Sexual Harassment Expert

Susan Strauss

Susan Strauss

Susan Strauss
Email: spk@mindsource.org
Eden Prairie, MN

Expertise - Key Words:
Sexual harassment investigator, sexual harassment expert witness, sexual harassment trainer and speaker, sexual harassment author, work with schools, sexual harassment of students by peers and/or faculty/staff, work with employers - sexual harassment of employees by co-workers, and/or management, policy and procedure development, employer responsibility for sexual harassment, national and international speaker and consultant, help organizations with prevention and intervention of sexual harassment, worked with wide of variety of audiences from teens to Sr. citizens, blue collar, executives, felons, healthcare, education, government, public and private sector, busness and industry.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Professional Certificate Training and Development 1991 University of Minnesota

MS Community Health 1981 Mankato State University

BA Psychology & Counseling 1978 Metropolitan State University

Teaching Certificate Vocational Education 1974 MN Department of Education

Diploma Registered Nursing 1967 Abbott Hospital School of Nursing

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Counseled with, made recommendations to, and assisted in the development and implementation of sexual harassment/violence policy for public and private sector in business and industry, government, healthcare and education organizations

Developed and conducted sexual harassment educational programs for thousands of executives, managers and employees for public and private sector in business and industry, government, healthcare and education organizations

Appeared on and was interviewed regarding sexual harassment issues for local, state, national and international television and radio programs and newspaper, magazine and professional journal articles such as NBC Nightly News, Donahue, World News Tonight; New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Times of London; Parent Magazine, Lawyer’s Weekly, The Harvard Education Letter, The Executive Educator

Served as expert witness for sexual harassment/abuse lawsuits; provided consultation with attorneys, managers and executives regarding sexual harassment issues and policy development

Consulted with the Israeli Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports on the issue of sexual harassment

Conducted sexual harassment investigations; trained professionals on how to investigate complaints of sexual harassment

Awarded "Excellence in Educational Equity Award" by the Minnesota Department of Education for pioneering work done on the issue of sexual harassment in education

Recognized need and conducted a study on sexual harassment to students in secondary schools; published results of study as the first research article published in a professional journal

Published first book in the United States on the issue of sexual harassment to teens

Developed and conducted sexual harassment training seminars for 7000 administrators, faculty, school staff and students in K-12 and university/college settings

Assisted Minnesota Attorney General in the passage of two bills requiring sexual harassment/violence policies in K-12 and post secondary educational institutions by: providing testimony at legislative sessions, soliciting others to testify at same, providing data from my secondary sexual harassment study to the "Attorney General's Task Force on Sexual Violence Towards Women Report" used as rationale for the bills

Assisted Minnesota Attorney General in researching sexual harassment/violence in elementary, secondary and post secondary institutions in Minnesota

Selected as team member to develop the sexual harassment/violence policy for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), used by all Minnesota community and technical colleges and state universities; did the same with the Minnesota High School League impacting all Minnesota secondary students involved in fine arts and athletic activities

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Excellence in Educational Equity Award--Minnesota Department of Education (1987)

Excel Awards: Silver Award--Society of National Association Publications (1993)

Selected as speaker on Sexual Harassment at international conferences in Botswana, Thailand, Egypt, Israel, and the U.S

PUBLICATIONS

Sexual Harassment to Teen-agers: It’s Not Fun, It’s Illegal, Minnesota Department of Education, 1987.

"Sexual Harassment in the School: Legal Implications for Principals", NASSP Bulletin, March, 1988.

Sexual Harassment and Teens: A Program for Positive Change, Free Spirit Publishing, Minneapolis, 1992.

"Sexual Harassment in the Schools", Vocational Education Journal, March 1993.

Girls and Boys Getting Along: Teaching Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Elementary Classroom, Minnesota Department of Education, November 1993 (co-author).

"Sexual Harassment at an Early Age", Principal, September 1994.

Sexual Harassment/Violence Curricula/Train the Trainer Manual, Minnesota Community College System, 1995

"Prompt & Equitable: The Importance of Student Sexual Harassment Policies in Public Schools", West’s Education Law Reporter, November 28, 1996 (co-author)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

American Management Association

Minnesota Organizational Development Network

International Association of Sociologists Against Sexual Harassment

American Society of Training and Development

National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education

International Women’s Health Congress

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1978-present Consultant / Trainer / Speaker International & U.S. organizations, corporations, and agencies

1996-1998 Employee/Management Development Consultant – Program Manager Medtronic, Inc., Fridley, MN

1993-1996 Director - The Center for Training & Development; Sexual Harassment Officer North Hennepin Community College; Brooklyn Park, MN

1992-1993 Senior Training and Organization Development Specialist Abbott Northwestern Hospital; Minneapolis, MN

1990-1992 Training Specialist/Auditor Intracorp; Eden Prairie, MN

1989-1990 Director of Quality Management and Education Golden Valley Health Center; Golden Valley, MN

1978-1989 Health Education Specialist - Program Manager Carver Scott Educational Cooperative Center; Chaska, MN

1974-1978 Health Education Specialist Waseca County Cooperative Center; Waseca, MN

1967-1974 Registered Nurse Public Health, Medical/Surgical, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics/Gynecology, & Operating Room, - Various locations

SAMPLE OF CLIENTS

Golden Valley Health Center

Courage Center

Metropolitan Association of Nurse Executives

HealthSpan

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics

Hennepin County Juvenile Corrections

Minnesota Human Relations Association Biennial Conference

Carver County Court Services

Upper Midwest Radio and Music Heritage Conference

Zelle & Hoffman Law Firm

Honeywell

Medtronic

RTW, Inc.

Hubbard Broadcasting

MRNet, Internet Services

Outsource One

PDQ Convenience Stores

Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Texas Civil Rights Project

City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis Police Department

Carver County Sheriff’s Department

Minnesota Department of Education

Missouri Department of Education

School Districts in Minnesota, California, New York, Iowa, North Dakota, Texas

Minnesota Education Association State Convention

University of St. Thomas

St. John’s University

North Hennepin Community College

Metropolitan Assistant Superintendents Association

Minnesota Community College System

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Association of Area Residential Resources of Minnesota

Western New York Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy

American Counseling Association National Convention

Attorneys in Minnesota, Washington, Iowa, Indiana, North Dakota, Utah, Florida, California

Educators, graduate students, post-graduate students - nationally and internationally

Minnesota Department of Corrections

Metropolitan Business and Professional Women

American Association of University Women

Israeli Ministry of Education - Jerusalem

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