Leadership and Team Development Trainers

Audrey Ayers, Ph.D.
Audrey Ayers, Ph.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Professional discourse
  • Systems thinking
  • De-escalating conflict scenarios
  • Strength deployment inventory (crucial learning)
  • Enneagram
  • Conflict coaching
  • Mediation
  • Systems thinking

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Margie Banach, M.S. Ed.
Margie Banach, M.S. Ed.

Areas of expertise:

  • Evaluating teams and improving feedback
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Coaching and mentorship
  • Influence and informal leadership

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Dianna Bartel, M.S. Ed.
Dianna Bartel, M.S. Ed.

Areas of expertise:

  • Visual thinking strategies
  • Developing creative culture for teams
  • Employee and leadership development
  • Growing teams
  • Emotional intelligence

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Tami Bartunek, Ph.D.
Tami Bartunek, Ph.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Culture and onboarding
  • General business communication
  • Professional skills
  • Hard conversations and giving feedback
  • Trust and team building

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Meaghan Bircher, M.S. Ed.
Meaghan Bircher, M.S. Ed.

Areas of expertise:

  • Generational differences
  • Mentoring
  • Group dynamics
  • Networking

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Judy Favor, Ph.D.
Judy Favor, Ph.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Group and team dynamics
  • Interpersonal/Intrapersonal skills
  • Strengths finder assessment
  • Critical communication and crucial conversations
  • Listening styles
  • Mentorship and coaching

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Brett W. Horton, Ph.D.
Brett W. Horton, Ph.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Developing trust within the organization
  • Improving team dynamics
  • Living strategic plan development
  • Exploring emotional intelligence
  • Accountability as a means of improving performance
  • Strategies for achieving buy-in
  • Key performance indicators (KPI)

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Justin Kastner, Ph.D.
Justin Kastner, Ph.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Interdisciplinary teams
  • Multidisciplinary thinking
  • Professional writing and presentation
  • Every generation needs a leader
  • Mentorship
  • Personal and professional fulfillment

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Emily Loeb, M.S. Ed.
Emily Loeb, M.S. Ed.

Areas of expertise:

  • Employee and leadership development
  • Group dynamics
  • MBTI: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  • Crucial conversations

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Shabina Kavimandan, Ed.D.
Shabina Kavimandan, Ed.D.

Areas of expertise:

  • Team building
  • Systemic reform initiatives (education)
  • Multicultural education

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