Certificate in Career Management and Coaching: Instructors

ANNE MURRAY ALLEN
Anne Murray Allen is the Director of the Executive Development Center (EDC) at Willamette University and a contributing faculty member. Anne brings over thirty years of executive experience in line management, process development, organizational effectiveness and knowledge and information management to her role. Anne completed her BA at Manhattanville College and holds an MBA from the University of Denver.  Before founding her own business, Anne spent over 16 years at Hewlett Packard Company in a variety of professional contexts.  As the senior director of Knowledge and Intranet Management, she was responsible for companywide knowledge management and collaboration tools.  While director in the Strategic Change Office, she led the successful cultural integration of Compaq and HP.  As the worldwide business IT manager for Inkjet Printing Systems, she implemented major platforms to run business processes across the Imaging and Printing Group.  Anne has presented at regional and global conferences for i2, the Human Resource Planning Society, Oregon State University, the Society for Organizational Learning, the Oregon Chapter of the OD Network, the American Strategic Management Institute, and the Pegasus Systems Thinking Conference. She has consulted with a variety of large multi-national companies, government agencies, and non-profits.

GAYLE GREGORY
Gayle Gregory is one of three co-authors of The Grand Experiment, an Expedition of Self-Discovery, a book about seven universal myths that drive and determine beliefs, behaviors, and their resultant outcomes. The book is foundational in her work with individuals and corporations, since it speaks directly to the reason why things fail to change regardless of the effort applied. The premise of her new book,Workplace Evolution:
Common Sense for Uncommon Times, is that movement from me to WE holds the key to our future and the answers to all of the top challenges facing organizations today.

Gayle is a former senior manager with two Fortune 500 companies, where she had over-sight for a large operations staff, technology start-ups and project management. Gregory founded Pure Possibility, a coaching and mentoring program that works with individuals desiring to change old patterns and break free of limitations, and within the Oregon state corrections system, where she conducts thought awareness training for men in the state’s medium security prison. Gayle specializes in the deconstruction phase of WE’s unique three phase consulting process.

STEVEN HUNT, Ph.D.,SPHR
Steven Hunt is Director of Business Transformation Services at SuccessFactors.  Dr. Hunt has over 15 years experience designing talent management solutions supporting a range of applications including performance management, staffing, employee development, culture change, workforce transformation, and succession planning. He has worked with a variety of industries including retail, healthcare, dining, manufacturing, finance, information technology, transportation, and public sector organizations.  He has done work in the US, Europe, and South America.  An active author and speaker, Dr. Hunt’s articles have appeared in dozens of trade and academic journals ranging from the Wall Street Journal to the International Journal of Selection & Assessment.  He is also author of a book on the applied use of staffing assessment methods entitled “Hiring Success” (2007, Pfeiffer/SHRM).   He has presented at dozens of national and international conferences sponsored by a variety of organizations including The Conference Board, the American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration, the International Professional Management Association, the Personnel Testing Council, the Electronic Recruiting Exchange, the Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology, and the Society of Human Resource Management.
  
Dr. Hunt holds a Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology from The Ohio State University, a B.A. in applied mathematics and psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and professional certification as a Strategic Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) from the Society of Human Resource Management.  He is a member of several professional societies and advisory boards including the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Management, the Society of Human Resource Management Special Expertise Panel on Human Capital Metrics, and the Workforce Institute. Prior to joining SuccessFactors, Dr. Hunt held research and consulting positions with Kronos Talent Management Division (formerly Unicru Inc.), Starbucks Coffee Corporation, SHL Inc., Personnel Decisions International, and the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories.

BOB JOHNSON
Bob Johnson is the President of Conversant and has extensive experience as an executive coach. He has worked with numerous business teams to accelerate breakthrough business transformation, build organizational vision and alignment, create the organizational and people capability to win in the marketplace, and develop and implement large-scale change. Bob has partnered with CEOs, Executive Councils and top leaders, senior line executives, and HR executives in developing people and executing organizational strategies that achieve extraordinary results.

Bob’s diverse set of clients have included Miller Brewing Company, Maersk, Humana, Wynn Las Vegas, GAP, Kimberly-Clark and Coca-Cola.  He also has over 25 years of experience as an HR leader and executive at Hewlett-Packard in various business organizations, including analytical instrumentation, desktop computing, integrated circuits, and Inkjet systems. Bob has an M.B.A. and a M.A. in higher education administration from Michigan State University and a B.S. in political science from Drake University.

STEPHEN KING
Stephen King is a highly successful serial entrepreneur whose leadership has generated over $750M in shareholder value over his 30-year career in business. He’s also a lavender farmer and philosopher.

Between 1985 and 1997, Stephen climbed the ranks at Textronix, a $1.4 billion portfolio technology company headquartered in Oregon. He joined the company as a sales engineer and closed his tenure as Chief Marketing Officer, reporting directly to the CEO, managing Europe from Munich on his journey. Since leaving Tektronix, he has acquired a steady reputation as a skillful turnaround expert and corporate leader. Several of the enterprises he steered to rapidly increased profitability were subsequently sold for unexpected sums ($106M and $400+M). Two companies he founded more recently have achieved rapid growth in competitive software and video markets.

The more success Stephen achieved, the more he was plagued with a simple question: Why? What was he doing or bringing to the table that made such a difference? His training at Wharton had provided a strong foundation for his management and leadership style, yet the obvious business school answers didn’t fit. And so his quest began to understand not only the elements of his own good fortune, but also what makes a successful enterprise.

That exploration led him to study mythology and depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he is in the process of completing a PhD with a focus on “Organizational Wisdom.”

Before Tektronix and Wharton, Stephen received a B.Sc. degree with honors in Economics/Statistics from the London School of Economics and Queen Mary College and post-graduate education in computer science. He was a collegiate and national champion in fencing and holds a world record for endurance fencing (125 hours). He also played rugby and completed the world’s highest run at 18,500 feet in the Himalayas.

A passionate world traveler, Stephen currently serves as an advisor to Mercy Corps on economic development. He also teaches courses on organizational management and marketing feasibility in the MBA program at Portland State University and serves as a consultant, advisor and board member to large corporations, advertising agencies and non-profits. With his wife and four beautiful children, he enjoys skiing, sailing, golf, tennis, and walking the fields at this lavender farm in Central Oregon.

MICHAEL PITTMAN
Michael (Mike) Pittman holds a BS and a MSPH in Environmental Health from the University of Washington.  Mike began his career in the utility business in 1979 as an industrial hygienist for Pacific Power.  Mike has over 26 years of senior level management experience.  He served as Sr. Vice President of PacifiCorp and Group Director of Human Resources of ScottishPower, the most senior HR position in the UK based company. Today, in addition to his duties as AGSM EDC Director for the Utility Management Certificate Program, Mike provides human resource and general business consulting services to small and large organizations.

BETH URSIN
Beth Ursin is the Director of Career Services at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University and serves as the SHRM Board President for the Salem chapter.  Beth's career started as an intern in Whitman College's Career Center where she was actively involved in establishing the Whitman College Internship program. Beth spent six years in Career development and launched a three-campus career program for a technical college in Seattle , ultimately resulting in a key partnership with Microsoft and an average placement rate of 95%.  Beth moved to Portland and launched an educational consulting business and helped 60 other people launch similar businesses in five states. She holds a BA in psychology from Whitman College and an MBA from Willamette University.

SUSAN WILSON
Susan Wilson holds a BS from Oregon State University and a Willamette University MBA.  She is an SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resource Management).  As the administrator for Oregon state government's Human Resource Services Division, Susan managed the development of statewide HR policy, advised the governor's office on statewide HR issues and facilitated the negotiation and implementation of all state collective bargaining contracts.  While manager of the State Training and Development Section, she implemented the curriculum for state management training and managed the state training managers' forum.  Susan is a Toll Fellow in the Council of State Governments leadership program.  She was the Atkinson School's 2007 Pi Alpha Alpha Honoree for excellence in public affairs and administration.

DARCY WINSLOW
Darcy has been a pioneer and active practitioner of sustainability frameworks and principles, exploring and experimenting with the application of these to all aspects of business. Darcy worked at Nike, Inc. for over 20 years and held several senior management positions within the business. She most recently served as General Manager for Nike’s Global Women’s Fitness Business and as Senior Advisor to the Nike Foundation, which seeks to empower disadvantaged girls ages 10 to 19 years, through poverty alleviation and creating economic livelihood opportunities

JERRY ZYGMUNTOWICZ
Jerry is an executive coach and organizational consultant dedicated to helping executives develop as leaders, professionals transition their careers, and organizations navigate complex change.  Jerry coaches leaders, facilitates leadership development programs; and trains teams on collaboration, high performance, and powerful communication. His clients value his business perspective, courageous approach, and developmental focus.  Clientele include OHSU, Nike,  Northwest Public Power Association, TriQuint Semiconductors, and Bonneville Power Administration. Jerry earned MBA and BS Engineering degrees from Cornell University; is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and is certified in Organization Development by NTL Institute.  Jerry previously held management positions at Hewlett Packard in strategic consulting, business development, marketing, operations, and strategic planning. He delivers public talks and workshops, and serves as an Adjunct Professor with Willamette University’s Executive Development Center.

Certificate in Career Management & Coaching

Session Location

Willamette University Portland Center
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