A Fast Track member of the National Speakers Association, 
  Maryanne Ross is a speaker and trainer with more than ten years’
  experience in adult education. Her passions include Operations
  Management, Leadership Development, Success Habits, Personal
  Empowerment, and Positive Thinking.

  For twenty years, Maryanne has been an active member and
  volunteer for APICS, The Association for Operations Management.  As a District Director, she is a member of the APICS Board of Directors. Maryanne has presented at Congress for Progress and Seminar1, APICS International Conferences and Leadership Institutes, and many other local and international events.  She has been a full-time APICS Instructor since October 2001, with 18 years of manufacturing expertise in the medical, plastics, automotive, electronics, and metalworking industries. Maryanne has extensive experience in scheduling, purchasing, production, and inventory control, along with three years of material management for a tier-one supplier to General Motors. 

She has earned three APICS certifications and as an APICS Qualified Instructor Maryanne holds multiple prestigious designations, including Master Instructor for both CPIM and CSCP.  She also leads APICS Lean Enterprise and Global Sourcing workshops, and has been instrumental in creating interactive exercises and enhancements for dozens of APICS courses.

Maryanne is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Development Course and a trained facilitator of the Coveylink Speed of Trust Workshops. She has completed the Jack Canfield Breakthrough to Success programs, and is one of the one hundred individuals worldwide who have been selected to work personally with Jack in his Train the Trainer program.

Mental Apparel  is the culmination of Maryanne's many years of helping individuals prepare for the next level of their personal and professional lives. As the owner of Mental Apparel, Maryanne is dedicated to teaching her Dress Your Mind for Success principles to tomorrow's leaders.

While grateful for her very busy schedule, Maryanne especially enjoys spending time with her new twin granddaughters.  She is a Civil War buff and enjoys hiking, gardening, and bird-watching.  An avid reader of motivational materials,
Maryanne conducts workshops and motivational presentations for church and civic groups.