T.H. EASTER CONSULTING - Key Persons

Deena Wilson has spent her career addressing issues of equal employment opportunity and inclusion for both the State of California and Federal Governments. As a consultant, dispute resolution manager, trainer and analyst, she has over 33 years of experience bringing real solutions to improve workplace diversity and inclusion. Deena served the State of California for 12 years as the Equal Employment and Dispute Resolution Manager, overseeing outreach and recruitment, managing the state's discrimination dispute resolution program and developing diversity initiatives to educate executives and line staff in best employment practices. Deena also has considerable experience as an in-house consultant to executives on trends in discriminatory hiring practices, developing training solutions to address systemic issues at the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Deena has been on the front lines of the push for greater awareness of systemic discrimination and the importance of diversity & inclusion in the workplace. She served as Complaints Manager for an agency- wide discrimination program overseeing the dispute process from intake to resolution. This first hand experienced has informed her research documenting discriminatory hiring trends. She has used this information as the basis for the creation and delivery of training to EEO practitioners, addressing knowledge and skills gaps, imparting best practices, and ensuring compliance with state and Federal employment regulations. Deena is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice (1980) and a Master's Degree in Public Administration in 1987. She has served as a guest lecturer in Leadership at CSUS and at Touro University in Vallejo, CA; and a speaker at various women's conferences.

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• Consultant

Deena Wilson has spent her career addressing issues of equal employment opportunity and inclusion for both the State of California and Federal Governments. As a consultant, dispute resolution manager, trainer and analyst, she has over 33 years of experience bringing real solutions to improve workplace diversity and inclusion. Deena served the State of California for 12 years as the Equal Employment and Dispute Resolution Manager, overseeing outreach and recruitment, managing the state's discrimination dispute resolution program and developing diversity initiatives to educate executives and line staff in best employment practices. Deena also has considerable experience as an in-house consultant to executives on trends in discriminatory hiring practices, developing training solutions to address systemic issues at the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Deena has been on the front lines of the push for greater awareness of systemic discrimination and the importance of diversity & inclusion in the workplace. She served as Complaints Manager for an agency- wide discrimination program overseeing the dispute process from intake to resolution. This first hand experienced has informed her research documenting discriminatory hiring trends. She has used this information as the basis for the creation and delivery of training to EEO practitioners, addressing knowledge and skills gaps, imparting best practices, and ensuring compliance with state and Federal employment regulations. Deena is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice (1980) and a Master's Degree in Public Administration in 1987. She has served as a guest lecturer in Leadership at CSUS and at Touro University in Vallejo, CA; and a speaker at various women's conferences.

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• Consultant
• T.H. Easter Consulting in 2015 As Director of Client Services and Business Development

Gretchen Easter joined T.H. Easter Consulting in 2015 as Director of Client Services and Business Development. She has primary responsibility for managing client relationships, while actively sourcing new business opportunities for the firm. Gretchen's professional background is rooted in work in the juvenile and adult prison systems as a youth counselor, training officer, and in various management positions. She served as Deputy Commissioner for the California State Parole Board deciding the fate of inmates and parolees in the Criminal Justice system. A dynamic speaker, Gretchen has moderated and spoken at conferences for organizations such as the California Black Chamber of Commerce, the California Association of Black Correctional Workers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. She also has spoken before a variety of groups, including the Women's Program at the University of Alaska, Anchorage; the Sacramento Women's Writers Group; and the Philadelphia Prison System. She was an adjunct professor at Sacramento City College and a guest lecturer at Delta College and the McGeorge School of Law. Gretchen earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree from California Baptist University-Riverside, CA in Behavioral Science and a Master's of Arts degree from the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA in Education. For the past 10 years she has served her church as a member of the Christian Education Board and Director of the Youth Ministry.

She is a graduate of Southeastern University, with graduate coursework in business administration from Howard and Harvard Universities and specialized training in business process re-engineering and service quality management from the Disney Institute and Stanford University. She is a former trustee of Southeastern University, and former chair of the Human Resources Section of the Association of Legal Administrations (Capital Chapter).

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• Consultant

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• Consultant
• Founder and Managing Director of PRM

JIM MOSS is the founder and Managing Director of PRM with over 35 years of human resource management consulting experience, and he will serve as Project Leader on this assignment. Prior to founding PRM in 1999, he spent the past 23 years in consulting as Towers Perrin's Rewards Practice Leader for the Washington Consulting Office. He has conducted numerous classification and compensation benchmarking studies for many diverse organizations, including public utilities and quasi-government organizations. He has developed numerous employee pay and benefits programs, as well as total rewards and recognition programs, for government, quasi-government, non-profit and profit-making companies. Some of his clients include Dominion Power, Council of the District of Columbia, BG&E, DC Water and Sewer Authority, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, US Generating Company, Virginia Lottery, Washington Gas, and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. In addition to compensation studies, Jim served as an expert witness in the area of executive compensation on behalf of Washington Gas and BG&E He has written many articles and frequently provides commentary on compensation program design in not-for-profit organizations. Jim graduated in 1970 with a B.A. degree in philosophy from Morehouse College and has taken graduate studies at New York University. He is a member of World At Work and the Society for Human Resource Management.

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• Consultant
• International Executive

Jim Richardson is an International Executive Coach and Management Consultant who helps organizations maximize individual and team performance. Drawing on more than 30 years of management expertise, organizational knowledge and consulting experience, Jim delivers performance-based development programs and executive coaching services for business leaders and their teams. His work has focused on optimizing leadership performance, team effectiveness, change strategies, employee engagement, service excellence, organizational design, quality improvement and talent management. Formerly Executive Vice President with DHR International, an executive search firm, Jim also has held leadership positions with Regal Hotels, Richfield Hospitality Services and PepsiCo, Inc., where he linked people, strategy, and business outcomes. Jim has delivered improvements in customer satisfaction, increased productivity and cost savings to a diverse array of companies including Burger King Corp., Coors, Dannon, Frontier Airlines, Vail Associates and Wendy's International.

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• Principal

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• Consultant
• Certified Master Coach

Marcia E. Heister Wilcox, Esq., is a Certified Master Coach. After a successful twenty-five year career in the practice of law, Ms. Heister started her coaching practice with Altman Weil, a premier consulting firm to the legal community. She subsequently created her own private coaching practice, expanding her clientele to include executives. Ms. Heister's business coaching philosophy is centered on the belief that each of us maintains certain core strengths that, when further refined and leveraged, can take us to greater heights in our careers. This approach is modeled around a scaffolding analogy in which foundational layers must be first laid and solidified before elevated achievement levels can be realized. Ms. Heister has provided business coaching services to many prominent leaders in a variety of business environments, including in Fortune 500 companies and AmLaw 200 firms. In each of these engagements, Ms. Heister works one on one with successful executives and attorneys to help them identify new goals and implement strategies to accomplish them. She uses highly proven and pragmatic coaching methodologies, overlaying 25 years of senior management leadership. Ms. Heister's approach includes helping executives: Develop an executive presence Cultivate and execute a strategic vision Leverage cultural differences as a competitive advantage Lead a new team forward after a merger Enhance leadership and management skills Develop effective communication skills Transition quickly and effectively into a new role Grow the business Reduce turnover and increase staff morale Expand from star single contributor to collaborative leader Ms. Heister has spent the last 25 years succeeding in leadership positions in both business and law. She has served as General Counsel in both large, publicly traded companies, and private entrepreneurial companies, following her private practice of law in both large and small firm environments. Ms. Heister received her Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law, where she was on the law review. Ms. Heister received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from Hood College. She has been designated a Certified Master Coach by the Behavioral Coaching Institute and is a member of the International Coaching Council.

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• Consultant
• Strategic Human Resources Consultant

Michelle Planty is a strategic human resources consultant with over twenty years of experience in human resources management, with a particular expertise in the professional services realm. Michelle's expertise spans across all areas of human resources. She has designed, developed and implemented programs across the employment lifecycle with employee engagement, sustainability and superior performance in mind. Her areas of focus include diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, training, performance management, and coaching and mentoring. She also is adept at the development and administration of compliance policies and processes, compensation and benefits, and technology solutions. Michelle believes that people are the heart of the organization and with the right culture, diversity, and environment both the employees and the organization can achieve their full potential. Michelle has been instrumental developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies and best practices in professional services firms, including systems to measure progress that have moved the needle forward to meet the organization's goals. She has revamped recruiting functions resulting in higher offer acceptance rates and implemented processes that reflect the culture and diversity of the organization. Michelle also has designed and introduced new performance management programs, feedback systems, HR systems, and, benefits and compensation programs. She has built and designed training and coaching programs that promoted career growth, leadership development, and the retention of high-potential talent. Through these organizational changes, Michelle has fostered environments that promoted individual growth, created a strong sense of community, rewarded contributions, and optimized diversity. Michelle is recognized as a trusted partner and has held leadership positions managing the human resources function in a diverse array of professional services firms in the United States, from a start-up boutique law firm to a rapidly expanding large law firm and mid-sized economic consulting firm. She achieved results by identifying the business needs and putting the right people and innovative HR programs in place to support the business and help drive its success. Michelle holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources Management from The George Washington University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Syracuse University. She also is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

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• Coach
• Executive
• International Executive
• Member of the World Business Executive Coaching Summit

Monica Eboda is an International Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant who brings over 25 years of business leadership experience and expertise to help organizations, leaders and business owners drive growth and profitability. Her focus is helping executives, women in business and emerging leaders unlock their potential, discover their true passion and ascend to extraordinary levels of performance. As a Sr. Vice President in the financial services industry, Monica managed a portfolio valued at over $500 million, as well as a highly profitable commercial segment. She worked extensively with small to mid-size businesses by partnering, consulting and customizing solutions to support their growth. Her achievements and success were recognized in 2011, when she was named a Women of Influence by the National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO). Monica has extensive experience across a variety of industries including Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, and Non-Profits, with an emphasis on supporting small to mid-size companies, and helping women, both business owners and executives, find and establish their unique sources of power and influence, and coaching them to unparalleled business growth. Monica is a member of the World Business Executive Coaching Summit (WBECS), Delaware Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and is a Founding Member of the Women's Advisory Group of Delaware.

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• Practice Lead, Executive Search
• T. H. Easter 's Director of Executive Search

Patti Dorsey, T. H. Easter's Director of Executive Search, has more than 20 years of extensive experience in strategic talent acquisition and recruitment operations across multiple industries. Adept at optimizing resources and processes to acquire top talent for organizations, Patti has demonstrated flexibility and strength across several corporate functions, contributing to companies' successes in the areas of talent acquisition, recruiting, strategy, operations, capture, and business development.

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• Member of the Leadership Team
• Press Contact
• News
• Principal & Practice Leader

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Principal & Practice Leader

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• Member of the Leadership Team
• Principal
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• Consulting Launches White Paper, "Diversity Impact in Competitive Industries
• Consulting Takes Gold in DE & I Consulting
• Consulting Wins 2018 People 's Choice Stevie Award
• Nominated As 2016 Delaware Valley HR Consultant of the Year
• Principal at T.H. Easter Consulting Management Consultancy

T.H. Easter Consulting is an industry leader in HR management consulting among highly competitive industries including energy, legal, and professional services. We are proud of our certification as a women's business enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation's largest third-party certifier of the businesses owned and operated by women in the U.S. In addition, our Principal, Terri Hartwell Easter, is a winner of the 2018 PBS American Master Award and the 2016 Delaware Valley HR Consultant of the Year Award. On this page, you can find press releases and bios from T.H. Easter Consulting leadership, who are available for speaking engagements and expert commentary. Media contacts can also be found below. T.H. Easter Consulting takes a multi-faceted approach to organizational effectiveness and sustainable change. As experts in human resources, business management and organizational development, we bring the right combination of real, practical solutions to meet each client's specific challenges and their unique aspirational business goals. Our advice, strategies and tactical approaches are designed to achieve real results. T. H. Easter Consulting has identified leadership readiness as vital to the achievement of a company's business objectives. Readiness in this context is not a generic concept, rather it is the ability to execute the organization's specific vision. This means that our clients' leaders and managers must have competencies that are aligned to the mission. This is especially true for businesses experiencing mission transition. T. H. Easter works with clients to define their mission, and we identify the skills and competencies necessary to carry it out. T. H. Easter Consulting's cadre of executive coaches works with high performing executives to develop the perspective necessary to provide strategic vision. Making the transition from tactician to strategist can be fraught as expectations change. Our executive coaches help new and incumbent leaders effectively use critical thinking and self-analysis to develop a greater understanding of the role that judgment and emotions play in the context of leadership and good decision-making. T. H. Easter Consulting has been talking with clients about preparing for the workforce of the future for a few years. Now it looks like some companies are taking proactive steps in that direction. We know that the Millennial Generation is looking for more flexibility, greater work/life balance and more meaningful engagement in their work…. Read more »