Judy Sorum Brown is an educator, speaker, poet and writer whose work revolves around themes of leadership, change, renewal, learning, reflection, dialogue and creativity. At the University of Maryland she has held posts in both the business school and the public policy school. Judy helps organizations discover common ground even in the midst of dissension, turbulence and complexity. Among her clients have been Ford, Canon, The United Way, The Girl Scouts of America, The World Bank, Chrysler, Sprint, AT&T, Herman Miller and numerous non-profits and governmental agencies.She holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, and has served as a White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Labor, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Dean and Director of Executive Programs of the College of Business and Management at the University of Maryland, and Vice President for Seminars and Cooperative Programs of the Aspen Institute.