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<p>The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University presents a half-day program, &#8220;Improve Family Business Communication,&#8221; on April 16 at Wilkes University. The program, presented by family business experts in fields such as accounting, law, communications, psychology, succession planning and more, will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St. in Wilkes-Barre. The public may attend the program as a free trial session before joining the Family Business Alliance.</p><p>The program begins with networking at 8 a.m. and presentations start at 8:30 a.m. The first presentation, &#8220;Parameters for Healthy Family Connection,&#8221; will be given by Patricia Fox, clinical psychologist from Clarks Summit.</p><p>Gary Plaster, principal, and Erich Bergen, director, both of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, will present &#8220;Is Your Business Ready for Transition? A Family Assessment&#8221; from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.</p><p>A panel discussion titled &#8220;What Works/What Does Not Work in Running a Family Meeting,&#8221; begins at 10:30 a.m. The panel includes Steven Roth, attorney at Rosenn Jenkins &amp; Greenwald LLP; Daniel Haggerty, attorney and president of PJM Productions in Clarks Summit, Pa.; Bill Corcoran, president of Corcoran Printing in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and Gerard Donnellan, business advisor and consulting psychologist.</p><p>Keynote speaker Donnellan will present &#8220;Family Secrets and Ghosts&#8221; from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donnellan is a family business advisor and consulting psychologist who focuses on family dynamics, succession planning and governance issues. He is also an adjunct professor at Boston College and the author of &#8220;Who Will Drive the Bus? Guidance for Developing Leaders in the Family Enterprise.&#8221;</p><p>For more information and to register, visit www.wilkes.edu/FBA or contact Sue Reilly, executive director of the Family Business Alliance, at 570-408-2120 or susan.reilly@wilkes.edu.</p><style>
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Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University sponsors workshop on communication