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Our Instructors
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Liz Barbour, MAOL; has 25 years of experience in major corporations including Boeing, 3M and Rockwell, where she managed high impact human resource development projects, coached individuals and teams, and served as a Program Manager with the Boeing Leadership Center. Liz combines strong business acumen with a proven track record of successfully implementing organizational development initiatives. A natural teacher, she specializes in designing and delivering custom programs and practices a learner-centered approach. Since 2004, she has worked as a training consultant and certified business coach emphasizing leadership development, team building, and career and life transition. |
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Jim Bauer, BS; is a management and organizational development consultant who specializes in leadership development that fosters trust, building results-driven teams, improving workplace productivity through effective communication, and work/life balance. Jim brings over 30 years of management experience with the Shell Oil Company to his clients. He has a proven track record of assisting a variety of organizations – from large corporations to local non-profits – achieve their desired results. As an instructor, Jim enjoys utilizing experiential learning and includes a variety of games and simulations in his custom training programs. He is also certified by FranklinCovey, Vital Smarts and DDI to teach many of their workshops. |
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Michael Brown, BS; has been a business and management consultant since 1997, bringing over 20 years of corporate training and leadership experience with the Coldwell Banker Corporation to clients from a wide variety of industries. He specializes in innovative leadership development programs, custom executive/management retreats, high energy sales rallies, and experiential teambuilding. His creative programs are fun and interactive and feature a variety of mobile simulations, physical agility exercises, and games. Mike has a proven track record of demonstrating excellence in the three key components of training - content, presentation and culture. |
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Rochelle Burgess, MA; brings 30 years of experience with Fortune 500 companies to her organizational development and business consulting practice. She specializes in custom program design and curriculum development geared towards Human Resources professionals. Her areas of expertise include conflict/change management, employee selection & retention, generations in the workplace, and positioning the HR function as a critical business partner. Rochelle is an adjunct faculty member in the Organizational Leadership program at Chapman University College. She is certified in and utilizes a variety of personal assessment instruments including MBTI, DiSC, Thomas-Kilmann, & Polaris. |
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Karen Carlsen, BA; brings a diversified corporate background as well as executive/ board positions in variety of national business and professional organizations (NHRA, PIHRA, ASTD, APEX) to her business consulting practice. Her philosophy is “Recognize, motivate and develop your most valuable partners – your employees!” She has a proven track record of enabling organizations to increase sales and profitability, assisting HR managers implement simple, cost-effective employee recognition programs, and helping small to mid-size businesses develop customer referral and loyalty programs. Karen is definitely the business connections expert! |
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Nahid Casazza, MBA; has been in private practice as a professional business coach for the last six years. Her unique background includes 15 years of corporate experience, degrees in both business and psychology, and 3 years formal training as a coach. She specializes in helping individuals overcome personal obstacles and advance professionally - whether that means moving to a better corporate position, taking a business to the next level, or completely re-assessing a career. Nahid is currently the President of the Orange County chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She was instrumental in developing, and is also an instructor for, the Coaching Skills for Business Leaders Certificate Program. |
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Linda Denton, MHROD; has over 22 years as a senior executive in Human Resource Management and Development with expertise in business coaching, corporate training, and teaching at both Chapman University and UCI. She is currently a business consultant specializing in talent management, executive coaching, teambuilding and career development. She has a proven track record of positively impacting both individual and organizational performance and is known for her ability to inspire and connect people. She was instrumental in developing, and is also an instructor for, the Leadership Development Certificate Program for Managers/Directors and Coaching Skills for Business Leaders Certificate Program. |
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Irv Gamal, MA; has over 14 years of management experience with large national corporations, 20 years as a business consultant and organizational development expert, and extensive experience teaching business courses at local community colleges and regional private and public universities. Irv is the author and instructor for the popular Leadership Development Certificate Program for Supervisors and Emerging Leaders and always receives rave reviews from his students. His other areas of expertise in leadership development are coaching, executive retreats, strategic planning, change management, and teambuilding. Irv has been actively involved with the Center for Creative Leadership as an executive coach and is also certified on a wide variety of individual and organizational diagnostic inventories/assessments. |
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Susan Gerke, BS; has over 21 years experience with the IBM Corporation as well as 10 years as a business and management consultant and organizational development specialist. Susan specializes in remote leadership and teaming (published author), developing/implementing mentoring training programs, and building high performance teams through group dynamics and interpersonal interaction skills training. She is an expert in custom program design and curriculum development. Her training programs are highly experiential and provide participants with tangible solutions to real world tasks and issues. Susan was instrumental in developing, and is also an instructor for, the Leadership Development Certificate Program for Managers/Directors. |
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Kristine Gunn; has over 18 years providing high impact speaking, coaching and training programs to corporate clients ranging from business start-ups to Fortune 200 companies. Her philosophy is “People are not an organization’s greatest asset - inspired people are.” She specializes in corporate mission, vision and purpose; strengths-based talent development; effective execution practices; custom employee surveys; and coaching emerging leaders. As a business consultant, Kristine’s programs combine careful research, an innovative approach, and energetic delivery. Kristine is also a certified FranklinCovey instructor for the 7 Habits for Highly Effective People signature program as well as the new 7 Habits for Managers workshop. |
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Sangeeta Gupta, Ph.D; has over 15 years of organizational development and change management experience with a variety of major corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies and academic institutions. She specializes in diversity and cultural issues including conducting cultural assessments, creating more inclusive work environments, building diverse onsite and remote teams, and working with clients who have a presence in or are outsourcing to India. Dr. Gupta is a recognized expert in non-western cultures, an international traveler and speaks several languages. She has published extensively in the field of Cultural History and has developed and teaches two workshops – “Working with India” and “Global Leadership” - for the new Leadership Services Global Leadership Series. |
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John Hall, MA; has implemented career development and outplacement programs for a number of major southern California corporations. He has been a Career Management consultant and certified career coach for the past 20 years, assisting management and executive personnel from a variety of industries through successful career transitions. He created and taught the only graduate outplacement consulting course in the nation as an adjunct professor for Chapman University and taught in the graduate Career Counseling Program at UC San Diego. John is the author of and teaches the popular Advanced Career Strategies Certificate Program, enabling students to achieve higher levels of career satisfaction and success. He is also an excellent public speaker and received the Golden Microphone Award from the National Speakers Association. |
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Hal C. Hendrix, CPA; has over 30 years of corporate experience where he held positions as Chief Financial Officer and Controller. He has been a business consultant and certified coach for the last six years and specializes in attracting and retaining high talent, optimizing organizational culture, identifying the unique contributions that different generations make to the workplace, developing leaders who inspire and empower others to fulfill the corporate vision, and building high performance teams. Hal teaches in the Extended Education programs of both SDSU and Chapman University and was instrumental in developing the Coaching Skills for Business Leaders Certificate Program for Leadership Services. |
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John Hester, M.Ed; has more than 20 years of management and executive level experience in operations, training, human resources, organizational development and information technology.
He has been a business and OD consultant for five years and conducted over 1000 workshops for a wide range of corporate clients in the United States, Europe and Asia. His academic experience includes positions as Instructor with Brigham Young University in Hawaii and Adjunct Faculty at Clark College in Vancouver, WA. John is a gifted teacher who utilizes authenticity and humor to create a safe learning environment and build trust with participants. He is also certified by the Covey Leadership Center and Ken Blanchard Companies to teach many of their workshops. |
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Sheila Kessler, Ph.D; has a professional background that includes corporate experience in both strategic sales & marketing and organizational development, eight years as an executive and management coach for the Center for Creative Leadership, and 20 years as a business consultant, corporate trainer and OD expert. Her academic experience includes positions as Associate Professor for Georgia State University and University of San Francisco. Dr. Kessler specializes in a holistic approach to OD that combines consulting, customized training that simulates the actual corporate culture and work environment, and executive coaching. She also has expertise in succession planning, consultative sales training, and conducting research on employee and customer satisfaction and transforming it into successful organizational initiatives. |
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Geri Lopker, HROD; has extensive experience in performance consulting, both as an internal Area Director of Operations for a large healthcare agency and as an independent external consultant. For over 20 years she has helped a variety of organizations be more productive and profitable by improving human performance in the workplace. She is an accomplished trainer and educator specializing in adult learning theory and interactive training techniques. Her areas of expertise include systems, finance, change management, leadership, communication, strategic planning, team building and customer relations. Geri is also very active in ASTD and ISPI at both the local chapter and national levels. |
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Lynn D. McCann, Ph.D; has a professional background that includes over 25 years of experience in organizational development, strategic leadership, communication and change management with a variety of major corporations, government agencies and academic institutions. She teaches in the International MBA program at USC, the Bio-Med Company Leadership Program at UCI and the Leadership Development Certificate Program for Executives at Chapman University. Dr. McCann has been a business consultant and OD expert since the early 1980’s and has worked extensively with global clients in China, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. She specializes in executive leadership and senior team development, executive coaching, strategic planning, and organizational health assessments. |
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Janine McDonald, M.A.O.L, has 17 years of executive experience in operations, training and organizational development.
She has a proven ability to build organizational capability and achieve business objectives by designing and integrating programs to achieve optimal performance. Janine is currently a senior instructor with the Leadership Services Program and a business consultant specializing in leadership development, team building, employee engagement, work/life balance and optimizing organizational culture. Janine is a high energy, engaging facilitator and speaker and is known for her innovative training techniques and interactive learning environment. Janine is committed to assisting organizations create a values-driven, socially responsible and environmentally friendly culture in which employees become agents of change while improving profitability. She was instrumental in developing, and is also an instructor for, the Building Industry Association President’s Leadership Academy and The Merit Companies Emerging Leader Program. |
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Jeffery Mueller, D.M; has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources Management with both large corporate employers and the US military. He has been a management consultant and corporate trainer since 1989 and specializes in leadership development for supervisory and management personnel. Dr. Mueller’s areas of expertise include performance architecture, strategic planning, team building, customer service, employee empowerment and human resource audits. In addition to teaching for Chapman University Extended Education, he is a professor of management at National University in Sacramento and regional lead faculty for leadership and business administration. Dr. Mueller has authored articles on a variety of business topics for the Sacramento Business Journal as well as a number of academic publications. |
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Jennifer Roberts, MBA; has over 15 years of organizational and leadership development experience with start-up and established franchise businesses, non-profit organizations and educational institutions. She has been a business coach and consultant for the last eight years and specializes in franchise management – assisting existing businesses to franchise their business model, helping individuals explore franchising as a business option, and training leaders at every level and building high performance teams in global franchise operations. Jennifer also utilizes her expertise in succession planning, career management, and strengths-based talent development to maximize employee retention and organizational productivity. |
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Debra Rocha, MS, JD; has over 20 years of organizational development, business management and legal experience with a variety of major corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies and academic institutions. She is a certified mediator and expert in dispute resolution and conflict management. Her other areas of expertise include collaboration and problem solving, effective communication, negotiation, and executive coaching. Debra also has substantial experience in the education field and develops and teaches a wide range of business and legal courses at local colleges and universities. Her unique background makes her a sought after lecturer and conference speaker at professional, business and education association events. |
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Bonni Stachowiak, MAOL; has over 15 years of corporate experience in the service and technology industries with expertise in franchise operations and computer training. She has been a business and organizational development consultant for the last four years and is on the faculty of the School of Business and Management at Vanguard University. Bonni is an expert in instructional design and specializes in integrating technology with learning initiatives and creating eLearning curriculum. She also helps companies reduce employee turnover through leadership development, build a culture of learning that fosters growth and productivity, and stay ahead of the change curve through strategic planning and succession management. Bonni is currently working on an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University. |
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Michael Stratford, BA; has a professional background that includes experience:
1) in leadership development as a senior consultant with Leading Initiatives Worldwide; 2) in executive coaching as a Master Certified Coach (MCC) in private practice since 1995; 3) in coaching skills development as the Program Training Director for CoachInc. (over 5,000 coaches worldwide trained via live presentations and teleclasses); 4) as the author of four books on coaching as well as keynote speaker. In addition to his expertise in coaching, Michael also specializes in teambuilding, presentation skills training, and fostering organizational creativity and innovation. He was instrumental in developing the Coaching Skills for Business Leaders Certificate Program for the Leadership Services. |
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Thomas Turk, Ph.D; is currently the Associate Professor of Management in the Argyros School of Business and Management at Chapman University. Prior to that, he was Assistant Professor of Business Policy at Texas A&M University. In addition to delivering MBA and Executive MBA courses to thousands of students, Dr. Turk has provided business consulting and management training services to major corporations and non-profit organizations since 1987. He specializes in strategic thinking and planning, corporate entrepreneurship, managing change, business ethics, organization design and behavior and general management. He has published widely in academic journals and is an instructor in the new Leadership Development Certificate Program for Executives. Dr. Turk has a proven track record of helping firms identify and respond to emerging opportunities, improving profitability by encouraging employees to think like owners, and diagnosing and surmounting barriers to organizational effectiveness. |
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Rick VanderKam, BA; has held both leadership and management positions in a manufacturing, business, large corporations, non-profit organizations, and public sector agencies. He is currently in the process of completing an M.A. in Education from Fielding Graduate University and plans to pursue an Ed.D. in Leadership and Change from the same institution. Rick has been a business and organizational development consultant for nine years and specializes in “Helping Business Organizations Become Learning Organizations.” He has a proven track record of leadership development that fosters trust, building critical communication feedback loops, resolving conflicts through integrated solutions, helping leaders take risks and effectively manage change, and transforming organizations through creative business processes. |
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