In 1998, Linda Blanchett started Diva Communications Inc., an Edmonton-based graphic design studio with a tight-knit group of seasoned communications professionals who have solid industry connections. Starting out as the sole employee, Diva Communications now has five employees. Linda works on New Business, projects, client issues, and is also the designer. She has donated time to local charities as well as helped students at local schools with yearbooks and posters design. With over 50 years of combined experience, Linda’s team is old enough to know better, but young enough to try anything. As Owner & Creative Director, she aims to do everything with passion and creativity. Linda considers the most rewarding aspect of her career is working and standing by her team, who have been with her for years.
Diva is a graphic design studio combining outstanding creative flair and solid strategic thinking to ensure you message takes center stage. No drama, no tantrums, no hissy fits — they focus on the big picture and sweat the tiniest details. From concept to completion, Diva’s goal is to get you noticed. Great design is a collaboration of their creative strengths and the client’s understanding to produce memorable, effective communications. Diva will get the job done, taking your project from initial concept development to final artwork, with creative ideas and flawless execution. If you have been thinking of producing print material (Annual Reports, booklets, conference materials, brochures, ads, displays), we would love to meet with you to discuss your objectives and how our services may be of help. Fire an email to linda@divacom.ca.
Linda tells us that being in the business world can be challenging and so rewarding at the same time. She started the company in 1998 after working in advertising. It has been a wild ride, and she brings the values that she finds most important into her business philosophy today. Over her many years of business experience, she has acquired expertise in business development, project management, consulting, client management, and negotiation.
She enjoys facing new challenges, overcoming obstacles, and achieving her goals. In her spare time, Linda enjoys gardening, traveling, and cheering on her son’s soccer team near their home in Alberta, Canada.
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Julie Bohnert was employed with a Fortune 500 coal company for 22 years before venturing out on her own. A few of her responsibilities of a Safety Manager of an underground coal facility were providing support to the management team in compliance, ventilation controls, roof control, training, and record keeping.
This was after she had spent approximately 11 years learning the underground mining systems including inspections, equipment operation, and how to correct hazards in the workplace.
She also assisted in rolling out a new safety program and facilitated the training for a large number of hourly and salaried employees in one region. This program helped reduce the incident rate at the company to a record low over a time period of approximately 7 years during this time the company experienced growth with hiring of inexperienced miners and numerous new supervisors.
Julie then went into the full time training arena for the same company and had numerous responsibilities. She was responsible for scheduling and delivery of targeted training programs, courses, and tools that supported the compliance training, learning and development of approximately 3,000 employees annually.
She provided customization to address business-specific needs of equipment and other requested training. Delivered content in classrooms as well as simulator based; used improved facilitation skills to lead interactive discussions and draw experiences from participants, used mining experience to provide real-life context, and provide real-time coaching in the classroom.
She also managed compliance programs or course logistics, with participants and business partners. She also developed, designed or revised courses as business needs changed.
Julie is now the co-developer of a unique interactive mine compliance training materials company for the metal non-metal and coal industry. Their training modules allow the trainers of the industry to have their training modules developed for their annual refresher training classes and new miner classes. They can also develop a training program tailored specifically for a mine site complete with instructor easy to follow lesson plans. Julie and her partner have trained over 9,000 miners in the past few years. They have developed programs that allow the instructors to facilitate the classroom and the miners to be interact throughout the day. This makes it a more enjoyable day for instructor and miner in the classroom. After all the miners are the experts in their field of work and can help with the training in the classroom from peer to peer, the same as they do in the pit or underground mines. The trainers in the mining industry have so many responsibilities, like safety and health of the miners, observations and audits. They do not have the opportunity to dedicate the time and or energy that they would like to develop the training materials for their compliance training. So try out Target Mine Training modules and let your miners be the judge of your new training style. You might even be surprised how much they will retain after this style of training while having FUN!!!
The most rewarding aspect of Julie’s career is watching the individuals she has trained grow within the industry. The highlight of Julie’s career, in regards to achievements, has been having her 2 sons following in her footsteps and going into the Coal Mining & Metal Industry.
In her spare time she enjoys golfing, fishing, and traveling with her family; which includes her children and grandchildren. She lives in Sebring, Florida.
The Women’s Networking Association Member Julie A. Bohnert can be found on the Who’s Who Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Jody Daniels is an instructor, coach, and trainer in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. She teaches MBSR at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Jody conducts workshops and presentations on stress management, mindfulness and energy management for businesses and community organizations. She received her training at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Jody is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Jody earned her MBA in Healthcare Management from the Boston University Questrom School of Business and her BA in English & Education from Loyola University. She has been involved with teaching and healthcare for over 25 years. She has also been exploring, learning and practicing mindfulness for the past eight years.
When not working she enjoys traveling, reading, and fitness. Jody resides in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Women’s Networking Association Member Jody Daniels can be found in the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Anne François is Owner and Director of Proma Europe, a marketing and advertising company dedicated to promoting clients’ brand image. They supply personalized gifts and premiums consistent with your needs and budgets, and design original and brand-new ideas. With over 25 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry, she opened her company in 2015.
Anne graduated with a Masters Degree in Translation (English & Russian) in 1988 from The Institut Libre Marie Haps in Belgium. She is actively involved with APO.G, UBA in Belgium, and APM (Management Association).
After earning her degree in 1988 Anne began work as a translator when employment rate was very low and started working for an import-export company as an accountant assistant. Through the years she worked in many different positions but was always frustrated by the lack of real opportunity for personal growth without the autonomy of ownership. She started her own company in 2015 which specializes in promotional items. Anne love’s the creative aspect of this work and also the relationships with suppliers, customers and employees. She believes it is important to stay connected with her motivations and her values while delivering the highest quality of products.
Anne is eager to network with other female professionals and share her passion, experience, and knowledge. She resides in Dion Valmonte, Belgium.
Women’s Networking Association Member Anne François can be found in the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Gabriele Ott is the CEO of Arca Winston Films International. She has been director of an internationally acclaimed and award winning film company for many years. She holds a doctorate in medicine and is also pursuing studies in philosophy, arts and science.
Gabriele has been in her current role for 1 year and has 20 years of overall experience. She works distributing films and contracts for many film companies specializing in Germany. Her current goal is to utilize other channels to communicate .She attributes her success to hard work and having a clear vision.
Gabriele looks forward to networking with the younger generation. When not working she enjoys art, photography, and philosophy. Gabriele resides in, Switzerland.
Women’s Networking Association Member Gabriele Ott, MD can be found in the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
