Erickson School Expands Professional Certification

January 30 - 2008

CONTACT: Kavan Peterson
Office: 410-455-1896
Email: kavan@umbc.edu

BALTIMORE – The Erickson School Executive Education program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County now offers its fourth exclusive professional certification designed for leaders in the burgeoning seniors housing and care market.

New for 2008 is professional certification in Organizational Development in Seniors Housing and Care, reflecting the program’s expanded offerings in human-capital development and person-centered organizational culture. Also offered exclusively by the Erickson School are certificates in Leadership, Finance and Marketing & Sales for Seniors Housing and Care.

Seydou E. Diallo, Relationship Manager in the Senior Housing Lending Unit at Bank of the West, recently completed professional certifications in Finance and Marketing. Diallo said the certifications make him uniquely qualified to determine the quality and best practices of senior housing borrowers.

“Every course is grounded in real-life business practices and provides unparalleled insight to the seniors care industry through the eyes of instructors who represent some of the nation’s top operators, developers, professors, attorneys and investors in this industry,” Diallo said.

Erickson School Executive Education programs are designed to build a pool of future top leadership to meet the challenges and opportunities of the ever-evolving market for seniors housing, products and services.

Professional certification also provides industry leaders with the necessary credentials for successful career advancement in seniors housing & care and other aging services. Benefits include:

• Improved strategic decision making by keeping up with the latest trends in service, operational excellence and marketing strategies in this rapidly changing market.
• Deeper understanding of organizational dynamics to improve development and implementation of new initiatives.
• Building knowledge and competencies in core areas of business leadership, finance and marketing and human development based on the research and public policy strengths of a university and the real-world experience of top industry leaders.

• By connecting the brainpower of a leading research university with the practical expertise and knowledge of seniors housing, senior care, and senior health care authorities and aging services leaders nationwide.
• With targeted, intensive approaches to leadership development with the goal of building a pool of future top leadership for seniors housing and care industries and other aging services.
• By providing organizations with specific knowledge and competencies to meet the needs of immediate and long term challenges, such as rapidly changing markets, increased competition and building new businesses.

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