May 15, 2012: Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, "Change Your Life in 30 Days"

Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, president and principal consultant for J. Cameron & Associates and JCAMA Publishers is an innovative person known for creating programs and processes which increase organizational effectiveness and individual performance. Dr. Verna has custom-designed a multiple intelligence approach to leadership and the role of personal power in the workplace. In addition, she has created a Power of People Professional Development Process™ which combines organizational consulting, executive coaching, and customized seminars with motivation as a core strategy for organizations seeking to increase employee effectiveness, morale, and productivity. Dr. Verna has also coined the principle of 'experiencing knowledge' and believes that excellence can only be achieved when relevant, meaningful knowledge is applied to your profession and life.

Her career includes work with Pre-K - 16 education, not-for-profits, corporations and universities. As the Director of First Year Experience and Leadership, she co-founded a multidiscipline academic minor in leadership for undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Verna is also an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a Leadership Institute faculty member at The College of St. Catherine.

Dr. Verna is also a motivational speaker and author of The Power of People: Four Kinds of People who Can Change Your Life, a book that empowers and equips individuals with strategies for discovering their personal power and pursuing excellence. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Adminstration from the University of Minnesota. She is married to Shane Price and is the mother of three, Justice Cameron and the twins, Cornelius and Ktyal.