tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13225192426516754832011-07-07T17:02:25.170-07:00James McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353248911581293887noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1322519242651675483.post-28279068828520479902009-08-06T19:27:00.000-07:002011-04-14T17:52:25.358-07:00<style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-size: 12pt; widows: 2; orphans: 2 } H2 { margin-bottom: 0.08in } H2.cjk { font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif } H2.ctl { font-family: "Tahoma" } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Good day, my name is James McGrane, however, I generally use the nickname Skip. I am a q</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">uiet, professional-type entrepreneur. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">My bio includes a generous amount of educational background and a variety of work experiences in the area of health care and program management. I have been described as a good listener, a problem solver, and a caring human being. I am thoughtful, perceptive and positive.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After graduation from the University of Nebraska with a D.D.S. degree, I went to Australia to practice dentistry. At the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne some of us were concerned about how the hospital administration influenced the professional staff and our patients. I remembered the old adage that if you were not part of the solution, you were part of the problem. At that point I enrolled in a Dental Public Health program back in the U.S. in order to gain knowledge and skills in program management and administration.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As the Director of Dental Programs at </span><span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/companies/28114/Normandale+Community+College?trk=pp_icon" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;">Normandale Community College</span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> I provided leadership and supervision of the dental programs and taught selected courses in the programs. I currently provide clinical supervision for the dental hygiene program at the </span><span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/companies/28237/Fox+Valley+Technical+College?trk=pp_icon" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;">Fox Valley Technical College</span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I practiced as a general dentist at Dental Associates, Ltd., a large multi-specialty group practice. I provided oral diagnosis and treatment planning for our patients while establishing consulting relationships with the various dental specialties in the practice.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p>I have recent sales and marketing experience with insurance and network marketing. I worked with <span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/companies/3997/Aflac?trk=pp_icon" target="_blank">Aflac</a></u></span></span> as an independent associate marketing supplemental insurance products. I developed and operate an independent network marketing venture doing business under the name <span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://yarragroup.com/" target="_blank">Yarragroup</a></u></span></span>. I represent and market products in <span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://jamesmcgrane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Personal Development</a></u></span></span>, Financial Education, and Internet business resources.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My personal interests include reading, music, cooking and travel. I love to experience an occasional overseas adventure and especially enjoyed time in Australia.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <h2 class="western"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Additional Information</span></span></h2> <dl><dt><span style="font-size:100%;">Websites </span> </dt></dl> <ul><li><dd><a> </a><a href="http://www.skipmcgrane.com"><span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u></u></span></span></a><span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;">My Website</span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span> </dd></li><li><dd> <span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://jamesmcgrane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;">My Blog</span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span> </dd></li></ul> <dl><dt style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-mcgrane/6/a03/159"><span style="font-size:100%;">Public Profile</span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span> </dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"> <span style="color:#000080;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-mcgrane/6/a03/159"><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-mcgrane/6/a03/159</span></a></u></span></span></dd></dl> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0;"><br /></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Contact Information</span></span></strong><strong> </strong> </p> <blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">James “Skip” McGrane<br />37 Apache Court<br />Appleton, WI 54911<br /><br />920.832.1089: voice<br />801.912.1440: fax<br />920.809.1225: mobile</span></blockquote> <blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">yarragroup@jmcgrane.ws</span></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1322519242651675483-2827906882852047990?l=who-is-james-mcgrane.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>James McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353248911581293887noreply@blogger.com0