Nancy Hunter Denney

Box 1041 Marion, MA 02738 | Phone: 888.566.7536

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 who train and teach leadership towards the betterment of mankind by offering a selection of course curriculums or prepared “ready – to – go” workshop curriculums, inspirational products and ocean front retreats. Actual programs are designed and written by Nancy Hunter Denney. Founded www.zingleadership.com.

Speaker and Leadership Trainer, 1993 - present
POTENTIAL Leadership Training and Lectures
Speaking and training business established in 1993 with the vision of providing clients with a high energy, memorable and inspirational presentation style combined with relevant content and original material. Clients originally included institutions of higher education and related conferences before expanding to non-profit helping organizations, women’s professional development conferences, associations and corporations. With appearances on over 800 institutions of higher education, and at numerous national, regional, and state conferences Nancy Hunter Denney has grown to represent quality in speaking services and consistent achievement of educational outcomes. Numerous resources and products support her inspirational messages on life and leadership and are offered through her on-line store.

Author:

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. Forward 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.

CD: “The Voice of Charisma” – a 2003 live edited speech of performance at iWoman Conference.

Video and DVD: “The Future is Yours to Create” – produced by Intrepid Films. 7 minute inspirational video on life and leadership with original sound track by recording artist Ken Baxter.

Video Series: Start Right and An Educated Choice - contributing author and writer for extensive manual. Produced by Intrepid Films 1999.

You Make a Difference Poster, The Future is Yours to Create Poster, One to One Poster, Make a Difference Poster

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.

Professional Associations and Involvements:

Board Member: ACPA Foundation (2007 - )
Advisory Council Member: National Conference on Student Leadership (2008 - )
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 -
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 -
Habitat for Humanity volunteer, 2004 -
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

Passions in Life:

Enjoying time with my children, Jacob (born in 1991) and Kaitlin (born on the 4th of July in 1992), and husband Tom on our sailboat or on the ski slopes
Watching my identical twin sister grow older
Redecorating perfectly fine rooms in my house