Katrina Cummins' Biography

Katrina J. Cummins (MEd) is consistently known as a dynamic, motivational and transformational speaker who has a positive impact on those with whom she interacts.

As a gifted story teller with her Aussie humor, she is always a fun and engaging speaker. She has an ability to connect with audiences on a deep level, inspiring people towards positive growth and fulfilling lives.



Experience

  • She has a background in speaking, teaching, counseling, corporate management, business and educational consulting, including managing her own business called Learn Right.
  • With a background in psychology, she has over a decade of hands on experience working as a counselor and behavioral specialist.
  • Katrina has worked in the education field as a teacher and has also written and taught an accelerated learning program which has been implemented both in Australia and America.
  • Previously she worked for a private consulting company which specializes in coaching CEOs and also worked at management level in the retail industry.
  • As a business consultant, she specifically worked with adults using a psychological assessment tool called MAPP (Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential).
  • Katrina is up to date with the latest brain based research on how people learn and what motivates real change in life.

Education

  • Masters in Educational Psychology
  • Graduate Education Degree K-12 (teaching license)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  • Washington State Educational License to practice counseling
  • Educational Teaching License from Australia

Training Programs

  • Learning to Learn, by Dr. Burns
  • Beyond Training, by Dr. Burns
  • Neurological Learning Theory training, Dr. Arwood
  • MAPP (Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential) certification program, by Patrick Niles
  • SMART (School Mobilization Assistance Response Teams) training from TIP (Trauma Intervention Program)
  • Speak Up Seminar (Beginner and Advanced classes), by Carol Kent
  • Stonecroft Ministries certified speaker

Professional Speaker


Recently, she was asked to join a speaking team as a motivational speaker talking to businesses and individuals on How to Bring your Dreams into Reality. Katrina loves speaking to women as she understands the many issues women face and deal with on a daily basis.

She has presented to a range of audiences, including:
  • MOMS
  • women groups
  • educational conferences
  • retreats
  • young adults
  • pre-marriage couples
  • married couples
  • teenagers
  • parents
  • ministry leaders
  • and business leaders

Personal

  • In addition to speaking, writing, managing her consulting business and working as a counselor, she works full time as a mom and wife – her toughest and most rewarding job yet.
  • Katrina lives near Portland, Oregon with her family and their furry little critters, Sir Winston and Atillia.
  • She has been known to eat a whole bag of salt and vinegar potato chips in one sitting.
  • Even though she has lived in America since 1998, she still sounds like an Australian, which always makes her a fun and unique speaker to audiences.
  • Her passion is to have a positive impact on people, inspiring them to be simply the best.
  • In 2001 she was awarded the TIP (Trauma Intervention Program) Good Samaritan award for her leadership and professional skills in the community.