Jim Golden, Exec. ED

Jim Golden is an Adjunct Professor in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School where he facilitates Business Communication and Business Leadership and Human Value (BLHV) courses to graduate and international students.  Golden facilitates workshops for the JHU Carey Business School Leadership Development Program (LDP)/Summer Business Academy (SBA) and the Urban Health Institute Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program (BNLP) Fellows.    

Golden is an award-winning public speaker and is the owner/principal of Golden Opportunity Learning and Development, LLC., an award-winning public speaking company.

Education

• Exec. ED, Business and Entrepreneurship, Dartmouth College
• M.S., University of Maryland Global Campus  
• B.S., Central State University

Courses

Current

• Business Communication
• Business Leadership and Human Values (BLHV)

Honors and distinctions

• UMD ‘Donna B. Hamilton’ University of Maryland Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
• UMD ‘Most Valuable Professor’, University of Maryland Field Hockey Team
• UMGC ‘Stanley J. Drazek’ Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Nominee (Twice)
• UMGC Dean’s Citation for Excellent Student Evaluations (4.75/5.00 Cumulative Average)
• “Top 100 DMV Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)” Award Winner
• Maryland Governor’s Citation for Excellence in Business
• Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) “Supplier of the Year” Award Winner
• Toastmasters International Club, Area, and President of the Year

Impact and engagement

Business

• Speaker/Facilitator – Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
• Speaker/Facilitator - University System of Maryland Professional Development Annual Week
• Speaker/Facilitator - 11th American University Annual Key Executive Leadership Conference
• Speaker/Facilitator - National Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference
• Commencement Announcement Team – University of Maryland Global Campus Name Reader

Community

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• University of Maryland – Faculty Fellow - Do Good Institute
• Robert Frost Middle School – Public Speaking Club President
• Travilah Elementary School PTA Executive Board
• The Mitchellville (MD) School Board of Trustees
• Spiritual Lector and Reader
• Shepherd’s Table Community Kitchen (Volunteer Server)

In the media

• American University Annual Key Executive Leadership Conference (2020)
• Golden Opportunity wins “Top 100 DMV Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)” Award Winner (2008)
• Golden Opportunity receives Maryland Governor’s Citation for Excellence in Business (2008)
• Golden Opportunity wins Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) “Supplier of the Year” Award Winner (2007)