About Gloria
Gloria is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has over thirty years experience working with parents and children. Her passion is to provide parents with tools to help them be successful in their most important job of raising respectful and responsible children.
Gloria understands that if parents are empowered, they can bring out the best in their children. Gloria is a Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® Independent Facilitator. She has been teaching this philosophy for over eight years.
Gloria has presented Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® material to parents, educators, bus drivers, other professionals. She has presented at local, state and national conferences. On a regular basis she teaches enrichment classes for the Lapeer Community Schools.
Gloria has been recognized within the community and on a statewide basis for her work with children and families. She and her co-worker were recognized by the Michigan Association of School Boards for developing an Adventure Based Learning Program within their school.
Gloria is co-founder of Parenting Partnership with her friend and partner, Sharon Whitson. She also founded her own business, Parenting and Teaching with G.L.O., LLC (Great Learning Opportunities).
Gloria is the parent of three grown children. She is blessed with five young grandchildren. She enjoys using her skills with her grandchildren.
Education
| Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® Certified Independent Facilitator |
Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Colorado |
| True Colors Facilitator | True Colors Inc. |
| Parent Talk Facilitator | Chick Moorman, Sarah Knapp Developers |
| Reclaiming Children's Behavior Certified Facilitator |
International Network for Children and Families Kathryn Kvols Developer |
| Trauma and Loss School Specialist | National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children Children's Home of Detroit |
| Master of Education Educational Administration |
Saginaw Valley State University |
| Master of Arts Counseling |
Eastern Michigan University |
| Bachelor of Arts Social Science Education |
Michigan State University |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | State of Michigan |
Experience
| Co-Owner | Parenting Partnership Lapeer County |
| Board of Directors | K.I.N.D. Lapeer County |
| Enrichment Instructor | Lapeer Community Schools |
| Owner and Developer | Parenting and Teaching with G.L.O., LLC |
| Program Developer | Adventure Based Learning Experience Lapeer Community Schools |
| Middle School Counselor | Marlette and Lapeer Community Schools |
| Caseworker, Supervisor, Program Manager Acting County Director (two counties) |
Michigan Department of Human Services Tuscola, Ingham, Monroe, Macomb, and Lapeer Counties |
Recognitions
| Education Excellence Award Adventure Based Learning Experience |
Michigan Association of School Boards |
| Resolution: for assisting in the initiative to help families become successful |
Lapeer County Commissioners |
| Quoted in Foster W. Cline, M.D.'s book | Parenting Teens With Love And Logic- Preparing Adolescents For Responsible Adulthood. Pinon Press, 1993. inside cover. |
| Quoted on Jim Fay's book | Schoolwide Discipline Plan Without the Loopholes. Love & Logic Press, 2005. back cover. |
| Quoted on Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay's book | Parenting With Love And Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility. Pinon Press, 2006. back cover. |
Presenters are trained Independent Facilitators. The Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® program was developed by Jim Fay, Charles Fay, Ph.D., and Foster W. Cline, M.D., of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc.
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