Liz Greason is a native Mainer and the co-founder, owner, and principal consultant of Maine Intercultural Communication Consultants. She formerly taught at the American University in Dubai with a focus on effective cross-cultural communication. Since returning to Maine, Liz has applied her own personal experience and knowledge of the Middle East, cultural competency, and intercultural communication to aid Maine businesses, non-profits, and schools effectively recruit and retain a diverse workforce and serve diverse populations. She has served on the faculty of the University of Southern Maine and Portland Adult Education. In addition to being trained at the Intercultural Communication Institute in Portland, Oregon, Liz holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Reed College, a Certificate in Mediation from USM and is also a member of the Association for Consulting Expertise.