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Our associates are extraordinary consultants in their own right. Take a look:
Andrea Howe, President and Founder
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started her 17-year consulting career working for
American Management Systems (AMS), a $1B+ technology
consultancy. Andrea spent many years supporting
external AMS clients—including senior leaders with
the Department of Defense—in roles such as client
relationship manager, program manager, project
manager, business analyst, facilitator, and software
developer. As a leader in a two-year proposal effort
to develop software to be used by over 30,000
procurement staff, Andrea contributed directly to
the award of the largest contract ever won by the
company ($340m). Andrea’s consulting acumen, and
gift for developing people, led to her next big
role: Director of leadership development for the
9,000-person company. Andrea oversaw the design of
AMS’s leadership and consulting curricula and
managed a $1+ million budget for a variety of staff
development programs.
Andrea is a gifted speaker, facilitator, and
instructor who has planned and delivered hundreds of
off-sites, workshops, focus groups, presentations,
training events, and keynote speeches. She has
worked with groups as small as five and as large as
5,000. She is a returning guest lecturer for MBA
students at American University and George
Washington University.
Some Credentials: MS in Organization Development
from American University. Certifications in team
development, collaborative problem-solving, action
learning, and trust coaching. BBA in Computer
Information Systems from Texas A&M.
Sarah Agan, Executive Consultant
Sarah started her 10-year consulting career after having owned a small business, where she learned the connection between profitability, building relationships, and understanding customer needs. As a consultant, she contributed directly to the success of two global professional services firms, American Management Systems (AMS) and Touchstone Consulting Group, in a variety of client-facing roles: from business analyst to client relationship manager to engagement manager. Sarah is an accomplished relationship builder and knows how to bring stakeholders together to deliver results. In her last consulting role, Sarah worked with leaders from a military organization to help instill pride in their organization. The results of the latter engagement were so profound the Senior Army client provided congressional testimony as to the project benefits. Sarah has experienced first-hand that, regardless of role, the key to extraordinary consulting lies at the intersection of head, heart, and soul: any one without the others may deliver value, but all three combine to create remarkable client experiences. By living her beliefs, Sarah has increased the value of key client engagements by as much as three times their original contract value.
Some Credentials: Graduate-level certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University. Certification in team development. BA in International Studies and BA in Political Science from Virginia Tech.
Alison Barlow, Executive Consultant
Alison has been working collaboratively with organizations experiencing change for the last 11 years. As a Principal Consultant with American Management Systems (now CGI-AMS, Inc.) and SRA Touchstone Consulting Group, she has designed and facilitated hundreds of group events ranging from 5 to 130 participants. She excels at guiding groups through the exploration of complex problems to ensure the agreed upon outcomes are achieved. Alison has demonstrated expertise in strategy development, organizational alignment, change management, and business process reengineering while working with corporate, federal government, and non-profit clients. Alison is dedicated to being an extraordinary consultant. She builds lasting partnerships with her clients and is often sought out when they encounter a new challenge. Alison has instilled her love of consulting with others through her development and delivery of consulting skills and facilitation training for colleagues at both CGI-AMS, Inc. and SRA Touchstone, and students at the American University.
Some credentials: MBA in Management of Global Information Technology from the American University. Certifications in the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance (tm) Model and the Axelrod Conference Model(r) for large group facilitation. Lecturer for the American University MBA program. BS in Hospitality Business Administration from Florida State University.
Barbara Dammann, Executive Consultant
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Exuberant, caring, funny, passionate about developing others and achieving results. |
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Coach, relationship-builder, change catalyst, tennis buff. |
barbara@bossanovaconsulting.com |
Barb has a 29-year track record, across a variety of industries and roles, making significant contributions to clients' and corporations' bottom lines. She has consulted in business transformation strategy and planning, coached executives, built learning and leadership development programs, led business development and sales efforts, and driven team coaching and team effectiveness. Barb is a consultant at heart and has always used a consultative approach in managing people to achieve results and to bring out their best. Her greatest strengths are: inspiring leaders to envision and drive change, coaching leaders to achieve greater effectiveness, engendering trust and confidence, building dynamic organizational teams, and helping people plunge ahead in the face of ambiguity and the seemingly impossible.
Some Credentials: Masters-level certificates in Organization Development, Change Leadership and Executive Coaching from Georgetown University; Business Transformation Consulting and Collaborative Problem-solving from IBM; and Managerial Styles/Organizational Climate from They Hay Group. Bachelor of Science in Education from Valparaiso University.
Barry Edwards, Executive Consultant
Barry began his career in training and
organizational development at Stromberg Consulting,
a NY-based change management firm working with such
organizations as Nielsen, British Petroleum (BP) and
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. He also created and
facilitated management and employee trainings for
Continuum Health Partners, the largest hospital
consortium in New York City. Barry's specialty was
working with hospital staff to ensure excellence in
customer service.
Prior to working in training & organizational
development, Barry worked in sales and marketing for
some of the top cable television networks including
A&E Television Networks, MTV Networks and Comedy
Central. He was critical in the launching of The
History Channel, the fastest growing cable
television network at the time.
Barry is passionate about creating engaging
experiences when facilitating management and
employee trainings. He is currently a student of
improvisational comedy performing a number of times
at the DC Improv.
Some credentials: MBA in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology from City University of New York Baruch
College. BS in Marketing from University of
Delaware.
Susan Silver Levy, Executive Consultant
Susan started her human resource development
consulting practice in 1996. She is passionate about
conducting thorough needs assessments to make sure
that her solutions correctly target the client’s
needs or opportunities and align with the
organization’s strategies and culture. Prior to
starting her own business, she built her experience
through a series of progressively challenging
leadership and instructional design opportunities in
the healthcare and insurance industries. As a sole
proprietor, she works with clients in the fields of
consulting, finance, healthcare, and information
systems as well as numerous government agencies. She
is a talented management coach, trainer, and
facilitator who has designed and delivered hundreds
of presentations, courses, and workshops related to
job specific skills and management development
topics.
Some credentials: MA in Human Resource Development
from Marymount University. Certifications in
Instructional Systems Design, Total Quality
Management, and creation of job performance aids. BA
in American Government from the University of
Virginia.
Cary Paul, Executive Consultant
Throughout his 14 years of consulting experience,
Cary has helped dozens of commercial and government
clients not only plan for the future, but enjoy the
process of doing it. He has developed strategic
plans, led decision-making off-sites, and created
dynamic and exciting facilitated sessions. Sample
clients include Chevron, Siemens, Booz-Allen, and BE
Aerospace, plus public sector clients such as the
Department of Defense and Department of Justice.
Cary is a BossaNova associate and the founder of The
Village Circle Company, a consulting firm focused on
creating specialized, facilitated experiences and
providing professional spokesperson services. Prior
to founding the Village Circle Company, he worked as
a Senior Consultant at HuthwaiteGroup, American
Management Systems, and Booz-Allen Hamilton. Cary
worked as a senior facilitator and
engagement/project manager in each of those
organizations, delivering expert guidance and
support to the teams he served.
Cary is highly passionate about creating and
delivering great experiences for the people, teams
and organizations he serves. During Summer breaks in
college, Cary worked as Davy Crockett at Walt Disney
World. As a performer and guest host, he had a
unique opportunity to hone his entertainment and
service talents.
Some Credentials: MBA in Organizational Behavior and
Information Technology from George Washington
University. BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn
State. Instructed and mentored by management expert
Jerry B. Harvey, author of the well-known concept of
the Abilene Paradox.
Marisa Sanchez, Executive Consultant
Marisa brings 20 years of consulting experience in organization development, strategic planning, business process reengineering, and program management. Marisa is known for being results-oriented, productive, highly organized, and proactive. She combines her unique experiences in business, information technology, and organization development to understand her clients’ business needs and help them get results. Marisa has worked in the corporate, federal government, and non-profit arenas.
As a Principal consultant for 14 years with American Management Systems (now CGI-AMS, Inc.), she consulted to clients on a variety of engagements, including performing an organization design for the consumer banking division of the Australia New Zealand bank, defining services for an emerging business at AT&T, managing quality processes at the world’s first Internet-only bank, and developing a strategic business plan for an IBM subsidiary. She is highly skilled in project management, particularly involving large multi-initiative programs and information technology development/implementation life cycles.
Some credentials: MBA in Finance from Georgetown University. Masters-level certificate in Organization Development and Change Management from Georgetown University.
Masters Degree in Human and Organization Development
from Fielding Graduate University. Additional certifications in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance ™
Model. BS in Computer Science and Psychology from Duke University.
Alison Welch, Executive Consultant
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Values driven, committed, passionate about social justice. |
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Strategic advisor, community builder, yoga instructor, volunteer Big Sister. |
alison@bossanovaconsulting.com |
Alison began her 10-year consulting career working with executive-level clients as part of American Management Systems (AMS), a $1B+ technology consulting firm. Alison's focus on higher education and state and local governments has fueled her passion for building communities and strengthening education while at the same time helping organizations realize their strategic goals. Just seven years into her consulting career, Alison became the strategic advisor to the dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, leading the development of the School's strategic plan and supporting sustained organizational change. Alison is known as a strong facilitator, effective consensus builder, and successful mediator. She specializes in building the capacity for people and organizations to live and work authentically in a multicultural society. Alison was recently recognized by the Organization Development Network (ODN) for her pioneering work as a white anti-racist promoting diversity and social justice across the consulting industry.
Some Credentials: MS in Organization Development from American University and BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Certification in team development.
Shawn Westfall, Improv Guru
Born and raised in Indiana, Shawn Westfall has performed improvisational comedy for over 10 years with a number of professional improv troupes, including Loose Screws in Honolulu, Hawaii and The Oxymorons, a nationally recognized improv troupe in San Antonio. A former member of both DC ComedySportz and DCUPS (DC Unscripted Players), Shawn founded a sketch comedy troupe, Pretentious Actors Collective (P.A.C.), which played to audiences in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. Most recently, he was the founder and creative director of bright young things, an improv troupe specializing in long-form improv that played to audiences in Washington, DC (headlining at the DC Improv) and New York City. Shawn has also performed stand-up comedy in Texas and throughout the Washington, DC area, and has opened for comedian Adam Ferrara at the DC Improv.
He’s been the exclusive teacher of improvisational comedy at the DC Improv for over three years, where’s he taught classes in beginning improv, advanced short-form and long-form improv, as well as improv workshops focusing on character, long form, and non-traditional improv techniques. His classes (and the numerous DC Improv shows they’ve generated) have been featured in the pages of The Washington Post, The Washington Post Express, Washingtonian magazine and The Georgetowner, as well on Washington Post Radio, DC 101, and WTOP Radio.
Recently, his monthly student showcase at the DC Improv sold out one week in advance.
By day, Shawn is a writer and editor whose work has been published in newspapers, literary journals and magazines in Utah, Texas and Hawaii. Currently, Shawn works as a copywriter for a prominent DC lecture agency, and lives in the Columbia Heights section of Washington, DC.
Some Credentials: B.A., English, University of Maryland; M.A., English, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Tracey DelCamp,
Chief Administrative Manager
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Personable, goals driven, innovative, energetic,
passionate about forward thinking. |
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Entrepreneur, wife,
mother, lover of all things Irish!, reader,
crafter. |
tracey@bossanovaconsulting.com |
Tracey’s career spans 19 years in the corporate
world, 14 of which were with one corporation. She
started her career as a Data Entry Specialist and
worked her way up to various management positions of
clerical staff. Tracey has a passion and keen sense
of success for reviewing current processes and
procedures and streamlining them to be more
effective and efficient. Her expertise encompasses
all things administrative, as well as tools for
marketing businesses online. Tracey’s experiences
include the legal industry, not-for-profit
businesses, insurance industry, coaches, health and
wellness businesses, as well as consultants. She
loves to come across a process that isn’t working
efficiently or is not cost effective and streamline
it, thereby saving time and expense. Tracey decided
to become a business owner so she could be a
stay-at-home mom while also contributing
financially. Tracey resides in New Jersey with her
husband and two children.
Some Credentials: Coaches a program on implementing
tools to help businesses be more effective, monitors
technological advancements and learns new skills
regularly to be an effective team member, member of
various VA and entrepreneur organizations.
Deb Howard Greenleaf, Financial Manager
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Deb has worked in a
variety of accounting and finance positions for over
16 years. Deb began her career in banking, working
in credit analysis and as a commercial loan officer
for small business clients. Deb left banking to join
the management team of a Web design company, where
she learned many of the hands-on skills that she
shares with clients today. Deb also worked for
several years at a CPA firm while earning the first
of many certifications from QuickBooks. Her passion
is sharing her love of “the numbers” and
demystifying the accounting process for small
business owners. She has become a sought-after
speaker on topics ranging from QuickBooks to Finance
for Nonfinancial Managers. Deb is a lifelong
resident of northwestern Pennsylvania with her
husband, two children and a half-dozen dogs and
cats.
Some credentials: Advanced Certified QuickBooks
ProAdvisor and IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent. BA in
Economics from Bowdoin College.
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