Nancy Hunter Denney

Box 1041 Marion, MA 02738 | Phone: 508.864.4027

M.A., College Student Personnel
Bowling Green State University, 1984
First year graduate internship was serving as the youngest house mother in the country to a fraternity. This live-in position provided a unique perspective on fraternity life. Duties also entailed working with the Greek life team to plan and implement leadership training opportunities for one of the largest Greek systems in the Mid-West.

B.A., Communication Studies/Psychology
(Magna Cum Laude)
Oswego State University, 1982
Undergraduate activities included serving as a resident assistant, admissions office campus tour guide, orientation leader and coordinator, and work study student. Other activities included playing varsity tennis, being in student organizations such as the psychology club, hall council and various honor societies.

Professional Experience:

Zing! Leadership Development Systems, LLC – founded 2007
Developed to serve those individuals who train and teach leadership towards the betterment of mankind, Zing! LDS, LLC offers topical course curriculums, inspirational products and speaking services. All programs, curriculums and products are created by Nancy Hunter Denney and are based upon the Zing! approach of positively influencing others towards a greater social good. Founded www.zingleadership.com.

Speaker and Leadership Trainer, 1993 - 2008
POTENTIAL Leadership Training and Lectures
Now incorporated into Zing! LDS, LLC, but originally established as a full time professional speaker in 1993, Nancy Hunter Denney began speaking with the vision of providing clients with a high energy, memorable and inspirational presentation style combined with relevant content and original material. Clients include institutions of higher education and their related conferences, non-profit helping organizations, women's professional development conferences, associations and corporations committed to serving others. With appearances on over 900 institutions of higher education, and at numerous national, regional, and state conferences, Nancy Hunter Denney has a reputation for representing quality in speaking services, program development, collaboration in outcome identification, content rich handout materials and residual learning impact.

Assistant Dean of Students, 1987 - 1993
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
Initial responsibilities included student activities, all campus programming board, club sports, Greek life, new student orientation, parent programs, women's programming, student leadership training and special programs. Responsibilities shifted to Greek life and new student orientation. In the area of Greek life this position included all officer training, Greek judicial training, liaison with chapter advisors, alumni boards, national officers and chapter officers, and serving as Interfraternity/Panhellenic and Greek Council advisor. Other functions included: new student and parent orientation.

Program Board Advisor, 1984 - 1987
Case Western Reserve University, OH
Responsibilities included working as a member of the Thwing Center staff and advising all aspects of the campus programming board from event planning to event supervision. Areas of expertise included promotion of events, recruitment and retention of volunteers and creative programming.

Books

The Now Factors of College Success
Served as project manager, coordinating editor and publisher. This collaboration with colleagues Michael Miller and Jermaine M. Davis offers straight talk to college students on having a valuable college experiences. 225 pages. ISBN: 10-0-9792134-4-4 Copyright 2008.

Lessons from the Road: Inspirational Insights by Leading Speakers in Education
Served as project manager, coordinating editor and publisher. 280 pages. Foreword by Scott Hamilton. ISBN: 09792134-0-1 LCCN: 200792305 Copyright 2007.

How to Zing! Your Life and Leadership: 21 Insights on How to Maximize Your Influence
Published by Viaticum Press (Mason, Ohio) Zing! offers strategies for expanding your ability to influence others towards a greater social good. 244 pages. Foreword by Keith Harrell. LCCN: 2004095534 ISBN: 0-9631834-6- X Copyright 2004.

Let Your Leadership Speak: How to Lead and Be Heard
Published by The Future is Yours to Create Press (a collaborative press and production group.) Served as co-editor and authored one of 11 chapter on the topic of charisma. 150 pages. ISBN: 0-9716914-0-1 Copyright 2001.

Life by Design: A Do-It-Yourself Approach for Achieving Happiness
Published by Victory Productions (Paxton, MA) a motivational text using a home improvement framework to inspire the reader to make necessary life changes of any size. 218 pages. ISBN: 1-930463-00-6 Out of print. Copyright 2000.

Online Courses:

Produced by and for the National Conference on Student Leadership: Effective Public Speaking, Civility in the Age of "Whatever," Leaving a Legacy, Developing Leadership Programs

Produced by and for iGot2Know.com: The Future is Yours to Create, A Time of Holding On and Letting Grow, Zing! Your Life and Leadership

Professional Associations and Involvements:

Board Member: ACPA Foundation (2007 - 2009)

Advisory Council Member: National Conference on Student Leadership (2008 - 2009)

Association of College Personnel Administrations (ACPA)

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA):

National Orientation Director’s Association (NODA)

Community Involvements:

Christian Education Committee Member, FCC of Marion (MA) 2006 - 2008

Weekly volunteer trainer at Women’s Homeless Shelter, 2006 - 2007

Youth Group Co-Leader, FCC of Marion (MA), 2004 - 2007

Big Sister/Big Brother Mentor, New Bedford (MA), 1988-1991, 2004 - 2007

Habitat for Humanity volunteer, 2004 - 2008

Substitute Teacher – Sippican Elementary, ORR High School, 2004 - 2006

First Congregational Church of Marion (MA) member, 2002 -

First Congregational Church of Paxton (MA) member, 1997 - 2002

First Presbyterian Church of Worcester (MA) Elder and co-chairperson of Christian Education Committee, 1992, 1996, 1997

Worcester Area Campus Ministries (MA) Board member, 1990-1995

Paxton D.A.R.E. Program (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education) (MA) Volunteer trainer, 1995 - 1997