About Us
Steve Hanamura is president of Hanamura Consulting, Inc., a firm
he founded in 1986. Steve brings more than 30 years experience
to the consulting, training and speaking profession. He is widely
sought after in the areas of leadership development, managing and
leading diversity initiatives, building effective teams, managing
personal and organizational change and working with generational differences.
Steve has authored two books, In Search of Vision
(Global Insights, 2000) and his latest work, I Can See Clearly
(Renaissance Publishers, 2005).
He has also written many journal articles and was a
contributing author to
Valuing Diversity, published by McGraw Hill in 1995.
He has served as past president for the Portland chapter of the
American Society for Training and Development and was chair of the
board for the Oregon Commission for the Blind from 1991-1997.
He is listed in Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and is a member
of the Diversity Collegium, a think tank of diversity professionals.
His client base is wide and varied, serving in both the public
and private sector. He has worked with large and small corporations
(nationally and internationally),government agencies and the educational
system. He is often called upon to deliver keynote speeches around
the country.
In 1998 Steve brought together youth and adults for Bridging
the Generation Gap, a conference sponsored by his firm.Dusty Baker,
former manager of the San Francisco Giants, was the keynote speaker
for this event that was designed to build and promote respect
and productivity between the generations.
Among Steve's professional honors is the Meritorious Service
Award for the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities. He was named Multi-Cultural Network Trainer of the
Year by the American Society for Training and Development. Also,
he was privileged to be one of the Torchbearers for the 1996 Olympics.
Steve received his master's degree from the University of Oregon
and his Bachelor's degree from Linfield College. Though blind,
he enjoys running and is an avid sports fan. He and his wife,
Becky, live in Beaverton, OR and have three grown sons.
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