About Our Company
The Professional Development Group serves organizations as a Talent Management business partner. We are coaches, consultants, meeting designers, facilitators, and speakers — that extra pair of hands when you do not have the expertise, time or people to meet your objectives.
Our Team
Whatever your people development needs, we will work with you to create a solution. The Professional Development Group team members are the highest caliber, with extensive experience focused on helping you with your project and meeting your goals. If desired, we assist you in defining your objectives, to ensure a positive, productive and profitable outcome.
Information about some of our group members follows:
Shawn Kent Hayashi, CPBA, CPVA & TriMetrix
Shawn works with organizations and individuals who want to grow. Shawn coordinates the services of The Professional Development Group, a team of coaches and consultants. She also delivers coaching and meeting facilitation. Learn More.
Alison Proffit, PHR, CPBA, CPVA
Alison is our Project Manager. Her direct line number is 888-959-1188 x 87.
Alison has a professional and educational background in human resources and is currently pursuing her M.S. in Human Resource Management from Saint Joseph's University.
Andrew Cohn, CPBA Andrew enables his clients to improve their business results by improving individual and team performance. He works with leaders and with teams at all levels to improve goal alignment, establish and maintain effective processes & communication, and build levels of trust. Learn More.
Elizabeth Jeffries, CPBA, CPVA & TriMetrix
Elizabeth is a seasoned professional and an award winning speaker with expertise in developing people. She’s been challenging, encouraging, and coaching executives and high potential managers for over twenty years. She knows people and understands how to get the best from them. Learn More.
Cynthia Kyriazis
Cynthia’s work centers around the principles, strategies and behaviors that help decision-makers and their teams improve focus, execution and profitability. During her career as a productivity coach, trainer, consultant and speaker she has worked with hundreds of employees in a cross-section of industries in markets ranging from small business to Fortune 500 companies. Learn More.
Community Involvement
Shawn Kent Hayashi serves on the Advisory Board for several organizations including the University of Pennsylvania Organization Dynamics Masters program, PHRPS, and on the Chairman's Club for TTI. Shawn is also a certified Emotional Intelligence EQ Coach and active in the EQ Mentor community.
— VERTEX
"Thank you for coaching me to learn how to organize my space to be more effective and to have systems in place to produce the results I am committed to. My ability to see all the projects I am responsible for at one time has enabled me to know when to say 'yes' and when to say 'no'. I am delegating and trusting that my people will deliver results because I now have a system to follow up. Thank you!"
— VP Public Relations
"Our conversation on how to gain executive sponsorship made a huge impact on me and my team. We are now thinking about this in a completely new way. Thank you."— VP BUSINESS OPERATIONS, Pearson
