Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire™

Mind Garden provides this list of MLQ consultants as a resource, but does not warranty any consultants' expertise, qualifications, or any other quality.

Molly Breysse Cox, MA, PhD candidate
Contact: mollyb9@uw.edu

Molly has over 20 years of change management work experience with Fortune 500 companies. This includes leadership positions in IT, Operations, Customer Service, Product Management, and Marketing. She joined the CLST team in 2013 as a leadership development coach and member of the CLST Game Team. Molly’s currently in a CLST faculty and leadership associate position working in master programs such as Technology MBA and Hybrid MBA and Jackson School of International Studies.

Molly has a BA from the University of Washington, a MA from Antioch’s Center for Creative Leadership and she is currently is completing her PhD dissertation in Antioch’s Leadership and Change program. Her dissertation is an examination of an individual’s motivation and ability to trust in the workplace.

Molly has a broad range of experience in transformational change projects including designing and deploying new technology, designing organizational change and leadership development, and strategic planning. In addition she was chosen in 2008 as the recipient of Women in Technology International’s Leadership Award for leadership in support of women in IT.

Jesse Calloway, CEC, PhD
Contact: info@leadershiplmc.com

Jesse is president of Leadership & Motivation Consultants LLC and an adjunct faculty member of Batten College of Engineering & Technology at Old Dominion University, where he received a PhD in Engineering Management. Jesse is a proven and experienced former executive, a certified executive coach, and winner of the prestigious TMCF Corporate Leadership Award.

With 25+ years of leadership experience, Jesse designed an enterprise-wide leadership development program. He offers comprehensive training, assessments, and coaching, incorporating Full Range Leadership Theory, with emphasis on practical and contingent leadership applications. Jesse has lived through every aspect of instruction that he offers and his client base includes academic, federal, non-profit and corporate settings.

Jesse has published three titles on leadership, leveraging skills, concepts, and strategies gained during the author’s rise from blue-collar worker to corporate executive, which include key business and research topics and leadership theory.

Helen Chung, PhD
Contact: helenchung@spu.edu

Helen Chung teaches management for the School of Business, Government, and Economics at Seattle Pacific University. She completed her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and her areas of interest include leadership, coaching for leadership development, and storytelling. In addition to teaching, Helen is an independent coach and consultant, working with clients who seek to build their leadership capacity and effectiveness.

Joey A. Collins, Psy. D.
Contact: drjoey@uw.edu

Joey A. Collins, Psy.D., teaches in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduate program at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and is a founding member of the Center for Leadership Research & Development (CLR&D) at SPU. The CLR&D serves individuals and organizations by: (1) creating research-based tools, resources, and processes to help leaders learn and grow in real time; (2) establishing strategic partnerships with other leaders, experts, networks, and clearing houses; and (3) training a cadre of highly skilled leaders, researchers, and leadership development practitioners. Joey collaborates with the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking in various engagements.

Joey is a leadership development consultant specializing in executive coaching, leadership and organization development. His clients include Veterans Health Administration, General Motors, Maritz, Coinstar-Redbox, UW Medical Center -Harborview, Seattle Zoo, and Smith Gardens.

He served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow for two years with the VHA National Center for Organization Development delivering a variety of OD interventions to VA Medical Centers and Program Offices throughout the United States. He also completed his Psychology Internship at Loma Linda VA and a one-year Psychology Practicum at the VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center. Joey is also a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Washington State. He received his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from BIOLA University.

Donna J. Dennis, PhD
Contact : donna@leadership-solutions.info

Donna is a leadership coach and consultant who has utilized transformational leadership principles in training design and delivery since 1993. She uses the MLQ to assist Leadership and Development professionals with their delivery of key leadership concepts and principles. Her clients include C.R. Bard, Chubb and Son, Inc., The University of Pennsylvania Hospital, RCA and GE. Donna has teaching experience with The Wharton Business School and the University of Pennsylvania. She is Co-Director of Leadership for the Gestalt International Study Center. Recent MLQ projects include coaching a Superintendent of Schools and his staff; assisting a Pharmaceutical VP of R&D transition to a new role requiring greater speed to market; and providing a start-up management team with training and feedback.

Donna has a PhD in Human Development with an emphasis in Adult Development from Fielding Graduate University, with undergraduate and Master’s degrees from University of Illinois. She has coaching certification from Stakeholder-Based Coaching, Marshall Goldsmith, Positive Psychology (Martin Seligman), Gestalt International Study Center, Bernie Bass & Bruce Avolio, and a Professional Coach (PCC) level certification from International Coach Federation.

Dan Eisenman
Contact: eisendan@uw.edu

Dan Eisenman is an executive coach, facilitator and consultant who has over 27 years of leadership and training experience in healthcare, the military, retail, and insurance industries. For 10 years Dan has aided physicians and staff in critical care environments and healthcare administration in hospital and clinical environments, centering on leadership skill and effective interpersonal communication. With leadership experience as a military officer and as a retail manager, along with 15 years in the insurance industry, he has a broad perspective. Dan is a Certified Performance Improvement consultant with extensive experience building high performance teams. He is certified as a Leadership Coach and works with leaders at all levels. Most recently Dan operated as an executive coach for Catholic Health Initiatives’ Transformative Leader Development Program and managed leader development programs for CHI Franciscan in Tacoma, Washington.

Louis Forbringer, PhD
Contact: forbrl@uw.edu

Louis (Lou) Forbringer is a consultant with over 30 years of experience working with organizations in the areas of leadership development, executive coaching, succession planning, organization development, culture change and change management. His clients have included Mirage Resorts, Laclede Gas, Edward Jones, Lord Corp., Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, American Bankers’ Association, US Bank, DRS Technologies, BP America, KeyCorp, and Catholic Health Initiatives. Lou served as the Vice President of Organizational Talent Management at Catholic Health Initiatives (2008-2014).

Lou received his Ph.D. and MA in Industrial/Organizational psychology from the University of Akron and his BA in Psychology from Allegheny College.

In addition to his work with CLST, he is an adjunct professor of Health Care Leadership at George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Previously, he was adjunct faculty at the Olin School of Business (1996-2008) teaching Leadership and Change Management in the MBA and Executive MBA programs and at Maryville University, teaching graduate courses in Leadership and Organizational Behavior. Lou has served on the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation Board as its President and also served as a Director on the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) board and as a Director on the board of the American Banker's Association. He has been a member of the editorial board of the Human Resource Management Journal and an ad hoc reviewer for Personnel Psychology.

Matthew Jones, PhD
Contact: matt@nwemergent.com

Matthew is an interdisciplinary consultant with a zest for good leadership and effective organizations. He helps organizations solve problems and improve operations, and has served as a consultant on small and large projects including: leadership development programming/training, executive coaching, organizational assessments, and meeting facilitation.

Matthew uses a scientific approach but is also well recognized for his human relations skills. His approach integrates transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and empathic thinking. Matthew works alongside clients, providing recommendations and co-creating solutions that are appropriate and useful for the organization and community.

He has authored numerous publications in leadership, organizational development, and statistics. Matthew earned a PhD from Portland State University, where he trained as a quantitative organizational specialist. He has held academic appointments at State University of New York, Brockport College and Portland State University.

Kurt O’Brien
Contact: kcobrien44@gmail.com

Kurt holds a faculty position as a senior lecturer with the University of Washington’s Department of Health Services Master in Healthcare Administration program, and is also an independent consultant. He has over twenty years of experience in the field of organization development and eighteen years of direct leadership experience; his passion is for helping leaders more fully develop their leadership craft.

Kurt specializes in the areas of leadership development and coaching, interpersonal skills development, team development, strategic planning, and conflict resolution. Additionally, he designs and conducts workshops on topics such as adaptive leadership, leading change, emotional intelligence, dialogue, and conflict resolution.

Kurt was with University of Washington (UW) Medicine for fifteen years, including seven as the director of Organization Development and Training, where he worked with leaders and teams from the executive level to those providing care directly at the bedside. Prior to joining the UW he spent twelve years as an active duty officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Kurt received his Master’s in Human Resources and Organization Development (MHROD) from the University of San Francisco in 1997. He recently co-authored a book for healthcare leaders titled, Leading Adaptive Teams in Healthcare Organizations, and has written or contributed to various articles. Kurt is often invited to speak at conferences on a range of leadership topics.

Kurt lives in Poulsbo, WA on the Kitsap Peninsula with his wife and golden retriever, where they enjoy hiking, kayaking, and traveling.

Lisa Orlick-Salka

Contact: lisa@lisaorlick.net

Lisa Orlick is an executive coach and a writer, who brings more than twenty-five years’ experience working with leaders, assisting them to confront complex challenges, while building resilience. Her signature approach employs the best practices of creative learning by incorporating emotional intelligence and design thinking. She has coached leaders in the financial services, software, healthcare, energy, arts, as well as the non-profit sector.

Lisa is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania where she earned a Masters in City Planning and Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies. She received coaching certification from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, and is credentialed by the International Coaching Federation.

Lisa began her career as an urban planner working overseas researching alternative energy management strategies, then moved into strategic planning for small businesses and non-profits, before pursuing executive coaching. Her interdisciplinary problem solving approach is informed by expertise in varying contexts including, public-private partnerships, small and large businesses, international NGOs, and the arts. In addition to coaching, Lisa serves on an international advisory board for a social justice organization and is a trustee for a Seattle-based non-profit.

Sarah Osteen, MBA
Contact: sarah@sparkstrategyllc.com

Sarah Osteen is a leadership consultant focused on organization effectiveness consulting, leadership program design and delivery, and executive coaching. Clients span a range of sectors including: financial, energy, public sector, pharmaceutical, health care, technology, retail, and non-profit.

Sarah received her BA in English from Georgetown University and her MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. In 2012 Sarah attended the Executive Coaching Intensive Program at Columbia University and has effectively leveraged her coaching skills as part of robust leadership development programs.

Sarah spent nine years as a Senior Solutions Manager in Corporate Learning at Harvard Business Publishing. In her role she worked closely with the Harvard Business Publishing sales team to design powerful leadership development solutions and to help drive the six million in annual revenue for the North East. Sarah continues to maintain a close partnership with Harvard Business Publishing in the role of Moderator and Senior Instructional Designer. Sarah partners with the University of Washington Foster School of Business Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking to provide executive coaching and facilitation. You can listen to Sarah interview experts around the topics of influence and power on her podcast Swayed available on iTunes.

Chuck Pratt
Contact: ceepratt@uw.edu

Chuck Pratt is an independent consultant, trainer, personal coach and a former member of the U. S. Coast Guard where he was a successful organizational leader for 23 years. Coast Guard career highlights include command of two ships; Chief of Professional Development at the Coast Guard Academy where he directed leadership training for cadets; and adjunct instructor for both the Coast Guard’s Leadership Development Center and the Academy’s Leadership and Management Department.

Chuck is a 1979 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, he has a B.S. in Management and an M.S. in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.

Chuck works on teambuilding, leadership development, coaching, interpersonal skills training, conflict management, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry, group facilitation and dialogue. He has consulted with organizations for more than 25 years, and taught interpersonal skills and leadership training to nearly 20,000 learners. He has worked with such diverse groups as adult learners, business, government and non-profits, intact work teams, college students, public school teachers, parents, and at-risk high school students.

Diane Vreyens
Contact: vreyens@uw.edu

Diane Vreyens is a coach, consultant and facilitator who specializes in accelerating the development of leaders and teams to perform highly in complex and globally diverse environments. She's known for her ability to create safe and supportive learning environments that foster creativity, curiosity, and growth. With extensive international experience, having lived and worked for 13+ years in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Diane brings deep cross-cultural competence and a keen ability to bridge multiple perspectives.

Diane has an MS in organization development from American University, a post-graduate certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University, and is certified as a professional leadership coach by the International Coach Federation. She also has an undergraduate degree and advanced formal training in intercultural communication.

Over a span of more than 25 years, Diane has both consulted to and held internal roles at a variety of organizations in the corporate, non-profit, government, and educational sectors. Some of the organizations she has worked with include Procter and Gamble, GE Capital, the HJ Heinz Company, Craft Brew Alliance, the League of Conservation Voters, University of Washington Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking, and UW Medicine health system.

Janet Williams Hepler, MA
Contact: jwh@highlinecoaching.com

Janet Williams Hepler is a professional coach who works with leaders to explore their strengths and identify their path to become leaders who motivate teams and work across organizations to achieve exceptional results. Janet has coached individuals at all levels—from emerging leaders to the C-Suite.

Janet has earned master’s degrees in French and in Industrial Organizational Psychology. She is a professional coach certified by the International Coaching Federation. Janet serves on the Board of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD).

In addition to working with individuals, Janet also works has worked with teams in corporate and non-profit organizations to build stronger working relationships that result in greater clarity on the mission, and increased capacity to achieve objectives and adapt to change. Janet draws from over 20 years of experience in technology companies where she learned how to work and lead in innovative organizations. She led teams that learned to adapt to continuous change.