Meet our
Team of Instructors!
Maureen is the President of the Workplace Learning and Performance Group. She has over twenty five years of experience in the fields of managment, training, human resources, diversity and leadership development. She works with organizations in many industries including retail, hospitality, academia, local government, manufacturing, and professional associations. Maureen was awarded "Instructor of the Year" in 2008 by the San Diego State University College of Extended Studies.
A published author and motivational speaker, Maureen is available to speak at your next business meeting or event. Her topics encourage and empower individuals to excel on a personal level which leads to more efficient business and professional success. Contact Maureen at maureen@wlpgroup.com

Author of How to Be CEO of Your Own Life, has coached hundreds of professionals to transform their own strengths and experiences into fresh starts and better results. She earned her MS in Counseling at San Diego State University and was licensed in California as a Marriage, Family & Child Therapist. She has been a business and presentation skills coach for 15 years through her company.
For 25 years, Rebecca has worked with clients who have high potential, but lack the skills to fulfill that potential. She helps transitioning professionals become thoroughly self-aware so they can make the most of their undiscovered talents, take initiative and realize the natural, deep desire to Be CEO of Your Own Life. Click here for more info about Rebecca
Lauren is a professional Image Consultant, Career and Business Management specialist, and President of Impress Express a La Jolla, CA based image consulting firm. For years, she has helped men and women take that next step to success. Whether it's landing a dream position, writing the words that make an impact, or just creating a better impression when you walk into a room ... she knows what it takes to elevate you from doing good ... to doing great. To living up to your potential. To feeling better about yourself — because you're the best you can be.
Jason is a personal coach specializing in confidence. He started coaching clients to help them become more successful in their dating lives, now Jason moved on to helping solo entrepreneurs learn to sell their products and services in the most natural, assured way.
His sales coaching clients have increased their closing rates as much as 60% from his coaching alone! Jason wasn't always a coach. He comes from a highly technical background involving 14 years working with information technology in the business world and three years working with protein molecules in a lab. Find out about the Integrated Sales Approach

Ian’s comprehensive and integrated approach to marketing, advertising, and consulting helped him break into the industry as a marketing consultant at only 21 years old. By the age of 22, he was already acting as an executive level consultant, which gave him the perspective on small, mid-market and startup businesses he needed to develop and implement all aspects of his clients’ sales and marketing campaigns.
At 23, Ian expanded on his reputation by establishing an independent marketing consulting firm and bringing in millions of dollars for clients. Today, he manages and owns four marketing and advertising powerhouses: Mission Partners, The Mission Suite, San Diego Strategy, and Integrated Sales Approach, all of which combine powerful strategies with industry insight to achieve incredible results. He remains imbued with the entrepreneurial spirit, investing in partnerships that will spur company and client growth for years to come.
Vicki is the CEO of Marketing Impressions, a San Diego based Marketing firm. Vicki believes that business ownership is the ticket to wealth and freedom. She has a passion for supporting business owners. For over 25 years, she has increased her client’s business visibility resulting in dramatically increased customers and sales. It is her job to stay ahead of the curve on all the new marketing tools and pick out the best ones. Her specialties include Internet Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Content Marketing, as well as tried and true print and television advertising.
Vicki’s clients include the San Diego International Airport, Oceanside Photo & Telescope, Arenson Office Furniture, Pacific Coast Commercial Real Estate, Miramar Autoport, Silverman Fine Jewelry, and many others. She helps big clients and little clients. Her only criteria for assisting a business is that they are committed to trying new marketing tactics and willing building new customer relationships fast.
- San Diego State University (CES)
- American Society of Training and Development
- San Diego Zoological Society
- United States Marine Corp
- Scaffold Industry Association
WLP Group - Partial Client List
Affiliations/Certifications
Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP)
Vital Smarts - Certified Facilitator - Crucial Conversations
Personal Strengths Certified SDI Facilitator
Russell Consulting Group Certified Distributor- Resilience Quotient (RQ)
Resource Associates Corp. - Affiliate
Memberships
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador)
American Society for Training & Development
ASTD San Diego (Past President)
Pacific Association of Women in Martial Arts Member
We are proud to be a 2009 & 2011 Small Business Awards Finalist with the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce! The Workplace Learning and Performance Group is a management consulting and training firm dedicated to teaching individuals and organizations to improve their performance so they can achieve their desired results! To live their lives and manage their businesses with a clear vision for the future! We develop customized solutions to fit your organizational needs. Our consultants have extensive experience working with organizations in many fields such as: hospitality, large and small business, government, academia, nonprofit, and associations.


Alisa A. Shorago, J.D. is an accomplished trainer, specializing in helping employees communicate professionally, effectively, and clearly. She delivers on-site seminars that employees learn from and enjoy in the areas of harassment prevention; business and legal writing; workplace speaking/presentation skills; communication skills for customer service; and business professionalism and etiquette.
As an adjunct instructor on the faculties of UCSD Extension, Southwestern College, and University of Phoenix, Alisa specializes in making complex subjects understandable and approachable. She also has extensive experience as a litigation attorney and writer/editor.