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ALL THE FYI AND LOGISTICS!
LEGAL: Each favoritetrainers.com professional is a private contractor in his or her relationship with you, and is solely responsible for the description, content, presentation, and billing of his or her own programs. They are not employees of favoritetrainers.com LLC.
EDDIE SAMSON, DANNY KUHN, AND JIM PATTERSON
PRICING: Each trainer establishes his or her own price schedule. Once a proposal is discussed, we can provide a detailed cost estimate and work out a plan that will meet your needs. Keep in mind that trainers can often combine, or "bundle," programs at a special price to save travel costs, especially if we have multiple classes in a given area. Pricing for curriculum development and consulting services is also available. Some trainers are able to give set prices for established programs; see individual staff profiles below.
Finally, as involved community members, we may also be able to work with charitable organizations on a limited pro bono, expenses-only, or nominal fee basis in certain areas. Contact us at administrator@favoritetrainers.com, or (843) 501-1353 and leave a detailed message.
OUR TRAINERS
DANNY KUHN
Danny Kuhn is the former Deputy Chief United States Probation Officer for the Southern District of West Virginia. For 20 years, he worked with the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C., to develop and deliver all types of training programs for the Federal Court, traveling the country to work with various units of the Court in the areas of writing, communication, leadership, team building, safety, and performance management. He is known for his practical, energetic, and vividly entertaining approach to content. He helped found favoritetrainers.com to bring that same approach to a broader audience. A former social worker and high school teacher, he holds a BA from Marshall University, a MA in Communication from West Virginia University, and is the author of several books.
Danny uses a set pricing schedule based on travel, per diem, and expenses at standard prevailing rates plus a set fee per day of actual training. There is no training fee for travel days. Danny can be reached directly at (843) 501-1353, or administrator@favoritetrainers.com.
JIM PATTERSON
After completing his BA in Criminal Justice at East Tennessee State University, Jim Patterson (pictured below) began his career as a police officer for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina. Later, he became a state probation officer working with North Carolina parole cases. He was appointed as a United States Probation Officer for the Western District of North Carolina in April 1990. After being promoted to Training Coordinator in 2000, Jim was responsible for managing all staff training for the Western District of North Carolina Probation Office. In 2004, he was promoted to supervisor over a post-conviction supervision unit and continued to perform the District's training coordinator responsibilities. Jim was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2006 and developed policy and procedures for his district.
For 15 years, Jim worked with the Federal Judicial Center in Washington DC to develop and deliver a variety of training programs for the Federal Court. He served on the national board of the Federal Probation & Pretrial Officers Association from 1993 to 2000. He held positions of regional president, national secretary, and national president. He continues to be a trainer and coach for management training developed by The Paul Hertz Group and is also a certified REAL COLORS trainer. Jim can be reached directly at 828-712-5460, or jmpat6491@gmail.com.
EDDIE SAMSON
Eddie Samson is the former Chief United States Probation Officer for the Middle District of Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Business and Personnel Management, and also played baseball for LSU. He served in the U. S. Air Force, separating as a Captain, and was a co-founder and administrator of the Joint Louisiana Officer Safety Academy. He served the United States Court from 1979 through his retirement in 2006, but has continued to be one of the most popular trainers for the federal judiciary. He serves on the faculty of the National Training Academy, where his Ethics and Professionalism class is mandatory. He serves as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center's prestigious Leadership Development Program. In addition to traveling the country as a trainer in the areas of ethics, professionalism, REAL COLORS programs, and retirement, Eddie also administers a volunteer program he established, called Joshua's Ministry of Mowing and Minor Home Repair, based in Baton Rouge. Eddie can be reached directly at 225-571-6898, or Eddiebr48@cox.net.
OUR ASSOCIATES
From time to time, we collaborate with other talented trainers and consultants. We are proud to be associated with these professionals:
HILARIE GAYLIN
Hilarie Gaylin (M.Ed., The George Washington University, B.A., Bryn Mawr College)
is a former senior instructional designer/trainer for the United States Senate
Office of Education and Training in Washington, D.C., Training Specialist for
the United States Capitol Visitor Center, and Director of Education and Training
for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. She designs
and delivers customized workshops as well as consulting and coaching services,
as described on her website www.hilariegaylin.com.
LOU GIL
Lou Gil has been a professional
trainer and presenter for 38 years, the last twenty of which were spent
as a Training Specialist with the Administrative Office of the U. S.
Court's Department of Technology Services Systems Deployment and Support
Office. In his career, he has developed and presented numerous training
programs in the ares of interpersonal communication, leadership,
teamwork, and customer service. He was the primary developer and
instructor for the Judiciary's Train-the-Trainer program, teaching
presentation skills to court personnel. He was a frequent speaker at
national Judiciary conferences such as the Federal Court Clerks
Conference, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks, and the
Federal Judicial Assistants Association conference. Prior to his time
with the Judiciary, Lou was employed by several different national
corporations, such as Automatic Data Processing, Citicorp, and QVC, all
in the training arena. Some of Lou's most popular classes include Presentation
Skills, Training the Trainer - Comprehensive Presentation Skills for
Professional Training Sessions, Doing More with More, IT and Customer
Service - "It's Not You...It's Me," Going the Extra Mile: Discretionary
Effort and the U. S. Courts, and "Do I Know You?" He is the President of Lou Gil and Associates. See more at www.lougil.com.
WOODY PARKS
Woody Parks retired as Training Specialist for the Bankruptcy
Court in the District of Minnesota. He was the principal trainer for the
court’s electronic filing system, from manual filing through fully automated
CM/ECF. In that role he conducted hundreds of classes for more than twenty
years, reaching more than 2,500 participants, for both filing attorneys and
court employees. In addition to automation training, Woody presented courses on
behalf of the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), the Automation Training Community
of Practice (ATCOP), and the 8th Circuit training conference, including
Structured Writing, New Trainers’ Workshop, Time Management, Performance
Management, Preventing Workplace Harassment, Meet Smart, and leadership development
courses. He is currently on the faculty of the LEAD Academy for the National
Conference of Bankruptcy Courts (NCBC). He is skilled in both in-person
training and online training. Woody first came to training as a teacher of
English as a Second Language to foreign students, refugees, and
immigrants, including spending 18 months in Shanghai, China.
RYAN CLARK SHREVE
Ryan
Clark Shreve (B. S., Industrial and Management Systems Engineering;
Juris Doctor, West Virginia University) is an attorney in Morgantown,
West Virginia. He can be contacted at shrevelaw@icloud.com.
W. MARK DESKINS
Mark Deskins recently retired from the
Department of Navy (DoN) as the Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM),
the Navy and Marine Corps' lead for the professional development and management
of the DoN’s 60,000 members of the acquisition workforce. With over 35 years of
professional experience, Mr. Deskins' spectrum of experience includes lecturer,
industrial engineer, facilitator, trainer and program manager for two Navy ship
programs. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University,
an MS in Technology Management from University of Maryland University College,
and Executive Education from Harvard Business School. He is the president of D2Associates, LLC.
TREY BURTON
Trey Burton recently retired as the Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the District of Kansas after 30 years of service. He has extensive senior leadership experience leading operations, projects and staff. He has over 20 years leadership experience with both the federal government and community boards. Trey Burton increases the performance of individuals and teams through Gallup CliftonStrengths, Q12 engagement, communication, and well-being as a part of the O’Shea. Strengths Coaching team. He has worked with hundreds of people throughout his career helping individuals and teams grow and succeed. He has worked with a variety of organizations through coaching, facilitating, training, speaking and consulting. He has developed training programs for all staff and helped create and provide leadership courses for front-line managers, mid-level managers, and chief executives. He can be contacted at: trey@osheastrengthscoaching.com
