Our Strategic Partners
True Blue Inclusion
True Blue Inclusion is a certified woman owned business founded in 2009 and organized as a global consortium and consultancy for diversity and inclusion thought leadership with a focus on business alignment and impact through effective leadership behaviors and practices. True Blue Inclusion is represented by 80+ years of combined diversity and inclusion, talent management, OD and strategic planning expertise. With a combined member and client list of over 75 Fortune 250 companies, academic institutions and NGOs spanning Transportation, Retail, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Technology and Sports and Entertainment True Blue Inclusion has built its reputation and deepened its expertise to serve the broadest possible client base.
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Seamons Leadership LLC
Seamons Leadership is all about developing executive talent. They understand that helping leaders grow creates organizational strength, high team functioning and followership. The root of interventions rests deeply in the context of the business and its ultimate success. Seamons is a boutique consulting firm whose psychologists partner with senior management teams to make decisions about selecting and developing teams and individuals. They customize assessment, development and coaching programs to fit company cultures and organizational goals.
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IAS is a consultancy established to prepare executives to meet the unique challenges of working in a diverse, global workplace. Through assessment, coaching and development, executives are exposed to and prepared for the challenges of leading in a global environment and while serving abroad.
Meet the Team
John N. Greene, Ph.D. https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-greene-phd
Dr. John N. Greene, Jr. was born in Greenville, AL and raised in Southfield, MI. John attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He earned Master’s of Arts and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in Clinical Psychology with a Psychology-Law Subspecialty. John began his career by accepting a commission in the U.S. Navy obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He served in various duty stations in the U.S. and Japan. He then joined the Detroit Office of RHR International, a leadership consultancy. In 2003, he joined Johnson Controls. He led the Talent Management, Learning and Development, and Corporate Office Human Resources function. He concluded his tenure at JCI leading the Global Workforce Diversity function. John is married with six children. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of New Beginnings are Possible and is a member of the LGBT Community Center Board of Trustees. He is an ordained Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and Chaplain of the Kappa Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi.
Jeff A. Stoner, MA
Jeff is passionate about unleashing the untapped potential in leaders, teams and organizations. He has an uncanny ability to quickly build trust and create space that allows individuals and teams to honestly explore and uncover what needs to be seen and disrupted to grow and sustain high levels of performance. As an executive and team coach, organization performance consultant, and expert facilitator, Jeff leans heavily on his 35 years of experience serving various C-suite leaders and teams in Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and community organizations. He excels at the design and implementation of customized programs and talent systems to ready leaders for an increasingly shifting and highly complex organizational environment.
Over the course of his dynamic career, Jeff has developed and introduced new programs and practices to serve an increasing demand for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion solutions. He served a wide range of clients and teams and built a reputation for diagnosing critical needs and developing high impact interventions that quickly advanced the culture and drove organizational performance, while developing increasingly savvy and non-traditional iterations of work in DEI. Jeff has facilitated work between boards and executive teams to ensure operational and strategic alignment. Through transparent communications, shared visioning and improved decision making processes, organizations are able to leverage key relationships and build trust while pursuing common organizational goals.
Jeff received his M.Ed., in Counseling and Personnel Services, and B.A. from the University of Maryland – College Park and is presently pursuing his M.A. (2023) in Leadership and Social Transformation from the United Theological Seminary. He is Certified to administer and interpret: Hogan Assessment Suite, CPI, MBTI, LCP, Experience Change Simulations, and the Strong Interest Inventory
Gretchen Seamons, Ph.D. www.linkedin.com/in/gseamons
Dr. Gretchen Seamons is a clinical psychologist and the co-founder of Seamons Leadership, a consultancy specializing in leadership development and executive coaching. With almost a decade of experience, she has established herself as a trusted advisor and expert in her field. Gretchen's areas of expertise encompass psychometrics, 360 evaluations, and executive coaching. She assists organizations to identify and develop top talent, foster effective leadership, and drive organizational success.
Gretchen's professional journey has taken her across the globe. She lived and worked in England for six years, and France for two, gaining a deep appreciation for cross-cultural dynamics and global leadership practices. Her fluent French and international experience have enriched her perspective and allows her to bring a global mindset to her work.
Gretchen's educational background reflects her diverse interests. She studied French at Brigham Young University and holds master's degrees in French from Wayne State University and Oxford University in England. Her pursuits recently extended to psychology, culminating in a third master's degree and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Saybrook University, which she successfully completed in 2021. She is in the final stages of licensing as a psychologist in Wisconsin.
Gretchen volunteers as a regional children's minister for her church in Milwaukee, and as the president of the Music Parents Association at her children's high school. Gretchen takes pride in being a mother of four and a grandmother to three grandchildren. Her love of travel, constant pursuit of knowledge, and passion for the arts keep her busy outside of work. These personal experiences have further deepened her understanding of work-life balance and the unique challenges faced by individuals navigating both personal and professional spheres.
Gary Green, II, Ph.D. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-f-green-ii-ph-d
Dr. Gretchen Seamons is a clinical psychologist and the co-founder of Seamons Leadership, a consultancy specializing in leadership development and executive coaching. With almost a decade of experience, she has established herself as a trusted advisor and expert in her field. Gretchen's areas of expertise encompass psychometrics, 360 evaluations, and executive coaching. She assists organizations to identify and develop top talent, foster effective leadership, and drive organizational success.
Gretchen's professional journey has taken her across the globe. She lived and worked in England for six years, and France for two, gaining a deep appreciation for cross-cultural dynamics and global leadership practices. Her fluent French and international experience have enriched her perspective and allows her to bring a global mindset to her work.
Gretchen's educational background reflects her diverse interests. She studied French at Brigham Young University and holds master's degrees in French from Wayne State University and Oxford University in England. Her pursuits recently extended to psychology, culminating in a third master's degree and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Saybrook University, which she successfully completed in 2021. She is in the final stages of licensing as a psychologist in Wisconsin.
Gretchen volunteers as a regional children's minister for her church in Milwaukee, and as the president of the Music Parents Association at her children's high school. Gretchen takes pride in being a mother of four and a grandmother to three grandchildren. Her love of travel, constant pursuit of knowledge, and passion for the arts keep her busy outside of work. These personal experiences have further deepened her understanding of work-life balance and the unique challenges faced by individuals navigating both personal and professional spheres.