Communication Chemistry: Joan Boneberg, M.S., CCC-SLP
Joan is a Business Communication Coach, Board Certified Speech Pathologist and author. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. She is in her 27th year of practice.
Joan is President of Speech Improvement Resources, LLC, a business communications practice, in Johns Creek, Georgia. She serves professionals who have a career need or personal desire to become effective and compelling communicators.
Joan’s recently release book, “Communication Chemistry: 25 Essential Elements to Make You a Compelling Communicator” is a study and reference guide addressing the use of foundational elements enabling others become polished speakers.
Joan is a sponsor of Kettering Executive Business group, a vendor member of the National Speakers Association Georgia as well as Toastmasters International. She also sits on the board of Just One Angel, a charity for special needs children, located in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Hal Parkerson
Hal Parkerson has a private law practice in Atlanta focusing on business, financial and estate matters for companies and families. He counsels clients on contract negotiations and drafting, inter-owner agreements and disputes, financing transactions, capital acquisition, creditor matters, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and many other issues related to their businesses.
Prior to establishing his private law practice, Hal served as Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for ORIX Financial Services, Inc., a major commercial and industrial finance company.
Hal served earlier as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Chrysler Capital Corporation, another major commercial finance company, and prior to that, in those same capacities in the commercial and industrial finance subsidiary of Allied-Signal Corporation (now Honeywell). He also served as Senior Vice President for Corporate Finance and Capital Markets for Chrysler Capital Corporation
Hal Parkerson’s more recent experience also includes managing a problem portfolio of imaging transactions, business partner receivables and inventory finance at IBM Credit Corporation. Mr. Parkerson holds a JD from Columbia University and a BBA-Accounting from Emory University. The bulk of his career was spent in the New York City area before coming to Atlanta in 2001-2002 with ORIX Financial Services, Inc. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia, Pennsylvania (Inactive) and New York. As an attorney, he is rated AV® Pre-eminentTM by Martindale. He is also is a certified financial planner®.