Certified Workshop Leaders

Dr. Katy Abbott is an Associate Professor of Gerontology and a Scripps Gerontology Center Research Fellow at Miami University in Oxford, OH. She is excited to use Strategic Doing with many of the volunteer organizations she is involved with.

Experienced nonprofit professional with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and nonprofit sectors. Skilled in board and staff training, nonprofit organization management, nonprofit consulting, program evaluation, conflict resolution, and volunteer management.

Community Builder | Rural Enthusiast | Capacity Builder | Project Manager

Brett is the Senior Director of Learning Networks for Forward Cities, an organization aiming to help close the racial wealth gap in America using entrepreneurship as a vehicle for change.

Indiana University Todd Burkhardt serves as the director of campus partnerships, facilitating work with faculty, staff, and students that connects IU’s broad resources to improve the well-being of rural Indiana.

Professor, consultant, coach, dad, husband, with a passion for strategy and measuring things.

Chief Revenue Officer, Partner

Beth Elmore, Ed.D., serves as a Senior Advisor, Lean Facilitator at Purdue Health Advisors. In this role, she supports hospitals and clinics with process improvement projects applying lean methodologies.

Consultant at Coastal Environmental Strategies

Learning Designer | Project Manager | Creative | Detail-oriented | Strategic Thinker

Project Manager, CPHQ, LSSBB

Asst. Director with a unique view on academic research. Utilizing past community-based participatory research experience, combined with extensive business experience to work with faculty and staff across the university to create comprehensive transdisciplinary teams.

Andrea’s teaching, research, and community work cover a diverse range of topics including trauma, identity, inequality, experiences of first-generation students, gender bias in instructor evaluations, the role of academic advising in student retention, mentoring, effective online pedagogy, and learning experiences that promote information and media literacy.

Workforce Systems Director at Northeast Mississippi Community College

A passionate and tenured leader with interdisciplinary educational and professional experiences that is dedicated to implementing and monitoring systemic school-wide and district-wide initiatives to optimize teaching and learning outcomes as well as college and career readiness for students.

Angie is a Strategic Doing practitioner, a connector, and an ecosystem builder. Her work experience is a blend of community development, social work, program coordination, and administrative services.

Experienced Educator with a demonstrated history of working in higher education.

Meris Mandernach Longmeier is an Associate Professor and Head of Research Services for University Libraries at The Ohio State University. In this role she develops services for OSU Libraries to support the research endeavors of all faculty, staff, and students at Ohio State.

Sandy is a serial entrepreneur, currently working in the Maryland SBDC as a regional director for the western region at Frostburg State University.

Experienced Research And Development Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Government Proposal Writing, Sales, Event Management, and Fundraising. Strong community and social services professional with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) focused in Law from Indiana University Bloomington.

Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and healthcare. Skilled in Communication, Academic Advising, Curriculum Development, Strategic Planning, Training, and Research.

“The man who reaches for his star is admired, but the man who helps others reach theirs is loved.”

Collaborative and contextual problem solver, with big picture planning and strategy skills and commitment to the betterment of constituents through community outreach and development.

Community developer leading complex collaborations among private businesses and industry, schools and colleges, healthy systems, and the public sector to complete projects that drive economic prosperity in rural environments.

Patrick’s work spans over a decade working on grassroot Public Health efforts and corporate initiatives. His passions include assisting organizations and communities in finding simple solutions to complex problems by showing up to help and teaching others to do the same.

Mary works on emergency management projects that support individuals seeking repatriation to the U.S. from other countries.

Engineering professional with a demonstrated history working in the aviation industry, currently working in academic research development. Engaged in roles that align with core values; every day is an opportunity to grow in education, trust, and balance.

Outcome-based leader with mentoring, coaching, supervisory, project management, fundraising, grant writing, and training experiences in higher education. Specific expertise with recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations, marketing and communications, leadership development, social media, training and career coaching.

Strategic manager, able to identify opportunities, set priorities, connect with the right resources, remove obstacles and deliver results within budget and on time.

Change leader driving new ways of working across global teams that accelerates innovation, operational excellence, program delivery and employee engagement.

Community Engagement Specialist with a wealth of knowledge in Child Development.

Lydotta M. Taylor, Ed.D. is the President & CEO of The EdVenture Group, an education-based organization that provides consulting, curriculum development and professional development services for individuals, leaders, educators, and businesses.

Jim Thompson currently serves as a Downtown Economic Development Specialist covering all areas of Development for downtowns & Main Street districts for the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Leslie is a lifelong learner who has sought to build her skills in the areas of innovation, strategic foresight and planning, network building and diversity and inclusion.

Meet Charles, your trusted coach and Strategic Doing guide for building exponential organizations to achieve 10x improvements in performance or impact.

An incurable generalist, my professional journey has wound through non-profits, research, startups, restaurants, retail, education, agriculture, and government.

Tim was a VP of Career and Workforce Development at NorthWest Arkansas Community for over 15 years. He currently teaches remotely for the University of Idaho in their entrepreneurial program. Tim has a BBA and MBA from Texas A&M University at Texarkana and a JD from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He works with and for entrepreneurs to help them be successful and uses Strategic Doing to enhance defining the problems they want to solve.

Designs and facilitates hands-on workshops in a variety of scenarios including ecosystem building, smart cities, corporate, and not-for-profit activities – and teaches how to sustain their efforts.