Ron has helped organizations navigate transition for more than 10 years. He has worked with organizations experiencing employee turnover, organizational restructuring, board management, succession planning and many other kinds of transitions. Ron has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities where he has taught courses on organizational change and development. His work includes coaching individuals and organizations in transition. He has authored numerous publications and has spoken regularly at national and regional events in the career and workforce development fields, including addressing change and transition. Along with his co-author, Ron was awarded the Walker Prize from the Human Resource Planning Society. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University, a Master’s degree in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University, and a first class honors degree in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University.

Louise is a consultant specializing in leadership issues, change management, planning, and capacity building. She is a member of the Executive Transition Team of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership of Marin and is also on the roster of Interim Executive Directors of Compasspoint. She emphasizes cohesive, inclusive planning and has developed a program that successfully facilitates taking an organization to the next level in fundraising. As Executive Director of The International Center for Attitudinal Healing, Louise built a highly successful development strategy and department, and successfully shifted the culture of the organization to incorporate fundraising. Additionally, she developed new systems of oversight, revamped programs and training, and created two successful for-profit consulting projects. In her leadership role with an international organization, she trained and consulted with grassroots organizations worldwide. Louise serves on the board of the Family Service Agency of Marin and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She attended UCLA and The Art Center College of Design, specializing in communications and advertising.

Thomas has been working in companies in transition for over a decade. Currently, Thomas is responsible for defining strategic direction, business development projects and managing the Board of Directors. Previously, as VP Sales Business Development at Vidyo, he was responsible for sales, strategic account management, business development, and development in new countries like Japan and Germany. Thomas has also started and managed numerous companies with innovative technologies, from start-up, to mergers and acquisitions to initial public offering, in a global environment. Thomas holds an advanced degree in Computer Engineering and Communications and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In his spare time, he is also an advisor/mentor for the MBA students at the Monterey Institute for International Studies. He is a member of SDForum, SVACE, Churchill Club and GABA as well as many Linked-In video conferencing and entrepreneur groups.