ABOUT
Dr. Wendy Basil, Ph.DExecutive Director
Dr. Wendy Basil has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Communications Management. Her background and training highlight organizational behavior, research, media and business communications. As a business owner and consultant, she has more than 20 years of working with the public and private sector, as well as with educational institutions. Her clients have ranged from Amgen and Johnson & Johnson to the State of California and the U.S. Department of the Interior on health and safety protocol.
As an educator, Dr. Basil has taught in various settings from undergraduate courses as a T.A. for the Annenberg School for Communications at USC, to the University of La Verne on Naval Base Ventura County where she has worked with all branches of the military for the past 16 years. She also founded the educational and vocational mentoring programs for PCI (Psychological Care Institute) where she helps a variety of clients from young people in recovery to executive track men and women in career transition.
As an author, Dr. Basil wrote the award-winning SPINOLOGY: Transform Your Media into Business Gold with co-author Sherry Klinger. SPINOLOGY is a Jungian approach to media psychology and business for brand managers and entrepreneurs. Fairy tales are presented as business case studies along with assessment tools to measure effectiveness. In 2019, Dr. Basil received her certification in Jungian Studies from the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles which she utilizes to create personality and vocational assessment tools.
Dr. Douglas Basil, was Dr. Wendy Basil’s most important mentor since an early age. Beginning in college, she worked with him at Executive Development International (EDI) on many interesting international projects. She also followed him into the academic arena. Dr. Basil pursued many of her fathers’ interests as a founding member of the Women’s Legacy Fund which supports women in education, training and health care.
Dr. Douglas Basil, Ph.DFounder
Dr. Douglas Basil, Founder of the Basil Family Foundation, has had an illustrious career as a University professor specializing in strategic planning for businesses. As a student of history, he sought to understand his earlier life experiences and eventually developed a special interest in international affairs.
As a result of his special interest in strategic planning for businesses, he developed a special curriculum for Grad students. His curriculum gained wide popularity which led him to teach at some of the major Universities throughout the country before coming to the University of Southern California where he created an entire program based on strategic planning and international business.
Click on video below and turn your sound up to learn more about Dr. Douglas Basil, the academic scholar and, his Philanthropic work through the Basil Family Foundation.