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John Cotter has been VP Operations and Executive VP & General Manager in the electronics industry, a founding member of The Center for Quality of Working Life at UCLA, and a founder of the International Summer School for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UCSD. He’s served on the board of directors of a variety of companies in Europe and in the U.S. John has advised senior executives from Alcoa, Allied Signal, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, British Telecom, Colgate-Palmolive, Cydsa Mexico, Exxon, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Kraft Foods, Nabisco, Novacor, Polaroid, Shell, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Texaco, United Airlines and the World Bank, among others.
John has
taught regularly in management programs at UCLA, UCSD, Pepperdine University, and the Claremont Graduate University over the past 25-years and has also been a consultant to the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Social Research, and UCLA’s Human Resource Roundtable for Senior Executives. He’s the author of the best-selling book, The 20% Solution, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Jeanne A. Neylon Decker is a communications professional with more than
two decades of experience in public relations and marketing
communications for both corporate and not-for-profit clients in
industries as diverse as healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications,
leadership development, real estate and consumer products. Her career
encompasses many years of account management and creative services for
several highly regarded national and international public relations and
advertising agencies including BBDO/Chicago and Golin/Harris
Communications, Inc. Her clients have included such household names as
Nabisco Brands, General Foods, Quaker Oats, Kohler Co., Ameritech,
Blanchard Training & Development, Centel Corp., William Wrigley, Jr.
Mary Ann Ellis is an accomplished consultant and HR business partner who brings more than 25 years of
experience to her clients. As an internal HR executive, Mary Ann built 20 years of progressively responsible HR
and Compensation experience in Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble and Raychem Corporation,
culminating as Global HR Director for a $900 Million worldwide technology business. She has enjoyed success
as an external consultant since 1999. She specializes in areas of Compensation Systems Design and Performance
Management, strategically aligning compensation programs to all HR processes and key business goals, with the
aim to improve bottom-line business results as well as foster a committed and aligned workforce.
Greg B. Goates is a results focused Organization Development/Human Resource leader/coach with multiple
industry background. He brings 18 years of knowledge and expertise in Leadership Development & coaching, Succession
Planning, Organizational Assessment, Change Management, Training and Development, Strategic Planning, Performance
Management, Talent Acquisition and retention. Greg has served as Director of Organization/Leadership Development,
Learning and Talent Acquisition for Invitrogen Life Technologies, and Vice President of Human Resources and
Organization Development for Children's Hospital and Health Center. He holds a Masters Degree in Leadership
Studies from University of San Diego, and is certified as a DDI Master Trainer.
Jo Clare Sullivan is an experienced editor/writer having served as
editor-in-chief of a variety of publications including PrimeTimes, a
monthly national employee publication reaching 5,000 financial services
employees; BOMA news, a 12-page monthly trade publication for the
Building Owners and Managers Association; The Janez Press, a quarterly
international newsletter broadly distributed to 10,000 trade
publication readers and real estate clients; The 530 News, a newsletter
published for employees and tenants at the Union Bank of California
Building; and Canyon Crest Academy Newsletter. Jo Clare was Marketing
Manager for National Home Mortgage corporation, where she planned and
implemented retail marketing strategies that annually produced more
than $100 million in loan volume through key distribution channels.
Pattie Vargas brings a strong background in business management, project management skills, and practical
experience challenging and motivating staff to develop self-motivated, high-performing work teams. Her success
lies in inspiring peak performance and outstanding achievements, despite the typical organizational constraints
related to budget, time or resources. Pattie has a bachelor's degree in Business Management, PMP certification
from the Project Management Institute, certification in Total Quality Management from UCSD, and holds a Master's
Degree in Organizational Management. She teaches Management, Team Building and Organizational Communication for
professional organizations, universities and corporations.
DP Waldman brings a rich and varied background with two decades experience in business leadership. For the past decade DP has worked as an Executive Coach and facilitator for Leadership Coach Training within organizations across many industries and cultures. He has served as senior faculty member of two European training schools and as an Executive Coach for The Ken Blanchard Companies. DP is credentialed with The International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). |
