Roberta is owner of Cava Consulting (Head Office) in Queensland, Australia (1998); Cava Management Consulting Services in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (since 1982) and Maui, Hawaii USA (since 1986).

Her firms offer our 65 different training and development seminars (12 Associate Trainers) in Supervisory/Management, Human Resources, Personal Development, Career Development, Customer Service and Clerical. Clients include other training firms, colleges, universities, private and government agencies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

She has been involved in the field of human resources since 1974 including employment as Head of Human Resources and Training for a large financial institute in Melbourne and as Human Resources Manager for a group of 12 companies based in Canada.

Roberta is the author of two internationally best-selling books - Dealing with Difficult People has been a best-seller since 1990 and now has 13 publishers in 8 languages. Another best-seller is Escaping the Pink-Collar Ghetto - How Women can Advance in Business (which is now available in e-book format. Her other books are Dealing with Difficult Spouses and Children, Dealing with Difficult Relatives and In-Laws, Before Tying the Knot - Questions Couples Must Ask Each Other BEFORE They Marry!, What Am I Going To Do with the Rest of My Life?, Dealing with Difficult Situations - At Work and At Home and Dealing With Bullies.

Her tributes include:

• Being chosen twice as a Canadian Achiever
• Nominated for:
     • 2001 and 1999 Telstra Australian Woman of the Year Awards
     • Alberta Human Rights Award
     • Canadian Awards for Business Excellence
     • YWCA Tribute to Women Award
     • Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Small Business Owner of the Year Award for three years
     • Regional finalist for 1993 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Roberta is listed in Who's Who in North America.