John Cox considers himself a perennial student in the art of communication. After graduating from Midland University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, he went on to a successful 40 year career with the Swagelok Company in sales and product development; business development; human resources; industrial coaching; along with mentoring and training. He now works as a personal consultant with "Selling Basics llc" in the areas of Communication in the Workplace; Facilitation Skills; Selling Yourself; and Negotiation. John has been involved with Toastmasters for the past 17 years.
Melissa Lattanzi, Education and Events Coordinator, NEO-RLS. Melissa has been facilitating and conducting training sessions for the past 20 years and has definitely seen the good, the bad and the ugly of presenting. She has been involved with Toastmasters for the past 5 years.