Rick Skillman, FACHE
Contact: rskillman@mac.com
From his background as the leader and Chief Executive Officer of several major healthcare organizations, Rick Skillman brings a unique perspective to his consulting and leadership development practice. His focus is on how leaders can align sound business judgment with a stance for respect, hope and capability directed to employees at every organizational level. His coaching revitalizes leaders’ commitment and intentions, helps build strong teams, and encourages breakthroughs in financial and performance outcomes.
Mr. Skillman has successfully led major physician groups, hospitals and regional systems for over 30 years. His accomplishments include taking over a failing multi-specialty group and turning it around to a projected break-even in 6 months, while working with physicians to achieve a 50% improvement in annual operating costs and visits per provider. In another project, he conceived and communicated a vision of hospital excellence while inspiring a level of trust, confidence, and cooperation, which resulted in a $5 million financial turn-around.
Nationally known for his ability to bring complex organizations together, Mr. Skillman has the credibility to overcome significant issues of trust. The result, in one case, was the collaborative effort to move toward an integrated delivery system. In another, he coached a CEO in developing a strategic vision linking specialty and primary care groups and medical centers into a regional provider network, negotiating contracts, and guiding the development of an innovative “intranet” product to link them.
As a financial expert Mr. Skillman led a medical center-wide initiative to reduce Accounts Receivable, yielding $32 million in cash, and directed a cost reduction initiative that reduced operating costs by $52 million in 18 months
He is currently completing a book on leadership, Memoirs of a CEO: the struggle to lead with heart and soul, and has been invited to speak at numerous organizations about his approach, including the American Society for Training and Development, and the California Lawyers Association. He is a graduate of Princeton University, holds a Masters Degree in Business (Finance) from California State University/Fullerton, and is a (Life) Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Sherene Zolno , M.S., R.O.D.C., C.M.C.*
Contact:
(206) 463-6374
szolno@comcast.net
Sherene Zolno, President of Proaction Associates, and Executive Director of The Leading Clinic, works with leadership teams that are ready to reorient to the future, coaching them in how to create the conditions for productivity breakthroughs, shared strategic intention, and whole system culture change to support new partnerships and collaborations.
In her role as a consultant, facilitator and executive coach, she has led public, private and nonprofit organizations in identifying strategic imperatives, building whole system IQ™ and in implementing organization improvements. In addition to documented cost reductions and other measurable improvements, the results of these initiatives have included profound cultural shifts, the development of system-wide leadership capability, and increased team effectiveness. Her programs, which include “Breakthrough for Quality" and the "Timeline for Tomorrow,” form the cornerstone of transformational change efforts in major organizations across the country.
Ms. Zolno is known for her work in designing customized career and succession planning systems, and mentoring programs addressing the special development needs of executives, entrepreneurs, high performers, and women and minorities. In addition, her research in leadership has led to the development of the New Century Leadership™ program, designed to develop forward-thinking leaders in the private and public sectors, and in our communities’ schools and nonprofit organizations.
In demand as a motivational speaker, she has been invited to address numerous professional organizations. She is also a highly regarded author, whose articles and research papers have appeared in many professional publications, and as an educator, she serves on the faculties of Santa Ana College, Bastyr University/ Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS), Seattle University, the Universities of San Francisco and Phoenix, and the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
*Registered Organization Development Consultant and Certified Master Coach
Ann Farrell, M.A., ABS
Contact:
(253) 226-9847
ann.farrell@comcast.net
Ann Farrell is a behavioral scientist and organizational warrior who empowers leaders to meet bottom line business results while consciously aligned with both personal and professional core values, mission/purpose, and vision. Ms. Farrell has 25 years of entrepreneurial experience leading and managing ethnically and socio-economically diverse cross-functional teams within a very successful family owned and operated regional restaurant chain.
Ms. Farrell is an experienced trainer, coach and organization consultant, with a diverse background of accomplishments in the design and delivery of experiential employee, supervisory and leadership training programs; a highly skilled team facilitator with specialized training in executive coaching, appreciative inquiry, leadership and action research (whole system change); and an organizer, able to efficiently run large-scale projects, work with diverse groups of people, and manage and motivate staff within budget constraints.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Evergreen State College where her studies focused on human behavior and comparative studies in Eastern/Western psychology, and a Masters Degree from Bastyr University/The Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS) in Applied Behavioral Science, Coaching and Consulting in Organizations.
Jim Haley
Coaching Unlimited, Inc.
Contact: (714) 317- 4697
jim@jimhaleyunlimited.com
As a consultant and coach, Jim Haley specializes in working with executives, business start-ups and high performance teams. Using the performance and communication science of Neuro- Linguistic Programming (NLP), and his extensive experience as a highly effective business leader, Jim has developed a unique method for helping clients maximize their potential. His approach includes business, leadership and communication development, aligning customer service, process alignment and project management.
Using “Performance Modeling,” Jim helps organizations and athletes neutralize limiting beliefs, change unwanted behaviors, and discover their strategy for producing peak performance. He is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Coach/Modeler, and has been certified in Appreciative Inquiry through ProAction Associates. He has extensive management experience, including serving as the General Manager of the Newport Beach Breakers/ World TeamTennis. As the founder of the famous “Top Gun” tennis tournament, Jim is also a recognized television personality.
Kara LC Jones
Grief & Creativity Coaching
Contact: (928) 225- 5416
kara@motherhenna.com
As a Certified Coach and Reiki Master/Teacher, Kara specializes in working with individuals and small groups exploring the process of remembering and Re-Member-ing after a major loss or trauma. Using tools like The Hero's Journey model, Self Reiki, and the Practice of Permission, she brings a unique mix to the table to suit the individual needs of her clients. Since 1999, she has worked with The MISS Foundation on an international level to help support bereaved families after the death of a child. She is author of the books "Mrs. Duck and the Woman" (released in both English & Spanish), the creative workbook "1,000 Permissions Granted," and she authored the Grief & Creativity section in the Rowman & Littlefield book, "They Were Still Born." For more about Kara's work, see MotherHenna.com.
Dee Waluk-Johnson, M.A., ABS
Contact:
(425) 591-9646
deewaluk@yahoo.com
Dee Waluk-Johnson is an organizational consultant and training developer known for bringing humor, integrity, straight talk and systemic thinking in support of changing environments. She has over twenty years experience developing the “employee experience” with clients ranging from international corporations, such as Motorola, to start up companies, specifically in the high technology field. Dee has worked as an organizational change consultant, human resources manager, and training and development facilitator.
Ms. Waluk-Johnson has designed and facilitated numerous programs on leadership, understanding and managing change, communications, and effectively utilizing human capital. Included are several global programs she created with outcomes focused on linking cultures and promoting organizational alignment across diverse countries. Her programs have been featured in Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Germany, China, Taiwan and Malaysia, as well as in the US.
Dee has a passion for building strong and effective teams, while supporting personal growth. She has developed a keen understanding and ability to identity the systemic patterns, values, and beliefs that inhibit goal achievement – where client’s get “stuck”. She assists her clients and client systems in understanding and balancing goals and motivators.
Residing in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains with her husband, Scott, Ms Waluk-Johnson says she loves to “hang out with her pack” (her playful dogs, Taj, Zen, and Maeve) for relaxation. She has a BA in Telecommunications and has completed her Master’s in Applied Behavioral Sciences, Coaching and Counseling Organizations, at Bastyr University/LIOS (Leadership Institute of Seattle). Her thesis, based on an Action Research project in an international high technology organization, is in progress.
Tracey Weller, M.B.A, M.A.
Contact:
(206)-310-1044
tracey@traceyweller.com
Tracey Weller is a certified coach, behavioral scientist, and organizational consultant. She is most known for the spirit, humor, courage and authenticity with which she inspires her clients to reach their highest potential.
Ms. Weller is skilled at facilitating leadership development, building highly functioning leadership teams and large scale project teams, increasing communications in business and in high-tech virtual environments, developing conflict management skills, and structuring and guiding long-range planning processes. She has specialized training in whole system change and appreciative inquiry.
Tracey uses a systemic approach to her practice and is certified in Coaching Whole System IQ™ (Intelligence). She has over twenty years experience working with the high-tech and entertainment industries, and in the nonprofit sector, focused on human resources, finance, and business management. She works collaboratively with individuals and organizations that have a strong desire to move to the next level of functioning.
She has designed and delivered trainings domestically and internationally.
With a Masters of Business Administration from Seattle University where she focused her studies on Finance and Economics, and a Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science, Coaching and Consulting in Organizations, from Bastyr University/The Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS), Tracey offers her clients a unique perspective, one that is grounded in knowledge of how to achieve key business results while at the same time encouraging commitment and effective team functioning.
Tracey is a Northwest native who loves the outdoors. She has experienced the challenge of summiting Mt. Rainier, and is a private pilot with almost 200 hours of logged flight time.
