Debra
A. Dinnocenzo is a dynamic speaker, successful author, and
innovative educator with expertise in virtual workplace
issues including virtual leadership, virtual teams, telework,
and work-life balance. She is president of VirtualWorks!,
a provider of information, tools, and learning resources
for people in the virtual workplace and those living in
the digital age. Dinnocenzo works with people who want more
time, satisfaction and success in their lives. She brings
her personal experience in business, the community, and
parenting to her practical and solution-filled presentations.
With more than two decades of corporate
and academic experience, Dinnocenzo is a seasoned executive
with an extensive background in sales and marketing. She
is a nationally recognized expert in the field of telework
and a frequent speaker at national conferences. She is often
quoted and is widely published on telework strategies and
virtual workplace issues. Dinnocenzo is the author of
101
Tips for Telecommuters and co-author of
Dot
Calm: The Search for Sanity in a Wired World. Both are
published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers in San Francisco.
She has also written
How
to Lead from a Distance, published in May 2006 by Walk
The Talk Co. Her newest publication,
Working Too Much Can Make You Grumpy, was released in
late 2006.
Dinnocenzo has
served on the board of directors of the national AAA (American
Automobile Association) and currently serves on the governing
board of East Central AAA . She also is on the board of
trustees for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Passavant Hospital and the board of directors of Passavant
Hospital Foundation. Dinnocenzo serves as an instructor
in the special studies program at Chautauqua Institution
and holds an adjunct faculty position with Duquesne University
where she delivers an online graduate course, “Leadership
in the Virtual Workplace.”
Dinnocenzo has
presented to a wide range of organizations in a variety
of industries. Examples of her clients include:
Dinnocenzo has
presented to a wide range of organizations in a variety
of industries. Examples of her clients include: JPMorgan
Chase, Allstate Insurance, Reynolds & Reynolds, Administrative
Office of the US Courts, US Department of HUD, LexisNexis,
and Merck, among others.
