Who We Are: Meet the Members

Jürgen Beyer Jürgen is a native of Germany and lives near Bonn. He has been an organizational transformation consultant for over 20 years. He is a founding member of the Global Resiliency Network and heads the consulting company Jürgen-Beyer Consulting.   Alexander "Sandy" Davis Sandy lives outside of Boston, MA, USA and has worked for the past ten years as an executive coach. He is the author of "The Recipe for Resilience" and the recent inventor of the concept of "zillience." He teaches clients how to increase their capacity to thrive by taking on a balanced set of well-chosen simple daily practices.   Merle Friedman Merle is a native of South Africa and lives near Johannesburg. She is a founder of The Resilience Company and Psych-Action. Her work focuses on trauma recovery, building personal and organizational resilience, and creating company wide capacity for radical innovation. She is a board member of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.   Sylvia Gaffney Sylvia is president of Gaffney Corporate Strategies providing custom-designed consulting services in organizational effectiveness and change management nationally and internationally. She facilitates workshops and designs programs geared toward Creating the Habit of Resilience. Sylvia lives outside of Chicago, Illinois, USA.   Gabriele M. Ganswindt Gabriele is a native of Germany and lives outside of Boston, MA, USA. She has served her international clients as a leadership and resiliency coach and consultant for 20 years. Gabriele is founder of the Global Resiliency Network and of Shared Learning International.   Larry Glover, LISW Larry is founding director of the Wild Resiliency Institute (www.wildresiliency.com) (2004) and of Paradigm Ventures, Inc. (1989). He works with individuals and communities of intention in support of their wild resiliency™. He lives in Santa Fe, NM, USA.   Horst Haller Horst is a native of Germany and lives near Stuttgart. He is the principal and founder of Horsthaller Consulting, a management consulting and executive search firm focusing on leadership development and delivery of candidates for top management roles. Horst is a founding member of the Global Resiliency Network.   Wallace Higgins Wally has lived and worked extensively in Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil and the USA, much of it in his capacity as a senior OD consultant within Polaroid Corporation. Currently Wally specializes in organizational resiliency, strategic business development and non-profit transformation. He lives outside of Boston, MA, USA.   Jim Keenan Jim Keenan is the president of DBK/MARI. He specializes in business process analysis, leadership training and mentoring, building organizations that support business development with streamlined technology solutions. He teaches personal and organizational integration practices internationally. He lives near Boston, MA, USA.

Frank Kretzschmar Frank is a native of Germany, founder of Stepwise Management and a founding member of the Global Resiliency Network. His consulting focuses on organizational and team resiliency, and in particular on developing the quality of courage in leaders. He lives near Heidelberg, Germany.   Barbara Nussbaum Barbara is a native of South Africa and currently lives in California. She has authored two books about the integration of cultural values into management and leadership in South Africa. She works as a coach and consultant by combining music, leadership and resilience.   Kirsten Poulsen Kirsten is a native of Denmark. She leads KMP & Partners, where she focuses on people development aligned with goals and strategies. Currently she specializes in mentoring programs as well as leadership and talent development. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Scandinavian and has extensive cross-cultural experience.   Al Siebert Al is the author of The Survivor Personality and director of the Resiliency Center. He is a renowned authority on resiliency and sought after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. Al is a member of the Global Resiliency Network guiding council and lives near Portland, Oregon, USA.   Roger Strang Roger is a native of New Zealand and lives outside of Boston, MA, USA. He consults to a variety of industries in both Europe and the USA on leading change, understanding industry changes and developing resilient strategies. He is a program director of the London Business School.   Margaret Wheatley Meg is president of the Berkana Institute--a global leadership foundation -- and has been an internationally acclaimed consultant and speaker since 1973. She is the author of Leadership & the New Science, A Simpler Way, and Turning To One Another. She is a member of the Global Resiliency Network guiding council and lives in Provo, Utah, USA.   Thomas Wojick Tom is the President of The Renewal Group Inc., and the creator of the Resiliency Paradigm. His ability to understand and speak to the heart of professional and organizational issues is grounded in over 20 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare. He has assisted numerous professionals and teams in creating their Resilient Presence. Tom lives near Providence, RI, USA.

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