·          20 years experience in the field of organization development moving groups, teams and organizations toward visionary goals.  The first eight years were in sales, marketing and manufacturing organizations, and the last eleven have been in the non-profit arena. 

·          Associate of IRG (Internet Recruiting Group), trained and supported by the IRG Network.

·          Created and co-created models that guide consultations:  The Three Phases of Service Coordination© (Sadallah)  The Management Success Sequence© (Keeny & Sadallah), The Consumer Driven Strategic Planning Model© (Sadallah).  I use other models regularly to guide my consultation such as: The Strategic Marketing Model© (Woll), The Team Performance Model (Drexler & Sibbet), The Compass Model (Haas), and The Situational Leadership Model (Blanchard).  The Dance of Change,& the Fifth Discipline (Senge), Building Strategic Relationships, (Bergquist) Seeing Systems, (Oshry)

·          Created the model and supporting leadership and organizational assessments entitled: The Body of Skills for Leading Change.©   This is currently posted on the website.

·          Change Management                     

·          Strategic Planning

·          Strategic Marketing

·          Executive Coaching

·          Merging of Cultures

·          Meeting  facilitation/Meeting Effectiveness

·          Training Design & Facilitation

·          Partnership Development

·          Team Development/ Group Dynamics/facilitation

·          Conference/Retreat planning and facilitation

·          Board Development

·          Strategic Alliance Development

·          Multi-System Training Coordination

·          Executive Search and Services

·          M.S., Organization Development from American University/National Training Labs, (AU/NTL), Washington, D.C. 1987

·          B.S., Organizational Communications, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio  1982

·          Strength in Partners, Inc., founded 1/1/2000 to present:   Planned, Designed and Managed the SERVICE COORDINATION PLAN Training Initiative for the Family & Children First Council in Cuyahoga County.  This involved the cross system policy development and coordination of training for 5,000 people in 14 public service systems for the county including: Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family Services, Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services, Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency, Cuyahoga County Work & Training and Cuyahoga County Health & Nutrition, Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board, Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board, Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Juvenile Court, Justice Affairs, Cleveland Municipal School District, the Early Intervention Collaborative, and the Cuyahoga County Office of the Ombudsman. 

·          Another consulting project through Strength in Partners with BRYCS consisted of a Community Needs Assessment for Refugee Youth in Cleveland, Atlanta and St. Louis.  Conducted 16 focus groups and designed and implemented an online survey of service providers.

·          Director of Organization Development, Catholic Charities Services Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997- 1999:  Responsible for preparing Parmadale and other 25 independent Catholic Social Service organizations to merge as one Catholic Social Service System.  Facilitated 18 teams toward system integration, prepared the system in its successful achievement of J.C.A.H.O. Accreditation, and trained and prepared leaders to respond to community needs using The Strategic Marketing Model, (Tom Woll) with a result of 84 new services and $5.4 million of new service revenue.

·          Director of the Parmadale Training Institute, Parmadale Family Services, Parma, Ohio- 1992- 1997:  Responsible for training and organization development including team development, organizational assessment and intervention, leadership project management and training plan creation and execution.  Later re-named the Catholic Charities Training Institute, the institute was responsible for training social service leaders through-out the State of Ohio on topics related to clinical and non-clinical service to children and families, non-profit management and self care for the helping professional.

·          Independent Organization Development Consultant, Sadallah & Company, Cleveland, Ohio – 1986-1992: Served manufacturing organizations by way of organizational assessment and intervention as a sub-contract consultant for W.I.N.O.C. (Work in Northeast Ohio Council). Began working primarily with Non-profit organizations in 1989 also doing organizational assessment, board and staff development and strategic planning using the models mentioned above.   Worked with more than 30 organizations during this time doing strategic planning, board development, project planning and organizational assessment work.

·          Director of Relocation and Training, MacInnis Realty, Inc., Akron, Ohio- 1982-1986: Responsible for selling and managing  relocation services to corporations and designing and delivering all  training for Realtors.    Generated 30 relocation referrals per month by networking and providing services to corporate executives.

·          It Takes a Community to End Homelessness.  Designed and facilitated this “community collaboration” conference that brought together 190 social service, community and ministry leaders to address the joining of forces around the issues of homelessness in Cleveland.  Sponsored by the Diocese of Cleveland, June 2000.

·          A Day of Hope,  Designed, Coordinated and Facilitated this “problem-solving” conference that brought together 230  ministry, social service and juvenile justice leaders to problem solve children and violence issues, Sponsored by the Diocese of Cleveland, June, 1999.

·          Cuyahoga County Family & Children First Council- Assisted with the training design and implementation of the multi-system Service Coordination Plan training implementation process that focused on multi-need service integration between the Cuyahoga County Departments: Department of Children & Family Services, Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board, Community Mental Health Board, Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, Employment Services, and the Office of the Ombudsman 1995-1996.

·          Continuing Education Instructor, Cleveland State University, Dept. of Continuing Education,  Cleveland, Ohio, 1988-1998:  Topics included; Effective Team Building for Managers, Managing Effectively in a Changing Environment.

·          Editor of the Non-Profit Outreach, a free marketing publication that featured the accomplishments of Non-Profit organizations in Cleveland, 1991- 1993.

·          Professional Organization Memberships:  NTL (National Training Labs), AU/NTL Association, OD Network, OD Connection, and the  Ohio Association of Non-Profit Organizations.