Nancy Ortberg has over twenty-two years experience in sales, service and the healthcare industry, including eighteen years in leadership roles.  She has in addition, led a staff team in the recruitment and mobilization of thousands of volunteers as well as spoken internationally and domestically on topics of leadership and the creation of corporate culture.

In the first half of her career, Nancy worked in hospital and healthcare administration, providing leadership and team development in large medical organizations.  From 1991-2003 she held leadership positions in sales and marketing and did extensive work with non-profit organizations.

Nancy is passionate about improving personal and organizational effectiveness and believes that teams are the most dynamic way to produce those results.  She believes in helping people bring the best of who they are to what they do best.  Her particular interests are in analyzing and catalyzing the flow of energy and strategy in healthy, dynamic leadership teams.

In her off time, you will find her hiking, roller blading, or horseback riding with her husband John.

David Ross has been helping organizations become healthy, vibrant and productive for 16 years.  His focus is assisting leaders to develop cohesion and clarity regarding their organization’s identity, purpose, direction and strategy.

David is especially interested in helping people use conflict as a tool for energy, personal growth, team cohesion, and smarter decisions.  He teaches organizational psychology, business development and creativity at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena where he received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1988.

In his off time he is either attending one of his children’s sporting events or on his mountain bike in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Rick Blackmon has been involved as an agent of change for over 20 years.  After earning a doctorate in clinical psychology he co-founded Pacific Psychological Resources, a team of psychologists specializing in clinical and consulting psychology. 

For 22 years he has maintained a psychotherapy and coaching practice working with individuals, marriages, and small businesses.  During this time he became interested in how organizations grow when they emphasize systemic health.  This led to numerous consultations with leadership teams addressing organizational dysfunction.  He has especially focused on non-profit organizations and has recently begun working with for profit teams. 

Rick is also a motivational speaker in the areas of leadership development.

In his off time Rick enjoys mountain biking, cooking and hiking with his wife Sherri.

Dr. Kent Bechler was born in Saginaw Michigan; raised in South Central Los Angeles; and traveled extensively throughout South America, New Zealand, Australia and Mainland China.  Kent received a B.A. from Azusa Pacific University, an M.A. from California State University - Los Angeles and his Ph.D. from The Claremont Graduate School. 
 
Kent is currently the superintendent of the Corona-Norco Unified School District (52,000 student, 10th largest school district in California).  Prior to CNUSD Kent also served as district superintendent of the Duarte and Walnut Valley Unified School Districts.

Kent has extensive training is management, leadership, systems, policies and procedures, strategic planning, labor relations, and developing collaboration and teamwork within organizations.  He is well known for developing trusting relationships, team building and resolving organizational conflict.

Kent resides in Upland with his wife Karen.  Together they have three children.

In his off time Kent can be found golfing, doing creative memories, or working on decoupage in his garage.