Colette Dumas

Background

Dumas, Colette was born on January 30, 1957 in Liberty, New York, United States. Daughter of Edward Arthur and Rita Elizabeth (Speedling) Dumas.

Education

Bachelor in French & Company Literature with honors, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1978. Master of Arts, The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, The Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California, 1989.

Career

Coordinator, Council on International Ednl. Exchange, New York City, 1978-1979; wholesale travel agent, American Express, Paris, France, 1979-1980; clk traveler's check division, Bank of America, San Francisco, 1980-1981; methods analyst, Bank of America, San Francisco, 1981-1982; human resources analyst, Bank of America, Los Angeles, 1982-1984; associate professor, U. Quebec at Montreal, Canada, 1988-1996; assoc professor management, Suffolk U., Boston, since 1996. Lecturer McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1988-1991, visiting professor L'University Autonoma de Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico, 1989, Warsaw (Poland) School of Economics, 1994.

Consultant Canadian International Development Agency, Burkina Faso, Africa, 1993.

Membership

Volunteer Meals on Wheels, Los Angeles, 1985-1987, Social Justice Committee, Montreal, Canada, Terre des Hommes, Montreal, 1989-1992. Member The Family Firm Institute (board directors 1994-1997, Contribution to Field award 1984), Academy Management, Organization Behavior Teaching Society, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: running, guitar, singing, kayaking, creative writing.

Connections

Married Frederick Alexander Hovey, July 31, 1993.

Father:

Edward Arthur Dumas

Mother:

Rita Elizabeth (Speedling) Dumas

Spouse:

Frederick Alexander Hovey