HumanR brings a depth of knowledge and experience to all aspects of the employee life cycle. Nevertheless, there are occasions when it is in the best interests of our clients to bring additional resources, with complimentary knowledge and experience, to an engagement. With more than 25 years of experience consulting in the Washington Metropolitan area, we have come to know several of these firms and individuals, and are happy to recommend them.

Deanna Banks helps individuals, teams, and organizations develop and perform to their full potential. She is a workplace psychologist who designs and delivers people development solutions such as leadership assessment, training and development, and executive coaching programs.

Deanna coaches leaders to develop to their full potential by building self-awareness through assessment and feedback. She supports them in accomplishing transformations in their leadership style by helping them to recognize and adapt their behavioral patterns. In addition to providing coaching for commercial and government clients, Deanna serves as an Executive Coach for the UMD's Robert H. Smith School of Business' Executive MBA program.

Deanna also designs, develops, and facilitates custom leadership training programs for all levels. She educates leaders on topics such as coaching and development, conflict management, performance management, self-awareness and self-management, emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, team development, strategic influence, employee engagement and retention, and delegation. Deanna provides facilitation services including designing and leading strategic off-sites and team building programs.

Additionally, Deanna provides organizational development consulting to clients including assisting in the design and implementation of talent management, succession planning, and career development systems. She also performs competency modeling studies and helps organizations to build and implement performance management programs.

Deanna holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University. She speaks at national conferences on topics such as leadership development, leader adaptability, developmental work experiences, training evaluation, and team building. She has co-authored a journal article and book chapter on leadership, visioning, and adaptability. She is a member of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Management, and the American Society of Training and Development.

Since founding Corporate Adventure® in 1982, Meredith has helped senior leaders and leadership teams create clear, compelling goals, engage constituents, implement milestone roadmaps, and learn quickly along the journey to achieve outstanding measurable results, personally and organizationally.

Meredith is a highly effective executive coach who brings a unique perspective, structured approach, and years of experience to this critical activity. She is a graduate of Newfield Network’s Building Personal and Professional Mastery in 1999 and was an award winning graduate of the Executive Coaching Institute in 2004. She has been associated with HumanR for more than 15 years, engaging with clients as a consultant, coach, teacher, process facilitator, and learning design expert.

Meredith is co-author of Create the Business Breakthrough You Want with Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hansen et al, which has won cover comments from Dr. Stephen R. Covey and Ken Blanchard. She received her M.A. in Psychology from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, graduating with honors. She is also a licensed Psychologist (VT - Master).

Founded by Dave Minionis, Evolve is a global training and consulting firm that specializes in the design and delivery of learning instruments, tools, simulations, and programs which build essential intra-personal, inter-personal, and leadership skills.

Dave’s educational background complimented by his organizational effectiveness experience provide him with a well-rounded skill set. He plays an integral role as a trusted business advisor to many clients. He consults with clients to determine their needs, and adapts training programs, interventions, and change efforts to fit their requirements. His experience in developing leadership competencies, management capabilities, organizational change and team effectiveness brings a unique perspective to organizations. His expert training techniques are known for fostering interactive, engaging and fun teaching environments. He is also an experienced executive coach, helping people evolve and grow to their full potential.

Dave holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University. He received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Swarthmore College.

The separation of senior-level personnel poses a particular challenge to the human resource professional. The Miles/LeHane Companies, together with OI Partners Inc., offer Career Transition Services for executives and lower level professionals using traditional group, individual and custom programs. The goal of their Career Transition Services is to limit exposure to potential negative issues and to affect as smooth an organizational shift as possible. For the transitioning executive, the emphasis is on rebuilding self-esteem and initiating an effective re-employment campaign. The company also provides executive coaching and HR Consulting.

Miles/LeHane is a privately held, woman-owned company; together with OI Partners, Inc. it has the ability to address both domestic and international career transition issues.

Strategic Interactions provides Planning, Performance Improvement, and Prevention services in a creative, intelligent and engaging way using live, interactive behavioral simulations® – a methodology that ensures people “get it.” The simulations engage people in organizations to move from theoretical concepts to action, . . . “to take it off the page” . . . and immediately apply what they learn.

The simulations depict real life scenarios that act as catalysts for learning critical communication skills, brainstorming strategies, or visioning future initiatives. A team of psychologists, lawyers, and organizational strategists, who are also actors, take the roles in simulations as an actual “team member,” a “customer,” or a “division leader.” In contrast with traditional role playing activities, people learn by observing the simulations, interacting with Learning Facilitators and practicing new communication strategies in a risk-free environment.

Since 1990, Strategic Interactions has used this approach with hundreds of organizations to explore important workplace issues and enable people to plan effectively, improve performance, and prevent crisis.

Since founding T3 Consulting in 2001, Wendy Mack has specialized in the development and delivery of training and team building programs. Wendy’s understanding of learning theories and the characteristics of adult learners enables her to create programs that encourage participation and maximize learning.

In addition, Wendy designs and facilitates off-sites aimed at helping clients determine their strategic direction, identify goals, and improve teamwork and communication. As an experienced facilitator, Wendy has also worked with numerous in-house trainers to improve their presentation and classroom management skills. She has partnered with HumanR since 1996.

Wendy holds an M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Communication from Slippery Rock University. In 2002, she earned certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the HRCI.

By applying her knowledge of industrial organizational psychology and her extensive real-life experience in organizations, Felicity Tagliareni, Ph.D. helps both government and commercial clients improve performance and achieve business results.

Felicity has partnered with HumanR since 1994, providing expertise across all of the company’s business areas. She has worked with multiple clients to develop competency-based performance management and selection systems that support organizations’ missions and values. She has subsequently used the organizational competencies as the basis for designing extensive career development programs. Felicity has designed and delivered hundreds of training and development programs that have produced both enthusiasm and on-the-job performance improvement. Topics include leadership, coaching, communication, performance management, selection and interviewing, customer service, and team/culture building. Felicity has also contributed to HumanR’s survey practice by working with clients to determine overall focus and direction, developing and validating items and constructs, conducting statistical and practical analyses, developing and delivering reports, and facilitating action planning.

Felicity holds her Ph.D. and Masters of Philosophy in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the George Washington University. Her B.A. in Psychology (with honors) is from James Madison University.

Workforce Learning specializes in designing learning programs that support business strategies. Alice Waagen, founder and president, has more than 17 years' experience in strategic planning and leadership in large training organizations, including finance, high tech, and transportation.

Alice provides business-based solutions that range from development and delivery of traditional stand-up training programs to leadership development strategies based on multi-rater feedback systems. She also has expertise in systems analysis and workforce training automation, and has assisted numerous clients in the design of fully automated systems to manage learning activities and results. Alice has teamed with HumanR since 2004.

Alice earned a B.S. in Art Education form the New York State College at Buffalo, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University.

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