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Triple Impact Practitioners | The Staff
Ms. Edith Whitfield Seashore and Dr. Michael Broom are a multicultural team who have worked together for many years. Both are psychologists and seasoned change management professionals who have worked both internally and externally. They are well known and published in the field.
Edie has been
consulting for over 40 years and has been an important shaper of
organization development, as we know it today. She served as the
President of NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, and has been
on the faculties of Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and American
Universities. She is the co-author of What Did You Say? The Art of
Giving and Receiving Feedback; as well as "Breaking Sex Role
Stereotypes: Power Collusion, Intimacy/Sexuality, Support." She is also
co-editor of The Promise of Diversity among other publications.
Michael has been consulting internally and
externally for over 30 years with all types of organizations--for
profit, not for profit, and government. He has served on the Board of
the NTL Institute and chaired its Transformative Social Change
Committee. He has been on the faculties of Johns Hopkins, Georgetown
and American Universities. He is the co-author with Don Klein of Power:
The Infinite Game and sole author of The Infinite Organization
published Sept. 2002.
Mary Orton will be working with Michael in
the Las Vegas program. She has been helping organizations with change
processes for over 20 years. For nine years she has consulted with
local and federal government agencies, Native American nations and
tribes, and non-profit organizations. She has a master's degree in the
constructive engagement of conflict and was adjunct professor at the
Arizona State University Law School. She has authored chapters in two
books, the latest published by United Nations University Press about
contentious public participation processes in international waterways.