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Board of Advisors

Success requires a fertile flow of input and the willingness to think beyond our own assumptions. That is why we’ve established a board of advisors. TLC Board of Advisors brings valuable input and divergent perspectives to the content of our tools and technology, the form and manner in which we communicate, and the way we do business. As a group these dedicated individuals possess tremendous wisdom distilled from years of professional experience and deep personal exploration. We are privileged to be able to include them as part of our community.

Leo Burke
Leo Burke is Associate Dean of the Mendoza College of Business and Director of Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame. He leads a team responsible for both degree and non-degree executive education programs.

Previously, he spent twelve years in training and development at Motorola, Inc. Widely acknowledged as a leader and innovator in education within Motorola, he served as Director and Dean of the College of Leadership and Trans-cultural Studies within Motorola University. In this capacity he led a global team responsible for the education of 16,000 managers and executives. He was a key architect of premier leadership development programs in both China and India.

Leo is a recipient of the President’s Award, Motorola University’s highest honor for excellence and outstanding achievement. He holds a B.A. in sociology, a M.A. in Political Science and a M.S. in Organization Development.

Daniel Holden
Daniel Holden is President of Daniel Holden & Associates. From a successful career in counseling, he moved to corporate life and has since built a reputation of excellence in executive coaching, diversity work and facilitating workshops for leaders—from executives in Fortune 500 companies to heads of independent companies. An expert in transforming adversity into power, he is co-author of the breakthrough workshops entitled Pathways to Partnership and Mastering Leadership. Dan is also the author of Lost Between Lives–Finding Your Light When the World Goes Dark.

His clients include West Point Military Academy, Wachovia, Pratt and Whitney, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Shell Oil, March of Dimes, Ford Motor Company, Ashland Chemical, Aurora Health Care, Eastman Kodak, Northeast Utilities, Ohio Education Association.
Dan earned a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Education.

Denise McNerney
Denise McNerney is the CEO for IBossWell, Inc and a Consultant specializing in leadership, board and team development; strategic and business planning; organizational change; and executive coaching. Denise has more than 20 years of experience coaching managers in sales, marketing, strategic planning, healthcare service delivery, business operations, and team dynamics in both for-profit as well as not-for-profit organizations.

As Executive Director of Managed Care and Corporate Accounts at a large pharmaceutical company, Denise co-directed business operations of national and regional accounts (book value of $4+ billion). She has special expertise in “partner leadership,” a frequent result of mergers and acquisitions.

Denise has an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, a Masters and PhD work in Counseling Psychology. Widely published, she is currently co-authoring the book Boss Doesn’t Have to be a Four-letter Word.

Dave Schrader
Dave Schrader is a senior leadership development advisor with over 15 years experience, eight with top consulting firms. He is President of LeadingWork, LLC and focuses on helping clients create cultures marked by courage and commitment rather than fear-based compliance. Dave is also affiliated with Wolf Creek Partners Inc., a network of leadership consultants and trainers with whom he focuses primarily on improving healthcare practices.

His recent clients have included Exempla Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente (Mid-Atlantic Region), Summa Health Systems, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, DiamlerChrysler, Foremost Insurance, Playtex Products, Discover Financial Services, Ernst & Young LLP, BRE Properties, and Imperial Oil (Esso Canada).

He has his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, a Master’s Degree in Experiential Education, and a Bachelor’s degree in Management.

J. David Womeldorf
David Womeldorf is a consultant, facilitator, educator, speaker, writer and founder of Evolutionary Management. Helping clients cultivate collaborative capabilities to create sustainable change and growth, he consults throughout the U.S. and internationally, in financial services, manufacturing, service, health care, higher education and non-profit organizations.

He has served as Senior Development Consultant for Bank One Corporation’s Executive Leadership Development group. Previously, he was Consulting Director of Bank One’s Learning and Leadership Development . He is currently writing the organizationally-focused Creating Sustainable Change: Seven Agreements for Accelerating Collaboration and the personal development oriented Time Out! A New Map for Living on Purpose.

David holds a Master's Degree in Applied Behavioral Science. His Master's work resulted in the publication of his "Networking Skills Inventory" by University Associates.