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Facilitators
Dr. Michael McElhenie works with leaders to manage individual, team, and organizational change through executive coaching and collaborative leadership development. Michael’s key area of expertise is helping executives assess the organization’s culture, discover optimal mission-alignment and bridge the gap through intentional, resonant leadership. He brings best practices from his global initiatives to all of his clients. He looks past management fads and beyond what’s popular to leverage both historical and contemporary approaches to drive better results. Michael works with businesses of all sizes that have the aspiration and the energy to succeed. Since energy drives the process of change, his goal is to help clients, organizations and leaders win by leveraging their creative and intellectual energy. Michael uses an integral approach which considers the multi-dimensional aspects of people, business and the socio-economic environment and focuses on key facets of human development (interpersonal, emotional, intellectual, ethical, physical and spiritual) as the most effective and efficient way of developing leaders, the teams in which they work and the organizations they serve. He helps leaders better manage the complexity of an ever-changing world, and when clients embrace their complexity, they gain a critical edge over the competition and a greater possibility of meeting their mission. Michael’s work helps corporations deal with the complexity of the global marketplace while at the same time raising their game to a new level. Michael’s global experience helps people and organizations make the changes necessary to move to the next level whether they are 1) creating or responding to new business conditions; 2) competing in new, alternative or expanding markets; 3) growing or shifting the work force; 4) modifying the organization’s structure; 5) evaluating or striving to realize the potential of mergers or acquisitions; 6) developing leadership talent, strengthening capabilities or responding to increased complexity; 7) accelerating evolution of the company toward global relationships or operations and 8) enhancing your work environment for higher levels of commitment and productivity. For more information, contact Debra Baker at 469-628-3983 or by e-mail
His passion is learning and helping others learn more about who they are, what they are designed to do in life and career, and how they can be better leaders in their work, families, and service to others. He works for Third River Partners on program design, strength-based assessment, coaching, group facilitation and leadership training, drawing on thirty years of experience in business, education, and military service. Ben graduated from the Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. He earned his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Purdue University in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. In his Air Force career, he served as a leader in aircraft maintenance, human resources, education, and consulting. In the academic arena, he has been an associate professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology (Dayton, OH) and the Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO), Associate Director of Admissions at the Air Force Academy, and Director of Institutional Research at three different colleges. Ben worked for eight years as a senior consultant in a global human resource consulting firm specializing in leadership development. He has performed a variety of consulting services – assessment, coaching, training, 360-degree feedback, and talent management – for clients including BNSF Railway Company, Wal-Mart Corporation, FedEx, Texas Instruments, USAA, Chase Bank, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), DynCorp, HEB Grocery, C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc., Grocery Supply Company, Parkland Hospital, Texas Health Resources, and VHA. Ben also enjoys teaching working adults in the MBA program at LeTourneau University, and leading the “Discover Your Design” class at his church, helping members better understand their core talents and engage them in volunteer service. For more information please contact Ben at 214-477-3510 or e-mail at Ben@3rd-River.com
Julie Brand Lynch has proven to be a skilled executive, visionary entrepreneur and leader during her diverse 24-year career in business development, sales, and real estate. She has worked for some of the well known major national companies such as Bank of America (formerly NationsBank), Carr America (formerly the Oliver T. Carr Company), Prudential Real Estate Investment Group, REALM, IBM and Spaulding & Slye. In addition, Julie founded her own commercial and residential real estate company in Maryland. She has worked as a Vice President of Acquisition, Development & Construction Lending, executive management team for an investment firm, Director of Market Research and Regional Sales Manager for a real estate technology firm. Currently, Julie serves as the Managing Partner of Lynous, a training and consulting firm which provides thought leadership and customized educational offerings to clients. Their focus is to optimize internal performance and open channels for revenue pursuits. In a collaborative effort with their clients, they accurately define improvement opportunities which will result in increased profitability through training. In the evenings, Julie Brand Lynch has developed quite a reputation teaching at Johns Hopkins University for 8 years in the Masters of Science of Real Estate, Masters of Science in Marketing, and MBA program. While at Johns Hopkins University, she successfully developed and facilitated courses in Technology in Real Estate Finance, Branding & Positioning, Negotiations, Integrative Marketing, and Management of a Sales Force. Currently she teaches MBA and undergraduate students at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Valuation. In addition, she is teaching for the SMU Center for Executive Education courses in negotiations, customer service and serves as an academic director. For more information contact Julie at 972-786-3235 or e-mail her at Julie@lynous.com.
Wyatt’s expertise is in business strategy, operations, and technology for non-profit, government, and educational organizations. An outstanding facilitator and communicator, he focuses on partnering with clients in envisioning, developing, and implementing innovative services and associated business processes and technologies. He began his career in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Association of School Boards as a technical writer, trainer, and program developer working with local school districts statewide. After completing an MBA from UT Austin, he consulted in the nonprofit, government, and education industries with Arthur Andersen. Wyatt served as a Director at USWeb/CKS, where he led the comprehensive redesign and launch of JCPenney.com. He has also served as Vice President of Operations Management for the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and Vice President/Chief Information Officer for the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas — North Texas’ foremost nonprofit home healthcare organization. A father of three, he is member of the Board of Directors for Healing Hands Ministries and is active in the Dallas community through involvement with Carter Bloodcare, United Way, The Center for Nonprofit Management, and Wilshire Baptist Church. His interests include bicycling, astronomy, and playing guitar in the pop, broadway, and jazz musical group – Janet Davis & The Velvet Living Room. For more information contact Wyatt at 214-676-7509 or visit his website at www.div-consulting.com
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