Affiliates

North America
	Brian Anderson Brian has spent more than 20 years of experience as a consultant, line executive and human resources executive, he has helped companies reach higher performance through strategies that optimize business processes and leverage human capital. He has worked in many leading companies to drive organizational transformation, execute strategies and improve leadership effectiveness. Brian has worked with many Fortune 500 companies including Accenture, Agilent, Apple Computers, Barclays Global Investors, Bechtel, Blue Shield, Boeing, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, Sun Microsystems, Transamerica, TRW and Wells Fargo. He has an MS degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from San Jose State University.
	Ben Baran Ben Baran, SPHR, is a management researcher and consultant who focuses on organizational behavior, human resources and business strategy. An assistant professor of management at Northern Kentucky University's Haile/US Bank College of Business and certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, he regularly lectures and publishes on a variety of management topics. A U.S. Navy veteran, he led the warship USS Preble during more than 500 hours of complex operations at sea and continues his service as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Ben holds bachelor's degrees in poilitical science and communication from Villanova University and earned his master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology and Ph.D. in organizational science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
	Marilyn Buckner, Ph.D Marilyn specializes in leadership development and is a coach for leaders and managers in such companies as Siemens, Disney, Lockheed, Delta Airlines, Darden and DexMedia. Her unique focus is providing customized coaching materials that leaders can apply directly to improve their operations in areas of strategic planning, process improvement, leadership skills and coaching others for high performance. Marilyn has her Ph.D. in Counseling and Management from Georgia State University. She currently teaches at the Leadership Institute at the University of Central Florida and is active in the Human Resource Planning Society where she was the past national Chairperson and taught many of their workshops.
	Gary Chin, PMP Gary specializes in increasing organizational performance through the creation and tuning of business planning, project management, and operational processes. His expertise and experience span technical management, product development, manufacturing, and business development in both Fortune 500 and start-up environments. Gary is the author of Agile Project Management which provides concrete strategies and tactics for managing projects in today's dynamic environment. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in Marketing from Bentley College.
	Matt Durfee Matt specializes in outplacement/career transition, leadership development & executive consulting. Matt held Senior Vice President, Vice President and executive-level Human Resources positions in a number of the world's most admired companies including Pepsi Cola, Nestle, Frito-Lay International, Hard Rock Cafe, Bank One, Cendant and Centex Homes. His expertise in career and leadership transition, change management and executive development is supplemented with extensive experience in roles ranging from the business unit level to the Board of Directors. Matt earned his Master's degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University and subsequently completed an executive program in Financial Analysis at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
	Mark Haas, CMC Mark's primary expertise is in organizational assessment, strategy development, performance measurement and managerial decision support for the public and private sector clients. To help clients understand their organization, markets and customers, Mark uses traditional as well as proprietary methodologies, including the Baldrige quality assessments, systems dynamics models, workforce management, process analysis, decision support and performance improvement programs. Mark is a Certified Management Consultant, the highest professional designation in management consulting. He received a graduate degree in planning from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and his undergraduate degree in biology from Colgate University. He has completed additional course work in quality management, mathematical economics, engineering, financial and program evaluation and systems sciences.
	Logan Justice Logan is a consultant and researcher whose interests include organizational change and culture, employee and organizational health and well-being, and individual differences in work behavior. Logan earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Saint Louis University where she worked closely with the Organizational Health Initiative (OHI) and was also a Division 1 athlete. She later gained industry experience, working in product development and marketing at Rawlings Sporting Goods. Currently, she is a second year Ph.D. candidate in the Organizational Science program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she will also earn her master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology in the Fall of 2011.
	Joel Katz joel@agiltyconsulting.com Joel specializes in leadership and performance management. He serves as the architect for the design of best practice leadership development tools, processes and content. He personally delivers consulting engagements for leaders in the public and private sector enabling them to transform their vision to action by anticipating change and building more adaptive capabilities. Joel has held senior level human resources development positions at ARAMARK Corporation, GE Aerospace, RCA Service Company and Vornado Corporation, a major retail chain. Joel holds a BBA in Marketing and Economics from the City University of New York-Baruch School of Business, an MS in Organizational Psychology from Brooklyn College and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (Ph.D. without dissertation) in Instructional Design from New York University.
	Stephen Krempl Stephen Krempl has many years of experience related to development and training around the world. He helped build international people capability through roles in organizational development, training and education and succession planning. Stephen has worked for Fortune 500 companies, Starbucks Coffee Company, Yum Brands, PepsiCo and Motorola as well as being a consultant at the Singapore Institute of management. Senior training and education roles in these companies have enabled him to participate in the development and training of leaders in 25 countries. He has been associated with several organizations including being past President of the Association of Psychological Type, Singapore, Vice President Asian Regional Training and Development Organizations (ARTDO). He is now a member of the National Speakers Association and American Society for Training and Development in the US.
	Gerry Sequeira Gerry advises executive management of America's leading corporations, helping them to define and translate strategies into action plans that drive exponential results. He has a demonstrated ability to bring people and resources together to achieve breakthrough performance. Gerry has designed customized Six Sigma programs for JP Morgan Chase, Caterpillar, Merrill Lynch and Dow Chemical. Gerry's background in finance and operations brings to clients a practical and results-based approach to helping business leadership align Six Sigma with business strategies. Gerry is fluent in English and Spanish with an effective working language capability in both French and German. He has instructed and coached hundreds of black belts and other internal consultants throughout North America, Latin America and Europe.
	Michael Stafford Dr. Stafford has over 20 years experience as a senior executive and consultant in Leadership, Learning and Organization Development for several Fortune 500 companies. He most recently was Senior Vice President of Talent Management for Starbucks Coffee Company for eight years where he was responsible for overseeing all global leadership and executive development, learning, succession planning, employee engagement, talent acquisition/staffing and the global employee survey process. Michael has been named as one of America’s top 100 practitioners in Leadership Development by Leadership Excellence magazine and he is recognized for his consulting skills in Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Organization Design and Change Management. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University, an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Africa
	Henk Harmse henkwh@mweb.co.za Henk Harmse is Principal, Agile Solutions of Southern Africa. He is a strong leader with unique motivational style and a sound understanding of what drives a successful business enterprise. Henk has developed a prominent reputation for meeting and exceeding challenging organizational goals and objectives by promoting a clear and concise leadership style. Henk has over 20 years practical experience working in petro-chemical, turn around management, paper and pulp, automotive management consulting, telecoms, mining, steel and the fast moving consumer products industry. Henk has special expertise in agile supply chain improvement and has led numerous optimization projects. Henk holds a Honours in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pretoria as well as an MBA from the same university. He is the President and owner of Agile Solutions, a Pretoria based consulting firm that delivers agile projects to clients in South Africa through the use of the Agility Consulting models and tools that bring focus on agility.
Canada
	Hal Richman, Ph.D. hal@agilityconsulting.com Dr. Hal Richman helps build the capacity of people so they can perform in a stellar manner to support business results. He has more than 15 years experience in the design and implementation of over 60 projects at the intersection of learning, performance and evaluation. He has provided services to provincial and federal government in Canada, the Republic of Macedonia and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since 1996, the focus of his work has spanned areas including creating of training and development strategies; learning needs analyses and competency mapping; design and implementation of e-learning methodologies, programs and content; marketing analyses for the design and positioning of eLearning products; and evaluation of training and development initiatives. Hal received his BA from the University of Rochester and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Political Science.
	Ken Scott, MBA Ken has provided leader coaching services in Western Canada for over 15 years. His client involvement reflects the industry composition of western Canada - energy & natural resources, agriculture, utilities, financial, government and not-for-profits, and includes companies with Canadian heaquarters as well as headquarters in other countries. His coaching process has 'appreciative listening' roots and is provided mostly in face-to-face meetings. His coaching offer includes strategic planning where coaching is embedded. He has an executive coaching certificate from Royal Roads University with B.Sc. and MBA from U. Alberta and 'all but dissertation' from U. California Berkeley. Ken's corporate experience includes Foothills Pipelines, Alsands Energy, TransCanada and he has provided significant community commitment through service on boards of not-for-profits.
Europe
	Juergen Rohrmeier Juergen specializes in Human Resource Management, Coaching and Recruiting. Juergen is involved in international, partially worldwide projects such as Leading Change, Performance Management, Career Development, Competency Development Corporate Universities, Redesign, Restructuring, Remuneration and Global Recruiting. He is a Certified Pathfinder Career Counselor and trained in Client-centered therapy and non-directive coaching. Juergen is a member of the Human Resource Planning Society, New York and the American-German Business Club, Vice President of the European Human Resources Forum and Assistant Professor of International HR Management at the Munich University of Applied Sciences.
	Mark Saxton Mark is a strategic, commercial, customer and delivery focused Director with experience up to group Board level and a track record of success in HR and general management roles, including acquisitions and disposals, across transport, food, clothing and housing industries in Europe, Africa, Middle East and India. He has lived and worked in eight countries speaking German, French and Spanish and has operated within both the strategic development and implementation environments, with a specialty in cultural change. Mark has held positions in Arriva PLC, Cadbury Schweppes, Haven Management Services and Blue Bell. He received his MSc in Industrial Relations from the University of Bath.

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