Laurel Scheaf
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| K. Laurel Scheaf | |
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 Katherine Laurel Scheaf
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| Born | 1946 United States |
| Occupation | Salesperson, Grolier Society Instructor, Mind Dynamics President, Erhard Seminars Training Landmark Forum Leader, Director, Landmark Education |
Laurel Scheaf (1946 - ), also known as "K. Laurel Scheaf"[1] and "Katherine L. Scheaf", is a former schoolteacher, and current Landmark Forum Leader, and member of Landmark Education's Board of Directors[2][3] She knew Werner Erhard from their work together at Grolier Society and at Mind Dynamics. Scheaf was President of Werner's Erhard Seminars Training, and in 2006 appeared in a documentary that addressed Erhard's life and controversy.
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[edit] Meets Werner Erhard
Scheaf first began working for Werner Erhard in 1967, going door-to-door with Erhard selling books for Grolier Society Inc. in San Francisco. She then helped recruit customers for his Mind Dynamics course[4].
[edit] President of Est
She later was president of Erhard Seminars Training, while leading Erhard Seminars training courses :
In October 1971, Werner Erhard incorporated as Est and opened his first office in San Francisco, California with Laurel Scheaf as President of est.[5]
In the past she has frequently served Erhard as a constant defender, insuring that all those within his organizations spoke positively of him :
Do you know that no staff person ever says anything negative to any human being about Werner?[6]
[edit] Appears in Documentary
In 2006, Scheaf appeared alongside mentor Werner Erhard and fellow Landmark Forum Leader Randy McNamara (Pictured), in the Robyn Symon documentary: Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard[7].
[edit] References
- ^ BOD minutes, August 19, 2002, San Francisco, California
- ^ Minutes of the General Meeting of The Board of Directors of Landmark Education Corporation, August 19, 2002, San Francisco, California.
- ^ Photo at Landmark Education, Faculty Photos, Laurel Scheaf, Landmark Education Corporate Website
- ^ A Door to Door Mind Salesman, Ch. 4., Pressman, Steven, Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. ISBN 0-312-09296-2
- ^ Espy M. Navarro & Robert Navarro, Self Realization, The est and Forum Phenomena in American Society, Xlibris Corporation, October 2002, ISBN 1-4010-4220-1
- ^ Pressman, Steven, Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. ISBN 0-312-09296-2 , pg. 65.
- ^ Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard, Documentary, 2006, Directed by Robyn Symon, retrieved from www.imdb.com website 9/14/2006.
[edit] External links
- Photo at Landmark Education, Faculty Photos, Laurel Scheaf
- A Door to Door Mind Salesman, excerpted from Outrageous Betrayal, by Steven Pressman
- Self Realization, The est and Forum Phenomena in American Society Espy M. Navarro & Robert Navarro
[edit] See also
- Werner Erhard
- Harry Rosenberg, current CEO of Landmark Education and brother of Werner Erhard
- Joan Rosenberg, Vice President of Centers Division Landmark Education and sister of Werner Erhard (John Paul Rosenberg)
- Art Schreiber, General Counsel and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Landmark Education
- John Paul Rosenberg
- Steven Pressman
- Steven Zaffron
- Stewart Esposito
- Erhard Seminars Training
- The Hunger Project
- Human Potential Movement
| Preceded by: Founding President |
President, Erhard Seminars Training October 1971 - Unknown |
Succeeded by: Jack Mantos, President, Werner Erhard and Associates |
