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We provide experienced business professionals who deliver a proven coaching process and methodology. Our highly skilled coaches and consultants are well versed in a wide variety of assessment tools and techniques to best meet your needs.
We know what it takes to build, lead and sustain strong results-driven organizations. Many of our coaches and consultants are former Fortune 500 executives with first hand knowledge of the challenges senior leaders and organizations face.
Because we’ve led people, processes and results inside large corporations, we know how to help our clients get the results they need. Your goals become our goals. We will help you meet current needs. And, we will partner with you to leave improved, sustainable skills and capabilities in individual leaders and in your organization.
Clients tell us that our Team’s expertise and practical partnership approach gain quick credibility and trust. We have a reputation in the industry for thought leadership, use of best practices and outstanding experienced coaches and consultants.
“We came away realizing our strengths and having clarity about who we were as an organization and our ability to work together.”
“This coaching process improved performance, focus and teamwork in our organization. ECC is a valuable business partner that clearly ‘gets it.’” Meet Our Principals
Kathy Green
Kathy Green, an organization effectiveness consultant, is a founding partner and the president of Executive Coaching Connections, LLC. Having performed as an officer in Fortune 500 companies, Kathy is familiar with the challenges that executives face. She has more than 25 years of experience in leadership, team and organization effectiveness. She spent many of those years leading human resources and organization development efforts at Baxter, Kraft Foods and Ameritech where she worked both domestically and internationally. In 1995, Kathy established her own executive and organization consulting business.While working toward individual, team and organizational effectiveness, Kathy is most widely known for her expertise in coaching senior executives and their teams. Kathy’s client list is comprised of leading companies across multiple industries including Baxter Healthcare Corporation; Discover Financial Services; Federal Signal; Follett Corporation; Forsythe Technology; Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal; Information Resources, Inc.; Kraft Foods, Inc.; PepsiCo and Sara Lee Corporation. Certification:Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®from the Center for Creative Leadership, PDI feedback questionnaires, HayGroup’s®Emotional Competence Inventory, Leadership Styles Inventory & Climate Survey, Lominger's VOICES® and Heartmath®.Education:BA: Psychology and Business Administration, University of Wisconsin; Studies in Cognitive Restructuring at the Harvard Mind/Body Institute; extensive experience in emotional management, mental modeling, voice dialogue, change management, and advanced facilitation.Affiliation:Membership in the following professional organizations: World Association of Business Coaches, International Coaching Federation, International Consortium of Coaching in Organizations, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC), Organization Development Network and New Talent Management Network.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Business Consulting, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic Planning.Cassandra Mitchell
Cassandra Mitchell, executive coach and organizational consultant,
develops great leaders and teams. She has more than twenty years of
experience in helping clients achieve their business goals by
delivering a range of services from one-to-one leadership coaching to
large-scale organizational design.Cassandra has provided coaching, needs assessment, leadership development, strategy creation, program design and development to large corporations, government agencies and educational institutions. Most recently, her coaching and development work has helped leaders and teams at Baxter International, Kraft Foods, Follett Corporation, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Office Max and Sara Lee Corporation. Prior to consulting, Cassandra worked for Bank One, the sixth largest bank-holding company in the U.S. with over 75,000 employees. During her 14-year tenure at Bank One, she held a variety of positions including assignments in the Commercial Banking and Credit Card Divisions. As first vice president and national learning design manager, she oversaw a team of instructional and web-based designers responsible for management, leadership, and professional development curricula based on leadership competencies and organizational business goals. Prior to Bank One, Cassandra worked in training and organizational development at Loyola University and Medical Center, impacting employee and student development. Certification:Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®from the Center for Creative Leadership; PDI’s Profiler; Peer Empowerment Coaching Process from the Wright Institute; Lominger's VOICES®; Myers Briggs®Type Indicator®; Emotional Competence Inventory, Climate Improvement Accreditation, and Inventory of Leadership Styles from the HayGroup®.Education:MA, Curriculum and Instruction; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illinois State University.Affiliation:Member of the Chicago Advisory Board to Youth About Business, which runs financial literacy camps for Chicagoland High Schools; Board Member for SHAREcircle, which provides aid to war-torn Angola.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Instructional/Program Design, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic Planning.Kathy O'Doherty
Kathy O’Doherty has a solid track record of enhancing individual and
team performance to support bottom-line business results. A founding
partner of Executive Coaching Connections, Kathy is a highly respected
coach of senior executives and leaders.With more than 20 years of experience in human resources management within the financial services and retail industries, Kathy has held executive human resources management positions at First Chicago/Bank One and Sears, Roebuck and Co. Kathy’s clients include Baxter Corporation, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Follett Corporation, HSBC, LaSalle Bank, Northern Trust Company, and Sara Lee Corporation. Certification:Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®from the Center for Creative Leadership; Leadership Effectiveness Analysis and Personal Directions from the Management Research Group®HayGroup’s®Emotional Competence Inventory, Leadership Styles Inventory and Climate Survey; Lominger’s Voices®, PDI’s Profiler and the Margerison-McCann Team Management Profile®.Kathy earned a lifetime Senior Professional in Human Relations from the Society of Human Resources Professionals.Education:MBA: Benedictine University, BA, Education: Loyola UniversityAffiliation:Served on Board of Directors of the Elgin, Illinois Chamber of Commerce; founding member of the Elgin Child Care Initiative; board member, president and chairperson of the United Way of Elgin; recipient of the Willis A. Reed Humanitarian award in recognition of her long-term commitment to the community and United Way; recipient of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award for her support of and commitment to diversity in the workplace.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation.Meet Our Coaches
Our coaches have a first-hand understanding of leaders, the cultures they work in, and the challenges they face. This diverse team features highly talented professionals from across the country, enabling us to serve both centralized and geographically dispersed organizations. We invite you to meet our coaches...
Janet E. Blum
Janet E. Blum, organization development and training consultant,
specializes in personal coaching, change management and team processes.
She places great importance on helping individuals and teams reach
their business objectives by assisting them in identifying goals, and
recognizing and addressing strengths and weaknesses and developing
strong relationships and clear, smooth processes. She has a broad base
of experience and serves clients who reflect her multi-industry
knowledge.Certification:Carlson Learning Company’s Profile Learning instruments, Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership and Lominger's VOICES®.Education:MBA with concentration in Behavioral Science: University of Chicago; concurrent MA with concentration in social policy and administration: University of Chicago. BA, Social Psychology: University of MichiganPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation.Cynthia Cobb
Cynthia Cobb, SPHR, has over 20 years of human resources generalist and
staffing experience, most of which was built at Baxter Healthcare
Corporation. She has held both corporate and divisional assignments
where she has led HR strategies and initiatives across multiple
functions. She has a strong track record of bringing resources together
to accomplish business goals. Cynthia excels at creating communication
bridges; working collaboratively and effectively at all levels. Her
partnering approach is a valuable asset to former employers and current
clients.As an external coach and consultant, Cynthia has coached employees and managers at all levels using various feedback tools and coaching methods. Other consulting engagements have been in recruiting, policy development, employee relations and training. Certification:Certified in PDI Profilor and qualified in MBTI and Lominger's VOICES®.Education:MBA: Indiana University; BSE, Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Management: Purdue UniversityPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Collaborative Change, Instructional/Program Design, Meeting/Program/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic PlanningDebra J. Crawford
Debra J. Crawford has coached at all levels of organizations focusing
on creating a partnership based on trust, openness, honest feedback and
integrity. Her 25-year career has provided experience in sales, human
resources and extensive training and development leadership
accountability. She has received awards and recognition for personal
and team performance. Her expertise includes a strong background in the
retail and healthcare industries, including assisted living. Debra has
worked in rapid growth environments including mergers and acquisitions
as well as more stable and mature organizations. Most recently, she was
vice president of corporate education and training for Alterra
Healthcare Corporation.Certification:Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®, Team Management Profile and PCCCA - Certified Christian Life Coach.Education:BA, Business Administration and psychology: Notre Dame College; graduate classes toward masters in adult education /instructional design: Alverno College.Affiliation:American Society for Training and Development, Marquette University College of Professional Studies, Advisory Council and two Milwaukee organizations for female and minority professionals and executives, Professional Dimensions and the Leaders Forum, Society for Human Resource Management, Human Resource Planning Society, Lutheran Living Services, Core member of Women in Ministry and Family Life and Ministry Instructor of Christ the King Church. She is also a member of Who’s Who in American Colleges and UniversitiesPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Instructional/Program Design, Meeting/Program Facilitation.Pat Dahmen
Pat Dahmen is an experienced organizational effectiveness professional
with a tenacity for helping managers define and develop the core
competencies they need for accomplishing individual, team and
organization goals. Beginning with an understanding of and full
appreciation for the corporate culture in which his clients work, Pat
builds relationships based on trust, openness, honest feedback and
integrity. Having coached and facilitated feedback sessions and
organizational development initiatives for a wide variety of
corporations, Pat has proven effectiveness with senior and middle level
management.His diverse background spans years of extensive experience facilitating and engaging teams in workshops, administering psychological assessments and studying the behavior of people in groups. He has engaged in various change management initiatives including helping to uncover one organization’s "core values" based on the results of an Appreciative Inquiry interview process. Most recently, he helped design, develop and implement the leadership development and coaching program for the executive leadership team and management for a Chicago-area municipality. Certification:Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®from the Center for Creative Leadership; Emotional Competence Inventory, Organizational Climate Survey, Leadership Styles Inventory from the HayGroup®, Leadership Architect Suite of integrated tools from Lominger Ltd, Lominger's VOICES® and the Myers-Briggs®Type Indicator and MBTI step IIEducation:Masters degree in Clinical Psychology: Roosevelt University; BA Sociology: University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program FacilitationJim Di Loreto
Jim Di Loreto has been helping clients address their
needs in strategic planning, strategy implementation, organization
effectiveness, executive coaching and team development for more than 25 years.Jim’s consulting practice represents a marriage of traditional analytic disciplines (strategy development, business planning) with a broad range of people development approaches. A typical coaching assignment will also involve business planning or direction setting; and Jim’s approach to helping his clients address a business problem often involves executive coaching or team development. Jim has worked with clients in a wide range of industries and disciplines. Current and recent clients include Abbott Laboratories, BorgWarner, Inc., Federal Signal Corporation, The Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods, O C Tanner Company, Prestige Brands, Inc., R. R. Donnelley, and Sanford Brands. Jim is a member of the American Management Association as well as other professional groups. He has been a frequent speaker at cross-industry forums on subjects ranging from change management to sales effectiveness to collaborative business partnerships. Jim was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He was educated at the University of Chicago and Yale University. He resides in Chicago and on Gull Lake, outside Kalamazoo, Michigan. In his spare time, he serves as the volunteer Executive Director and Board Chair of the SPCA of Southwest Michigan, a pet rescue and adoption organization. Terry M. Faulk
Terry Faulk worked for Kraft Foods Inc. for just short of 39 years. His
last 33 years were in the Human Resources function. During Terry’s HR
career, he worked in a union plant, two domestic division headquarters,
and two international division headquarters including a foreign
assignment in Brussels, and for his last 12 years, in the senior HR
position in Kraft Foods headquarters. From 2000 to 2003, Terry was
instrumental in leading the human resources integration of Nabisco
Foods, a $19 billion acquisition adding over 70% more employees,
including heavy union representation. Terry’s last title was the
Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources.Terry retired in March 2006 and has since focused on non-profit work and select consulting roles. He also dedicates his time, serving as Vice Chairman for the Hadley School for the Blind Board of Trustees. Terry’s expertise is consulting in mergers and acquisition, organization restructuring, providing HR counsel to senior HR executives, and executive coaching at senior levels. Recent assignments include the evaluation of the Human Resources function and personnel for C&S Wholesale ($20 billion revenue, 20,000 employees) in Keene, NH; serving as an expert witness in a mock trial “Ethics on Trial” at the annual convention of the Ethics and Compliance Officers Association in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; a coaching and development assignment for a senior executive for Western Union in Englewood, CO. Education:B.S. in business economics from Miami University; M.B.A. in marketing from Western Michigan University. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971 with service in Vietnam as an infantry platoon commander.Practice Areas:Organization restructuring, HR counsel for senior HR executives and Executive Coaching, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategy Planning.Ken Helman
Ken Helman is
the President and principal of his own Executive Coaching firm, providing
executive coaching for executives and leaders independently since establishment
in 1997. A partial list of companies that Ken has provided executive coaching includes
The Dial Corporation, Henkel of America, Wells Fargo, Mayo Clinic, Kraft Foods,
Discover Financial Services, Edward Jones, Carter Burgess, Doubletree Hotels,
Willis, Snell and Wilmer, Salt River Project, Central Arizona Project,
Highlands Management Group, State and County governments and Banner Health
Systems. Ken capitalizes on his more than thirty years of experience working
with executives and managers in multifaceted industries and businesses.
Individual clients range from CEO’s to managers in large corporations, small
business owners and professionals.Prior to establishing his executive coaching practice Ken was a senior executive with Coca-Cola Enterprises and a General Manager for a management consulting company. He has also held executive and managerial positions in the electric utility, nuclear power and musical instrument industries. Ken has built a solid reputation of providing candid coaching and feedback for his clients with a high degree of integrity and credibility. Pragmatic and results oriented he enables clients to take ownership of their own development as well as positively impacting those around them. Certification:Benchmarks and Executive Dimensions from the Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger’s VOICES® and Predictive Index.Education:Ken has a BA in Management from the University of Phoenix and has additional education in the area of change management, facilitation skills and leadership.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-degree feedback, Collaborative Change and Leadership Development.Linda S. Hughes
Linda S. Hughes, an organization consultant and coach for leadership
effectiveness, has nearly twenty years of Human Resources management
experience within the insurance and manufacturing industries. Linda
held the senior human resource positions at GE Reinsurance and Kemper
Reinsurance Companies and was on the HR management team at Square D.She has extensive experience coaching executives and line managers through change leadership initiatives, restructuring and M&A activities, as well as performance management and improvement processes. She has also established mentoring programs for high potential performers. Certification:Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership, Certified Compensation Professional, certified facilitator of GE’s Change Acceleration Process and Work-Out programsEducation:BA, Education: Montana State University; additional graduate courses: San Jose State University, University of Santa Clara in California; Green-belt training in Quality at GEAffiliation:Linda has served on the Board of Directors of the Barrington Career Center, a non-profit agency helping individuals in job transition. She has also served on the HR Advisory Committee for Shelter, Inc. and has been a volunteer and advisor to Holy Family School, serving inner-city children in Chicago.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Collaborative Change, Communication Consulting, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program FacilitationChristopher Hunter
Christopher Hunter, an
organization development and leadership consultant, has over 20 years
experience across manufacturing, service and government sectors. Chris specializes in leadership development,
high potential development, change management and personal insight through
assessments. His approach focuses on the alignment of individual actions with
business strategies to achieve outstanding results.Before launching his own consulting practice, Chris held senior-level human resources positions at Ameritech and RR Donnelley and human resources generalist roles at Mobil Oil Corporation and Sverdrup Technology. He earned the President’s Award at Ameritech and the Encore award at RR Donnelley, both for his work in the area of leadership development.In his consulting practice, Chris has worked with clients such as Harris Bank, McDonalds, Hewitt, RR Donnelley, ADP, Sara Lee, Berwick Offray LLC, Motorola, True Value and Comcast. Certification:McBer Behavioral Event Interviewing Trainer, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Forté Communication Style Survey, Situational Leadership II and PDI's 360 Assessments.Education:MBA with an emphasis on Organizational Development: University of West FloridaPractice Areas:360-Degree Feedback, Business Consulting, Communication Consulting, Conflict Resolution and Team Intervention, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation and Team Coaching and FacilitationDaniel F. Jones
Daniel F. Jones, Ph.D. has been providing management and organizational
consultation to a wide variety of clients in both the profit and
not-for-profit sectors for more than twenty years. He has considerable
experience providing expert consultation services to the financial,
insurance, retail and publishing industries. His consulting experience
to Fortune 500 and multi-national corporations is extensive. Dan’s work
is aimed at producing pragmatic results for both the individual and the
organization to maximize organizational and personal effectiveness,
increase self and organizational awareness and clarify vision and
purpose all leading to a better alignment and fulfillment of personal
and corporate goals.Dan has specialized in management assessment, executive coaching, leadership training and organization development. Organizational consulting activities have included the introduction of a performance management/management excellence system, organizational assessment and team development, assessment and development of potential internal candidates for a CEO position and design and delivery of workshops and retreats. His consultation often leads to organizational initiatives in succession planning, team development and strategic planning. Dan has provided coaching to entrepreneurs and family owned and operated businesses. He also has conducted competency model consultation. Certification:Certified psychoanalyst and licensed clinical psychologist and Lominger's VOICES®.Education:PhD, Clinical Psychology: New York University; BA: Wesleyan University Completed four-year postdoctoral specialization program to become a certified psychoanalyst and is a licensed clinical psychologist.Affiliation:Dan has served on faculties of Rutgers University and New York University.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategy PlanningKate Lanz
Kate Lanz has built a reputation as a first-class
executive coach, combining 12 years of corporate experience with psychological
training to help senior business leaders achieve lasting behavioral change. Kate is based in London.Kate specializes in coaching senior individuals, teams and undertakes Board Development work. In 2002 Kate helped develop a highly successful and fast-expanding practice, Sandelr Lanz. In March 2007 she became Executive Director. Kate's corporate career has centered on blue chip organizations, notably Diageo. She successfully held senior roles in marketing, sales and general management. In the course of her international business experience, Kate has lived and worked in six countries, including Holland, Hungary, the US and 8 years in Latin America. She speaks Spanish, French and German and coaches clients across Europe as well as in the UK. Kate's direct, robust, and compassionate coaching style draws on both her in-depth knowledge of business and her extensive psychological training. One of her trademarks as a coach is an ability to help clients to convert a new insight into action. Knowing the commercial realities of business herself gives her the experience and skills to get right inside client issues and add value while her psychological expertise enables her to understand what may be going on 'below the surface' and help clients make sustainable changes to their leadership. Kate's international background enables her to bring a particular expertise to cross-cultural issues and the performance coaching of virtual teams. Kate has coached leaders across a broad spectrum of sectors from Board Directors of large multinationals to start-ups. Her clients include Diageo, Pfizer, John Lewis Partnership, Hasbro Toys, L'Oréal, Smith & Nephew, IKEA, Ernst & Young, Deutsche Bank, Time Warner and large not-for-profit organizations. Certification:Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI ®), FIRO-B and the California Psychological Inventory. Experienced in using 360 degree feedback.Education:BA in Modern Languages, an MBA and a BSc in Psychology.London University, Bristol University and Open University. Affiliation:Kate was invited to join the panel of 50 coaches worldwide as a founding member of the WABC (World Association of Business Coaches). Kate is also an accredited member of APECS, the Association of Professional Executive Coaches and Supervisors.Kate coaches and tutors on a wide range of general and tailor-made executive programs at INSEAD, France's leading business school with the INSEAD Global Leadership Centre. Her work with INSEAD includes coaching on the 'Executive MBA' in Europe and Beijing and on company specific programs in the USA at Wharton University. Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategy PlanningSuzanne Levy
Suzanne Levy has over 20 years of coaching and corporate business
experience.While at The Walt Disney Company, Suzanne launched and
managed a division that oversaw all business development, marketing,
consumer goods, publishing, online and promotion for the department’s
properties. Prior to Disney, she was at HBO in production management
and earlier in advertising at Ammirati and Puris in New York City.As an executive coach, Suzanne focuses on inspiring leaders to think big, take risks and uncover their purpose, enhancing leadership presence to reach the next level and increasing production and business development. She also works with clients to develop a toolkit to manage teams effectively. As a coach she helps executives to develop strong communication skills and assists organizations to implement culture shifts Suzanne’s clients include Accenture, Citigroup, Diageo, KPMG, Lane Five Hedge Fund, Merrill Lynch, Monster, Morgan Stanley, MTV Networks, ONIT Digital, Prudential, PT&Co. Public Relations, RBC Dain Rauscher, Smith Barney, Scholastic, Travelers and UBS. Suzanne is a member of the Executive Coaching Summit and its planning committee, an elite worldwide network of senior executive development experts researching and integrating best practices in the field. She was the career coach for Vault.com, an investment and legal industry leader in career support; was featured in NY Matrix with an “Ask the Coach” column; and recently presented to “100 Women in Hedge Funds”. Certification:Certified in DiSC, the Center for Creative Leadership’s Skillscope and Benchmarks® and Lominger's VOICES®Education:BA from Washington University in St. Louis and studied in Paris, France.Affliations:Executive Coaching SummitPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategy Planning.Eddie Marmol
Eddie Marmol is a bilingual executive and organization coach with an
engineering background. He led several successful projects during a
15-year engineering career in the high-technology defense industry,
spanning software architectures, embedded systems and wireless
technologies.Eddie has coached CEOs, senior executives and professionals on projects that include leadership development, onboarding and career development for leading firms. Born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico, Eddie coaches in both English and Spanish. Having coached clients in the United States, Canada, Central America, Caribbean, Europe and Japan, Eddie brings a multicultural perspective to his coaching. Certification:Benchmarks®from the Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®, TMC's Cultural Orientations Inventory (COI), Coach certification from Coach Training Alliance with whom he taught their Certified Coach Program in both English and Spanish.Education:Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering: University of Central Florida; Master’s degree in Computer Engineering: University of Illinois.Eddie is a graduate of the Coach University Coach training program and the Newfield Network graduate program in ontological coaching. Most recently, Eddie has immersed himself in Ken Wilbur’s Integral Institute and the application of integral theory in leadership and business.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, Leadership DevelopmentDave McKeon
Dave McKeon has human resource experience that spans over the past two
decades. He has created and implemented solutions for many companies
across multiple industries, such as Hewitt Associates, Frito-Lay, Mobil
Chemical, Ameritech and Tommy Armour / Odyssey Golf.In his role as a Senior HR Executive, Dave was accountable for the strategy development and program implementation in a wide range of human capital areas including talent acquisition, employment compliance, labor and employee relations, safety and health, training and development, total rewards, performance management and organizational restructuring. Dave’s experience brings a deep integrative HR perspective to organizations going through change. He has helped companies understand their HR direction and costs, and developed plans to align new and existing talent programs to meet the changing needs of the business. Dave serves on the Board for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in Lake County and was recently recognized for his leadership in fundraising and Board development over the last three years. Education:Masters in Labor and Industrial Relations and Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University.Practice Areas:Organization restructuring, HR counsel for senior HR executives, Executive Coaching, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development and Visioning & Strategy Planning.Karen Meyer-Ponzi
Karen Meyer-Ponzi is a well-respected leadership and organization
effectiveness consultant with nearly 20 years of diversified experience
in the real estate, technology, energy and retail industries. Karen
specializes in executive coaching and leadership development.Karen’s expertise includes working with newly formed and established leadership teams as well as individual executives. In addition to her strong leadership development skills, Karen has co-led large scale change initiatives, lead organization redesign processes, facilitated strategic planning and consulted on team effectiveness. Karen has also designed and implemented organization-wide succession planning processes, which have created organizational bench strength and enabled organizational growth. Karen’s corporate experience includes leadership positions with Equity Office Properties Trust and Automatic Data Processing. Certification:Certified in various assessments 360 instruments, organizational development interventions and learning programs as well as leadership and organization assessments, including MBTI, 16PF, BarOn Eqi, Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®, Lominger's VOICES®, PDI Profiler, Hogan Leadership Forecast Series and Hay EQI.Integral coach certification from New Ventures West, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach training organization.Education:MA Organization Development: Loyola UniversityAffiliation:Karen has designed and delivered Executive Coaching workshops for Loyola University Chicago Center for Organization Development, where she is also a guest lecturer.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Leadership DevelopmentTom Nelson
Tom Nelson is a consultant, facilitator, and coach with more than 20
years experience in strategic planning, organizational and leadership
development, executive coaching and change management. He has extensive
experience with companies undergoing change related to increased
competition, major growth and expansion, technological innovation,
restructuring, reorganization, mergers and acquisitions. He works with
boards, management teams, work groups, and individuals to improve
performance, accelerate change, solve organizational problems and
implement strategic initiatives.During his career, Tom has held senior management positions in business and non-profit organizations and has served as an internal and external consultant to both. In addition, he was Vice President, senior management development at U.S. Bancorp, and associated with The Performance Consulting Group in Portland, the Center for Executive Options, and The Kennedy Group, Ltd., an international organizational consulting firm. Tom has worked with a host of leading firms. Education:BA: Boston UniversityAffiliation:Member, Association for Psychological Type and The Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum; Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum.Tom also has taught nearly 100 college-level courses in leadership, management, communications and coaching for results. Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Organizational Effectiveness, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Visioning & Strategic PlanningStuart L. Ralsky
Stuart L. Ralsky, Ph.D. has a career spanning over 30 years, Stuart has
held a variety of academic, corporate and consulting positions
including Chairperson, Department of Management Sciences, St.
Bonaventure University; Manager, Training and Organization Development,
Chemicals Group and Corporate Manger, Management Planning and
Development for PPG Industries; and Director, Training and Development
for Montgomery Ward.For the past 22 years, Stuart has been a Leadership and Management Development consultant for companies including Kraft Foods, ITW, La Petite Academy, United, and W.W. Grainger. Stuart’s practice focuses on executive and leadership assessment and selection, and coaching and development. Stuart’s assessment and selection services help his clients match candidates against positions across organizational levels. In selection settings, Stuart helps his clients evaluate and identify candidates who are most likely to succeed in their organizations. He draws together results from appropriate validated instruments, information gathered in structured interviews, and his considerable experience, to select “best fit” candidates. Stuart also helps clients assess current associates and has worked with many companies to identify and accelerate the development of their high potential talent. Stuart’s coaching and development services cover a full range of situations including working with high potential individuals, assisting solid performers in finding ways to enhance their effectiveness and helping people experiencing difficulty get back on track. As a coach, Stuart assists clients in examining their past experiences, establishing realistic stretch career goals, and gathering information regarding their current working environments and their effectiveness in them. He then helps his clients develop and implement actionable plans that leverage their strengths and allow them to make demonstrable progress against defined targets. Certification:Benchmarks®from the Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®, PDI Profilor.Education:B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Labor and Industrial Relations, from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, and the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago. Dennis Redding
Dennis Redding has over 25 years experience as a management consultant,
OD and Human Resources executive. His practice includes: Executive
Development, Executive Coaching and consulting in Organization
Development.Dennis is currently Academic Director of the Woodruff Leadership Academy, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, at Emory University. Prior to this role, he was Executive Director of the Goizueta Institute for Corporate Learning, Senior Lecturer in the department of Organization and Management, and Assistant Dean of the Modular Executive MBA program at the Roberta C. Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta. His corporate experience includes Senior Vice President of Organization Development and Human Resources at PeaceHealth, Director and founder of the AMOCO Management Learning Center, Vice President of Organization Development and Personnel Research at BATUS, consultant at General Motors Institute, and Director of Education at Ralston Purina. Certification:Lominger's VOICES®Education:MA, Personnel Services: University of Denver; BS, Psychology: Illinois Wesleyan UniversityPractice Areas:Executive CoachingBob Rook
Bob Rook is a consultant with extensive experience in strategic human
resources management. His focus has been in corporate-wide
organizational development helping clients create culture as a
competitive advantage. Bob has a strong background working in various
organizational settings including Fortune 500, Mid-Cap, Software
Development, Engineering/Technical and e-commerce organizations.An ECC coach since 2001, Bob has worked with all levels of management with assignments working in software development, distribution, manufacturing and early stage start-up business models. In addition to individual coaching projects, Bob has worked with various Executive Teams developing strategic clarity and leadership processes to create successful transformational initiatives within company-wide and business unit settings. Bob has served in various executive HR roles including the senior HR leader for two software development firms where he was responsible for creating innovative HR strategies and equity programs. While at Caremark he launched a major Organizational Development effort to connect multiple independent physician practices. Bob was a featured speaker on creative equity compensation strategies at the Business Week CFO Conference in February 2000 and co-authored “Building a High Performance Company” published in Managing Change in Healthcare; M.K. Key, McGraw-Hill 1999. Certification:Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®, HayGroup Leadership Styles and Organizational Climate product.Education:MS, Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Illinois Institute of Technology. BA, Psychology: Marquette UniversityPractice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Business Consulting, Collaborative Change, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic PlanningJessica Safran
Jessica Safran, a business consultant and professional coach, works
with forward-thinking, entrepreneurial organizations. Jessica’s
expertise focuses on helping client organizations get to the next level
of growth and success by creating an environment that fosters
competence and commitment, while mapping designing and documenting
systems that promote smooth business operations. She has worked with
entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, and independent professionals who
are engaged in business, professional and personal development.Prior to coaching and consulting, Jessica was Vice President of Operations at T3 Media, Inc., an Internet consulting company providing a variety of strategic, creative, and technology services to online businesses. Certification:Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®.Education:Master’s Degree, Interactive Telecommunications Program: New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Honors; BA, Comparative Religion: Wesleyan University. Graduate: Corporate Coach University. Presently acquiring Certified Business Coach designation.Affiliation:Co-founded alternative public high school in NYC, Vanguard High School, member Coalition of Essential Schools, a national network engaged in restructuring schools to promote better student learning and achievement. She is currently Educational Coordinator for her chapter of Business Network International.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Business Consulting, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program FacilitationSusan Steinbrecher
Susan Steinbrecher an internationally acclaimed
businesswoman, executive coach, speaker and author, is president and CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates,
Inc., a management-consulting firm that provides professional development services
in the areas of executive coaching, group facilitation and leadership training.Susan works with senior executives and their organizations to develop and implement innovative, life-changing and profit-building solutions to address the global and day-to-day challenges of leadership, operations, human resources and training. Susan’s expertise has positively impacted companies worldwide such as BNSF Railway, Bank of America, Diageo, Capital One, CVS/Caremark, Brinker International, Dave and Buster’s, Gaylord Entertainment, Gold’s Gym International, Friday’s Restaurants, Hilton, Miraval Spa and Resorts, Red Lobster, Restaurants Unlimited, and Seneca Gaming, to name a few. Prior to founding Steinbrecher And Associates in 1992, Susan was a rising star with one of the country’s best-known hotel chains for 14 years. She went from entry level to the chain’s youngest general manager in history to leading the strategic training and development initiatives.< Susan has written three books: Heart-Centered Leadership: An Invitation to Lead from the Inside, Roadmap to Successwith Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchardand Straight Talk from America's Top 10 Speakers. Certification:Myers Briggs, Benchmarks®from Center for Creative Leadership, Lominger's VOICES®, Heartmath Licensed Coach, Master Certified in NLP and HOGAN.Education:BA in applied arts and sciences from Southwest Texas State University.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Team Intervention, Instructional/Program Design, Leadership Development, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic PlanningAffiliation:Susan is a member of the International Coach Federation, Women’s Foodservice Forum, HRPS, and CHART, the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers, of which she is past president. For four consecutive years, she has received the Business Leadership Center’s Teaching Excellence Award at the SMU Cox School of Business. Susan has been featured on Fox’s Good Dayshow in DallasandAtlanta, KXAS Morning News (Dallas) and numerous radio shows, as well as several print pieces, including Forbes Small Business magazine and Strategy magazine.Terry Trayvick
Terry Trayvick has business experience with industry leading companies
including General Motors, Procter and Gamble, Sara Lee and R.R.
Donnelley. Most recently, he was President for several strategic
business units at R.R. Donnelley. Prior to attaining the President’s
role, he was head of strategy for the $4 billion Donnelley Print
Solutions business.Terry has also been the senior finance leader on many business teams. In this role, he coached many general managers and senior sales, operations, technology, service and marketing leaders. He has facilitated projects including strategic and operations planning, translating strategy into action, re-organizations, change management, performance management, consolidations, off-shoring, financial budgeting and planning, organization alignment and business turn-arounds. Terry is very comfortable working with company CEOs, board members and senior executives on path for greater management responsibilities. Education:MBA: Columbia Business School; BS, Industrial Management: University of CincinnatiAffiliation:Terry is an advisory board member of Arizona State University’s Center for Services Leadership, neoIT and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council and Leadership Greater Chicago.Practice Areas:Executive On-Boarding, Business Consulting, Visioning & Strategic PlanningJoel Treisman
Joel Treisman is a certified professional coach and organizational
systems consultant who provides leadership and strategy consulting to
public and private sector organizations. As a Leadership and Strategy
Coach, Joel uses a systems approach to helping senior leaders and work
teams become effective leaders and collaborators. He maintains a bias
toward action and is dedicated to helping his clients achieve
measurable gains in performance. Joel draws upon the knowledge and
perspective gained from nearly twenty years of “real world” successes -
and failures - as a leader, manager, entrepreneur, and consultant.
Clients value his collaborative style and the input he provides as an
objective sounding board and strategic thinking partner.Joel held positions in Advertising with the Leo Burnett Company, in Marketing and Product Development with BellSouth Telecommunications, and in Management Consulting with CoKnowledge, Inc. and Modem Media. He was also a co-founder of a not-for-profit organization and has served as a trustee and consultant to numerous non-profits executives and boards over the past twenty years. He is an experienced group facilitator trained in leading a number of strategy development processes including Future Scenario Planning (Global Business Network), Future Search (Future Search Network), Compression Planning (The McNellis Group), and the organizational Self- Assessment Tool (Peter Drucker’s Leader-to-Leader Institute). Certification:Center for Creative Leadership’s Benchmarks®and Executive Dimensions®,Management Research Group’s Personal Directions®; Lominger's VOICES® and Coach certification from Hudson Institute of Santa BarbaraEducation:MBA, concentration in Organizational Behavior: Yale School of Management; Graduate: Stanford UniversityCoaching training from Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara.Affiliation:Joel is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, the International Coach Federation, the International Association of Facilitators, the Organization Development Network, and the Connecticut Professional Speakers AssociationPractice Areas:Executive CoachingTerre Tuzzolino
As a coach and consultant, Terre Tuzzolino, capitalizes on insights
gained during a management career that spans three decades at one of
America's leading financial services firms. Prior to joining the
coaching profession, Terre successfully rose through the ranks at
Allstate Insurance Company to her last position there as Assistant Vice
President - Marketing. Having held senior level positions in direct
marketing, corporate relations, advertising and brand/marketing
communications, she has first hand experience with the challenges
executives face. She has managed people, processes and bottom lines.
She's led succesful change efforts, spun off divisions, developed new
business, launched departments, directed award winning communications,
appeared on television/on radio/in print and met with irate customer
groups. She's had successes, made mistakes and learned from both.Named one of the 100 Best and Brightest Women in Marketing and Advertising by Advertising Age magazine, Terre now brings her business savvy to help others reach their full potential. Her first-hand executive experience and broad education offer an approach that helps executives and senior managers increase their effectiveness by capitalizing on what they're already good at and building new skills vital to their continued success. Certification:Graduate of the Coaches Training Institute's ICF accredited Co-Active Coaching program. Certified NLP Coach and 2young2retire facilitator. She has completed the Coaching and Words that Change Minds with NLP. Certified to administer and interpret feedback for Hay Group’s®Emotional Competence Inventory. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®,Lominger's VOICES®360 and Center for Creative Leadership's Benchmarks®, 360 by Design®, Executive Dimensions®and Skillscope®assesment products.Education:MA, Communications from Northwestern University. BA, Sociology and Psychology from Purdue University. Related training includes Coaching to Excellence: New Ventures West; Personal and Professional Coaching: Neuro-Linguistic Programming; Leadership Studies Program: Lake Forest Graduate School of Management; Summer Institute in Negotiation: Northwestern University; Mediation Skills training: Center for Conflict Resolution. Terre is also a graduate of The Coaches Training Institute’s ICF accredited Co-Active Coaching Program. A student of communications in any form, Terre studied American Sign Language at Roosevelt University and the Center on DeafnessAffiliation:Terre is a member of the International Coach Federation and the Council of Communication Management. She is a Volunteer Mediator with the Center for Conflict Resolution and was awarded their Goodwill Ambassador Award for her work in community outreach.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Conflict Resolution, Collaborative Change, Communication Consulting, Meeting/Program Facilitation, Visioning & Strategic PlanningLucy Visceglia
Lucy Visceglia, an organizational consultant and coach, has more than
twenty years of experience in building high-performing organizations,
with special emphasis on executive development, enhancing top team
impact, acquisition integration, and leading change.For ten years prior to joining ECC, Lucy directed organization and leadership development efforts for Kraft Foods, as Kraft grew from a $9 billion to a $31 billion business with operations spanning 40 countries. Her work included one-on-one coaching with Executive Team members to help define and implement comprehensive HR solutions to achieve long-term portfolio transformation and growth strategies. Prior to Kraft Foods, Lucy held internal organization development and talent management positions with two other global multi-billion dollars firms, Texaco (oil and gas) and Rohm and Haas (specialty chemicals). She also provided management training services as an independent contractor with community college business outreach programs after serving as a project administrator at the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, a nonprofit organization representing 2000+ US colleges. Certification:Benchmarks®, Profilor®, the Lominger Tools Suite (VOICES®, Choices®, Team Architect®, Learning Profile®, Cultributes®), the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®, and the FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile®Education:MS, Organization Development: The American University. Bachelor’s Degree: Temple University.Practice Areas:Executive Coaching, Executive On-Boarding, 360-Degree Feedback, Team Coaching & Facilitation, Collaborative Change, Leadership DevelopmentMeet Our Staff
Susan Barnish
Project ConsultantSusan Barnish's professional human resources experience spans 25 years in the service industry with an extensive generalist background and specialization in organizational development/training. She has held leadership positions in hospitality, retirement living and healthcare. Her most recent work was leading organizational development for Classic Residence by Hyatt and Hyatt Hotels and resorts. Susan's expertise is in identifying opportunities and implementing creative, targeted solutions in leadership and executive development, management and sales training, and customer service. At ECC, Susan provides a personalized, consultative approach to our client engagements through:
Certification:Gallup Perceiver Interviewer, Development Dimensions International, Pritchett and Associates Change Management and DiSC Profile.Education:BA: Speech Communications from Westminster College.Joanne Straughn
Organizational ManagerJoanne is our Organizational Manager. She manages the finances along with project organization and timeline management. Joanne has been an office manager for over 25 years, working 10 years for the Variety Club of Illinois Children's Charities and 10 years with the house management team of Straughn & Straughn. Kathleen Dewey
Operations ManagerKathleen's professional expertise in marketing, sales and administration comes from experience in the cable television field and the not-for-profit arena. Kathleen has a wealth of knowledge in both client and affiliate relations from her 10 year tenure with the popular cable network, American Movie Classics. She held many leadership positions, including Vice President-Central Region where she was responsible for all sales and marketing for the network in a 16 state, mid-west region. Prior to joining ECC Kathleen served as the Office Manager for the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore, a volunteer based, not-for-profit organization. Kathleen managed all administrative operations for the organization. At ECC, Kathleen provides administrative support to our affiliates and clients as well as lending her expertise to our website, sales and marketing processes. Education:BA: Communications from DePauw University.Meet Our Alliance PartnersOur network of experts helps us deliver an even broader array of services to meet your needs.The Axelrod GroupThe Axelrod Group is a Collaborative Change Consulting firm that works with clients to design collaborative systems which enable people to construct an organization that is profitable and worthy of pride.Sandler LanzSandler Lanz is ECC's alliance partner delivering our services in the UK and throughout Europe. The firm has a highly successful track record specializing in executive and team coaching.TalentGenesisTalentGenesis creates and customizes the best practices in talent management in five key practice areas: Selection, Performance, Development, Succession and Measurement leveraging the LEADERSHIP ARCHITECT®technologies.back to the top |
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