Meet the Alchemy team

meet us › »	Chris Chopyak Patti Dobrowolski Lois Todd	Alchemy Team Organizational Development, Commmunications and Change Management Valerie Abl Steve Alexander Wendy Boyer Kathleen Clevenger Patricia Kennedy Gretchen Mary Krampf Ulric Rudebeck Suzanne Simmons Emily Stewart John Tedstrom Chris Trani	Alchemy Team Strategic Illustration Bill Hinsch Julie Primozich Scott Ward Kriss Wittmann
	Organizational Development, Commmunications and Change Management Valerie Abl Strategy consultant and change manager For more than 15 years, everywhere Valerie looked she saw change. Likely, because she had something to do with causing it. With training in Sociology, Psychology and Mathematics, Valeries also sees a lot of sides to any given issue. Her skills have helped her with leadership and organizational development, with high-level problem solving and high-performance team building. With an advanced knowledge of human resources and human behavior, Valerie consistently helps her clients appraise, appreciate and adopt positive changes. Steve Alexander Government affairs and management consultant Steve Alexander can tell you how the big wheels turn. A Loyola MBA with more than 20 years representing business and third sector (e.g. volunteer, non-profit) clients on Capitol Hill and in State Houses across America, Steve has been with his clients on the front of a number of headline events. As founder and President of Washington D.C.'s The CMR Group, Steve provides strategic advice and counsel to organizations who need to come before our legislative and executive branches of government. Wendy Boyer Facilitator, consultant Wendy Boyer brings more to facilitation than a Masters Degree and 12 years experience in learning and organizational development. She brings a rare combination of bare integrity and a passion for improvement. Wendy – herself an avid learner – joins adult learning theories with a practical in-the-field approach to the realities of today's business environment. It allows her to help people get a deep understanding of their organizations and find real solutions for the challenges they face. Kathleen Clevenger Project and program support Kathleen Clevenger, MSM, has more than 18 years of business experience, including 10 years inside a Fortune 500 company. Kathleen built up her expertise in corporate training and development, project management, marketing and administration from years of work in small and large businesses, as well as time spent on the front lines of start-up efforts. Kathleen holds a master’s degree in Management from Regis University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from the University of Wyoming. Patricia Kennedy Communications and marketing consultant Patricia Kennedy has three decades of real-world experience working with everything from advocacy groups to the bluest of Blue Chips. Senior executives call on her to help with strategic planning, leadership development, market research, branding, public relations, promotional campaigns and with building integrated communication programs. She is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Gretchen Mary Krampf Management consultant and executive coach Gretchen Mary Krampf is founder and president of ProcessExperts and strategic partner of Alchemy. She has thirty years experience in the fields of education, behavioral science, leadership development and business management. Gretchen works with entrepreneurs, executives, educators, organizational leaders and their teams. Process Consultant and Facilitator, she uses a systems thinking approach in guiding clients to vision, identify success strategies and create environments for individual and organizational innovation, accelerated learning and process improvement initiatives. An accredited Leadership Coach, Gretchen coaches individuals and teams, with a specialty in coaching high-performing, high-achieving women. Ulric Rudebeck Graphics facilitator, executive coach and management consultant Ulric Rudebeck may be the definition of the ground-up consultant. Ulric's early proficiencies include economics, systems theory and statistics — he even trained as a mechanical engineer. Over his 20 years in management, Ulric has seen the inside and outside of public and private sector organizations up close and personal. These days, Ulric focuses on executive teams, strategic visionary work, business planning, organizational development and change processes for clients on four continents. Suzanne Simmons Management consultant Suzanne Simmons brings more than 25 years of organizational change, strategic planning and coaching experience in private, non-profit and public sector organizations. Known for her strong communication, facilitation and negotiation skills, Suzanne has helped more than 1,500 leaders and hundreds of teams refine their strategic plans, implement programs and streamline procedures to deliver bottom-line results. Emily Stewart Government affairs and consultant Emily Stewart is an independent consultant with a background in education and experience in the third sector. Emily specializes in systems thinking about complex issues and grounds this thinking with a strong academic foundation. She has experience building consensus with diverse groups that share common goals and believes in doing well by doing good. She also believes in playing outside. John Tedstrom Marketing, communications and management consultant John Tedstrom is the Managing Director of Strategic Development for Hawkeye \| FFWD, and is an Alchemy Affiliate Partner. John's put together more than 20 years of experience in strategic planning, direct & database marketing, loyalty marketing, channel and integrated marketing, customer relationship management, and promotion. John gets to the heart of an organization's issues by combining his experience in an array of industries with a facilitator's ability to listen and understand client input. Chris Trani Management consultant and executive coach Nearly 15 years ago, Chris Trani parlayed a career in one of the most difficult jobs in human interaction - that of an oncology nurse - into a career as an internal and independent consultant on hundreds of change and transition projects for finance, healthcare and technology companies. Her obvious skill in working with and coaching individuals going through personal and professional changes has served her enormously when consulting with teams and larger organizations. Combined with her excellent presentation and facilitation skills, Chris' relentless focus on designing conversations inevitably leads to accountability and positive actions and results. Strategic Illustration Bill Hinsch Senior illustrator, business visualist, and artist Bill Hinsch is the original learning map artist and the most experienced practitioner of this unique art form worldwide, with over 500 domestic and international projects under his belt. In 1991, Bill formed and created the Learning Map concept, the ideal vehicle for communicating rich strategic content in corporate and customer milieus. This highly visual form helps align the entire organization from top to bottom and its process development provides direction and guidance to senior leaders around new direction, strategy, or change initiatives. Bill has taken the Learning Map concept into corporate board rooms, manufacturing shop floors and designer buildings all to support and inform corporate strategy and design. It does not stop for this innovative renaissance man – Bill also has a diverse background including professional work in journalism and newspaper, communications and PR, training, as a painter and portrait artist with gallery showings in several museums and many private collections. His current work takes him all over the world and while his studio and home is in Perrysburg, Ohio Julie Primozich Senior illustrator If a picture is worth a thousand words, it's only because the artist knew what she was doing. Julie has been doing it for two decades. With a decorated history as an art director, illustrator and educator, Julie has proven over and again how to communicate ideas in a rewarding, compelling way. These days, she's one of our top graphic recorders, helping organizations of all sorts make sense of their ideas. Scott Ward Senior illustrator and artist Demonstrating that creativity is perhaps the most flexible talent, Scott's commercial projects over nearly three decades have ranged across fields like advertising, theatre, apparel and landscape design. In addition to being a fine artist, Scott has spent the last 12 years facilitating creativity groups in the Pacific Northwest and other places where innovative thinking abounds. Kriss Wittmann Senior illustrator Kriss is a human highlighter. One of the best graphic recorders in the industry, Kriss works with business, government and non-profit clients in almost every setting imaginable. Her 17 years in higher education and corporate training helps her bring superb listening and conceptualization skills, as well as business acumen to her graphic recordings.

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