Scott Behson, PhD, is a professor of management and Silberman Global Faculty Fellow at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a leading expert in work-life, wellness, and flexible workplaces. He is very happy to return to TSRA EMI.
He’s the author of three books, most recently, The Whole-Person Workplace: Building Better Workplaces Through Work-Life, Wellness and Employee Support, which is based on research, best practices, and interviews with dozens of business and HR leaders right as they were navigating Covid changes to the workplace. His other books are The Working Dad's Survival Guide and We Hate Team Projects!
Scott is an accomplished speaker and consultant who has worked with leading companies on workplace flexibility and building supportive work cultures. He was a featured speaker at the UN’s International Day of the Family and the White House’s Summit for Working Families.
In addition to his academic publications, Scott’s work appears at Harvard Business Review, Time, Fast Company, Success, Workspan, the Wall Street Journal, and many other leading publications. He has appeared on NBC, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, and Bloomberg Radio, as well as many leading HR and business podcasts.
Scott worked with the states of New York and New Jersey and with leading advocacy groups for enhanced parental leave policies. He believes we should all advocate for needed change with our time and money, and vote for those who truly support working families. He is a member of the advisory committee for the Rosalynn Carter Center for Caregiving’s Caring While Working Initiative.
Scott co-founded FDU’s undergraduate program in human resources management, has won 8 awards for his scholarship, teaching, and service to students, and has taught in Paris, Zagreb, Lille, Buenos Aires, and Monaco.
He lives with his wife, son, and cats in Nyack, NY.
Juliana Gambrell works with executives, leaders, creatives, and individuals committed to living
passionate and fulfilling lives. She helps her clients explore and understand their success and survival
strategies; capitalizing on their strengths, preferences and heartfelt desire to positively impact the world.
Clients also do the work to reconcile past experiences and concerns that hinder their ability to live an
authentic and fulfilling life. As a result of this experience, they are empowered to design a powerful path
for living a fortified and rewarding life.
Juliana believes everyone has magic within—in who they are, how they want to experience life, and the
unique contribution they are destined to make. She enjoys challenging herself and her clients to live their
best lives.
Juliana specializes in leadership development and team building. She helps individuals and teams enhance
their communication skills, bring intentionality to their interpersonal interactions, and establish
foundational agreements to ensure meaningful connectivity and optimal performance.
Dan Gonder is the President and owner of Strategic In/Sight Partners. Dan specializes in strategic advisory services, team and executive training programs, process improvement and executive coaching. Additionally, Dan is an inaugural member of a new professional network of Patrick Lencioni and the Table Group - CAPAPRO (which stands for the Consultant and Practitioner Alliance). As a member, Dan receives ongoing, exclusive professional development, tools, and training directly from Lencioni and his team at the Table Group about how to best help clients utilize their proven approach to achieve organizational health.
Before joining Strategic In/Sight Partners, Dan was the North American training leader for Microsoft Business Solutions, where he was responsible for 60+ training centers and 300+ certified instructors throughout the United States and Canada. Dan's other positions at Microsoft included programs development manager for training and education resources manager. He also held positions as special projects coordinator and client services representative at Solomon Software.
Thomas L. Kohn, Senior Partner, CharterOak Strategic Advisors
Mr. Kohn is a two-time CEO, also having served as a Chief Digital Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, and Board member, focusing on helping organizations create value for their stakeholders. He taught strategy and entrepreneurship at American University in Washington, DC – to MBA, undergrads and online students, alike – for 11 years.
He is both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur, building companies from scratch and/or building divisions within companies. He is now a Senior Partner at CharterOak Strategic Advisory, a consulting firm for premium associations, $10M-$100M+.
CEO at Two Start-ups:
- Mr. Kohn co-founded and was CEO of e-billing company Transactis for seven years, which raised $70M from investors. The company was sold to Mastercard in May '19.
- He was the first employee/CEO of Bid4Assets, where he helped raise $10M and build their online auction business. The company was recognized as "Best Business Idea" by the Washington Business Journal.
Other positions:
- Mr. Kohn served as Chief Digital Officer for Cygnus Business Media, where he helped to create and transform the company's digital strategy and to increase digital revenue, leading up to the company's sale. For his efforts, Mr. Kohn was inducted into the Media Industry News (MIN) Digital Hall of Fame.
- At USATODAY.com/Gannett, where was Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. Kohn created and launched the site's new e-commerce initiative, resulting in a new $20M revenue stream.•He is the co-founder, Board member, and former Executive Director for CONNECTdmv, a social venture working to close the opportunity and access gaps for students and families of color at DMV-based independent schools. The 501(c)3’s mission is to “empower students, create opportunity, build understanding, and activate change.”
- Pre-Internet and business school, Mr. Kohn was a television producer in New York for 10 years, including working in sports television and producing commercials for Ogilvy & Mather – including award-winning Super Bowl spot for American Express – and launching the east coast office of an LA-based television production company.
Education:
- Mr. Kohn received his BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard.
Tom Kornbluh is an experienced change-leadership educator, organizational consultant, and executive advisor with more than 30 years of experience working with senior leaders and executive teams across complex organizations. He served as Senior Faculty and CoDirector of Georgetown University’s Organization Consulting & Change Leadership program from 1998 to 2023, where he trained and
mentored hundreds of leaders in applied organizational change and consulting.
Tom is the founding partner of PowerfulWork Consulting and currently serves as a senior
advisor with Three Mountain Group and Kornbluh Advisory, LLC. His work focuses on helping
leadership teams align, navigate uncertainty, and implement lasting organizational change. His
clients include major institutions such as NASA, Johns Hopkins Health System, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Casey Mackert is Vice President of Strategic In/Sight Partners. Casey specializes in strategic advisory services, leadership coaching, organizational process design, implementation and improvement, and the Baldrige Framework – both writing applications and training leaders to learn and implement Baldrige principles. Casey joined Six Disciplines in 2013 after serving as CEO of The Partnership for Excellence and the Vice President of the Baldrige Foundation. She has also held leadership positions in strategy and communications, working with clients in the healthcare, business, and education sectors. She continues to serve on the Board of Examiners for the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program in Washington, DC, and has authored several case studies as well as a book on organizational design and transformation. In addition, Casey has many years of experience participating on, and managing Boards of Directors, and continues to serve on the Board of ProAct Indy and The Thomas and Marjorie Gray Foundation.
Ian S. Mercer is an Assistant Professor of Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Silberman College of Business, where he joined the faculty in 2022. He earned his Ph.D. from Auburn University, with research focused on identity integration among multiple job holders and its impact on well-being and individual
thriving.
Before entering academia, Ian had a diverse professional background, practicing law at the Bar of England and Wales and the Bar of the Cayman Islands, and serving as a Human Intelligence Officer in the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy.
His research and teaching interests include behavioral ethics, leadership, religion and spirituality
in the workplace, and the use of gaming in management education. His work has been
published in leading academic journals, and he has received recognition from the Academy of
Management and Southern Management Association.
Ian is also actively engaged in experiential learning initiatives, serving as Co-Chair of the Experiential Learning Activity track for the Eastern Academy of Management. Outside the classroom, he contributes to the board game industry as a developer and consultant and is a co-founder of the Association of Gaming Academics.
As a Senior Member of the Currier Consulting Group, Jim serves as an advisor, consultant, and executive coach to senior executives, managers, and leaders in both for-profit and nonprofit corporations, educational institutions and other organizations. He has been facilitating leadership training, team development, strategic planning, and executive coaching for almost 20 years and brings a unique perspective to help the bottom-line needs of a business while unleashing the full creative power of individuals in those organizations.
Prior to entering into the field of organizational development, Jim served as a partner in a national law firm, as well as a Senior Special Counsel in a federal banking agency in Washington, D.C.
Jim received his B.A. in European History from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Jim has extensive Post-Graduate training in Organizational Theory, Executive Coaching and Facilitation of Teams.