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Mary V. Gelinas, Ed. D.

Mary V. Gelinas is a Managing Director of GelinasJames, Inc. She has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant to or leader of organizations. Her experience includes acting as a principal of a national consulting firm, directing operations for a behavioral research and development company, and managing a team of consultants for a national training and consulting center.

In her consulting work, Mary has specialized in collaborative approaches to complex, comprehensive change and has developed and refined a number of approaches. She has been the lead consultant for many large-scale organization design projects. Mary has served clients in the automotive, utility, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries. Mary has authored or co-authored many books, articles, and papers in the areas of organization development, consulting skills, and change management. Recent publications include Collaborative Change: Improving Organizational Performance, Collaborative Organization Design, and Consulting Skills Bringing Our Authentic Selves Forward.

Mary received her doctorate in Organization Development from the University of Massachusetts. She is also an invited participant in the Dialogue Project sponsored by MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Roger G. James, Ed. D.

Roger G. James is a Managing Director of GelinasJames, Inc. Roger has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant, during which he has focused on the development of high performance/high commitment organizations through large-scale, collaborative redesign processes. He has consulted in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare, utilities, and petroleum.

Prior to forming GelinasJames, Inc., Roger was the Director of Organization Development for Pacific Gas & Electric Company. In that capacity, he managed a consulting group which received the American Society for Training and Developments national award for consulting excellence.

Roger has authored or co-authored numerous books, articles, and papers in the fields of organization development, leadership, and consulting skills. Recent publications include Collaborative Change: Improving Organizational Performance, Collaborative Organization Design, and "Leading and Transforming Organizations."

Roger received his doctorate in Organization Development from the University of Massachusetts and is a graduate of Columbia University's Advanced Program in Organization Development.

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