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William Sonnenschein
Senior Lecturer (Continuing)
Communications
1-510-643-8005
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Academic Status: On duty
Office Hours: By appointment, F449
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Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat
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Education
BA, Journalism, San Francisco State University
MA, Speech Communications, San Francisco State University
Post-graduate work in Leadership, Intercultural Communication,
Organizational Communication, Conflict Management, Education,
and Reading and Literacy
Positions Held
At Haas since 1992
1992 - present Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
2002 - 2007 Adjunct Professor, Santa Clara University
1996 - 97 (summer) Visiting Professor, University of San Francisco
1982 - 88 Lecturer, San Francisco State University
1975 - 79 Instructor, Santa Rosa Junior College
External Service and Assignments
Budapest University for Technology and Economics, taught Leading Diversity and Leadership Communication, several times, most recently May, 2005.
- St. Petersburg State University in Russia School of Management, taught leadership, December, 2003.
- St. Petersburg State University , Environmental Leadership and Sustainable Resource program, taught leadership communication, June 2005.
- Standing Committee on Diversity at Haas
- Advisory Committee, Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program
- Consulting: Bank of America, Transfair, JPMorgan, VisaUSA, Mervyn’s, Watry Design, Merrill Lynch, Deloitte and Touche and others
- Principal, i.e. communication
- Founding Member, California Colloquium on Management Communication
- Oakland Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
Current Research and Interests
- Leadership and Leadership Communication
- Diversity in the Workplace
- Teambuilding
Selected Papers and Publications
- Leadership Communication: An Invitation to Dance, Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program Newsletter, 2005.
- The Equitable Workplace: Preventing and Ending Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation (Manual), i.e. communication: 2005.
- The Diversity Toolkit: How You Can Build and Benefit from a Diverse Workforce, Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary Books, 1999.
- Understanding Diversity: A Positive Communication-Based Step into the Year 2000 (Manual), i.e. communication, Jones and Associates, and Visa USA: 1998
- Ending Discrimination: Communication Skills for Improved Hiring and Interview Processes (Manual), i.e. communication, Jones and associates, and Visa USA: 1998.
- The Practical Executive and Workforce Diversity, Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Business Books, 1997.
- Building Communication Skills Across Business/Opco Cultures (Manual), i.e. communication and Chevron Corporation: 1997.
Teaching
- MBA 200C - Leadership Communication
- UGBA 196 - Communication for Leaders
Honors and Awards
- "Haas Club 6" Citations for Teaching Excellence, Spring 1994 – Spring 2007
- Ace Faculty Award, 2005, Santa Clara University
- Dean's Special Commendation for Educational Excellence, 2005, Santa Clara University
- Instructional Excellence Award, 1990-91, Encyclopedia Britannica Corporation
- Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, 1988, San Francisco State University
- Recognition of Teaching Excellence, 1986-89, San Francisco State University
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