Linda Callecod

• 20+ years of leading and developing teams.
• Master trainer and facilitator with a passion for creating high-performing teams and developing leaders at all levels.
• Brings a unique perspective to strategic and operational planning for the short- and long-term, including a strong focus on strategic leadership and a systems-based approach.
• Specializes in the "people-side" of training and development, team dynamics, and coaching and consulting services tailored to your challenges, staff, and organizational.

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Ujima Donalson

• Professional expertise includes training and facilitation, curriculum development, coaching, project management, recruiting, and new hire orientation planning/development.
• Specialties include retreat facilitation, team building and team development, and change management.
• Over 12 years experience in organizational development consulting and training.
• Ujima has her bachelor's degree in Communication Studies: Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from Seattle University and her Masters of Education in Adult Education also from Seattle University.

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Renée Hanson

• Consulting experience includes ten years working as an internal consultant with Washington state universities, and seven years as an external consultant to businesses, non-profit and volunteer organizations, and state, city and county government; at the UW, has considerable expertise working with academic and health sciences centers, business units and health sciences clinical units.
• Qualified MBTI administrator and trainer with over 20 years of experience using personality and style instruments to increase communication and teamwork
• Instructor for UW Strategic Leadership Program
• Specializes in cultural change, organizational communication, conflict resolution, leadership coaching and team development

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Amy Hawkins

• Amy has worked at the University for well over a decade, including six year as an UW HR Consultant.
• Specialties include: HR-specific customized trainings, mediation and conflict resolution, and coaching for leaders and for improved workplace behavior.
• Certified as a Master Facilitator of Extraordinary Leader Workshop.
• Amy enjoys working with individuals and teams to create the environments where people feel empowered, can effectively communicate, are focused on organizational goals, and have fun in the workplace.

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Susan Templeton

• Fifteen years' experience working for the University of Washington; specialties include organizational, leadership, and employee development; workforce planning; career and competency assessments; and building strengths-based teams.
• More than 20 years’ experience as a career counselor and program developer; skilled trainer and retreat facilitator.
• Certified as a Dependable Strengths Master Trainer; qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Step I and II) and the Strong Interest Inventory.
• Instructor for the Strategic Leadership Program (SLP) and Professional & Organizational Development quarterly courses.

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Edree Allen-Agbro

• Specializes in helping leaders and teams turn conflict into authentic and sustainable cooperation.
• Expertise includes coaching individuals and groups, facilitating conflict conversations and customizing her innovative conflict transformation workshops for teams or large audiences.
• 30 + years developing leaders in graduate education, corporations and organizations with emphasis on developing strong work relationships and humanely successful work cultures.
• Annual presenter at the UW College of Engineering, Women in Science and Engineering (W.i.S.E.) Conference.

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Agreement Dynamics — Rhonda Hilyer

• Specializes in conflict resolution /mediation (R.E.S.O.L.V.E.)
• Extensive experience working with labor and management
• Excellence in teambuilding and communication skill building
• Management coaching and organizational development projects in merger, reorganization and similar change situations

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Applied Leadership Strategies — Sally Hull

• Executive Coaching: support technical, academic and subject matter experts as they transition into senior leadership roles; develop leaders’ executive presence, political savvy and business acumen
• Leadership and Management Development:  develop leaders’ communication, listening, feedback and performance management capabilities; work with leaders to clarify vision, communicate direction and secure commitment
• Team Development and Organization Effectiveness:  assess organization culture and capabilities; facilitate team development processes to improve productivity, leveraging the diverse strengths of each team member; increase cross-functional collaboration; facilitate work teams through transitions
• Twenty years of executive coaching and organization effectiveness consulting coupled with ten years of higher education experience in both faculty and administrative roles. Clients include higher education institutions, non-profit organizations, government agencies and both small and global businesses. PhD and MA in Counseling plus certification by the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches

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Diane Altman-Dautoff

• Expertise in a range of organizational development areas include change management, leadership coaching, process improvement, strategic planning, and team building.
• Holds Ed.D. in Organization Change; Masters in Social Work; 18 years of management experience; 30 years of experience in healthcare.
• Retreat/meeting facilitation experience with small to very large groups.
• Expertise with project design/facilitation and quality improvement.

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Roger Baker

• Enjoys helping individuals and organizations benefit from leadership and change management programs by tailoring programs to the specific needs of the client
• Over 26 years’ experience in developing and implementing leadership and organizational development programs
• 12 years’ experience in successfully leading organizational development programs as chief executive of two public safety organizations
• Facilitated the development of strategic leadership and planning programs for the University of Washington Police Department, other law enforcement organizations, and educational institutions

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BerryDunn — David Houle

• Broad experience in organizational and process improvement, and systems planning and oversight.
• Regularly works with CIOs and higher education leadership to evaluate organizational structure and to develop funding and staffing approaches that support the most effective delivery of IT services.
• Has over 10 years’ experienced in effectively communicating management and organizational findings and recommendations to a broad range of technical and non-technical stakeholder groups
• Has earned the Certified Process Professional designation from the International Process and Performance Institute, the only organization accredited to provide certifications in business process management.

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BerryDunn — Verna Lynch

• Has over 24 years’ experience in higher education institutions and industry, reenergizing organizational performance through strategic planning, re-structuring or re-alignment, and in facilitating process improvement.
• Designs and implements comprehensive training and development programs to support organizational development initiatives. Programs include leadership development, employee development, conducting effective appraisals, conflict resolution, etc.
• Demonstrates a proven ability in analyzing structures and processes in organizations and departments and identifying innovative solutions that meet or exceed organizational goals.
• Possesses exceptional skill in forging consensus across departmental and organizational lines.

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Gloria Burgess

• 30+ years working with leaders and teams to bring out their best, including work as an internal and external organizational consultant, facilitator, and coach. I've also been a leader and manager, so I have a keen understanding of organizations, change, and what it takes to get desired results from that being in the "hot seat."
• Served as faculty for UW's College of Engineering and in many other affiliations for 20+ years. I've assisted diverse teams, including Facilities, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Office of Diversity, School of Social Work, School of Library and Information Studies, College of Engineering, Department of Physics, and UW Medical Center.
• Coach and teach clients in: professional and personal leadership, diversity, leading and sustaining extraordinary teams, strategic planning, interpersonal communications, collaboration, and creativity.
• Design and facilitate leadership retreats and meetings for renewal, revitalization, and rejuvenation.

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CFO Management Solutions — Janice Stroh

• Over thirty years in financial and business management of higher educational institutions with more than twenty years of practical senior executive and consulting experience driving strategic improvements to maximize organizational efficiency in complex, institutional environments with finite resources.
• Provides guidance to stimulate effective utilization of limited resources in the areas of financial strategy, operations, and management, business tactics, strategic planning and operational development and administration.
• Specific expertise includes strategic planning, budgeting, cash management, treasury, banking, accounting operation and controls, cost reduction, revenue/cost centers, purchasing, physical plant, and human resources.
• Steers institutions toward enhanced productivity, streamlined processes, and reduced expenses by promoting collaboration throughout multiple levels of organizations to ensure business processes are fully aligned with institutional mission.

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Charles Pratt Consulting — Chuck Pratt

• Successful organizational leader, consultant and instructor with
  more than 24 years experience in partnering with organizations to improve work climates
• Expertise in leadership development, teambuilding, conflict
  management, coaching, interpersonal skills training, group facilitation, emotional intelligence, and dialogue
• Experience in consulting to higher education, public sector and
  health care clients, including UWMC, UWM and Harborview
• Has M.S. in Instructional Systems Design from Utah State University

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Helene Cho

• Successfully coached over 500 clients on leadership and communication skills, emotional intelligence, performance improvement, and career management
• Design and facilitate customized training and leadership retreats for teambuilding, conflict management, strategic planning, full engagement through self-renewal
• 30+ years working with leaders and teams to bring out their best including 13 years of real life experience as a regional manager supervising over 200 employees
• Have lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Europe, and United States resulting in a high level of cultural competency and ability to connect with a diverse base of clients

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Clearpath — Art Frohwerk

• Over 30 years of experience, committed to caring about the success of every individual’s role in contributing to the goals of the organization
• Takes a discovery and big picture approach to all work
• Invented many tools to help clients take ownership of implementation and change
• Extensive experience working with higher education institutions

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Tom Colwell

• Has broad experience coaching leaders, executives, and other personnel at the University of Washington, Seattle and the University of Washington, Tacoma
• Coaches individuals and organizations to create deep and lasting change
• Works from the coaching perspective: forward-looking, strength-based, using effective collaboration and clarity to create results
• Is a graduate of Yale University with 25+ years of experience as a coach and consultant

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Communication Resources NW — Meg Winch

• Nationally known facilitators, process designers, and strategic planners with extensive portfolio of public and private clients across a broad spectrum of project types
• Capital project experience with internal teams and on both large and small-scale community initiatives leveraging a detailed knowledge of technical project management, research, and the broad range of stakeholder needs and interests
• Technical leadership to make teams and projects of all sizes successful—from the management of organizational development work to leading the design of facilitation, planning, and training programs
• A commitment to tailored processes versus off-the-shelf techniques, consensus-based facilitation that results in real change, growth, and improvement, and lasting training programs that add value to organizations

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Conflict Management Strategies, Inc. — Carol Bowser, JD

• My legal background allows me to know the difference between “unfair” and “illegal” conduct.
• I currently serve organizational clients as a private consultant, mediator and group facilitator
• I create training programs that are information, interactive and dynamic
• I regularly speak at local and national conferences on the topics of conflict resolution, leadership, and teaming.

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CPS HR Consulting — Carl Mack

• Forty years of consulting and teaching organizational consulting; positions include Corporate Manager and lead consultant for two national management consulting firms, Superintendent of a public school district, and Department Chair and Program Director for institutions of higher education.
• Trained in and used consensus building and facilitation processes to strengthen action and strategic plans as well as the resolution and implementation of cultural/human diversity issues.
• Provided coaching to management at all organizational levels in supervision and problem solving skills.
• Trained in and utilized small and large group strategies to implement whole system interventions in partnership with the client organizations.

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CPS HR Consulting — Wafa Nijmeddin

• Thirteen years of organizational development expertise specializing in leadership and management training with an emphasis on human resources, performance management including employment and labor relations practices.
• Skilled in cross-cultural conflict resolutions among diverse stakeholders. Able to facilitate and implement collaborative resolution efforts in complex situations.
• Directed and managed multidisciplinary training programs. Directed and managed a staff development division serving staff in excess of 3500 employees. Coordinated training activities for all levels of job classifications within the workforce in the Health and Human Services and Social Welfare programs.
• Public relations expert serving on several local community boards and committees.

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Mark Craemer

• Continual growth is necessary to succeed in the workplace, and my success is derived entirely by helping you to reach your goals while the organization meets theirs.
• More than 25 years of internal and external consulting experience managing groups and projects in corporate, small business and non-profit environments.
• An ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders to identify root causes and seek sustainable solutions that drive behavioral change to improve individual and/or group performance and meet organization-wide business objectives.
• A strong balance of theoretical knowledge and practical experience for implementing effective workplace communication strategies, organization development plans, change management initiatives and overall leadership enhancement programs.

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Eric Davis

• Comprehensive higher education experience: adjunct faculty, adult education instructor, director of Minority Student Affairs, program developer, academic counselor, security officer, and residence hall director
• Keynote Speaker
• Specializes in leadership development, team building, conflict resolution, and intercultural communication
• Masters of Education degree from Seattle University; B.A., Ethnic Studies, UCLA

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Dee Endelman

• Over 30 years of experience in the people side of business, including over 20 years as an internal and external organizational change consultant, facilitator, teacher and coach.
• Have worked with the University of Washington for approximately 10 years as a trainer in the staff development program and consultant to departments/divisions such as:  Neonatology, Undergraduate Advisers and Capitol Projects.
• Teaches and coaches clients in: personal leadership; building and leading teams; meeting facilitation; internal consulting; strategic planning; interpersonal communications; & collaboration.
• Designs and facilitates collaborative processes including retreats, meetings for issues resolution, stakeholder input sessions, and employee involvement initiatives.

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Demarche Consulting Group

• 25 years’ experience in technology management, business process redesign, strategic planning, performance metrics, dashboards, and leadership coaching.
• Lean and Six Sigma training and implementation.
•  Ability to wade through bureaucracy to drive action and purpose. Linda conveys a clear understanding of what must happen, coupled with the urgency and will to follow through and do it.
• Linda teaches clients how to improve their organizations through process analysis and benchmarking, thus enabling them to apply systems thinking to solve future problems on their own.

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Dennis Dennis

• My education, experience, skills and temperament are best suited for assisting leaders with complex, challenging and/or high-risk situations.
• I bring a broad perspective, deep understanding, and sensitivity to the challenges leaders encounter because of my 40 years’ experience as an organizational researcher, university professor, psychologist, management consultant, naval officer, and executive in both the public and private sector.
• I work closely with leaders to frame questions in ways that promote creative solutions to difficult and complex problems that typically have multiple dimensions. These may include operational, human resource, scientific, legal, budgetary, political, policy, and ethical considerations.
• I use an evidence-based approach and tool, the Conflict Dynamics Model, to prepare leaders and teams for success when implementing a wide variety of significant initiatives. These include strategic planning, team building, budgeting, reorganization, innovation, disciplinary action, or any significant change effort.

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ETI Group - Mike Rowney & Russell Boyles

• Results oriented professionals with 30 years’ experience assisting organizations in healthcare, government, service and manufacturing to improve quality, productivity, and competitiveness
•  Extensive experience in training, applying and deploying the tools and methods of Lean and Six Sigma
• Assisted numerous companies to implemented Business Management Systems based on ISO 9001 and related standards.
• Skilled Kaizen Event (Rapid Improvement Workshop) Facilitators

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Paul Figueroa

• Paul is an award winning motivational speaker, trainer and facilitator.
• Paul uses his unique background in law enforcement and his own blend of humor and interaction to help people and organizations make the changes they want to make.
• Customized training on topics including gossip prevention, burn out prevention, customer service, building confidence, competence, and credibility, and mastering change
• He shared his expertise at the East Meets West Conference in Singapore – The largest HR Conference in Asia, and has appeared on radio and the Today Show.

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Flexource — Julie Kelly

• Over 20 years of management experience and an outstanding track record working with internal and external clients at all organizational levels to design, develop and deliver solutions that address their top business challenges.
• Experience leading large complex programs and organizations, small departments, and multiple outside vendors, from inception through strategy, approval, and planning to full deployment.
• She has a passion for operational efficiency and high quality customer experiences.
• Specific expertise includes:  strategic and operational alignment, developing and implementing programs around customer/patient “delight”, process and operational improvements, financial and technical leadership, and interim executive leadership and coaching.

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Nan Gellerman

• 25+ years developing robust systems and management for grants, social and private enterprise; over 5 years managing complex systems in multiple currencies on a global scale
• Expert budget management and reporting for federal and private grant sources, policy and compliance for HHS, CDC, USAID, VAWA, HUD and other federal and state granters.
• Worked and trained in Africa, India, and Haiti resulting in a high level of cultural competency and ability working skills with diverse groups of stakeholders and partners
• “Adaptive Leadership” consulting & work groups

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Gellermann & Associates — Carolyn Gellermann

• Adjunct faculty in UW School of Education
• Expert in conflict negotiation, studied and worked with Bill Ury (author of Getting to Yes)
• Co-developer and instructor for the UW Strategic Leadership Program
• Excellent and experienced in group problem solving

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Groupsmith — Eric Svaren

• Team troubleshooter; works with groups to resolve interpersonal conflict, clarify goals and roles, improve communication and fix operational problems
• Specializes in “influence leadership”; instructor at UW Evans School of Public Affairs and Cascade Center
• Extensive facilitation experience including retreats, strategy sessions, and multiparty negotiations
• Holds Master's degree in Sociology from UW (Concentrations in sociology of organizations and social psychology)

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GroupWyse — Bonnie Hovel

• Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience creating respectful environments where extraordinary work is accomplished
• Accurately understands each organization’s unique culture and lends fresh eyes to issues and concerns
• Focuses on action planning and creating roadmaps to jump to the next level of achievement
• Uses proven assessments to help clients improve interactions and manage conflict

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Hagen Wall Consulting — Barbara Wall

• Works exclusively in health care consulting; brings more than two decades of management experience in the areas of nursing, medical management, provider contracting and consulting
• Specializes in Medical Home practice development, implementation and training (see resource article on the Medical Home development process).
• Skilled in clinical performance measure and operational process improvement projects
• Experienced in developing and negotiating strategic alliances for health care providers and payers

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Lynn Hagerman Associates, LLC

• Lynn Hagerman Associates offers management consulting and executive coaching services for senior leaders and teams.
• Lynn has 25 years' senior leadership experience in organizations across the sectors — public, nonprofit, and private. In all of these she has successfully navigated organizations through major transition, change and growth. She is experienced as a successful leader and can relate to the challenges (and sometimes isolation) that leaders face.
• Lynn works as a consultant and coach partner with leaders and teams to expand their effectiveness by building on strengths and focusing on organizational results. Her current practice includes a focus on nonprofit (social benefit) and public, academic & research organizations.
• All of her practice is focused on new initiatives and action for results both with individuals and organizations.

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Michele Hamilton-Lane

• Over 15 years of expertise working in organizations in the roles of leader, manager, internal consultant and external consultant
• Specializes in building productive teams/departments through accepting and mobilizing diverse styles and capabilities, managing conflict and building overall interpersonal acuity
• Expertise in work systems design, process management, leadership development, retreat planning and meeting facilitation
• Holds M.S. in Organization Development; certified in Behavior Styles Assessment; has EQi certification in Emotional Intelligence assessment and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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Philip Heller

• 30 years helping to improve leadership, team and staff performance
• Expert at reconciling delicate professional conflicts, fractured relationships, team cliques, inter-disciplinary and cross-department disputes
• Masterful coach for medical, research and administrative directors, managers, supervisors, staff and teams
• Ph.D. and internship in faculty development at Michigan State University

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HR Insight — Camille S. Keefe

• 10 yrs OD specialist in Higher Ed
• Master’s degree in HR Management Development and 10 yrs VP/Director of HR
• Expertise in the human side of human resources: workplace assessments, management effectiveness reviews, talent-based organizational design and employee relations interventions
• Coaching; team design and development

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Integral Solutions

• Having been an executive at two complex healthcare organizations for over 15 years, I have extensive experience in setting challenging goals and achieving strong financial performance.
• With over 17 years as a consultant (Ernst & Young + Integral Solutions), Anne has designed and facilitated retreats; identified and resolved interpersonal conflict on teams; worked to establish accountable individuals and structures.
• Anne McBride, Principal and Owner of Integral Solutions, holds an MBA from Boston University and is a CPA (retired) in Washington State.
• Provides excellent coaching and mentoring of young professionals seeking to develop into powerful leaders.

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Integral Strategy Group

• Integral Strategy Group offers management consulting and executive coaching for senior leaders and leadership teams. If you have been blocked in reaching your professional and organizational objectives, Integral Strategy Group can guide you past your obstacles to creating successful results.
• Art Haines, Principal and owner of Integral Strategy Group has over 30 years management experience in positions ranging from multi-million dollar operating responsibility to Chief Information Officer and corporate planning and marketing. He has dealt with many of the same leadership and management situations that he now assists his clients with.
• Our work can take many forms: action planning to solve complex, multi-faceted problems, individual executive coaching, results focused strategic planning, leadership of high stakes meetings, leadership team development
• When you work with Integral Strategy Group you will focus your strategies on clearly targeted results, define clear accountabilities for critical objectives, and take action on priority plans.

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Debrena Jackson Gandy — Masterminds

• Designer and facilitator of ground-breaking courses, retreats, and events on human potential and transformation. Award-winning speaker and best-selling author. 
• Specializes in empowerment-based leading and team-building, systems thinking, organizational alignment, and developing and leading high performance teams, managers, and executives.
• Also specializes in motivating and inspiring groups, interpersonal and group communication, leadership development, and achieving individual and organizational excellence.
• Certified facilitator in the Keystone Group Facilitation Method and certified self-care consultant. Nearly 20 years of experience in training, group facilitation, and organizational development. 

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The JANUS Group, LLC — Jan Monti

• Founding director of the Executive MBA Program at the UW Business School
• Over 20 years experience in management training and education as well as organizational consulting and management coaching
• Expertise in strategic planning, process improvement, organizational change and restructuring, and team development
• Served on founding board of the Graduate Management Program, Antioch University

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Karen Kane

• Specific areas of expertise include leadership coaching, somatic coaching, and live-action team coaching, supporting leaders and teams in achieving the highest performance possible. My work is always focused on results, and customized to the specific goals and circumstances of each client.
• Experience providing services to a wide range of clients and organizations, including top executives, mid-level managers, and line employees in global corporations, start-up companies, health care organizations, school districts, and city, state, and county agencies.
• Master’s degree in Organization Development from the Leadership Institute of Seattle, and Certified Professional Coach through New Ventures West.
• Over 11 years’ experience as internal and external consultant and coach, and more than 20 years’ experience facilitating groups through difficult conversations.

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Dr. Dan Kaufman

• Qualified MBTI, Immunity to Change, Leadership Agility and Tribal Leadership administrator, trainer and coach.
• Leadership coaching and consulting using a developmental perspective
• Provide compassion, understanding and a challenge and support approach to personal growth
• Specializing in the use of the Leadership Agility and Tribal Leadership Models for developing understanding of complex systems, change and the necessity for successful programs to incorporate both culture and strategy.

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Richard Kramer

• Richard Kramer has over 30 years providing external organizational development services to higher education, public, non-profit, and for-profit organizations.
• What distinguishes our work is our ability to quickly establish relationships with a diverse range of groups, from high performing to extremely challenged teams.  Our approach is developmental, understanding what kinds of planning or interventions are effective based on current team dynamics. 
• We work closely with leaders to support their success within any endeavor as they work to improve their performance in partnership with their team. We then quickly shift our work to the background to support formal leaders in integrating their improvement goals and building team member confidence.
• We model what we teach. This work is about learning, intrapersonal- interpersonal- team – and organizational.  Organizations don’t transform without leaders transforming. We learn with our clients as they work to understand their role, try on new ways of approach to addressing increased organizational performance. 

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Lake Union Consulting Group, LLC — Nan Stafford Noble

• Extensive experience working in health care and higher education
• Uses proven strategy for getting new leaders/managers up and running quickly, reducing typical downtimes stemming from leadership changes
• Assists organizations in implementing and sustaining cost-saving process improvements through collaborative, intensive planning and follow-through
• Aligns multiple departments to streamline processes, collaborate better, and implement cross-departmental efficiencies
• MA in Applied Behavioral Sciences

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M. Rosenberg Consulting

• 27 years' experience with the health care industry working with administrative and medical executives, divisional and departmental leaders and multidisciplinary teams in a range of settings including: primary care, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and behavioral health.
• Strategic planning, organizational structural design, performance management system design, leadership coaching, team building and conflict resolution.
• Extensive project management experience and coaching including: sponsorship, planning and analysis, design, scope management and implementation planning and execution.
• Best practice identification, metric development and implementation planning.

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Marguerite Langlois

• Has over 35 years of experience in adult education, curriculum and training design, and customized training
• Takes a highly interactive approach for training and consultation, with learning directly connected to clients’ specific needs and growth
• Experience includes a wide variety of settings, including local small business and community groups, corporate training programs, and college work.
• Areas of expertise include communication, management training, project management, written and spoken communication, organizational and community leadership, and pro-active aging.

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Dan Leahy

• 20+ years of leadership education experience that includes both leading, consulting, coaching and teaching, which results in a unique blend of interpersonal and organizational perspectives
• Emphasizes the ability to both take a stand and stay connected with others in service of the desired results
• Special interest in working with Adaptive Challenges
• Values curiosity, creativity and collaboration

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Ceptara Consulting — Chris Lindstrom

• Over 20 years of management consulting experience and has worked with several of the Fortune 50 in the US, Europe and Asia.
• Provides management consulting, training and productivity enhancing tools that help individuals and company's achieve a higher degree of excellence.
• Created a tool called "Organizer for Outlook Add-In" that is designed to help achieve greater personal focus through the creation and management of projects and tasks.
• Masters of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of South Carolina with an emphasis in neural networks and artificial intelligence. Also a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska.

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Richard Lynch

• My workshops are designed to prepare people for real situations. I believe training should provide participants with skills and knowledge they can put into practice immediately.
• Participants find my style to be engaging and entertaining as well as practical.
• Topics include Time Management, Customer Service, How Not to Micromanage, and the Language of Leadership.
• Established more than 30 years ago, my mission is to help organizations create productive workplaces.

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James McCafferty

• More than 10 years of expertise working with government, non-profit and for-profit enterprises with a focus on gaining achievable, sustainable, results that are both practical and efficient.
• Utilizes an approach built on both core fundamental business practices infused with modern best practices from related industries whether government, for-profit, non-profit or individuals.
• Expertise in organization development: branding, marketing, fundraising, understanding tax related impacts, financial analysis, risk management, media relations, technology planning and business planning.
• Hold an MBA with expanded coursework in government and non-profit operations and a BS in Public Relations. Trained in teamwork development by Signature Research.

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Colleen McGough

• Leadership coaching: confidential and focused development of individual leadership style, communication agility, managing conflicts, organizational politics, leading a diverse/technical team, on-boarding to new position, redirecting and getting back on track.
• Coaching abrasive/difficult/bully managers: guiding individuals to see that their performance is not acceptable, and to make them care enough to do what it takes to restore effective performance and relationships. The process is a win/win. Providing sustainable behavior change through insight and collaboration.
• Career transition coaching, including identification of goals, strategy, and planning; career review; profile development and social networking, job search techniques, networking and successful transition to a new position.
• Training: create and deliver programs to empower, educate, and transform individuals and organizations. Topics include presentation skills, leadership development, and working with difficult people.

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Dianne Myers

• We offer: community assessments; program evaluations; needs assessments; strategic planning; survey development; decision-making sessions; focus group design and facilitation; data collection; meeting facilitation; bringing groups to consensus; data presentations/press conferences.
• Areas of expertise: surveys; interviews; focus groups; expert panels; decision-making sessions; retreat planning and facilitation.
• We serve city, county, and state governments; non-profit organizations; business owners; investment firms; colleges and universities; public school systems; medical communities.
• Our goal: to offer custom research solutions for all your decision and planning needs.

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Online Business Systems

• Online offers a broad suite of practice-based consulting services geared towards assisting organizations to strategically align IT investment, resources and planning with goals - including the development of strategy plans; realizing process agility; select, test and implement best-suited solutions; and managing organizational change.
• Online recognizes that today’s successful organizations are looking beyond simply implementing software products or refining business processes. Leading organizations are seeking fundamental changes to assist them in demonstrating significant added value.
• Online works with organizations to confirm, review, define, and identify the primary goals, core services, or strategic objectives.  This can be done through a number of activities, including surveys, interviews, planning, and process analysis. 
• Our analysts are bilingual. They are able to speak from both a business and technical perspective, which allows them to consider all aspects of requirements, often acting as the intermediary between business and technology groups.

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Performance Dimensions Group

• Since 1999, Performance Dimensions Group has built a strong reputation as a leading service provider of customized solutions for our clients who span the public, not-for-profit, and corporate sectors in the Pacific Northwest.
• Lynda Silsbee, Principal and founder of PDG has over 30 years of leadership and management experience in a wide range of organizations.
• We care about our clients and work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for you.  Our passion is helping you create high-performing organizations. 
• Projects span a broad spectrum including; 360-degree feedback, strategic planning and retreat facilitation, organizational effectiveness assessments, performance management systems, and process improvement. 

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Praxis HR — Jeff Turner

• Results-oriented human resources professional with experience in human resources, training, facilitation, organizational effectiveness and conflict management
• Specializes in management and leadership training, performance management, and employee relations
• Experience in higher education; former associate dean of business and assistant professor of management. Classes taught: management theory and practice, advanced human resources management, employment law, and business communications
• Holds J.D., The University of Texas at Austin; B.A., Economics and Plan II, The University of Texas at Austin; Certified Mediator

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ProjectCorps

• We’ve helped our clients define strategic plans, implement tactical plans, select technology to support their organizational goals, and oversee their projects to implement structural change
• We’ve managed large, complex programs and projects where we have developed and implemented risk management and corrective action plans
• Each of our consultants has more than 20 years of experience as line managers or executives in IT and business operations and has backgrounds in multiple industries
• We communicate clearly and effectively, in written and oral forms, with project teams and with all levels of project leadership as appropriate

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Scontrino Powell — Jevon Powell

• Over 15 years’ experience working with individuals, teams, and organizations to improve performance, collaboration, and communications.
• Psychologist and executive coach who uses humor and fun to get serious results.
• Skilled facilitator who helps groups and teams move quickly past obstacles to work well together.
• Deep experience in organization and leadership development, including training, 360-degree feedback programs, performance management, psychological assessment, selection systems, and more.

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Scontrino Powell — Peter Scontrino

• I really care about my clients – consulting is my chosen profession and is more than just a job.  I have almost 40 years of experience helping individuals, teams, and organizations perform at their best.
• On-time, all the time – my clients rely on me to follow through, and I do.  I understand the importance of customer satisfaction and strive for that in all the work I do.
• Well-rounded professional.  Projects run the gamut from coaching to facilitation to 360 degree feedback to process improvement to employee surveys.
• Engaging style with a sense of humor – Work is serious stuff and humor can make the work easier.

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Seaman Associates — Deborah Seaman

• Over 20 years of experience in organization and management development
• Holds a Master's degree in Public Health
• Extensive experience in higher education and health care settings
• Specializes in organizational change, TQM, strategic planning

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Clive Shearer

• Customized workshops for managers, supervisors, and staff: topics range from coaching and delegation, to dealing with difficult behavior, and from process improvement to interpersonal communications and customer service
• Presentation and speech training and coaching
• Facilitation of retreats and meetings
• Over 20 years consulting, training and facilitation for over 375 clients. Author of three books, and over 20 years as a featured newspaper columnist

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Kim Sklaroff

• A certified Senior in Professional Human Resources (SPHR) with more than two decades of direct experience in human resource and operations management/administration with public agencies and private sector business.  Strengths in staff acquisition and retention, creative recognition mechanisms, team building and communications, with an acute awareness of business factors and influences.
• Deep understanding of, and experience working with, technical professionals to successfully develop and implement business requirements such as organizational change, performance improvement and compliance initiatives.
• Ready to roll up the sleeves and work directly with unit operations people to achieve measurable results while developing and maintaining productive and harmonious working relationships.
• Have relied on and delivered “lean” solutions before it became buzz worthy - efficient, common-sense, phased approaches that make the most of limited resources.

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Steven Soltar

• Provides facilitation, alternative dispute resolution, multi-party problem solving, group and executive coaching.
• Applies his own academic experience in the roles of faculty, departmental chair and classified staff to aid in quickly understanding your perspectives, challenges and needs.
• Uses collaborative tools, models and methods to help my clients identify new perspectives and craft practical alternatives for greater inclusion and higher performance.
• Recognized for helping clients exercise power ethically to create sustainable agreements, energize stakeholders and benefit the organization as a whole.

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Steve Sussman

• More than 25 years of successful public and private sector consulting and training experience in leadership coaching, team development, changing workplace cultures, defining excellence, mediation and conflict resolution, supporting organization change, strategic planning, retreat facilitation, keynote presentations and experiential training development and delivery.
• Consulting is a partnership, and each consultation is unique.  My purpose is to be of service, not a fixer; to coach individuals and groups to create new patterns, practice new skills and learn how to learn from their experience.
• Presentations and workshops are tailored, learner-centered and experiential.  Learning is incremental, skills and models are practical, and people tackle real issues. My goal is to present useful, relevant content in an environment that invites participants to remain open, test present beliefs, take risks, and try out new ideas and behaviors while having fun.
• Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science; BS in Business Administration; special studies in Industrial Engineering.

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TGreen Consulting

• Travis is an Organizational Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience with a focus on leadership coaching, strategic change, and organizational effectiveness.  
• He has worked successfully with a variety of organizations such as Pacific Medical Center, Social Venture Partners, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
• Samples of his change work include guiding organizations through leadership transition, launching new strategic programs, organizational assessments, building high functioning teams, professional coaching, and increasing an organization’s operational effectiveness and capacity.
• Travis volunteers as a Senior Consultant with the Community Consulting Partnership, where he mentors consulting teams providing organizational development services to local non-profit organizations.

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Pam Toal

• Over 20 years senior leadership experience in higher education, nonprofit and government sectors
• Expertise in executive, team and peer group coaching
• Strengths-based organizational and management consulting
• Compassionate, collaborative, positive, results-oriented style

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TokuSaku Consulting

• TokuSaku Consulting is dedicated to delivering superior results for its clients by employing an integrated, innovative approach to initiatives.
• Since 2007, our senior process (Lean and Six Sigma) and PMP-certified professionals have successfully designed and executed solutions that have helped companies in the Puget Sound improve processes and drive down operating costs.
• Our business-process driven approach is designed to consider an organization’s unique needs, desire to build workforce capability, and the performance requirements of their stakeholders.
• Project management and process improvement professionals with experience that spans multiple industries, including public sector, software development, banking and financial services, healthcare and retail.

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Wendy Watanabe

• 30+ years’ experience successfully leading, managing and consulting with organizations in the nonprofit, public and private sectors
• Design of products and facilitation of processes adapted to the unique aspects of each organization, large or small
• Commitment to and honed expertise with a menu of collaborative, values-driven, system-focused approaches
• Engagement of individuals as the critical resources in organizations to do the real work of achieving the goals, supporting the growth and sustaining the changes

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Lyn Wiltse

• Lyn has over 25 years of experience in a variety of industries working in the areas of process improvement, strategic planning to support organizational change, leadership and team development.
• She takes a whole systems approach to planning and improvement initiatives, helping identify and plan for resulting unintended consequences.
• Lyn’s energetic and engaging style creates a safe environment which leads to openness and freedom to express ideas. This results in development of innovative solutions.
• Lyn’s gift is tapping into the inherent wisdom, passion, and creativity of teams to help create sustainable positive change.

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Workplace Resolutions, LLC — Betsy BeMiller

• I enter workplaces having interpersonal challenges, ascertain issues among stakeholders, and implement interventions that create work relationships that are productive, safe, respectful, professional, and conducted at a higher skill level.
• Diverse and extensive skill sets—consultant, facilitator, trainer, coach, mediator—empower me to invoke tailor-made interventions and professional developments for each individual and group.  I work comfortably, competently and confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
• Over three decades of experience in performance management, confronting behavioral and performance issues, mediation and conflict resolution, teambuilding, direct communication and feedback, leadership/management/supervision, core values development and implementation, and productivity following organizational restructuring.
• I am expert at uncovering and resolving differences and barriers to productive work relationships. Skilled listener and communicator; collaborative and service oriented; neutral and unbiased; optimistic but reality-based; have a high degree of sensitivity; highly ethical; and patient.

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