With a wealth of business experience in designing, managing and customizing leadership development programs, developing the capacity of leaders and teams, Patricia leads the team at Perceptum. With an extensive multi-cultural business background, she is practical, strategic and committed to creating the best possible learning solutions for your organization. A strategic thinker, Patricia delivers results and supports change in complex organizational environments to affect long-term, positive and measurable results.

With many years of experience in assessing, designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating training and development programs for leaders and employees, Patricia is capable of working together with you to understand and prioritize your needs to create learning solutions for all levels in your organization. Her goal is to achieve maximum buy-in and measurable, positive change.

A U.S. Army veteran, Patricia is interested in military history, an avid genealogist and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A self-described “serial wanderer,” she loves to travel and enjoys photography as a hobby. She has a B.S. in Organizational Management from St. Mary’ College of Ava Maria University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Jeff Jones is an aligned business consultant with a focus on leadership development. The call of leadership is to develop talent, and Jeff's more than 25 years of experience has helped many leaders develop themselves and their people.

Jeff has a Bachelor’s of Business degree from Rochester College and a MBA in Global Management. Jeff especially enjoys traveling throughout the world, working with both emerging and experienced leaders. Jeff has had great success working with a broad range of people, from blue-collar workers to senior leaders, including industry leaders in the executive suite.

With a beginning in public education, for the last 20+ years, Jeff has focused solely in the business arena, working as a leadership consultant and facilitator. Jeff spends a considerable amount of time training in the private and public service environment, covering various leadership topics, including teambuilding, situational leadership, creativity, problem solving, conflict resolution, and workplace strategic alignment.

Jeff designs and delivers customized programs and is currently certified to deliver over forty nationally recognized business workshops. He is comfortable addressing an audience of hundreds people or consulting with leaders one-on-one. In addition to the United States, Jeff has successfully delivered leadership programs throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East - specifically, the United Arab Emirates.

Client projects include: E Prize, General Motors, General Electric, Noble Energy, Ford Motor Company, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Volkswagen Inc., Mesaba Airlines, United States Navy, McDonald’s Corporation, WellPoint Insurance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Caterpillar Worldwide, Freddie Mac, City of Detroit, Quicken Loans Inc., Chrysler Corporation, Henry Ford Health Systems and many more.

Jeff has a wife and two “almost grown” children and resides in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Maria Ford Conliffe is Principal of Ford-Conliffe & Associates, LLC a Human Resources consulting firm which offers leadership and diversity training.

During her 30-year career at Ford Motor Company, Maria held several Human Resources leadership positions in a various operations, including manufacturing plants, engineering staff, Ford Credit and Personnel Relations.

In her role as Manager of Equal Employment Planning, she was responsible for ensuring Ford Motor Company’s compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Affirmative Action regulations and managing the application of Title VII Equal Employment Opportunity requirements.

In addition, she conducted special diversity training targeted for salaried employees in Ford manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. and Canada. Also, she is part of a team of HR professionals who investigate Title VII issues at Ford manufacturing plants.

Maria holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Instructional Technology (College of Education) from Wayne State University. She also holds a master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Marygrove College, Detroit. Certifications include Myers-Briggs (MBTI), Dale Carnegie and Crucial Conversations training.

Maria is community service minded. She serves on the board of the Women’s Enterprise Skills Training (WEST) in Windsor, Ontario and is a volunteer facilitator in WEST’s programming for newcomer women. She is a member of the Southfield Area Rotary Club; and has served for several years as a mentor to first generation university students in the Mike Illitch Business School as part of Wayne State University’s Corporate Mentor program in Detroit.

Daria Dozier is an accomplished, results driven and collaborative HR professional. She has over 20+ years of experience in people development and training. Daria is passionate about people development and driving performance improvements to deliver business results. She retired from Ford Motor Company in 2019. Her expertise includes employee relations, strategic planning, team effectiveness and change management.

Daria has a passion for people development that impacts organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction. She enjoys mentoring and coaching and has held several leadership positions within Ford Motor Company across business units including Organization Development, HR Business Operations, and Talent Acquisition. Daria has exceptional relationship building skills in culturally diverse work environments and is recognized as a leader in corporate initiatives that build individual, team and organization capabilities.

In the area of training and facilitation, Daria developed several learning activities and application tools designed to drive organizational development learning solutions. She designed and launched a global strategic planning web-based tool and application course at Ford Motor Company and facilitated multiple organizational development workshops.

Daria holds both a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Communications from Michigan State University and a Master’s degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Wayne State University. Certifications include Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Dale Carnegie, Organization Development, Change Management, and Appreciative Inquiry.

Swati Karve’s career has spanned across teaching, corporate training, consulting, and counseling & therapy, for nearly 25 years. She has been a faculty in Psychology and Management in India and the US teaching various courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has worked with for profit and non-profit companies in India and the US in areas of training and performance consulting.She has designed, and facilitated about 30 different training programs on various topics in personal effectiveness, leadership development, management development, professional development, HR domain specific training, and TTT programs. At Ford, working with internal SMEs she designed the Global Operational Leadership Development program (GOLD) program that aims to and enhance the skills and capabilities of leaders in plants to develop employees and work towards a culture of continuous improvement. The program is being implemented in all 82 facilities of Ford around the world. Versions of this program have been developed for Skill Teams, executives and micro learning modules of this program are being developed for employees. She also worked on validation and refinement of the competency model for global manufacturing, and designed a mentoring program that is being implemented for operations. She has been an invited speaker and trainer in different organizations and groups. A member of Detroit chapter of the ATD (Association of Talent Development), she has served on the board, and presented at their events. She was on the board of the Automation Alley of South East Michigan, serving on the Education and Training division. She is a published author for ATD. She has her own company, Arcturus Global Consulting and lives with her family in Troy, Michigan. She recently founded Swasti Institute for Learning and Development, a private institute in Pune, India, that will focus on providing education and training for individuals, organizations and communities. She is also a volunteer in the community and her hobbies include reading mystery novels, writing prose and poetry, traveling and star-gazing.

She has a Masters in Clinical Psychology, PhD in Organizational Psychology, Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, and ASTD-ISPI Certificate in Human Performance Improvement. She is qualified to administer psychometric tools like MBTI, Firo-B and other such assessments.

With over 27 years of experience, Dr. Susan Genden offers a variety of skills as a learning and performance consultant working with small to large businesses and with global corporations. Dr. Genden focuses on identifying problems or gaps and determining the best solution to fit company goals. She has worked with Ford Motor Company for over nine years to provide learning and performance solutions. Recent projects include: Lead/project manager of a Collaboration Project to improve teamwork globally for Engineering Learning and Development. Other recent projects involved design and development of competency framework training; and design, development, and implementation of a social and informal learning pilot to enable increased self-directed learning. The social and informal learning project included surveys, interviews, focus groups, podcasts, face-to-face and virtual sessions, and measurement of change. Metrics indicated successful adoption of social and informal learning by a majority of participants.

Dr. Genden received her Ph.D. and M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University and she received a Graduate Certificate (GC) in Communication and New Media from Wayne State. Her PhD focused on use of social media for informal learning in a corporate environment. Before that, as the principal in her own business for over 17 years, Dr. Genden consulted with businesses, facilitated training, developed communications and graphics, and designed websites. She has designed and facilitated courses for the State of Michigan, for automotive companies, for college programs and for others. She is active in professional groups and, in that capacity, she is currently co-chair of a YouTube channel for videos on organizational training and performance. Dr. Genden specializes in informal, blended, and collaborative learning solutions, in either face-to-face or virtual, global environments. In all cases, she focuses on solving problems and providing innovative, effective, measurable solutions to support learning, improve performance, and align with organization goals.

Louise is an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist.

She has worked with individuals and teams up to and including board level. Her clients include Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Starbucks, Barclays Bank, the National History Museum and many others. In addition Louise was appointed to the judiciary as a Magistrate in 2013. As such she sits in court twice a month adjudicating on a wide range of crimes and sentencing a range of offenders.

Her style has been described as resourceful, supportive and enabling as well as challenging, direct, pragmatic and respectful. She is genuinely passionate about facilitating others to grow and develop their own, as well as their organisations, capabilities, performance and unique potential. She operates from a belief that many of us have the power to become more, to contribute more and to expect more from our personal and professional lives.

A former board director experienced in Operations and HR, she has a comprehensive business background and broad leadership and management experience having successfully led a business of over 10,000 staff within Whitbread and managed the challenging and at time painful process of acquiring businesses, as well as having run her own business Emergentedge for over 20 years.

Karen A. Cappello is a master certified coach, managerial coach trainer and communication specialist who works with executives, coaches and entrepreneurs to enhance communication skills and improve business results. With over 40 years of experience and expertise in business management, financial planning, higher education and executive coaching, Karen brings a broad based-background to her clients.

Karen has served as president of a privately-held semi-conductor manufacturing firm with preferred supplier status to Motorola Inc. As an estate and financial planner, Karen was affiliated with PartnersFinancial, an independent group. In her second year in estate planning, she qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table status and obtained her Series 7 license.

As a featured monthly speaker to the guests at Canyon Ranch Health Resort, Karen consistently filled the room as she brought forth her passion for communication, coaching and leadership.

Maria holds both a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology (College of Education) from Wayne State University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Marygrove College, Detroit. Certifications include Myers-Briggs (MBTI), Dale Carnegie and Crucial Conversations training.

Her level of excellence is evidenced by her former position as Chief Learning Officer and faculty member with International Coach Academy, out of Australia, and coaching with global leaders at Accenture, Ford and Manpower as an executive coach.

Karen holds a master's degree in higher education from Ball State University and a bachelor's degree in interpersonal communication from Marquette University. She is a master certified coach through the International Coach Federation, a credential held by only 4% of coaches worldwide, and a board certified coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education.

In every area of her business and life, Karen's passion for both the outer and inner game is evident. With her exuberant style and commitment to living by her own vision, values and purpose, Karen is a role model for other leaders.

Stephanie Covington is a collaborative people strategist and change leader with a passion for inspiring others to achieve leadership excellence. She brings 20+ years of Human Resources, Organization Development and Change Management experience acquired through various HR roles in the automotive industry, including positions at Ford Motor Company, Eaton Corporation, and ZF (formerly TRW).

Stephanie is skilled in connecting with people, cultivating team dynamics and crafting innovative solutions to deliver people development, performance optimization and culture change. She is recognized as an effective leader, thought partner, and coach who loves the challenge of inspiring individual, team and organizational effectiveness to increase company revenue, employee engagement and workplace productivity. Her passion is in connecting people with resources and helping them identify possibilities for their growth and development. As a learning facilitator, Stephanie is a gifted storyteller who seeks to infuse real-life examples and personal experiences to encourage and enhance participant experience.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Hampton University and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Purdue University. Certifications include Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and Leading with Inclusion (Catalyst, Inc).

In her spare time, Stephanie is an avid writer who is currently working on a personal memoir of stories and collected wisdom that has guided her own personal and professional development. She enjoys volunteering with the Cornerstone Schools Partner Morning program, mentoring grade school students on career and life pathways, character development, and exploring different cultures.

Dr. Larry McCullough has over 30 years of experience working with major corporations in the areas of learning and development, change management, strategic planning and executive coaching. Recent key projects include serving as executive consultant and lead designer with Ford Motor to design and implement their global middle management development program; working with AstraZeneca to develop their global management training program; creation of a comprehensive 24 course change leadership program for the US Veteran’s Affairs to serve 72,000 managers and supervisors and implementation of many other global leadership development programs. From 2008 to 2012 Larry served as Head of US Learning Solutions for Hemsley Fraser, named by TrainingIndustry.com as one of the top 20 leadership training companies in the world during that period. In that role he served as Executive Consultant on many large global learning solutions engagements. Prior to this he was certified in the Executive Coaching process of the Forum Corporation, one of the leading training and development companies in the US. He was also a certified coach in the Ariel Group which is the leading provider of Executive Presence coaching, working with such companies as Royal Bank of Scotland, Amex and GE and also working in partnership with Harvard University Executive Education programs.

In the early part of his career, Larry was founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Human Resources, a semi-autonomous institute for training and development at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Following this he was Founder and President of Integrated Management Systems, a learning and development consulting firm in Wellesley, MA. This led to a position of Senior Consultant in Change Management at the Forum Corporation followed by a Director-level position in the Change Management Group with PwC in Boston.

Larry received a Doctorate in Applied Behavioural Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He also completed post-graduate courses and seminars in Global Political Economy at Harvard University. He has a special interest in using organization skills to support business leaders and corporations in addressing issues of concern to the global community and has been very active in projects related to global sustainability.