: About Me

David's 30-year background and knowledge of the Corporate and Professional Communication is not questioned. This award winning author, trainer and consultant is noted for his open and deliberative writing and instructional style.

Since 1986, David has provided contract writing, editing and editorial services for corporations and has written professional development programs for non- and for-profit as well as government corporations. He is the author or contributing editor of 12 professional development textbooks and over 70 training manuals and programs. Each project has been delivered on or before deadline and at or below budget, while assuring accuracy of research and a command of the unique language and culture of each client.

David is also an internationally read columnist for the Columbia Missourian (Columbia, MO) and the Columbia Business Times, and faculty of Business, Speech and Political Communication for Columbia College.

Today, David works with corporations, political campaigns and non-profits to write or review internal and external communication, provide training in various business communication skills or to manage the communication arm for a client. He has worked with international, national and local concerns, including:

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

CIGNA Insurance Group

Central Missouri Community Action

Missouri Employer's Mutual Insurance

Linda Jacobson for U.S. Congress

Dearborn Financial Institute and Publications

In his spar time, he is also a weekly commentator for the Columbia Missourian discussing local, state and national politics.

David is the 2008 winner of the Interactive Media Award for Editing Political Web Sites and the Hess Award for Excellence in classroom program development. He has been twice nominated for the Kulp-Wright Award for professional development education textbook and training excellence.

David holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication from the University of Northern Colorado and a Bachelor of Science in Administration from St. Louis University.

My passion is ...

Golf, writing and teachin - in any order.

I know too much about ...

Insurance, adult and professional learning, and not enough about golf.

My parents always told me ...

A landing is only a controlled crash.

My childhood ambition ...

Become a a cropduster (and I'm a New York City boy).

My favorite memory ...

Saving a friend from drowning

Why I write ...

To start the conversation.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

News, history and science - and golf.

My first job ...

working for my father in his bicycle store.

My best moment ...

Every time I start a new class session.

My inspiration ...

Bill Moyers, Walter Cronkite and Mr. Wizard

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What Woodstock meant to me

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A DECADE OF ILLS AND OF DREAMS FULFILLED Columbia, MO - Sometimes the news has to be fun. The octogenarians celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary or the new quintuplets born to a mother told she could not have kids. It is the same with our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the biggest party ever held on the planet, Woodstock. My own perspective will, most likely, be different from yours. Not only was I there (really), but I was backstage for a few hours helping my cousin's band find all of their instruments. As I was reminded last week, if everyone who claims to have gone to Wood...

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