She has over twenty years of experience in the fields of management, training, human resources, diversity and leadership development. She works with organizations in many industries including retail, hospitality, academia, local government, manufacturing and professional associations. Maureen was selected to be one of the 2005 Businesswomen of the Year by the Business Advisory Council, and was twice named as one of the staff award winners for ASTD’s 2004 and 2005 Volunteer/Staff Partnership Award.

Maureen is the published author of two books: Communication Skills Training and Successful Staffing in A Diverse Workplace, and is currently working on her third book.

Maureen has obtained the certification as a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) with the American Society for Training and Development. She is certified in Servant Leadership from the San Diego Leadership Institute, and is a certified facilitator of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Effective Project Management with FranklinCovey. Maureen has completed ASTD’s Certificate in Human Performance Improvement, and she holds a Master's Degree in Education from the University of San Diego and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, with a minor in Spanish, from San Diego State University

Maureen is originally from San Diego, and is a proud mother of three children.  As a single mom, she is passionate about achieving a great work/life balance. She stays active in her local community by supporting her children in their various activities such as the Helix High School bagpipe band, Girls Scouts, ballet, and choir. In an effort to stay fit and healthy Maureen has earned her Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and regularly works out lifting weights and doing circuit training.

Dr. Cox is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas (UNT). He directs and teaches Master Degree candidates in the areas of Training & Development and Human Performance Technology. John is also a facilitator for ASTD’s HPI certificate program.

Dr. Cox’s research interest includes employee retention and the application of research to the practice of human performance improvement. His most recent research project “New Ideas for Retaining Store Level Employees” won the 2004 ASTD Excellence in Research to Practice award.

Dr. Cox is also the president of the Cox Learning Group. His firm helps companies select, develop, and retain their human resources talent.

He is a pioneer in the application of self-directed workplace learning methods. With over 20 years' experience, he has completed more than a hundred initiatives for clients in the Retail, Hospitality, Distribution, and Manufacturing industries.

He has held executive positions as Director of Education at ClubCorp and Corporate Manager of Training and Development for The Southland Corporation. Prior to that he taught and consulted while a faculty member in the School of Business at East Carolina University.         

Dr. Cox has published for ASTD Journal and Training Magazine. His approach to Job Aid development was published in the ASTD Handbook for Technical and Skills Training.

Dr. Cox was awarded a Leadership Grant to attend North Carolina State University where he worked with Malcolm Knowles and received a Doctorate of Education.