FRAN REES is the owner of Rees & Associates, a training and consulting firm. An experienced manager and seminar leader, she has also served extensively as a consultant to companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation and Motorola, Inc. Rees has successfully designed and implemented a number of training programs, workshops, and organizational interventions. She has conducted training on a wide variety of topics, including meeting-facilitation skills, multicultural awareness, consulting skills, and supervision and management. In her work with companies, she has designed and facilitated strategic-planning sessions, led focus-group and team-building sessions, and has trained trainers. She lives in Chandler, Arizona.