My CV.
Over my career, I am generally recognized as a “driving force” for change—a capable leader and team player with advanced experience in helping organizations and individuals become more efficient, more productive, and more profitable.
I have a track record of success in developing and implementing strategies that achieve and sustain organizational objectives, having worked with and consulted to organizations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors including education, health care, transportation, and public relations.
I am credible and have excellent skills in planning and coordination, problem-solving, interpersonal communication, and listening. I can motivate and lead others effortlessly.
I am a committed volunteer, having served and continuing to serve on boards for cultural societies, professional associations, and municipal organizations.
I excel in analyzing and problem-solving for organizations that are in a state of significant transition.
As an educator, I excel in training program assessment, development, and delivery. My students love my perfectionist streak in writing, editing, and proofreading.
As an editor, I maintain an accuracy rate over 96 percent. I have an eye for detail.
Mary Colak.
Writer. Educator. Consultant.
Truth Seeker.
What matters to me more than anything is Truth—with a capital T.
Truth with a capital T is absolute and objective. The other truth—with a small t—is built by humans for humans.
Absolute Truth relies on empirical evidence and objective reasons. Small t truths, on the other hand, gain widespread acceptance as truths. They fit current paradigms but are not necessarily true.
"Truth” and “truth” are two decidedly different things.
I help people decipher that difference.