Madison Gross

Madison R. Gross is Director of ICSC’s Ambassador Program, which provides leadership and guidance to state and provincial leaders, program planning committees, members and volunteers. He has been with ICSC since 1997.  Previous positions with ICSC includes Senior Manager, Education and Director, Conference Program Development and Sustainability Initiatives.  Before joining ICSC he developed courses for various colleges and universities and spent 14 years at the American Management Association, where he was a Division Manager and Director of Integrated Marketing.

A presentations coach during his career, he spent 16 years as an adjunct professor or instructor for: The Learning Annex, Middlesex County College, Brookdale Community College, Baruch College, Queens College, and Hofstra University, teaching a variety of training, management and marketing subjects.  He was a featured speaker at the American Seminar Leaders Association and at the American Society of Association Executives. Madison played a lead role in revamping ICSC’s speaker training program. He has a B.A. in Speech from Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York.

Mr. Gross will present  "Mastering Effective Presentation Skills," on Wednesday, May 24, 8:30 - 9:00 am in the Talent Development Pavilion.