Phyllis M. Henderson
Founder/President

• Masters degree in Business Administration from National Louis University.
  
• Bachelor of Science Degree from Pittsburg State University; Pittsburg, Kansas
  
• More than 20 years experience in curriculum development, training, and facilitation
  
• Registered Coach with Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC)
  
• 18 years of experience conducting life work planning activities for The Alliance for Employee Growth and Development, a suborganization composed of AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Avaya, the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and other stakeholders
  
• Developed and implemented a diversity curriculum for AT&T, Infineon Technologies/Qimonda AG Technologies, Wolseley North America, Mariner's Museum, and PARI Respiratory Company
• Myers-Briggs qualified
  

Civic Affiliations

• Appointed by Governor Mark Warner to serve a 4 year term on the Jamestown-Yorktown Board of Trustees
  
• Habitat for Humanity U.S. Council Board Member
  
• Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Institute 2003 Graduate
  
• Luter School of Business Advisory Board, Christopher Newport University
  
• Charter Board Member for Victory YMCA; York County, Virginia
  
• Charter Board Member for future Boys & Girls Club of York County, Virginia
  
• Golden Life Member of NAACP
  
• Supporter of York-Poquoson Child Advocacy Initiatives
  
• Advsiory Board Member Natasha House - Transitional Home for homeless women and their children

Ché D. Henderson
Vice President

• Masters Degree in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology from Radford University; Radford, Virginia
• More than five years of experience in business administration, training, and facilitation.
  
• Registered Corporate Coach, with the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches.
  
• Myers-Briggs qualified.
  
• Fluent in Spanish and provides the training for clients requesting workshops in Spanish.
  
• Expertise includes diversity, life work planning, and transitional services.
• Peninsula Habitat for Humanity Executive Board Member.
• Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Institute Class of 2009

Starr B. Mayer
Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Risk Management Specialist

• Masters Degree in Social Work from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Bachelor of Arts Degree from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
• More than ten years organizational conflict and prevention of risk experience with Habitat for Humanity International
• Trained mediator who provides mediation workshops and seminars; experience spans from court settings to workplace conflict.
• Currently completing a Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Capital University School of Law.
• Starr has lived and worked in Jamaica, Scotland, Hong Kong, and the United States.

Dwight D. Henderson
Arbitration and Mediation Specialist

• Juris Doctor Degree from Kansas University; Lawrence, Kansas
  
• Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pittsburg State University; Pittsburg, Kansas
  
• Highly respected mediation specialist, who negotiated and arbitrated contracts with twenty different unions.
• Retired from Amoco Oil company after 23 years of service as a lawyer and labor relations specialist
  
  

David S. Griffin Jr.
Assessment and Coaching Specialist

• Masters Degree, Personnel Administration and Counseling from New York University, New York, New York
• Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina
• Specialized training in Addition Therapy, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
• Certified in the I-OPT, Change Cycle, Success Style Profile, Keys Instrument, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument
• Conceived and implemented the pilot career transition-training program that became the model for IBM, serving more than 300,000 employees
• Proven leadership coach for individuals or group settings

Betty LaMarr
Business Development Specialist/West Coast Region

• MBA, School of Business, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
• BS, Marketing, California State University, Los Angeles
• Certified Coach, International Coaches Federation
• Twenty-plus years with start-ups and mature organizations, focused on results in the areas of sales and marketing.
  
• Worked in the computer industry with both IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation.
  
• Expertise in addressing diversity and inclusion goals has benefited numerous Fortune 1000 organizations
  
• Certified to deliver diversity and inclusion training for executives and employees.