CCL Thought Leaders Share Expertise in the New ATD Leadership Handbook

Stephen is a former US Naval Nuclear Electrical Technician turned industrial-organizational (I/O) psychologist who specializes in people analytics, leadership measurement, and developing assessment tools to improve organizational performance.

Abigail is a trusted leadership advisor with 20+ years of experience in performance management training, leadership training, organizational development consulting, and nonprofit leadership development.

David’s areas of expertise include leadership development, community development, evaluation research, health promotion and disease prevention, and public health. He maintains an active portfolio of direct client work and focuses on senior leadership teams and global leadership development. Before joining us, he spent 20 years working in academic medical centers and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Andy has over a decade of experience working as an organizational scientist identifying data-driven solutions that help organizations address some of their most pressing challenges. In his current role, his research focuses on leadership and teams. Prior to joining us, Andy was a member of the faculty at Louisiana State University.

A social psychologist with over 20 years of experience, Diane is a researcher with expertise in executive education and consulting. At CCL, she conducts research and provides subject matter expertise in the areas of women and leadership, the gendered assessment of workplace helping behaviors, leader listening behaviors, and employee voice.   

Marcia is a leading expert in equity and strategic communication. At CCL leads research initiatives on storytelling, succession, corporate reputation, and organizational communication. She has published research on how social identity, technology, and creative culture are changing who we are and how we work.

Jeff is an educational psychologist with over 10 years of experience in assessing program development, efficacy, and impact. He contributes to the design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and learning from various initiatives at CCL by deploying existing evaluation tools as well as developing and testing innovative methods and tools. He serves as a subject matter expert on psychological measurement development and achievement motivation.

Dan is an experienced leadership researcher and consultant who applies his knowledge of leadership development, coaching, and research methodology to advance our work to measure, evaluate, and research the impact of our programming.

Emily supports clients with building robust leadership pipelines, increasing senior team effectiveness, organizational and cultural transformation, building leadership frameworks and competency models, and organizational values and culture. She’s published numerous articles related to evaluation and organizational learning, and she co-authored The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Coaching in Organizations.

Joanne facilitates and designs customized leadership programs for leaders in global organizations within the social sector, with a focus on population health. She applies her passion for belonging and development to her work with organizations and their leaders to enable them to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing global marketplace.