PITTSBURGH, April 1, 2009 / Five Star cares about our troops and service personnel. On Friday, May 1, Dan Hupp, Director of Performance Solutions, and Jan Nedin, Solutions Architect, will present the program, “Coaching for Stress,” at the PNGAS 25th Annual Conference at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. The program will focus on the impact of stress on military personnel and their families who experience multiple deployments and extended service in hostile environments. Hupp and Nedin will use their 60 years of combined experience to help senior Field and Company Grade Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers determine their role in managing stress symptoms among the Guardsmen and women in their commands. The program is organized into 2, 50-minute sessions and will be delivered to 450 Senior Leaders of the PA National Guard.

About the Pennsylvania National Guard Association (PNGAS)
PNGAS, the professional association of Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard personnel, was formed in 1987 and represents nearly 20,000 Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard members, active and retired, and their family members. PNGAS has achieved great strides over the last year, with excellent success in passing State and Federal legislation that benefits all Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard personnel. For more information, please visit www.pngas.net.

About Five Star Development, Inc.
Five Star Development, Inc. enables clients to execute strategy by helping them achieve and sustain a high-performance organization. Five Star’s service delivery platform, Star Performance™, provides turnkey and customized solutions to optimize and integrate the Five Key Drivers of High-Performance™; focused and aligned leaders, skilled and motivated workforces, integrated talent management systems, enabling technologies, and continuous improvement. More information about Five Star can be found at www.fivestardev.com.