About Maureen

Founded in 1992 to provide communication planning and writing services to professionals who need to connect with the right people-to build stronger relationships and attract new ones.

Are you content to follow or do you intend to lead?

Effective communication is a core skill of every successful leader. In a business environment saturated with messages, good communication beats at the heart of every lasting relationship.

As the competition for attention grows, those able to recognize and respond to unmet wants are those we will call tomorrow's leaders. You could be one of them.

Maureen A. Jung, Ph.D.

Maureen began consulting, speaking and writing in the "publish or perish" academic environment. She founded Wordspring Consulting in 1992 to help professionals communicate more effectively in person, in print, and in electronic formats. From presentations and articles to web content and book projects, Maureen provides communication consulting, coaching, and writing services to those who want to achieve individual and organizational goals by building better relationships with clients, colleagues and the media.

During more than twenty years in the field, Maureen has "groomed" dozens of business presentations to corporations, professional associations, and investors, and provided planning, research, and editing support for scores of articles and a dozen book projects. Her articles on urban studies, land use, communication, and other topics have appeared in a variety of business, academic, and trade publications.

An active member and former board member of the Institute of Management Consultants USA, Northern California Chapter (IMC), Maureen has coordinated a business speakers bureau for Management Consultants of Sacramento since 1999. She's also an active member of Metromasters Toastmasters group, which meets in the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Her academic background in organizational behavior, urban studies and economic history-combined with extensive experience with publications, give her unique perspective and depth. For her research on the history of American stock markets, Maureen received the Charles Spaulding Research Prize and the Charles Pease Award (Society of American Archivists). She was one of thirteen researchers worldwide whose work was included in the landmark publication by the California Historical Society and University of California Press, A Golden State: Mining and Economic Development in Gold Rush California (1999).

During the 1980s, Maureen taught writing workshops in a variety of venues at University of California, Santa Barbara. She designed and helped implement the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum program to improve the communication skills of instructors and students. In recognition of her effective, interactive training style, Maureen was named a Fellow of the South Coast Writing Project, a think tank for writing teachers affiliated with the National Writing Project.

She's presented to a variety of organizations, including American Sociological Assn., California Studies Assn., American Business Services Assn., Building Owners and Managers Assn., Management Consultants of Sacramento, and Institute of Management Consultants USA.

For more information, contact Maureen at (904) 298-5714
or email mjung@wordspringconsulting.com