may be hard to know where to begin, what supplies you will need and how to stay motivated once you have started. We will help guide you through the process by providing a professional and personalized approach.  Our greatest success and mission is to help you at home or at work to regain your happiness, confidence and peace of mind. The ability to focus and be productive will allow you to gain momentum and energy to better enjoy what life has to offer.
David Young Marketing Small Business Development Center David has over 25 years of business experience, both with major corporations and operating his own company. He joined the WSU/SBDC in 2001. David has been presented the 2007 Ron Battles Counseling Excellence award, the "State Star" award at the National ASBDC convention in 2004 and the Washington SBDC "Star Performer" in 2001. Money, Marketing, and Management make things happen in business. These are the key areas where David likes to get results for clients.
Lynda McDaniel
 Public Relations www.lyndamcdaniel.com Lynda has created and produced Compelling Communications©, a series of business-writing seminars based on time-tested journalistic techniques that teach employees how to bring clarity and creativity to business writing. Results include letters that get read, documents that are easy to understand, and papers that persuade. She has also developed a series of presentations for civic and professional organizations to help attendees write more creatively and effectively, as well as delivered one-on-one coaching to individual executives, written attention-getting speeches for CEOs and company executives, and developed, researched, and written Web sites, brochures, proposals and reports for corporations and organizations.
Paul D. Hirz The Practical
Way to
Start/Grow Your Business		 Marketing – Beyond Theory

After an early retirement from a career in industrial marketing with Caterpillar Inc. and WABCO Construction & Mining Equipment working in 50 countries and living for several years in Brussels, Paul D. Hirz has worked as a marketing consultant and as a volunteer business counselor with the Center for Empowerment, SCORE and IESC (International Executive Service Corps).  He specializes in strategic planning, marketing, sales, and training.
Nancy Wagner
 Marketing Cut to the Chase Marketing Nancy is a terrific speaker and has a ton of user-friendly marketing ideas. 
Lynn Gaertner-Johnston Writing Syntax Training "Tools for Better Business Writing" is her tag line and we found all her tips and guidance to be incredibly useful.
Sheryl Spangler Business Coach The Growth Coach Sheryl's session was thought provoking and very well done. 
Patricia Klingler, ACC
 		 Business and
Life Coach		 Xplore Your Zing!
 

Patricia's topic was "Aflutter with Clutter: When Enough is Too Much" about how to live a life that is more energetic and purposeful.
Cherie Tucker Grammar Expert GrammarWorks Cherie is always popular with our members.  She teaches with wit and grace.
Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training    WNET

A terrific resource on a wide range of topics.
Will Cox Technology Mustang Technology  

Will was a great resource for technology updates

 

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