Thomas Clark, Ph. D., President of Communication Skills Academy, has been a writing and oral communication consultant for a wide variety of businesses including Procter & Gamble, where he has led over 500 business communication workshops.  He has also taught workshops for other Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric, Microsoft, Nestle, AK Steel, General Cable, Mars Petcare and Kellogg. He has published three books on business communication, including Power Communication and Career Strategies. He has been honored with two Teacher of the Year awards at Xavier University, and The US Small Business Administration has recognized him with three national awards for teaching excellence in the field of entrepreneurship. He earned his doctorate at Indiana University and is certified as an instructor in both Crucial Conversations and Crucial Accountability.


Richard Zaunbrecher, BSChE, MBA, Vice President and Director of our Minneapolis office has a diverse background that allows him to understand and give constructive feedback on a broad range of business communication issues. He first learned sound business communication principles at Procter & Gamble, the business communication capital of the world. He has worked with us for over 30 years and has taught both oral and written communication skills to a variety of businesses including Microsoft, Meta, Safeway, P&G dos Brazil, Gillette, AliCorp, Credit Suisse First Boston, Coca-Cola, Citibank, Viacom, Clorox, KPMG, General Electric, Union Central Insurance, Clarica,  Allstate, and Prudential Insurance.


Marilyn K. Clark, MA, Vice President develops and teaches classes for business clients such as Procter & Gamble, AK Steel,  and General Cable, and non-profit organizations such as The Girl Scouts. Her work has been published in several newspapers, magazines, and journals.  As a freelance editor, she has edited numerous books, articles, and scripts. In addition, she has been an adjunct faculty member of the English Department and the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Xavier University.  Her play, Mrs. Cratchit's Christmas, premiered at the Sharonville Children's Theater.  

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Julie Stewart, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor at UT-Dallas, where she teaches Business Communication classes She has taught business writing, speaking, and interpersonal communication classes for clients such as Procter & Gamble and TriHealth. She is an expert in nonprofit management, with successful work experience as an executive with several nonprofits.


Brian Clark, MBA, SSBB, Director of Operations   Brian earned an MBA from Xavier University  and a Six Sigma Black Belt.    He has conducted communication skills training for Procter & Gamble, AK Steel, Hixson Architecture, Mars Pet Food, and General Electric employees. He has also provided Operations, LEAN Six Sigma, Data Analysis and Process Improvement consulting with TriHealth and Mercy Health.

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Jeffrey Stewart, MBA, MS-IS, Technology and Digital Management. Jeffrey has experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors at providing custom technology and web solutions.  His complete solutions focus on strategies that match an organization's goals and integrate with existing capabilities to create a custom, affordable and effective answer to your organization's challenges on the web, with modern social networks or with planning, selecting and implementing new technologies.

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