COC Academy

Turkey
Head-Trainer

Deniz Senelt

JCI Certified International Trainer (ITF #091)

Deniz Senelt joined Junior Chamber International back in 1998. Being a member in New York, Vienna and Istanbul she served in many officer positions, including board memberships and as Local President. She also took Director responsibilities at the COCs of the 2002 European Conference and the 2007 World Congress.

Deniz is JCI Senator # 68236 and was awarded as the Most Outstanding Trainer in 2006. So far Deniz trained in 17 JCI countries and she is well known with her training titled “LeaderMind” that she delivered at several Congresses and Conferences. After being the Head Trainer of the JCI Prime Courses, she worked at the designing teams of the JCI flagship trainings JCI TRAINER and JCI DESIGNER. She is certified Head Trainer for JCI PRESENTER, JCI TRAINER and JCI DESIGNER, JCI ADMIN and JCI ACHIEVE. Deniz was twice a member of the JCI European Academy’s Trainer Team.

Having been a participant of the JCI COC Academy in 2007, she became there also a trainer in 2008 and its Head Trainer in 2009.

In her daily business life Deniz Senelt has been the training manager of the well-known fashion retail company, Vakko, and recently she broke new grounds and took the way JCI shows by becoming an entrepreneur and running her own training, coaching and consultancy company, ProAkademi (www.proakademi.com.tr).

She is a returning speaker and panelist at the Annual Conference of the ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) and a frequent author of the HR Magazine and also published at Toastmaster Magazine and Personal Excellence Magazine.

Besides all that Deniz is also doing her masters studies in Cognitive Psychology at the prestigious Bosphorus University.She is specialized in public speaking, communication, presentation techniques, customer relations, sales management, teambuilding, goal setting and coaching trainings.

Her motto: “Be Better each new day. Nothing but the best is good enough!

USA
Trainer

Patrick W. Knight, Esq.

JCI Certified International Trainer (ITF #102)

Litigation attorney

Patrick Knight is an attorney with Victor Rams & Associates in Miami.  Over the last ten years, Mr. Knight has tried over 70 cases to jury verdict in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, including dental malpractice, products liability, funeral home negligence, premises liability and automobile cases. Handling all aspects of insurance defense litigation, Mr. Knight regularly attends mediations, arbitrations and expert depositions in addition to the numerous trials and evidentiary hearings. In 2005, he was one of the youngest Florida attorneys ever to pass the Board Certification exam for civil trial lawyers.

Corporate clients

In the scope of his representation of various clients, Mr. Knight has attained a vast and unique knowledge base about the inner workings of his corporate and insurance clients. Representative clients have included: Sears Roebuck, K-Mart, South Motors – Ford Motor Company, the Baltimore Orioles baseball franchise, Home Shopping Network, Scottish Insurance, Honeywell, Lloyds of London, Holiday Inn Management, Allstate Ins. Co., Best Buy Inc., Trammell Crow Company, Kelly Tractor, Zurich Insurance Co., Miami Management Inc., The Concord Fund, Florida Power & Light, and many other large companies. Learning the entire process from top to bottom for each client is essential to expertly defend them in trial. Understanding corporate structure, finances and vision is a must. This rare insight has proven invaluable to Patrick as a consultant and trainer, setting him apart from the average speaker.

Featured Speaker / Presenter

As a featured speaker and presenter, Mr. Knight has given keynotes and taught over 300 seminars in nineteen states and twenty-five foreign countries on a variety of legal, business, management skills and leadership topics. He is a Certified International Trainer through JCI Training Institute. Mr. Knight has spoken before as many as 1,000 people in a conference and trained as few as six participants in focused workshop. In addition to the dynamic energy he brings to the seminars, Mr. Knight is unique in that his seminars not only offer theory, but also practical tips that can be immediately applied by the participant. In most seminars, attendees will find that there is considerable interaction, often with the participants practicing the learning points right after they are discussed.

Involvement with Jr. Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Knight is a former National Legal Counsel for the United States Jr. Chamber of Commerce and a past President of the Coconut Grove Jr. Chamber of Commerce in Miami. The Junior Chamber is a leadership organization dedicated to giving young professionals the skills needed to make positive change as a leader in their companies and in the community. As a local Jaycee President in both 2001 and 2002, Mr. Knight revitalized the organization leading the chapter to be recognized as the Most Outstanding Jr. Chamber of Commerce in the United States in both years. In 2002, it was recognized as one of the three best Jr. Chambers of Commerce in the world out of 5,700+ chambers. Patrick has also organized two large scale leadership conferences in Miami and Atlanta to attract professionals interested in leadership development.

Other Organizations

Patrick has held leadership positions and has been involved with many other organizations, as well.  He has been an International Officer for JCI – Worldwide Federation of Leaders and Entrepreneurs.  Patrick was the Chairman of the Grove Bed Races from 2003 – 2005.  He served on the Board of Directors for Summer Fun for Kids (2003-2004). He has been involved with Easter Seals, Miami Council for International Visitors, Hands on Miami, Miami Heart Research Institute, University of Illinois Business Mentoring Program, Miami-Dade County Bar Association and the Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Awards & Accolades

Other accolades include being nominated for the prestigious United Way Award for Volunteerism and Leadership in Miami two times; Award of Appreciation from Miami Heart Research Institute; Community Service Award from Miami Easter Seals Foundation; Recipient – Who’s Who of Young Attorneys in the United States; Special Award of Appreciation – City of Miami Mayor’s Office; Key to the City – Presented by Miami Beach Vice Mayor Luis Garcia, 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County.

Education

University of Illinois – B.S. Accountancy (1994)

University of Miami School of Law – J.D. cum laude (1997)

Florida Bar – Board Certification in Civil Trial (2005)

JCI Training Institute – International Training Fellow Certification (2007)

Leadership insight

Patrick has authored numerous leadership articles and manuals that are used all over the world. His experience from the Jr. Chamber of Commerce, as well as his career as a lawyer in a successful mid-sized law firm, have given Patrick the ability to see leadership and management from several different angles. His trial work in the courtroom, coupled with presenting seminars all over the globe, have given him incomparable insight into the world of adult communication.

Norway
Trainer

Per Stilling

JCI Certified IG Level Trainer

Per is working within the training field, with a focus on increasing the output of individuals, groups and companies.
Per graduated with honors from Oregon State University in Oregon (M.sci. in Business) and later from ESCP-EAP in Paris (MBA). Behind him he has many years of experience within the ICT-field, but now focuses on training and organizational development. Customers are found across the globe, and he services needs and wants in most industries.  Per is currently partner of Moementum (www.moementum.no), a company of 28 employees specializing in sales training programs.

Awards & Accolades
In Osaka, Japan, Per Stilling was awarded Most Outstanding Trainer in 2010.

Per Stilling is JCI Senator and an active JCI member since 1998.

Lebanon
Trainer

Olga Majzoub

JCI Certified International Trainer (ITF #136)

Olga is a graduate of the American University of Beirut holding a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Communications Engineering (CCE 1999) and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA 2005) focusing on Management and Human Resources. She was a founding member of JCI Lebanon and is currently serving as JCI Lebanon National President. She was the COC Director for AMDEC North meeting 2007 which won the “Best International Development Program” Award in 2007. She participated in the COC Academy in 2008.

Olga has always had a passion for training. She is a certified JCI trainer and has reached the level of International Training Fellow # 136. She has trained in Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, India, Ireland and Japan. She trains in topics such as creativity, positive attitude, stress management, time management, team building, business and body language.

Olga currently works at the American University of Beirut as a Project Coordinator at the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service. She is a painter by hobby (www.olga-art.com)

Her motto in life is the famous quote “The difficult, we can do immediately. The impossible, takes just a little longer.”

Awards:

JCI Lebanon Best Trainer Award for 2008

JCI Lebanon Best Trainer Award for 2007

JCI Lebanon Best International Projects Leader Award for 2006

International Training:

World Congress Japan 2010:

Why were you born?

JCI Galway 2010:

Listen to Every Body

JCI Damascus 2010:

Captivate Your Audience

Listen to Every Body

World Congress Tunisia 2009:

Assistant Trainer for JCI Designer

Get Out of Your Box

Think and it will come True

Environmental Leadership

JCI Aleppo 2008:

Assistant Trainer for JCI Trainer

World Congress India 2008:

Assistant Trainer for JCI Presenter

Get Out of Your Box

Positive Thinking

JCI Syria National Convention 2008:

Get Out of Your Box