Consultant Bios
Leadership Development
Juliana Lucci Ashley
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Juliana Lucci Ashley is an Employment Law Attorney, Speaker and Coach. She brings over 19 years of experience in law, the corporate world and television reporting to her coaching and presentations. Juliana uses her experience in the professional world plus her years as a Comedy Improvisation Performer to create dynamic and entertaining presentations that are not only fun but informative and life-changing for her audience. As a career coach, Juliana helps professionals make leaps in their careers to find fulfillment, achieve peace of mind and create extraordinary lives.
Client Experience
KNSW TV -51
Lexis Nexis
Stanley, Phillips & Bell, L.L.P
Law Office of Melissa Hirsch
Project Expertise
Anti-Harassment Education
Communication & Presentation Skills Training
Leadership & Team Coaching
Sales Training
Education
BA, Trinity University, International Relations & Spanish
JD, St. Mary’s University
ICF Certified Professional Coach
Lonnie Bane
Principal Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Lonnie is a dynamic human resources executive with over 30 years of experience. His work in human resources has given him depth in executive coaching, organizational development, preventive labor relations and employee relations, acquisitions, integration and culture change.
Lonnie has demonstrated his ability to lead change initiatives. He has earned a reputation for his judgment and high integrity and served as a coach and advisor to CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and numerous other senior leaders in mid-sized and multi-national organizations.
Client Experience
Frito-Lay
Mobil Oil
Allied Signal
America West Airlines
Pride International
Project Expertise
Executive Coach
Organizational Design
M&A
Union and Labor Relations
Leadership Team Facilitation
Leadership Development Programs
Education
BS, Peru State College, Business and Industrial Relations
Mary Banks
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Mary has vast experience and broad knowledge of leadership development, employee relations, change management and teambuilding. Her background includes coaching executive management teams on the people agenda for mergers and acquisitions, transition planning and staffing reorganizations.
Mary now focuses on career coaching for those in leadership positions. Mary specializes in executive coaching as well as strategic facilitation, team coaching for top teams, designing coaching skills workshops and delivering behavioral change support workshops for high potentials. Mary is also a writer and has published three books.
Client Experience
JP Morgan Chase
Aramco
Bank of America
Project Expertise
Executive & Career Coaching
Team Facilitation
Development & Delivery of Coaching Programs
High Potential Behavioral Change
Education
MS, Houston Baptist University, Management
BS, Oral Roberts University, Psychology
Guy W. Cornelius, Ph.D.
Leadership Coach & Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Guy provides seasoned coaching and consultation on the individual and collective effectiveness of top executives. For more than 20 years, Fortune 500, mid-size and start-up organizations have experienced success with his unique philosophy and methodology. Guy excels at understanding an individual’s mindset and competencies, driving toward specific actions to improve leadership and achieve business goals. He builds executive teams by strengthening collegiality and trust, clarifying business and team priorities, designing productive meetings, and ensuring implementation and accountability.
Client Experience
RE/MAX International
Adelphia Communications
iBAHN
Pearson eCollege
Shaw Construction
TCF National Bank
Project Expertise
Leadership Coaching
Team Building
Executive Selection
Retreat Design and Facilitation
Leadership and Organization Due Diligence (for investment or acquisition)
Education
Ph.D.,University of Illinois, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Kathi Crawford
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Kathi has over 25 years of corporate experience and has served in a strategic role as an executive leader.
Kathi has coached, motivated and supported executives and professionals to build leadership capability, identify career development opportunities and transform careers. The coaching she conducts is business focused as she helps leaders develop critical skills and improve performance and behaviors needed to enhance their success.
Kathi is an experienced facilitator and has delivered a variety of programs, including leadership development, career development, and behavioral interviewing. She is a keynote speaker and guest instructor covering a variety of Human Capital Management topics, and Adjunct faculty for the University of Houston EMPOWER Leadership Fundamentals Certificate Program.
Client Experience
American General
Aramark
Lyondell Chemical
Price Waterhouse
Talent Tree
Project Expertise
Development & Delivery of Training Programs
Executive & Career Coaching
Selection Assessment
Succession Planning
Team Facilitation
Education
MS, Houston Baptist University, Human Resource Management
BBA, Kent State University, Economics
Gregg Dedrick
Executive Leadership Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Gregg’s work experience as the past President of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Chief People Office of Yum! Brand has positioned him as a highly effective coach to business leaders and their teams. He understands that at the heart of every successful organization are the people who believe in it and bring it to life. His ability to define the essence of the brand and revolutionize the culture has been his key to success in building dynasty brands.
Client Experience
KFC
Yum! Brands
PepsiCo
Project Expertise
Executive Coaching
Executive Retreat Planning & Facilitation
Large Scale Change Management
Reorganizations/Growth Strategies
Senior Level Succession Planning
Education
BS, Cornell University
Patti DiVella
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Patti provides services which enable leaders in organizations to work more effectively toward their goals. These services include Organizational Development, Coaching & Design, Change Management, and Team Development for executives in small to Fortune 100 companies.
As a business leader, Patti believes you have envisioned a clear path, and yet sometimes you cannot get the organization to the next level of success. Patti knows that good leaders don't always have the answer to every problem, but they do take responsibility for finding a solution.
Patti can help you by...
· Coaching you to instill commitment to your vision and the courage to make it a reality.
· Collaborating with you to formulate and communicate a clear vision with purpose and values to support it.
· Partnering with you to identify if and when change is needed.
· Working side-by-side with you, and your team, to map a clear and concise plan of what to do, how to do it, and when, throughout the change process.
Client Experience
Adidas Group
Autodesk
Banana Republic
Charles Schwab & Company
Drake Beam & Morin
Gap Brand and Gap, Inc
Genentech
Harris Corporation
McKesson Corporation
Oncology Therapeutics Network
Pacific Gas & Electric
Project Expertise
Change Management
Leadership and Team Coaching
Organizational Development
Team Development
Education
MA, Sonoma State University, Organization Development
BA, University of San Francisco, Organizational Behavior
Mike Edge
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Mike has significant sales, sales leadership, coaching, and leadership development experience, a majority of that in the healthcare industry. He has worked with CEO's to first-level managers, from Fortune 50 companies to Fortune 3000, from university presidents to college coaching staffs to build leadership and management skills that drive performance. He was recognized as the #1 strategic partner by senior leaders while serving in a corporate training organization. Clients have recognized Mike as “the best seminar leader and facilitator” they have ever worked with and have shared that his “practical application and real world approach” set him apart.
Prior to his accomplished career in the healthcare industry, Mike coached college basketball for six years at one of the winningest programs in the NAIA. Mike is currently certified as a master trainer and facilitator in more than 20 leadership, coaching, selling, and team development curricula.
Client Experience
Allergan
Pfizer
Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mercer University
Takeda
Talecris
U.S. Compounding
Walgreen's
Project Expertise
Change Management Training
Leadership Development
Sales Training
Team Building
Education
MBA, Oklahoma City University
BA, Oklahoma Baptist University, Finance
Sandra Ellison
Leadership Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Sandra brings over 25 years of experience as a leadership and organization development consultant, having worked in internal and external consulting roles in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, to help build strong individual leaders, highly effective teams, and change-resilient organizations. She is a seasoned consultant and executive coach who is adept at assessing issues, delivering feedback, and designing custom interventions that uniquely match the challenges at hand.
Client Experience
Estes Valley Land Trust
GI Associates – Milwaukee
Graebel, Inc.
JBS
Johnson Space Center
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Slifer Designs
The Childrens Hospital – Denver
United Launch Alliance
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Project Expertise
Executive Coaching
Executive and Leadership Development
Organization Development
Team Building
Education
MS, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of North Texas
MS, Clinical Psychology, North Texas State University
BA, Psychology, University of Northern Iowa
Rich Giandana
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Rich has 25+ years of HR and Training Management experience and is highly regarded in helping Subject Matter Experts with the design and delivery of training and in building positive cultures. He was VP of HR at Renew Data Corp., TRISUN Healthcare and Tanisys Technology. He has led training and HR teams domestically and internationally and has worked with IBM, Xerox, Tandem, and Atari.
Rich has been an Adjunct Faculty Member in the St. Edward’s University MBA Program and the University of Texas Professional Development Center and was previously on the faculties of the Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology and Cabrillo (CA) College.
Client Experience
Catalyst Consulting
Cerriliant
Highland Lakes Software
PointOne Communications
Surgient Networks
Urgent Care Plus
Power Accessories of the Americas
Project Expertise
Conflict Management
Instruction Design/Facilitation
Leadership Development Programs
Managerial & Supervisory Training
Team Building
Education
BA, Alfred University, NY
MS, Business Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Glenn Gilchrist
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Glenn has 35 years of operational and human resources experience with one of the largest, most complex, global organizations. He is a highly accomplished senior HR executive with successful track record as a leader, trusted advisor/coach and business partner. He has a reputation as a result focused strategic thinker, agile tactician, developer of talent and someone with proven negotiating, influencing, and conflict resolution and persuasion skills. Glenn believes human capital is a long-term competitive differentiator for business.
Client Experience
Royal Dutch Shell
KSBJ Radio
Various Non-Profits
Project Expertise
Crisis Management
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive & Leadership Development Coaching
Labor/Industrial Relations
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments
Organization Effectiveness/Change/Design
Performance Management
Education
BSBA, University of Florida, HR/Labor Relations
Linda Glass
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Linda has over 16 years of experience in corporate leadership and management development. The organizations she has worked with span from Fortune 500 to entrepreneurial start-ups.
She understands the value and mechanics of cultivating leadership talent and its effect on a company’s performance. Linda possesses strengths in strategic thinking, customer focus, and the ability to guide clients successfully.
Linda is certified in ROI Coaching by Susan Steinbrecher & Associates. She is an alumna of Future of Talent Thought Leadership Group and Center for Creative Leadership.
Client Experience
Starbucks Coffee Company
Go9Media
Charity Dynamics
milk + honey spa
Project Expertise
Executive & Career Coaching
Team Facilitation
Development & Delivery of Training Programs
Talent Strategy and Acquisition
Education
BA, DePauw University, Economics
Christine Grimm
Leadership Development Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Christine is a practice leader in the alignment of executive leadership teams. Using values-based leadership, rational thinking techniques and accountability philosophies, she coaches leaders to perform at their best. Her interactive, high-energy approach pushes groups to achieve their objectives, while participants acquire new skills and behaviors that are immediately applicable in both their personal and professional lives.
Client Experience
The Motion Picture Association
Northrop Grumman
Ticketmaster
Disney Interactive
Rockwell Automation
Project Expertise
Change Management
Culture Assessment
Executive and Leadership Development
Frontline Leadership Training
Education
BS, Pepperdine University
Social Science & Education
Amy Jones
HR Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Amy Jones is a leadership consultant who has been serving Fortune 500 Companies since 1988. Her expertise is in organizational development focusing on individual and team effectiveness, organizational change management, performance management and leadership development. Amy is a licensed psychotherapist and holds a full secret security clearance with the Department of Defense (2007). For 12 years Amy was the sole proprietor of her own consulting company, before joining The Feld Group, who was eventually acquired by EDS where she remained until 2007. After taking an early retirement, Amy restarted her consulting career.
Client Experience
The Feld Group
EDS
Project Expertise
Executive and Career Coaching
Performance Management
Leadership Development
Talent Management
Communication Skills
Education
BS, Auburn University, Education
M.Ed, North Texas University, Counseling Psychology
Karen Miles
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Karen has a unique combination of line and staff experience in a wide range of functional areas. Most recently she served as VP of HR and Administration for ExpressJet. She held multiple operational roles within the airline industry prior to moving into HR.
Karen has significant business transformation, M&A, labor relations and executive development experience. Karen has crafted learning programs that touch on leadership, diversity, compliance, union avoidance and succession planning. She also has experience working with boards and developed a corporate governance/corporate board education program. She serves as a board member on the Police Officer Civil Service Commission Board.
Client Experience
ExpressJet
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Project Expertise
Executive Coaching & Development
Labor Relations & Union Avoidance
Development & Delivery of Diversity & Inclusion Programs
M&A
Compensation & Benefit design
Education
BS, Sociology & Psychology, Bethune Cookman College
Vonda Mills
Consultant, Ph.D.
Consulting Expertise
Vonda partners with organizations to increase their leadership effectiveness and create a culture of development. Her main areas of focus are executive coaching, leadership development and talent management. Previously, she was Vice President of Global People Development for Molson Coors Brewing Company. During her time there, she worked on past-acquisition cultural integration, created and implemented a global competency model for development and performance management and significantly revamped the company’s succession planning process.
Client Experience
Manpower
Molson Coors
PDI
Project Expertise
Executive Coach
High Potential Programs
Succession Planning
Talent Assessment/Selection Assessment
Team Facilitation
Leadership Development Programs
Education
Ph.D., University of Denver, Counseling Psychology
MA, San Jose State University, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Neena Newberry
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
As an executive coach and business strategist, Neena helps her clients clarify their goals, play to their strengths, successfully work through business issues, and take action. She works with organizations to strengthen their leadership pipeline and effectiveness through coaching and other development strategies. Her experience spans from business strategy development and operations improvement to attracting, retaining and developing top talent.
Client Experience
Deloitte Consulting
Marathon Oil
Sodexo
Marriott
Project Expertise
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development
Performance Management
Strategic Planning
Education
MBA, University of Texas, Finance
BBA, University of Texas at Arlington, Management
L. Bonita Patterson
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Bonita offers keynotes, executive coaching, consultation, facilitation, workshops, and management retreats to improve bottom line results by aligning behaviors with strategic business intent. She works with a broad array of corporate, government, and non-profit clients in the areas of communications, emotional intelligence, leadership and team development, diversity, and strategic planning.
Her ability to transform organizations to enhance competitive advantage was honed during her years in senior management. Her experience includes 15 years in management and leadership with IBM, Vice President of a leadership development company, and Division Manager of Training and Development for the Kaiser-Hill / U.S. Dept. of Energy nuclear weapons plant closure project at Rocky Flats.
Client Experience
City & County of Denver
Coors Brewing Company
eBay
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Hewlett Packard
Hospital Corp of America
Johns Manville
TIAA-CREF
Time Warner Cable
U.S. Office of Personnel Mgt
Project Expertise
Strategic Planning
Diversity and Inclusion
Team Building
Sr. Leadership Team Development
Education
MS, Regis University, Organizational Management
Harvard / Wharton Executive Management Program
BA, University of Delaware, Communications
Robert M. Robinson, Ph.D.
Consultant
Consulting Expertise
Robby is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas and has over 25 years consulting experience in a combination of internal and external roles across a variety of industries. Robby’s expertise includes organization effectiveness, succession planning, selection systems, executive assessment and development, training, and incentive systems. In his spare time, Robby serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Phoenix – Houston Campus. He was voted Outstanding Faculty Member by the 2005 graduating class.
Client Experience
Pennzoil-Quakers State
Sinclare Oil Company
Tilson Home Corporation
Project Expertise
Selection Assessments
Executive Assessments
Executive & Career Coaching
Team Building
Organizational Redesign
Education
Ph.D., Ohio State University, I/O Psychology
MA, Ohio State University, I/O Psychology
BA, University of Texas, Psychology
Barbara Stewart
Business and Personal Coach
Consulting Expertise
After serving private clients for over 20 years as a Financial Advisor, both in the United States and abroad, Barbara took her experience in building intimate and trusting relationships to the field of coaching and personal development. She is known as a great listener, quick to recognize and distinguish between challenges and excuses, and able to create awareness and action in those seeking to become greater.
Client Experience
Arthur Andersen – Tokyo, Japan
Texan Capital Management - owner
Prosperity Advisors LLC - owner
Stavis, Margolis Advisory Services
Project Expertise
Executive Coaching
Hi-potential programs
Succession planning
Leadership Development
Communication Skills
Facilitation
Education
BBA, Sam Houston State University, Management
ACC, CFP®