Donna Curry 
Founder/Owner | DC & LJ Inc.
Finch, ON, CANADA
"Experienced, professional corporate trainer and coach that inspires Event Managers from around the world".
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Industry Expertise (10)
Education/Learning
Travel and Tourism
Corporate Leadership
Program Development
Corporate Training
Training and Development
Professional Training and Coaching
Hotels and Resorts
Events Services
Hospitality
Areas of Expertise (4)
Vacation....Here We Come!
Knocking Knees
Before the Fluff
Braving Heat Waves
Accomplishments (7)
Instructor/Trainer/Assistant Program Director (professional)
QC (Quality of Course Wedding and Event Management Programs)
Instructor/Trainer & Program Developer (professional)
Developed & Designed "Above And Beyond Hospitality, Travel & Tourism"
Instructor/Trainer (professional)
Trained and Skilled Destination Weddings Specialists-from around the world to become "Certified Destination Wedding Specialists for: The International Tourism Board for Mexico. (2009 - 2010) The International Tourism Board for the Philippines. (2009 - 2010) The International Tourism Board for Trinidad & Tobago. (2010)
Instructor/Trainer (professional)
Destination Wedding Specialist Philippine Symposium
Instructor/Trainer & Program Developer (professional)
Developed & Designed "Office Skills for Today's Economy"
Standford Who's Who (professional)
Life Time Achievement Award and Honorary Member 2010-2011. This award was granted to me for over 30 years of dedicated service within the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industries.
Montclair Publishers of New York Who's Who (professional)
Life Time Achievement Award and Honorary Member 2010-2011 This award was granted to me for having successfully contributed over 25 years of superior higher educational standards, values, and curricula content.
Education (3)
Carleton University: BA, Event and Risk Management 1980
Carleton University: Masters, Event and Risk Management 1983
Career Canada College (Now CDI Ottawa East): Honor Graduate, Travel & Tourism 1998
From February 1998 - August 1998, I was the teaching assistant for the instructor. I held a perfect attendance record for the entire 6 months. I graduated top of my class and top of the entire enrollment for the Travel & Tourism classes for 1998.
Affiliations (8)
- ISES (International Special Event Specialists
- Montclair Publishing of New York Who's Who (Life Time Achievement Award 2010-2011)
- EPA (Event Planning Association)
- Standford Who's Who (Life Time Achievement Award 2010-2011)
- AFWPI (Association For Wedding Professionals International)
- IEPP (International Event Planning Professionals)
- IWPP (International Wedding Planning Professionals)
- CITC (Canadian Institute for Travel Counselors)
Links (2)
Sample Talks (2)
Before The Fluff
Knocking Knees and Sweaty Palms Looks at how to overcome your nerves before you go on, personal exercises, and the dos and don'ts when it comes to speaking in public
Hmmmmmmmmm! Bad Habits, dos and don'ts
There are good speakers and there are great speakers, and then there are the speakers....that loose their minds! Hmmmm! Bad Habits, dos and don'ts assists all speakers not to get caught up in bad habits.
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Availability
- Keynote
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
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