OUR TEAM

Suzanne “Zan” Stafford

Inspirational Quote:
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman

Testimonial:
“I’ve worked with Suzanne over the past 2+ years on several training workshops and coaching sessions. Suzanne’s expertise, experience, and style as a coach and facilitator are a unique and extremely effective combination. The workshops she developed and delivered for my teams exceeded my expectations and were very well received across my entire team. Additionally, Suzanne has provided executive coaching to me which has personally helped me formulate my organizational development strategies which in turn has improved my overall team’s employee satisfaction feedback scores.” - GM, Microsoft IT Solutions

Specialties:
Coaching, Manager/leader training, process work, cross-cultural team alignment and communication, conflict, change management, live action coaching.

Randy Pomeroy

Inspirational Quote:
“There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience.” - Archibald McLeish

Testimonial:
“I asked Randy to guide me on HOW to build my team as I had the WHY and the WHAT clear in my mind. Randy studied my new team; we had an offsite and started our journey. Now, our communication flows easily, peers help each other, we respect each other’s and value how we work, individual talents are exploited for the good of the team and it feels great! The support Randy provides is the foundation to our success!” - Director of Quality, Microsoft Corporation

Specialties:
Outdoor/Indoor team building programs, Coaching, Live Action coaching with teams, offsite planning and facilitation, meeting effectiveness.

Stacey Sargent

Inspirational Quote:
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

Testimonial:
“Stacey is the best of both worlds: results oriented while bringing heart and compassion to her work. She is diligent and detail oriented and brings a level of energy and passion that is infectious and inspiring. Not only do I recommend working with her - but I also look forward to being able to work with her again in the future.” - Matt Walker

Specialties:
Coaching, Facilitation, Training, Change management, Team alignment and strategy, management/leadership competency assessment and development.

Jan Gelman

Inspirational Quote:
“Vision without action is a dream ...
Action without vision merely passes the time ...
Vision with action can change the world.” - Joel Barker

Testimonial:
“Jan is a strategic listener and a transformative coach. Her inquisitive and compassionate work has helped me to shift my perspective and reframe my professional challenges. In my coaching work with Jan Gelman, I have learned that I own the key to my success-that by understanding the power of my interpersonal skills, I can build a greater corps of business associates and clients.” - Executive Director, Gage Academy of Art

Specialties:
Coaching, Team development, Team and manager training, process work, change management, goal and role clarity and alignment, managing cross cultural teams

Dave Roast

Inspirational Quote:
“We must be the change we want to see in the world.” - Gandhi

Specialties:
Coaching, live action team coaching, offsite/retreat design and facilitation, Team building, Training.

Ann Dorgan

Inspirational Quote:
“The focus of change is the system, the unit of change is the individual.” - author unknown

Testimonial:
“Ann displays a genuine sense of personal caring. I felt safe to open up to just about anything - personal or professional, concern or excitement. She displays an amazing level of energy and it's infectious.” - Director, Swedish Medical Center

Specialties:
Coaching, Team development, offsite and retreat facilitation, program design, action research, assessments and Training.

Nick Strauss

Inspirational Quote:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Testimonial:
“Nick was relaxed and held a state of calmness within himself that created the opportunity for us to do the same, even within an emotionally charged conversation. He intervened at the perfect moments to bring us back to what was most relevant. Your techniques were quite superb, however the gift to me was what you brought to the space. Your ability to hold us in our difficulty amazed me.” - Helen, conflict resolution client

Specialties:
Outdoor/Indoor team building programs, meeting facilitation, Training, Team alignment and strategy, Conflict management, Communication effectiveness.