Craig A. Farnsworth
P.O. Box 23085 Phone: 216-383-9943
Cleveland, OH 44123 Fax: 216-383-9953
www.marriagetransformation.com E-mail: Craig@marriagetransformation.com
CURRENT POSITION
Secretary/Treasurer of Marriage Transformation LLC, a global interfaith-based social and economic development project committed to relationship and marriage education and marriage skill building for people at all stages of relationships.
Co-Author:
v Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage, Second Edition (Marriage Transformation, 2005)
v Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage (Marriage Transformation, 2004)
v Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts! (ClariComm Publishing, 2003; CD version 2005)
Board of Directors President, Better Together (formerly Cleveland Marriage Coalition), 2005
Market Manager, Radix Wire Company, 2000-present; responsible for managing global accounts for customers in the appliance and lighting industries purchasing high-temperature wire; assisting engineers with customer technical challenges
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND/CERTIFICATIONS
B.A., Applied Physics, Hiram College, 1980
B.A., Elementary Education, Hiram College, 1974
Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education Conference, 2004, 2005
FranklinCovey Facilitator Training, The 8 Habits of a Successful Marriage, Smart Marriages Conference, 2005
PREPARE/ENRICH Mentor Couple Training, 2004
PREPARE/ENRICH Counselor Certification Training, 2003
Landmark Education Courses: Forum, Advanced Course, Self-Expression & Leadership, Communication: Access to Power, Communication: Performance & Power, Creativity Seminar, Excellence Seminar, Effectiveness Seminar, Velocity Seminar, Money Seminar, Living Passionately Seminar, Relationship Seminar, Breakthroughs: Living Outside the Box Seminar; Coach for Self-Expression and Leadership; 1999-2005
Honest Conversations Diversity Facilitator Training, 1996-2001
PRESENTATIONS (1998-2005)
Upcoming 2005: Santa Cruz, California; Zhuhai, China; and Hong Kong
v “What is Marriage Education?” and “Pure Gold Marriage” workshops; Washtenaw County, Michigan Bahá’í Centre; September 2005
o “Experience and expertise in subject matter was evident…”
v “Both Eyes Open: The Adventure of Relationships” singles workshop; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; September 2005; 30 participants
o “Great workshop! Very useful. Inclusion of the arts was very effective.”
v “What is Marriage Education?,” “Pure Gold Marriage,” and “Both Eyes Open” singles workshops; St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; April 2005; 40 participants each
v Keynote address on Marriage and Divorce issues and four workshops on pre-marriage and marriage topics; Grand Canyon Bahá’í Conference, Phoenix, Arizona; December 2004; 1500 participants
v “Pure Gold Marriage” workshop and “The Marriage Transformation Project” presentation; Bahá’í Social and Economic Development Conference, Orlando, Florida; December 2004; 150 participants
v “Marriage Can Be Forever” 1-hour teleconference presentation and Q&A; Bahá’í-Faith sponsored; September 2004
v “Both Eyes Open: The Adventure of Relationships” marriage preparation 5-day session; 20 participants; Bosch Bahá’í School, Santa Cruz, California; August 2004; 20 participants
o “Our experience with Craig and Susanne was great. I think they are brilliant, and the reviews for the course were incredible. They do a fantastic job.” ~ Program Director
o “I liked the circled gathering with practiced and skilled facilitation and coaching, the gradual pacing, and the consultation and openness best.”
v Celebration of Marriage Banquet Honoring Segment; Smart Marriage Conference, Dallas, Texas; July 2004; 2000 participants
v Marriage Preparation Presentation & Book Signing; Joseph Beth Bookstore, Cleveland, Ohio; May 2004
v Character Work Day, mini-workshop and working session to develop character materials for workshops; Cleveland, Ohio; December 2003
v “Ready for Marriage” presentation and mini-workshop; Bahá’í Social and Economic Development Conference, Orlando, Florida; December 2003; 130 participants
o “The interactivity, definitions, content, and humor were valuable.”
v “Both Eyes Open - The Adventure of Relationships”; intensive marriage preparation weekend workshop, Chicago, Illinois; November 2003; trained 3 facilitators concurrently with session; 65 participants
o Overall evaluation score was 6.07 out of a possible 7.00 total
o “The book, presenters, demonstrations, and activities were very useful!”
o “Learned a lot about myself in a way that felt safe and comfortable.”
v “Parenting Your Child Through Relationships, Courting, & Consent to Marry”; Bahá’í Unit Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; October 2003; 6 participants
v “Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts!”; Local Author Week, Euclid Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio; October 2003; 15 participants
o “Your presentation was informative and professional, yet warm and comforting. It is nice to think that happiness like yours is possible in this world!” Library Coordinator
v Introduction to Marriage Project; Association for Bahá’í Studies Conference, San Francisco, California; September 2003; 100 participants
v “Steps on a Path to a Spiritually-Based Marriage”; Bahá’í-sponsored Public Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio; September 2003; 25 participants
v Bahá’í Singles Marriage Preparation Weekend; Cleveland, Ohio; August 2003; 15 participants
o “Great job! Thanks for providing a very valuable opportunity to discuss issues of concern; thanks for promoting healthy relationships and marriage!”
o “The two of you are wonderful!”
v Marriage Preparation Workshops; Midwinter Bahá’í Youth Conference, Cleveland/Cincinnati, Ohio; 1999-2003; 15 participants
v International Appliance Technical Conference, presentation of technical papers; multiple years
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS
· Chairman, Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Euclid Ohio, 1999-present
· Member of Voices of Bahá international choir; sang in Carnegie Hall 2002
· Member of Interfaith Suburban Action Coalition, Euclid, Ohio, 2000-2004
· Member and Secretary of Board of Trustees of Euclid Community Concerns, a civic organization addressing fair housing and community relations issues and working with neighborhood associations, 2000-2004
· School board member for Crimson Ark Bahá’í School private school for 10 years
· Conference Chair, 1994 International Appliance Technical Conference
· Gas Industry Representative, National Advisory Group for Food Service Technology Center, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Ramon, California for 11 years
· Member of Product Development & Management Association
· Member of American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), F-26 Food Service Equipment Committee
· Member of American Society of Gas Engineers
· Researched, prepared, and presented technical papers to a variety of technical conferences
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Product Manager: Food Service Equipment, Electronic Products Division
Tridelta Industries, Mentor, Ohio, 1997 - 2000
Key accomplishments were to:
· Expand and maintain annual sales volume of approximately $2,000,000 through skilled relationship-building and successfully resolving challenges
· Develop product specifications and coordinate the development and consistent flow of quality products to customers by liaising with internal engineering and production personnel
· Flexibly manage and structure multi-level electronic product platforms for a variety of segments of the food service OEM equipment market
· Proactively ascertain customer’s needs through excellent two-way communication and persevere in mobilizing resources to meet those needs
Research Engineer, Project Manager, and Program Manager (promotions to positions of increasing responsibility)
AGA Research (formerly American Gas Association Research Division), Independence , Ohio; 1981-1997
Key accomplishments were to:
· Interact with customers to determine their needs and prepared creative problem-solving proposals; primary market areas were commercial food service, HVAC equipment, and residential appliances
· Manage complex research and development programs with a high degree of integrity and reliability; Program budgets ranged in size from $50,000 to $5,000,000
· Supervise a variety of project teams comprised of technicians and engineers
· Develop new equipment designs that resulted in 5 patents
Elementary School Teacher
Garfield Local, 1974-1978
Chemistry and Physics Teaching/Laboratory Assistant
Hiram College, 1979-1980