About Dr. Venditti

Dr. Nara Venditti is the president and founder of Succeed in America!, a consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations with such issues as workplace based communication (including English language skills), employability, and cultural understanding.

Over the past 25 years she held positions ranging from educator to in-house international assignment consultant. Author of 65 published works; she is a third-generation educator and the recipient of State of Connecticut Official Citation for her tireless dedication to making a difference in the community. Her recent books are

How to Get a Job in the USA

(A step-by-step guide to successful employment in the United States, with emphasis on American business communication basics) and

Ameri$peak (a pocket dictionary on business English).

Throughout her 25-year career, she has been working with adult learners in both academic and business environment. She is adjunct lecturer at Western Connecticut State University and Housatonic Community College columnist in ethnic and business periodicals and a host of Channel 23 Community Forum Public Television Program.

Dr. Venditti is recognized by the state of Connecticut as a Naturalized US Citizen who made contributions to better the lives of refugees and immigrants in this country. Recently she was honored at a ceremony at Capitol by the Connecticut Refugee and Immigrant Coalition. Susan Bysiewitz, the Connecticut Secretary of State, in interview to WLAD (local radio station), remarked “she helps them [immigrants] by being more effective in the job market, so that they can start supporting themselves and their families”.

Selected memberships, affiliations, accreditations

• State of Connecticut, SHRM Council, Diversity Director
• Advanced Toastmaster - Toastmasters International
• Founding sponsor and a past president of Diversity-USA Toastmasters - Danbury, CT, USA
• International Institute of Connecticut, past Board member
• Catholic Charities/Immigration Initial Advisory Board
• Multicultural Task Force of Danbury, member
• American Association of University Professors, past member
• Small/Minority Business certified by the State of Connecticut
• United Nations Hospitality Committee of Westport, CT;
• project certified as E-trainer (The Masie E-Learning Center);
• Graduate from Project Blueprint – United Way, non-profit leadership and boardmanship training
• Together in America - Association of Foreign-Born Professionals and Enterpreneurs, Founder
• SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management), member
• WC SHRM, Diversity Chair
• National Speakers Association, Assoc. Member, Connecticut Chapter