Jamie Lee Curtis is an award winning actress and critically-acclaimed and best-selling author of seven books: Is There Really a Human Race?, It's Hard to Be Five, I’m Gonna Like Me, Where Do Balloons Go?, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, and When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth. Today I Feel Silly enjoyed an extraordinary nine weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and has sold over 750,000 copies. All of Curtis's picture books have been illustrated by the acclaimed artist, Laura Cornell.
Curtis has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, and Trading Places with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd for which she earned a British Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in Halloween: H2O, which was the 20 year sequel to Halloween, — the now classic film which first brought her to the attention of audiences worldwide. Other memorable leading film role performances include A Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures, Virus, Dominick And Eugene, Blue Steel, My Girl, Forever Young, Freaky Friday and Love Letters.
In television, Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the acclaimed sitcom Anything But Love which earned her both a Golden Globe and People’s Choice Award. Her role in TNT's adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play, The Heidi Chronicles, also earned her a Golden Globe nomination and more recently, Curtis starred in the CBS telefilm Nicholas's Gift for which she received an Emmy nomination.
Curtis began her Hollywood career in 1977 when she signed on as a contract player with Universal Studios. She was a regular on the television series Operation Petticoat when she was cast in Halloween. That role lead to subsequent roles in Prom Night, Terror Train and The Fog.
Married to actor Christopher Guest since 1984 and is the busy and proud mother of Annie and Thomas.
More than 20 years ago, Amanda launched her speaking career by talking about connections that count, leading with the heart, motivating with laughter, and bringing out the best in people. With today's mergers and cross-cultural workplaces, Amanda stresses the importance of creating joyful corporate communities that bring people together productively and profitably.
Her thoughtful and intelligent assessment of what it takes to lead, coach, and inspire corporate teams to outstanding results in a range of businesses from healthcare to technology, finance to real estate, energy to hospitality, and insurance to retail has distinguished her as one of the world's most sought-after experts in her field.
Author of four books and numerous videos, Amanda has a degree in Physical Therapy, a major in Psychology, and expertise in physical therapy, group dynamics, neurolinguistics, and occupational health. She has worked in corporations, colleges, hospitals, and private practice and has often been interviewed on radio and TV on her areas of expertise.
Amanda blends these areas of expertise to connect body, mind and spirit to show people how to become more effective professionally and personally and to rediscover joy at work and in life.
Donna Palomba is a managing member and co-founder of The Worx Group LLC, a marketing communications firm located in Prospect, Connecticut which began in 1987. She is a member of the Connecticut Community Foundation, the Greater New Haven Chamber, the Waterbury Regional Chamber and the Business Women's Forum.
In 2005, the Business Women's Forum - the longest running annual scholarship conference in New England - named Donna "Woman of the Year," a prestigious honor given to exemplary women that have had a significant impact in the business community, and have demonstrated superior leadership and community responsibility.
In balance with her commitment to business, Donna gives generously of her time to issues that affect the community at large. She serves on the board of directors of Special Olympics Connecticut and has previously served on other Connecticut boards in the greater Waterbury area including, United Way, the Non-Profit Assistance Initiative and Safe Haven.
In April of 2006 Donna was a recipient of a revered award given by the New Haven Business Times, which celebrated 20 women in the Greater New Haven area, who are successful in all facets of their lives. Donna was also selected as the 2007 Connecticut Working Woman of the Year by Westfarms and the CT Department of Labor during a news conference on Friday, May 11 presented by L'Oreal Paris.
In January 2007 Donna founded Jane Doe No More, Inc. (JDNM) a national non-profit organization dedicated to create awareness, break stigmas and develop training tools associated with sexual assault crimes. The JDNM board is comprised of experts in the legal, medical, law enforcement, victims' services and non-profit professions. Donna' story and this initiative were featured in a two-hour show on Dateline NBC on April 29, 2007.
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