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1. 1. Frank Canavan

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   Published on: 5/27/2008   Last Visited: 5/27/2008

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   Frank Canavan
   
   PACT Training Co-Director
   
   Francis P. Canavan is a founder and Co-Director of PACT Training.With more than twenty years of training experience, Canavan has led and designed training programs for corporate, human service, law enforcement, military and educational workplaces.His presentations focus on a broad array of topics, including leadership development, conflict resolution, change, diversity, performance management, communication skills and training the trainer.
   
   Canavan holds an MA from New York University in Crisis Management Training Techniques and a BS in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.He has an extensive background in security management and technical training and holds a Certified Protection Professional certificate from the American Society for Industrial Security.
   
   Says Canavan, "The Structured Improvisations PACT Training designs for each client have proven to be remarkable training tools.These exercises replicate the actual workplace so realistically that the trainee feels and responds as if the situation were real.This is critical, for the only way to be able to practice what you know and learn is to experiment and take risks in an environment that looks and feels like your own."
   
   Co-founder of St. Vincent's Hospital Rape Crisis Counseling Training Group, Canavan was advocating and educating the public on the issue of violence against women, years before the problem permeated the nation's conscience.He has appeared on national television and has been extensively quoted in journals and magazines as an expert in rape crisis intervention, domestic violence, violence in the workplace and sexual harassment.
   
   Canavan has also received an array of honors from the US Department of Defense.His work history with the US Government and Military is long-standing and impressive, and he continues to serve as a training consultant to the US Department of Justice.In 1992 he retired from the US Army Reserve after twenty-two years of service.
   
   A former instructor at the New School for Social Research on conflict and crisis management, Canavan has a strong background in curriculum design and program development.He has conducted workshops on training and education and has been a guest lecturer on a variety of topics, including crisis management and interpersonal communications.
   
   Canavan has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Training and Development Journal, Occupational Outlook, Theater News, Employment Relations Today, on PBS's Scientific American Frontiers, on CBS Radio's The Osgood Files and NPR's All Things Considered.
   
   Canavan's warm, perceptive and witty demeanor coupled with his extraordinary bank of knowledge and experience in crisis and leadership training makes him one of the most sought after trainers in his field.

2. 2. About Frank Canavan

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   Published on: 11/15/2002   Last Visited: 11/15/2002

   Frank Canavan Co-Director
   
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   Francis P. Canavan
   
   Pact Training Co-Director
   
   "Unless dealt with directly, tenuous and complex concerns in the workplace can become major impediments to a thriving and successful business practice."
   
   Francis P. Canavan is a founder and Co-Director of the innovative leadership and diversity training institute, Pact Training LLC. Formed in 1980 with Joyce St. George, Canavan's Co-Director, Pact has since become nationally renown for its customized and unique drama-based training. Currently, Canavan and Pact Training are at the forefront of helping transform workplaces around the country into efficient, healthy and productive environments.
   
   With twenty years of training experience, Canavan has led and designed training programs for corporate, human service, law enforcement, military and educational workplaces. His presentations focus on a broad array of topics, including leadership development, conflict resolution, change, diversity, performance management, communication skills and training the trainer.
   
   Canavan holds a MA from New York University in Crisis Management Training Techniques and a BS in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has an extensive background in security management and technical training and holds a CPP certificate (Certified Protection Professional) from the American Society for Industrial Security.
   
   Canavan's corporate training expertise is utilized by both Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller start-up ventures. Regardless of their scope or mission, Canavan's companies are determined to ensure productive, safe and well-managed workplaces for themselves and their employees. By working with Pact Training, clients are assured thorough, educational and compelling access to difficult, yet all too pervasive workplace situations.
   
   Says Canavan, "The structured improvisations Pact Training designs for each client have proven to be remarkable training tools. These exercises replicate the actual workplace so realistically that the trainee feels and responds as if the situation were real. This is critical, for the only way to be able to practice what you know and learn, is to experiment and take risks in an environment that looks and feels like your own."
   
   Co-founder of St. Vincent's Hospital male Rape Crisis Counseling Training Group, Canavan was advocating and educating the public on the issue of violence against women years before the problem permeated the nation's conscience. He has appeared on national television and has been extensively quoted in journals and magazines as an expert in rape crisis intervention, domestic violence, violence in the workplace and sexual harassment.
   
   Canavan has also received an array of honors from the US Department of Defense. His work history with the US Government and Military is long-standing and impressive, and he continues to serve as a training consultant to the US Department of Justice. In 1992 he retired from the US Army Reserve after twenty-two years of service.
   
   A former instructor at the New School for Social Research on conflict and crisis management, Canavan has a strong background in curriculum design and program development. He has conducted workshops on training and education and has been a guest lecturer on a variety of topics, including crisis management and interpersonal communications.
   
   Canavan has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Training and Development Journal, Occupational Outlook, Theater News, Employment Relations Today; on PBS's Scientific American Frontiers, on CBS Radio's The Osgood Files and NPR's All Things Considered.
   
   Companies produce better results when their employees are not only physically and emotionally healthy ­ but when they are well informed on how to confront uncomfortable situations. Pact Training enables individuals to transform learning into behavior. The level of comfort gained from having successfully dealt with a difficult situation, is both an enormous relief and a vehicle for creating solid teamwork.
   
   Canavan's warm, perceptive and witty demeanor coupled with his extraordinary bank of knowledge and experience in the arena of crisis and leadership training makes him one of the most sought after trainers in his field.

3. 3. www.pacttraining.com

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   Published on: 2/16/2006   Last Visited: 5/27/2008

   Frank CanavanCo-Director