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ANITA L. SANCHEZ, Ph.D.
Dr. Anita Sanchez is a consultant in organization development and societal change for business, government, education, non-profit local, national and international organizations. Since 1976 her work specializes in large systems change, strategic planning, executive-level coaching and team building, global diversity workplace strategies and initiatives, corporate entrepreneurship, appreciative inquiry and conflict management. Anita is renowned for her strategic insights, creative intervention designs and delivery, as well as her skill at bringing together the wisdom in the heads and the hearts of individuals and their organizations.
Anita is a member of the National Training Laboratory (NTL). Also, she is a certified member of Associated Consultants International, where she conducts peer review panels to determine the competency of organization consultants in the Rocky Mountain region. Anita has served two terms as a United States Delegate to the World Council of YWCAs. In her World Council role, Anita facilitated visioning the future, peace and development, and conflict management program and planning sessions for women from 83 different countries. Anita also served as a member and Chair of the Colorado State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Anita is a facilitator for, and member of the International Leadership Team of, the Pachamama Alliance Awakening the Dreamer initiative, dedicated to "bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on this planet as the guiding principle of our time".
A sample of Anita's most recent clients includes DuPont, Hewlett-Packard, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, AGILENT, AT&T, Xerox, Bank Boston (Fleet Bank), Corporate Express, Ford Foundation, IBM, National Association of Independent Schools, Johns Hopkins University, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, the Bocconi University of Milan, the Graland School, Storage Tek, J.C. Penney, Meridian Bancorp, Northwest Province of Jesuits, Procter and Gamble, Public Service of Colorado (Excel), Southern California Edison, and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.
Anita's masters in policy analysis and financial administration and her doctorate in organization development are from the University of Colorado. Her dissertation and subsequent publications investigated culture, gender, and personality contributions to visionary leadership in 40 countries. Anita is of Mexican American and American Indian descent. She lives in the mountains outside Boulder, Colorado.
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CHRISTOPHER (KIT) TENNIS, Ph.D.
Dr. Kit Tennis has 27 years experience consulting to and managing business, government, academic and nonprofit organizations. In that time, he has developed a consulting philosophy that blends practical realism with a compassionate commitment to building effective, ethical high performance teams and organizations. Kit focuses on enhancing the management and life skills of organization members and broadening the competencies and perspectives organizations need to successfully face the challenges of a rapidly changing environment. Kit is a highly skilled and insightful facilitator and trainer, known for his lively, engaging style and his trust in the innate genius of everyone he meets. His most contemporary work concentrates on strategic planning, global diversity and inclusion, appreciative inquiry, team building, corporate entrepreneurship, organizational cultural renewal, and large systems change strategies.
Kit's broad work experience grounds his expertise and insight into team and organizational work life. In addition to his extensive domestic and international consulting practice, he has administered governmental social service delivery systems, served as a municipal personnel director, managed academic service programs, and developed successful nonprofit human service organizations. During a stint as a popular business professor of organizational behavior, human resources, and international/ cross-cultural management, Kit was a founding Senior Associate of the Colorado World Trade Center. Kit is a facilitator for, and member of the International Leadership Team of, the Pachamama Alliance Awakening the Dreamer initiative, dedicated to "bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on this planet as the guiding principle of our time".
Kit has been a long-term member of the professional peer review panel of Associated Consultants International, certifying the competency of internal and external organization consultants in the Mountain States region. His own certification is in both societal change and small group development. Among Kit's most recent clients are Hewlett-Packard, DuPont, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, AGILENT, StorageTek, Xerox, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, the Bocconi University of Milan, AT&T, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Bank Boston (Fleet Bank), the Graland School, and the Northwest Province of Jesuits.
Kit annually reviews research submissions for the national meetings of the Academy of Management and the OD (Organization Development) Network, and provides professional development training to consultants, trainers and management faculty. His doctorate in organization development is from the University of Colorado. Kit's dissertation and several subsequent publications addressed the connection between organizational climate and workplace burnout in the U.S. and other cultures. He lives in the mountains outside Boulder, Colorado with his life and business partner, Anita Sanchez, and their two wonderful sons.
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HELEN TURNBULL, Ph.D.
Dr. Helen Turnbull has 30 years of experience assisting businesses in enhancing organizational capabilities. As a practiced Organizational Development consultant, Dr. Turnbull assists clients in developing a full range of organizational development consulting services including strategic planning; diversity and multicultural change management, training, leadership development; executive coaching; team building; performance management; communication systems; and merging of organizational cultures. She has an in depth knowledge of working with women on gender oppression. Her dissertation research was focused on the internalized oppression of women across cultures.
Dr. Turnbull's extensive experience includes working with Blue Chip clients such as Texas Instruments, Raytheon, J.P. Morgan Chase, Motorola, Hewlett Packard, A.T. & T., Lucent Technologies, IBM, American Express, Citigroup Europe, among others. Dr. Turnbull made major contributions in assisting Texas Instruments to win the Catalyst Award and was instrumental in helping both J. P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup Europe win the prestigious Opportunity Now Award and Business in the Community Awards in 2001 and 2002. She has also developed online assessment tools which provide clients with behavioral metrics for individuals and organizations.
In addition to her doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems, Helen has two Masters Degrees; one in Industrial Psychology and Mental Health Counseling and a second in Human and Organizational systems. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Psychology and is a member of a number of significant professional organizations such as Academy of Management, American Psychological Association and the American Sociological Association. She is a founding member of New Ethics for the Human Spirit at www.ethicaltransformation.com and is the author of “Village of Illusions” and an upcoming non fiction book, “Looking through the Liking Glass”. She is also a member of the National Speakers Association and an accomplished keynote speaker.
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CLAIRE L. TSE
Claire Tse is a master diversity management and leadership development instructor. She uses twenty years of corporate America experiences as the platform to bring life to consulting deliverables. Claire received her Behavioral Psychology degree from Barnard College, Columbia University. Her Masters of General Administration focuses on business outcomes using leadership principles with strategic planning.
Her workshops concentrate on linking the dynamics of diversity initiatives to business objectives. Elements of communication, conflict resolution, group efficiencies and diversity dynamics are included in all programs as part of the behavior modification process. Workshop designs are grounded in creating a respectful classroom environment while problem solving difficult situations. Participants are guided through learning objectives using small group activities.
Claire's clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to federal and state government agencies, as well as non-profit organizations nationwide. The prime objective of her presentations is to acknowledge the existence of personal biases and assumptions as the starting point. Once the stage is set, she works with all levels of employees through executives to discover strategies that will enhance workplace performance while recognizing personal biases that may hinder forward progress.
In addition to diversity, Claire collaborates with clients to discover leadership strategies using polarity management theories. By learning how leaders need to handle multiple, simultaneous demands put on them helps participants to find flexibility in thinking. She guides participants through the process of understanding the strength of free will and its impact on outcomes.
While an employee in corporate America, Claire was active in establishing and updating coaching, mentoring and career path processes for women and people of color. Her experience in leading a national task force operation and numerous domestic program rollouts contributes to her ability to handle program logistics. She is active in Chinese-American political projects in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.
Claire's high-energy style, combined with her unique life experiences, makes her a natural catalyst for positive learning.
