Fran Boehme Mackin is a solution-focused senior manager with more than 30 years' experience in project management, IT, training and learning, people leadership, strategic alignment, and implementation. She is an innovative change agent with a track record of managing polarities and developing processes to focus project teams on improving efficiencies. Ms. Mackin received her MBA, with a concentration in IT, from Northern Illinois University and has completed all coursework for a doctorate in instructional technology. She is an active member of the Project Management Institute and holds a Certified Project Management Professional certification. As a training manager and developer, Ms. Mackin has both created and managed projects that have won awards from the Society for Telecommunication Communication. Ms. Mackin's diverse experience has included working with Fortune 100 conglomerates in many industries, including systems development, telecommunications, publishing, consulting, information services, and manufacturing. She has project- and product-managed mission-critical software and has led successful multiyear, multimillion-dollar development programs. Ms. Mackin is founder and President of Goals Etc., a firm that provides motivational programs for children focused on project management principles. She has published her first book, A Child's Outlook: Charting the Course, and is developing seminars to present the concepts outlined in the book.