About Our Company
The Professional Development Group is your One-Stop People Development Resource. We serve 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 have the right people 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.
Andrew Goldsborough, PHR, CPVA, CPBA
Andrew works with organizations to benchmark jobs using validated assessments to define what is needed in a position for individuals and teams to be successful. Andrew has held a number of leadership positions in large global pharmaceuticals, transportation, professional services and manufacturing organizations. He shares over twenty-five years of expertise in human resources and supply chain management. In addition, Andrew serves on the board of the Philadelphia Human Resources Planning Society and is active in the Greater Valley Forge Society of Human Resources Chapter. Learn more
Tangi James-Boone
Tangi is an experienced performance consultant who has worked with clients in the business, academic and not-for-profit sectors. She brings a strong balance of strategic and tactical approaches to increasing the productivity and effectiveness of organizations, teams and individuals. Her diversified background along with her unique style have delivered innovative performance, learning, training and development initiatives that have achieved enterprise-wide results in Fortune 500 organizations. 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.
Doreen Lecheler
For more than 25 years, Doreen has employed her diverse cultural and organizational experience to help lead effective, self-motivating, sustainable change in the areas of sales and marketing, customer service, manufacturing, social services, education, transportation, health care, community regeneration, and international leadership. Learn More
William G. Stieber, Ph.D
Bill is a seasoned professional who offers a unique combination of assessment, training, coaching and consulting to facilitate effective workplaces with leadership, team and organizational initiatives that sustain and ingrain competencies important to organizational success and performance. Learn More.
TPDG Community Involvement
Shawn Kent Hayashi leads The Professional Development Group
Hayashi also serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Pennsylvania Organization Dynamics Masters program and on the Board of The Philadelphia Human Resources Planning Society (PHRPS).
Shawn is also a certified Emotional Intelligence EQ Coach and is active in EQ Mentor.
The Professional Development Group is an Added Value Associate and Certified Distributor for Target Training International, Ltd. Shawn Kent Hayashi serves on the Chairman's Advisory Club for TTI.
Shawn and Andy enjoying the 2009 HR Department of the Year Awards dinner.
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