Jaroslav
B. Tusek is
President & CEO, as well as one of three co-founders, of the
International Leadership Institute. Jarda holds a Master's Degree in
International Affairs from Columbia University Graduate School of Public and
International Affairs in New York City, and was awarded a postgraduate
fellowship in international economics at the Institute of European Studies of
the University of Geneva in Switzerland. There he also worked as a consultant
to the World Council of Churches.
In addition, Jarda attended the Charles University School of Law Doctor of
Jurisprudence program, and the University of Oslo in Norway. Fluent in six
languages (English, French, German, Czech, Russian and Norwegian), he is a
long-time student of political, economic, social and religious developments in
Central and Eastern Europe. He has written, lectured and taught courses at all university levels on these topics, working in three major American universities (St. Lawrence University, Covenant College and the New York Institute of Technology) in both faculty and administrative roles.
Jarda inaugurated the Business Leadership Forum: USA
executive education programs in 1990 to assist professional leaders and top
executives in post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe in their
transition to free-market economies operating in democratic societies. Partners in these programs include the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, The World Trade Center-Chattanooga, Covenant College, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University, and more than 600 American and European businesses. Participants in the programs increase their ability to anticipate and deal effectively with change in the business environment,
and to successfully conduct business activities in the U.S. or in other free-market economies.
Under Jarda's leadership, the International Leadership Institute has served as a training provider for the US Department of State in its Agency for International Development programs in Eastern Europe. Jarda has written books, articles and reports on international economics, leadership and career development, and the need for strong spiritual and moral values in effective leaders.
Currently, Jarda lives in his city of birth, Prague, Czech Republic.
He is an ordained Christian minister, and works with groups and individuals to develop their leadership abilities in
their career, educational, and spiritual lives.
|
Sara D.Tusek has served as Managing Director of the International Leadership
Institute since 1990. Her lifelong interest in helping people reach their full
potential is expressed in her work as a writer, program administrator, and
teacher.
At ILI, Sara organizes, administers and evaluates all ILI programs. She also serves as Managing
Editor of ILIPH (International Leadership Institute Publishing House).
She is the editor of all ILI newsletters (Leaders to Follow, Servant
Leaders, continuous conversion, A Lesson on English and Careers) and
has served as contributing and assistant editor for business and educational
periodicals. Sara has written and published books, articles, newsletters and
reports on topics in leadership and career development. Through her company MRP (Making Resources Productive), Sara offers business
services, including free-lance writing and editing for business publications,
training programs, and management consulting.
Sara holds
a Master's degree in Education in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, TN. She holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology
(from the State University of New York at Potsdam) and has completed
post-baccalaureate courses on the undergraduate and graduate levels in English
(from the University of North Florida).
Over her 27-year career, Sara has worked at St. Lawrence University
in Canton, NY, as a Career Counselor: at The University of the South,
Sewanee, TN, as Director of Career Services; and at Seminole State College in
Lake Mary, FL as an English tutor in the Academic Success Center. Sara was
awarded three Summer Institute fellowships in literature and history from the
National Endowment for the Humanities. She taught English and Journalism
for 12 years at a private high school in Florida.
Currently, Sara lives in Prague, where she offers consulting services in education and business through MRP. She directs the American English Language Institute, a provider of courses and program that help students develop skills in reading and writing, as well as TOEFL and SAT exam preparation.
|