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Dr. Linda Stillman is a specialist in cultural communication, interpersonal relations and gender issues. She continues to pursue an international career as a professor, consultant and advocate of progressive social development in alignment with the United Nations and international organizations.
Dr. Stillman worked as a professor and consultant of intercultural communication, social interaction and international affairs in several
European countries for nearly 20 years. Linda participated in diplomatic endeavors as a corresponding journalist and writer/editor for various governments. She founded/ chaired diplomatic and cultural organizations in Morocco, Yugoslavia, Iceland and Germany to promote charity initiatives, as well as international goodwill and understanding. She conducted intercultural activities and organized many events to serve the needs of international and local communities in each country.
Now, in New York, Linda teaches culture/gender communication and the United Nations Women’s World at Pace University, and culture, comunication and public speaking at Yeshiva University. She also gives presentations to organizations on the UN and social development issues. Adjacently, she operates a consulting practice called Culture & Communication that helps people with cultural communication and human relationships; business and social development; ethics, persuasion and negotiation; and change management.
Linda is actively involved with the UN as an expert in communication, intercultural relations, and social development issues, as the permanent UN nongovernmental organization (NGO) representative for Soroptimist International. In this capacity, she works closely with the UN Commission on the Status of Women and the Stop Violence Against Women Movement. She is also the Director of Outreach for UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Global Watch and helps to build national-level working groups to forward the MDGs globally and locally.
In her community civic engagement, Linda serves as director of the American Association of University Women of New York; , partakes in the scholarship committee of the New England Society and helps at the FAPC homeless shelter for men.
As a graduate of Cornell University with a BS in communication studies and MAT in education from Webster University, Dr. Stillman earned her PhD with honors from the University of Bonn, Germany.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Linda Stillman
200 East 36th Street 4-E New York, NY 10016
212.686.2442 Ljstillman@aol.com
Professional Profile
1993-present New York City
Cultural Communication ConsultantProjects: Ultimate Goals; Legend Institute; New Life Hope;
The United Nations: UN Women’s World and Global Issues; Private Clients
Bonn University (2003-present) Visiting Professor: Gender Communication Studies
Pace University (2001-present) Faculty Professor /Mentor
Focus Areas: Culture and Gender Communication; Ethics, Persuasion and Negotiation; Organizational Communication; Public Speaking; The United Nations (personally designed interdisciplinary curriculum): UN Civic Engagement Service, Cultural Communication and UN Women’s Issues
LIM College (1995-2001) Professional Development and Career Services Director
Responsibilities: trained and assisted students in business career choices; determined and developed professional opportunities; negotiated student internships and permanent placement positions; taught business communication and cultural diversity; Director of Alumni Affairs
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) (1994-1995) Public Affairs Consultant
Responsibilities: established close collaboration with 40 international
non-governmental organizations; organized/conducted a UN preparatory regional conference in the Philippines (1994) for the fourth UN Women’s World Conference: Beijing
New York Association of New Americans (1993) Cultural and ESL Educator of Immigrants
1977-1993 Professional Partner/Wife of Senior Foreign Diplomat
1988-1993 Bonn, Germany
University of Maryland (1989-1992) Lecturer/Advisor to diplomatic community students
Disciplines: Communication Theory; Public Speaking; Interpersonal Relations; Critical Thinking
European Business Management Graduate Academy (1990-1993) Associate Professor
Advanced Business English; International Affairs
German Government (1990-1992) Language/Intercultural Relations Consultant
Responsibilities: acculturated Eastern European refugees into German society
Independent English Tutor and Editor: Clients: business/governmental professionals
1985-1988 Reykjavik, Iceland
The Foreign Ministry of Iceland English Editor of Iceland Handbook (400 pp) for Iceland’s President; Speech Writer for the Icelandic Foreign Ministry
Reykjavik Summit (Reagan/Gorbachev) (1986) Intercultural Coordinator among NATO, Warsaw and Nordic Council countries; Special Media Correspondent
1981-1984 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Diplomatic Community Speech Writer for Ambassadors and English Tutor international diplomats
1977-1980 Rabat, Morocco
The United States Information Service Assistant to the Director
Moroccan Governmental Agencies English Language Tutor and Editor
1974-1977 New York City
New York/New Jersey Marketing Order Magazine Editor
International and Community Service
New York City: Global and Local Civic Engagement
Sophia 2010 World Conference: Wisdom at Work, Sofia, Bulgaria 2010
International Executive Chair See Web Site: www.Sophia2010.org
United Nations (2001-present) Independent Expert: Culture, Communication and Gender Issues
Speaker: New York City and Europe: The United Nations: Women’s World of Social Development
UN NGO Representative for Soroptimist International (95,000 members in 120 countries)
Focus: Human Rights, Social Development and the Status of Women
Status: Representative to the Economic Social Council
Committee Member: NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
NGO CSW Co-Chair of UN CSW Session 2003: Women and the Media
NGO CSW Chair of UN CSW Session 2004: The Role of Men and Boys and the
Advancement of Gender Equality
Activist: UN Violence against Women Campaign (2005-2007): organizer of international conference March 2006 and initiator of cultural events, e.g., Co-chair Art Benefit for emerging women artists for the Violence Against Women World Movement (New York October 19, 2006)
UN Millennium Development Goals Global Watch (2005-2008): Secretariat Director for Outreach
Committee Member: Migration
Soroptimist International New York (1994-present) President (1998-2000) Focus: Women’s Economic/Social Development; Education; Environment; Health; Human Rights; The Girl Child; International Goodwill and Understanding
American Association of University Women, New York (2005-present) Director
Focus: Equity for Women’s/Girls’ education and societal change for gender equality
New England Society of New York (2004-2997) Scholarship Committee Member
Focus: University scholarships for economically stressed NYC students with academic achievement
The World: Global and Local Civic Engagement
International Diplomat’s Association Bonn: 1st Vice President (1989-1991)
Focus: Intercultural Initiatives and Community Service
International Women’s Association Reykjavik: Founder/Chair (1984-1988)
Focus: Relational development among NATO/Warsaw Pact and Nordic Council countries through international good will, intercultural and performing arts initiatives
American Women’s Association Belgrade: President (1982-1983)
Focus: American community acculturation programs during the Communist Era
International Women’s Association Rabat: President (1978-1980)
Focus: Charity initiatives for the Moroccan community; intercultural events to enhance goodwill with host country; established international awareness and activities for the UN International Year of the Child
Education
University of Bonn, Germany: Ph.D. (2005)
Communication Studies Department
Dissertation: The Impact of Culture on Communication Styles/Strategies of Non-Governmental Organizations at the United Nations: Focus: Women’s Styles and Strategies
First Graduate of International Doctoral Program: Cum Laude
Pace University, New York City: Practicum in Negotiation and Mediation (2002)
New York University, School of Continuing Education/Professional Studies New York:
International Affairs Program Certification (2001)
Webster University, Reykjavik/St. Louis, MI: M.A.T. (1987)
Highest Academic Distinction Award
Goethe Institute, New York, Rabat, Belgrade: Studies (1976-1982)
German Language and Culture
Advanced Certification
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: B.S. (1974)
Communication Arts Major
Guildin Magazine Writing Award and Rice Oratorical Award
Languages
German: Very Fluent
French: Basic
Published
Millennium Development Goals Global Watch Journal
Public Speaking
Many engagements on/at the United Nations on Global Women’s Issues
Many engagements as Chair, Sophia 2010 World Conference, internationally
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