. . . an extraordinarily
experienced consortium of senior-level training, organization
development, and executive coaching professionals.
Dr. Joseph A. Sclafani,
MBA, CMAI's president and founder, has over 25 years of domestic and
international experience in strategic planning and management, the design and
execution of organizational change, and executive and group coaching. He is a Registered
Organization Development Professional (RODP) with the Organization Development
Institute. Dr.
Sclafani is certified in change management processes in accordance with Prosci methodologies and tools, and is a qualified
practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI ®), the Fundamental
Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior™ (FIRO‑B®) assessment tool, and the BarOn Emotional Quotient-Inventory (EQ-I). He is a member of the International Coach
Federation (ICF), a Certified Coach with the World Institute of Action Learning (WIAL), and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) with the
ICF-accredited College of Executive Coaching.
Dr. Karyn Trader-Leigh is
CEO of KTA Global Partners, a firm with a 15-year history of supporting
organizations in unlocking the potential within individuals and in guiding
organization through complex systemic changes. As an innovative thinker, she
brings perspective and a commit to impacting performance and business outcomes.
Dr. Trader-Leigh brings deep expertise in developing leaders, organizational
capacity building, and in creating culturally competent workplaces. She is
experienced with local and federal government, the private sector, and has
lectured and consulted in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Dr. Valerie Weisman,
founder and CEO for Catalyst for Change Consulting and Coaching, has over 20
years experience with local, state, and federal government agencies and Fortune
500 companies providing executive and group coaching; development of
organizations, leaders, and teams; strategic planning for data-driven change;
communications and inter-agency relations; assessment and training. An International Coach Federation member and Associated Certified Coach (ACC) with post-graduate training from the College
of Executive Coaching, she is qualified to administer the MBTI®, Organization
Culture and Effectiveness Inventory, Team Management Systems, FIRO-B®, and
360-degree feedback leadership instruments. Dr. Weisman served as adjunct
faculty for leadership studies at GWU and received awards for her work in creating
organizational capability and change resilience.
Dr. Sandra (Sandy) F. Robinson
has over twenty-five years of experience working with diverse organizations in
the areas of organizational change, corporate training and education, team
development, communication, and leadership. Dr. Robinson's key areas of
expertise include conducting organizational assessments; coaching
organizational leaders; mentoring and coaching technical and functional teams;
planning communications strategies and events; managing large-scale change
projects; designing and developing training using principles of instructional
design. Dr. Robinson is a qualified practitioner of the Apter Motivational
Style Profile.
Marsha Hughes-Rease,
MSOD, partner with Dannemiller Tyson Associates, has over twenty-five years of
leadership experience and fifteen years of both internal and external
consulting experience. As a consultant to organizational leaders and management
groups, she has provided a wide range of services including large-scale organizational
change and performance improvement initiatives, strategic planning and
management, leadership and team development, conflict management, and small and
large group facilitation. Ms. Hughes-Rease has a graduate certificate in group
facilitation and is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory
(MBTI®) and certified in the Benchmarks 360-degree feedback tool.
Kathleen (Kate) Trygstad, MS in Organizational Learning, is owner and principal of Creative Facilitating. She has 30 years experience in successful leadership, facilitation, organization change, team building, and training. Facilitation focuses include: envisioning new possibilities; strategic thinking; teambuilding; building on strong practices. Ms. Trygstad is a qualified practitioner of the Apter Motivational Style Profile and Leadership Style Profile, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI ®). She facilitates for George Mason University's Group Dynamics graduate class.
Phil Nimtz brings
over 20 years of experiential program design, delivery and facilitation to his
corporate and coaching clients. His
consistent focus is individual and interpersonal skills development with a
specialty in team and leadership development.
He has worked with managers in Europe, Taiwan, Japan, and Latin
America. Mr. Nimtz is certified in the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator STEP I and II (MBTI), Will Schutz’s Human Element
(FIRO), Barry Oshry’s Organization [systems] Workshop, John Kotter’s ISB
Leading Bold Change training, GSL® English and a variety of other
organizational tools. He is an active
member of the DC chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
(DCASTD), the International Coaches Federation (ICF), and is on the board of
the Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network (CBODN).
Robin
Stevens Payes is
principal of WordsWork Communications and crafts strategies for a range of
corporate, government, and non-profit clients. The WordsWork
Communications business model emphasizes the client-centric approach: the
solutions Ms. Payes and her team design reflect each client's needs - a better
way to communicate with employees or customers, a brand that helps sell your
service or product, a media strategy and training, positioning that helps the
client stand out from your competition, or one-on-one consulting to solve problems
and deliver results.
Dr. Joseph A. Sclafani,
MBA, CMAI's president and founder, has over 25 years of domestic and
international experience in strategic planning and management, the design and
execution of organizational change, and executive and group coaching. He is a Registered
Organization Development Professional (RODP) with the Organization Development
Institute. Dr.
Sclafani is certified in change management processes in accordance with Prosci methodologies and tools, and is a qualified
practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI ®), the Fundamental
Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior™ (FIRO‑B®) assessment tool, and the BarOn Emotional Quotient-Inventory (EQ-I). He is a member of the International Coach
Federation (ICF), a Certified Coach with the World Institute of Action Learning (WIAL), and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) with the
ICF-accredited College of Executive Coaching. 
Dr. Karyn Trader-Leigh is
CEO of KTA Global Partners, a firm with a 15-year history of supporting
organizations in unlocking the potential within individuals and in guiding
organization through complex systemic changes. As an innovative thinker, she
brings perspective and a commit to impacting performance and business outcomes.
Dr. Trader-Leigh brings deep expertise in developing leaders, organizational
capacity building, and in creating culturally competent workplaces. She is
experienced with local and federal government, the private sector, and has
lectured and consulted in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa. 
Dr. Valerie Weisman,
founder and CEO for Catalyst for Change Consulting and Coaching, has over 20
years experience with local, state, and federal government agencies and Fortune
500 companies providing executive and group coaching; development of
organizations, leaders, and teams; strategic planning for data-driven change;
communications and inter-agency relations; assessment and training. An International Coach Federation member and Associated Certified Coach (ACC) with post-graduate training from the College
of Executive Coaching, she is qualified to administer the MBTI®, Organization
Culture and Effectiveness Inventory, Team Management Systems, FIRO-B®, and
360-degree feedback leadership instruments. Dr. Weisman served as adjunct
faculty for leadership studies at GWU and received awards for her work in creating
organizational capability and change resilience. 
Dr. Sandra (Sandy) F. Robinson
has over twenty-five years of experience working with diverse organizations in
the areas of organizational change, corporate training and education, team
development, communication, and leadership. Dr. Robinson's key areas of
expertise include conducting organizational assessments; coaching
organizational leaders; mentoring and coaching technical and functional teams;
planning communications strategies and events; managing large-scale change
projects; designing and developing training using principles of instructional
design. Dr. Robinson is a qualified practitioner of the Apter Motivational
Style Profile. 
Marsha Hughes-Rease,
MSOD, partner with Dannemiller Tyson Associates, has over twenty-five years of
leadership experience and fifteen years of both internal and external
consulting experience. As a consultant to organizational leaders and management
groups, she has provided a wide range of services including large-scale organizational
change and performance improvement initiatives, strategic planning and
management, leadership and team development, conflict management, and small and
large group facilitation. Ms. Hughes-Rease has a graduate certificate in group
facilitation and is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory
(MBTI®) and certified in the Benchmarks 360-degree feedback tool. 
Kathleen (Kate) Trygstad, MS in Organizational Learning, is owner and principal of Creative Facilitating. She has 30 years experience in successful leadership, facilitation, organization change, team building, and training. Facilitation focuses include: envisioning new possibilities; strategic thinking; teambuilding; building on strong practices. Ms. Trygstad is a qualified practitioner of the Apter Motivational Style Profile and Leadership Style Profile, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI ®). She facilitates for George Mason University's Group Dynamics graduate class. 
Phil Nimtz brings
over 20 years of experiential program design, delivery and facilitation to his
corporate and coaching clients. His
consistent focus is individual and interpersonal skills development with a
specialty in team and leadership development.
He has worked with managers in Europe, Taiwan, Japan, and Latin
America. Mr. Nimtz is certified in the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator STEP I and II (MBTI), Will Schutz’s Human Element
(FIRO), Barry Oshry’s Organization [systems] Workshop, John Kotter’s ISB
Leading Bold Change training, GSL® English and a variety of other
organizational tools. He is an active
member of the DC chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
(DCASTD), the International Coaches Federation (ICF), and is on the board of
the Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network (CBODN).
Robin
Stevens Payes is
principal of WordsWork Communications and crafts strategies for a range of
corporate, government, and non-profit clients. The WordsWork
Communications business model emphasizes the client-centric approach: the
solutions Ms. Payes and her team design reflect each client's needs - a better
way to communicate with employees or customers, a brand that helps sell your
service or product, a media strategy and training, positioning that helps the
client stand out from your competition, or one-on-one consulting to solve problems
and deliver results.
