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Alain Bolea

Alain Bolea is a management advisor who helps organizations
integrate the necessity of “making money” and the desire to “do
the right thing” in terms of sustainability and social responsibility.

Alain works with leaders as an executive coach, and consults to
organizations on strategy and development using group
processes.  He blends extensive business knowledge with a
deep sensitivity to the dynamics of human interaction.
With more than 25 years as a business banker, consultant, international CFO and board
member of corporate and family businesses, Alain’s career spans large corporations, small
businesses and not-for-profits in sectors ranging from telecom to education.  He understands
that while organizations may differ, people in groups tend to behave in similar ways.

From 2005 to 2007, Alain served as CFO and acting COO of a $50 million Geneva-based
educational organization recently acquired by US venture company, Meritas.  In 2007, Alain
resumed his full time work with Business Advisors Network which he founded in 2002.

Prior to 2002, Alain was a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Securities in New York, in
charge of telecom financings, and oversaw a $3bn portfolio of  investments in debt and
equity.  In that capacity, he worked closely with the management teams of numerous
companies.  He has also held positions on the boards of directors of several mid-sized
manufacturing and telecom companies.

Alain earned an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management (Phoenix, AZ).  He
holds an MA and a Political Science Degree from the University of Lyon (France). He is a
Certified Professional in Managing Workplace Conflict and is trained in the methodology of
Future Search.   Alain is an adjunct faculty of the Vail Leadership Institute.  He is fluent in
English, French and Spanish, and speaks Italian and some German.
 
Scott Brumburgh

Scott Brumburgh’s consulting blends organization development
(“developing the organization”) and coaching (“developing the
individual”) in ways that enable rapid improvement in the
effective management of organizational performance.

Scott works with both leaders and their teams as an executive
coach, and consults to organizations experiencing overwhelm
and other breakdowns that affect the ability to achieve their
objectives.
He draws from extensive knowledge and experience with leadership practices for undertaking
needed, thoughtful change. Over the span of more than 25 years Scott has been a retail
buyer, public service planner and manager, and independent consultant.  His consulting career
covers manufacturing and service companies, and government agencies including the Small
Business Administration and the Department of Commerce.  

Scott has helped Whirlpool Corp. teams re-align and commit to tighter, more effective
design-to-delivery schedules.  He has also coached government managers to help their service
teams trim time and procedures for businesses engaged in international trade and processing
low-interest loans.

Scott has brought performance improvement approaches to foreign aid programs in USAID, the
World Bank Group and the UN.  He has helped assess or re-engineer national supply chain
management systems for pharmaceuticals in Ghana, Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria.  

Scott has worked at all levels of the organization and understands the human dynamics
involved in revitalizing operations collaboratively.  

Scott has completed the coursework for an M.S. in resource economics from Cornell University
and received a B.S. with honors in sociology from Missouri Valley College.  He is a Master
Certified Coach (IFC), a certified coach in Organizational Learning (George Mason University)
and recently completed certification in Coaching Excellence in Organizations (Newfield Network
/ The Institute for Generative Leadership).  Scott is also a certified Organization Development
Consultant (MATC).
   
Deb Phenicie

Deb Phenicie combines her technical expertise with an
understanding of human dynamics assisting groups
(communities, organizations, and projects) to find consensus,
uncover potentials, and commit to action with a clear focus.  

She works with leaders and teams empowering them to discover
innovative solutions and the resources to achieve success.

With over 23 years experience managing and designing civil, environmental, and water
resources projects, Deb has worked with all levels of government, from rural communities and
municipalities to state and federal agencies; as well as non-profit organizations, construction,
manufacturing, mining and energy production operations.  She has contributed to a number of
successful large scale remediation and redevelopment projects.  She provides consulting
services acting as an owner’s representative on projects and is also an experienced group
facilitator.  

Deb applies her understanding and knowledge of project management, communication and
group dynamics to achieve successful outcomes by creating the conditions for success:  
providing the space for effective communication to occur, empowering the team and
establishing an environment for innovative solutions to be birthed. Her ability to understand a
wide range of technical concepts and her whole system perspective contributes to the overall
success of projects and group actions.

A registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, Deb holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the
University of Tennessee and is certified under the OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response Standard. She is trained in the methodology of Future Search for
structuring and facilitating meetings that make a difference.
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