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Invite CESD to Speak at Your Next Event

Thank you for your interest in having a member of the CESD team speak at your next event.  It is our mission to provide organizations across the business, government, family, education and religious sectors with the tools they need to empower individuals to achieve their objectives.


Rupert A. Hayles, Jr.

President of The Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development and Chief Operating Officer of Christ Church. He is certified in many EI instruments and has coached ordained as well as lay leaders. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at Regent University focusing on Emotional Intelligence and Fruit of the Spirit, Rupert has an MBA from Wharton School. He is an organizational strategist, author, lecturer and adjunct professor. He and his wife Maryann live in New Jersey.

Rupert has worked with diverse clients from for-profit and social sectors/non-profit and religious organizations.  His areas of expertise include:

  •  Emotional Intelligence
  •  Organizational Management
  •  Strategic Planning
  •  Leadership Development

Maryann Hayles

Managing Partner, Inner Healing for the Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development. She has coached in the emotional intelligence and inner healing realms for many years and is certified in the Baron Emotional Intelligence instrument. Maryann spent decades in corporate environment with a focus on financial accountability.  She received a Bachelor of Science from New York University.

Her primary focus is on inner healing and managing emotions.  She specializes in the areas of emotional intelligence, liberation and inner healing. Maryann is certified in the Baron Emotional Intelligence instrument.  Her areas of expertise include:

  •  Inner Healing
  •  Emotional Intelligence

Among the many organizations Rupert and the team have worked with include:

  •  Catherdral International
  •  Covenant Ecumenical Fellowship and Cathedral Assemblies
  •  Pastors Leadership Alliance
  •  Solid Foundation New Jersey
  •  Middle Atlantic Products
  •  Legrande
  •  Microsoft Corporation
  •  Prudential Financial
  •  Cytec Industries
  •  Merck Pharmaceutical

If you are interested in having either Rupert or Maryann, or both, speak to your group or organization; please complete and submit a Speaker Request Form below.

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