Laurel Scheaf

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K. Laurel Scheaf
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

  1. ^ BOD minutes, August 19, 2002, San Francisco, California
  2. ^ Minutes of the General Meeting of The Board of Directors of Landmark Education Corporation, August 19, 2002, San Francisco, California.
  3. ^ Photo at Landmark Education, Faculty Photos, Laurel Scheaf, Landmark Education Corporate Website
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Espy M. Navarro & Robert Navarro, Self Realization, The est and Forum Phenomena in American Society, Xlibris Corporation, October 2002, ISBN 1-4010-4220-1
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard, Documentary, 2006, Directed by Robyn Symon, retrieved from www.imdb.com website 9/14/2006.

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Preceded by
Founding President		 President, Erhard Seminars Training
October 1971 - Unknown		 Succeeded by
Jack Mantos, President,
Werner Erhard and Associates
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