Ozzie Gontang

Vistage International

* Known as Ozzie or Oz since childhood. * BA, Liberal Arts, Villanova University. MA, Theology, Augustinian College. MS Rehabilitation Counseling, San Diego State University. Ph.D., Psychology, United States International University. * Vistage Chair since 1986. * Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist since 1976. * Since 1980 has worked with numerous executives, managers, their employees, and athletes. Counseling sessions with them have focused primarily on: 1) family, marital, and relationship problems, 2) work related issues, opportunities and problems, and 3) performance enhancement at work or sport, and 4) exploring wasy to reduce stress. * Consultant, educator in areas of group dynamics, communications, group process; and individual styles of learning, thinking, decision making and problem solving. * Coach, Writer, Philosopher. * Since 1975 has led the San Diego Marathon Clinic at Mission Bay. Over 100,000 people have participated in the free Sunday running and walking clinic. * Since 1995 has been actively involved with the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine as a Group Support Leader for the Healing Hearts and Lifestyle Change Programs. * Received the honor of being named the Vistage Chair of the Year, Don Cope Award, in 2001. * Married to Jan the Incredible, who has worked with his strengths and weaknesses, for 34 years. They have two incredibly kick ass daughters, 28 and 25. These two girls totally admire, love and know their parents. Ozzie has received their good housekeeping seal of approval in leadership and followership.