Saninuj Sawasdikosol Saninuj Sawasdikosol was born and raised in Thailand and has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1985. Saninuj has been involved in social work with both Thais and Americans for the past 2 decades. She is fortunate to have had a great many opportunities to learn about myriad service areas including social justice, vulnerable populations, legal, medical, and business arenas. Through her experiences she has developed a deep compassion to serve people in her community. In San Francisco, Thais and American all know that she is willing to help in any matter and that she can be reached 24/7. Moreover, she never says “NO” to anyone. She received several award of merits from Thai Association and also from the City of San Francisco.
She is highly respected and well known in the bay area community. With her knowledge, sense of humor and bilingual public speaking ability, she has been invited and has participated for numerous Thai and American events. She has been invited to be the vice president of Northern California Thai Association and many board of member to numerous organizations and corporations. She is the first person to provide completed Thai language services, consultant services, and training services to the community. She is the only certified Thai language translator and interpreter in San Francisco. She is Food Safety Instructor who is able to teach the community in the Thai language. She also owns several businesses in San Francisco Bay Area including a language center, a consulting company, a training company, a travel agency, and a property rental agency.
Her vision is to help everyone to learn and to be able to see the value of themselves; to be able to discern the difference between right and wrong; to know how to lead and to follow; and to live in peace and offer a helping hand to others. She strongly believes in business ethics, corporate governance, social responsibility, human rights, woman’s rights and in the promotion of green businesses. She most ardently works against domestic violence, abusive relationships, child labor, women/human trafficking and other unfair and illegal activities. With all these, her name has been listed in Who's Who in Executives and Professionals and Who's Who in Executives and Business since 2001. She is one woman you will want to meet!!
Education & Professional Licenses:
Doctor of Management Candidate
Master of Business Administration in Marketing
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut Bachelor of Business Administration in Personnel
Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand Certified Asian-American Business Consultant
Thai Language Center, San Francisco, California Certified Business, Legal, and Medical Translator and Interpreter
Thai Language Center, San Francisco, California Certified Food Safety Instructor
National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois Certified Trainer of Managing Workplace Conflict
Mediation Training Institute International, Seattle, Washington Dealing with Difficult People & Difficult Situations Certificate
The Program On Negotiation At Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusettes ISO 9000 Series, Quality Standards and Implementation,
Internal Auditing and Lead Assessors Certificate
San Jose State University, San Jose, California Managing Workplace Conflict Certificate
Mediation Training Institute International, Seattle, Washington Negotiation for Senior Executives Certificate
The Program On Negotiation At Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Boston, Messachusette Notary Public of the State of California
Secretary of State, State of California OXFORD Leadership Development Program
Oxford Leadership Academy, Oxford, England ServSafe, Food Protection Manager Certificate
National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Honors & Awards:
2007 Bay Area Professional American Business Woman
2007 Who's Who in Executives Women and Professionals
2006 Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
2005 Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
2004 Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
2003 Award of Merit, Thai Association of Northern California
2003 Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
2002 Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses
2001 Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses
2000 Award of Merit, City of San Francisco, California
2000 Award of Merit, Thai Association of Northern California
1999 Appreciation Award, Women & Children Association, San Francisco, California
1997 One of a Kind Award, Business Woman Society, San Francisco, California
1995 Aloha Maui Award, Asian Business Foundation, Hawaii
1994 Privilege Award, U.S. Airline Association, San Francisco, California
Present Professional Positions:
Board of Directors: Thai Cultural Culture of Northern California Executive Director: Thai Language Center, San Francisco, California Executive Director: Oxford Leadership Academy – Sripatum University, Bangkok President: JP Moral, San Francisco, California President: San Travel Service & Business Consultants, San Francisco, California Business Editor: Siam News Newspaper, San Francisco, California Educational Consultant: Language Pacifica, Palo Alto, California Food Safety Instructor: National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Professional Topics Lecture:
Asian-American Culture and Politics Program
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Conflict Resolution
Applied Psychology Institute (ʶҺѹ¨ÔµÇÔ·ÂÒ¤ÇÒÁÁÑ蹤§), Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Military Finance Department (Êӹѡ§Ò¹µÃǨºÑªÕ¡Í§·Ñ¾º¡), Bangkok, Thailand Cross Culture Conflict while Working Aboard
CISCO, San Jose, California
Hewlett Packard (HP), Santa Clara, California Cross Culture Leadership Training
Global Smart, San Francisco, California CSR in Asian Business Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California CSR: The New Key of Success Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Global Smart, San Francisco, California CSR Leader San Jose State University, San Jose, California
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Discrimination and Leadership Conflict in Asian Culture
AT&T, San Jose , California
Global Smart, San Francisco, California Doctor and Patient Communication
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Food Safety for Restaurant
National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Thai Restaurant Members, Northern California
ISO9000 in Asian Point of View
San Jose State University, California Leadership & Conflict Resolution
Airport of Thailand (AOT), Bangkok, Thailand
CISCO, San Jose, California Leading with purpose, vision and values Oxford Leadership Academy, Oxford, England Sripatum University, Bangkok, Thailand The Leader without Conflict
Lincoln University, San Francisco, California Organization and Leadership
University of San Francisco, California Path to Leadership
Sripatum University, Bangkok Thailand ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training and Certification
National Restaurant Association, Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Restaurant Association, San Francisco , California
San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco , California Sonoma Department of Public Health, Sonoma, California Social Responsibility in Education Board of Educational Affairs, San Francisco, California Social Responsibility in University Policy San Francisco Sate University, San Francisco, California Sexual Harassment
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Team Work and Leadership
Thai Military Finance Department (Êӹѡ§Ò¹µÃǨºÑªÕ¡Í§·Ñ¾º¡), Bangkok, Thailand
Intel, Santa Clara , California Team Work & Time Management Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
Lincoln University , San Francisco , California San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California Thai Language for Travelers
Harvey's Milk Institute, San Francisco, California
Thai Language Center, San Francisco, California Translation & Interpretation Technique
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Triam Udom Suksa School , Bangkok , Thailand Woman's Rights
Harvey's Milk Institute, San Francisco, California
Stanford University , Palo Alto , California
Other Experiences:
Fund Raising Committee
Asian Women's Shelter, San Francisco, California Interpreter and Translator
Public and Private sectors in USA Interpreter Coordinator
International Association University President, USA Language Consultant
Thai Association of Northern California, San Francisco, California Language Instructor
Harvey Milk Institute, San Francisco, California Thai Language Center, San Francisco, California
Wellness Center, San Francisco, California Marketing Analyst
Copyrose, San Francisco, California Marketing Consultant
Expert Travel Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
Tran Global, Inc., San Francisco, California Master of Ceremony
Special celebration for Wat Buddhapradeed, San Francisco, California
Special occasions for Thai Community, San Francisco, California
International Culture Seminar, City of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Senior Columnist
Siam News New Thai-American Business and Professional Club, San Francisco, California Vice President
Thai Association of Northern California, San Francisco, California
Thai Cultural Culture of Northern California, San Francisco, California Writer
Public and private sectors in USA
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