Marian Stetson-Rodriguez
Pleasanton, California | North America
President at Charis Intercultural Training

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About me ...

Marian Stetson-Rodriguez is president of Charis Intercultural Training Corporation, a global leadership development and intercultural communication consulting firm with 25 consultants in 11 countries who deliver training for companies such as Intel, Siemens, Sony and others.

Marian has consulted to companies with international acquisitions and international start-ups, growing and downsizing international operations, managing a culturally-diverse workforce, building sales and managing distribution to customers overseas, and managing global teams in over 20 countries. She is an active adjunct faculty member at Santa Clara Univeristy, where she is a founding member of the Global Women's Leadership Network through Leavey School of Business, and an instructor in the Graduate School of Engineering for 'Building Global Teams'.

Marian's passions include travel and languages, she is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversant in French and Italian. With her Venezuelan husband, Ruben, she is raising three bilingual children.


My thoughts on ...
My thoughts on what makes a good program manager
Good listening! People closest to the customer, equipment, etc. have great ideas and solutions to share. Being well organized, respecting deadlines, and leaving a 10% cushion for the unexpected will decrease stress for the p.m. and others.

A book I recommend to others or am currently reading
If you like to laugh while learning, I'm reading "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World" by Eric Weiner.

If I could travel back in time and witness any event one would be
Finding the Rosetta Stone - unlocking the mysteries of language, and bridging centuries to get messages from ancient Egyptians

Someone I would most like to sit next to at a dinner party
Melinda Gates

Some of the countries I have visited for work or play
Vietnam (Dalat and Hoi An are gems), Italy, Malaysia, Ireland, Cambodia, Israel, Mexico, China, Austria, Venezuela, Greece, Czech Republic, Spain, Philippines, Germany, France, UK, Panama, Costa Rica