Rita is an expert trainer, master facilitator, consultant, and professional coach with over 15 years of experience. She specializes in leadership development, management training, and leading organizational change. Rita is known for her ability to design effective adult learning methods and practical approaches to experiential learning. Rita is a master designer of highly rated, virtual learning methods and approaches. She also excels in diagnosing organizational issues and helping clients tackle a variety of leadership challenges.

Areas of Expertise:

• Design and implementation of virtual learning methodologies
• Training and expert facilitation
• Leadership development
• Professional coaching
• Experiential learning
• Organizational diagnostics

Professional Experience:

• Extensive work in the natural resource and human resource industries
• Providing expert facilitation for meetings, large-scale events, and teambuilding efforts
• Certified life coach focused on work/life balance, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills development
• Accomplished speaker and trainer with a reputation for building rapport quickly and using multimedia and experiential approaches in training

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelors of Science degree, UNM, Communicative Disorders
• Certified Personal/Life Coach
• Certified Etiquette Coach

Interests:

Rita has a passion for emotional intelligence and teaching others to enhance their interpersonal skills. She is also dedicated to promoting civility and helping individuals navigate the world with consideration for others. Rita enjoys cooking, baking and she enjoys entertaining.

Rita’s straightforward and nurturing approach has earned her a reputation for fostering long-term, application-oriented learning. She consistently demonstrates excellence in communication, credibility, motivation, persuasion, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Bruncha is a seasoned professional with a rich and diverse background. Her expertise spans roles such as:

• Educational Administrator
• Corporate Trainer
• Career Management Consultant
• Workforce Development Program Designer
• Psychometric Assessor
• Leadership Development consultant/trainer

Professional Experience:

Bruncha has held director positions at five educational institutions in both the United States and abroad. She was responsible for designing, developing, and delivering workforce development and training programs across various industry sectors. In addition to her roles in higher education, she has served as an HR and leadership development consultant.

Education & Certifications:

• Master’s degree in general clinical psychology (Magna Cum Laude): University of Houston-Clear Lake
  • Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (The National Leadership Honor Society) and Psi Chi (The International Honor Society in Psychology)
• HR and training certifications from the Institute for Human Resource Management Education, Level 1 & 2 RQTU Certification from the British Psychological Society

Personal Interests:

Bruncha loves cats and science fiction movies. She is passionately committed to helping others find success and satisfaction in their professional lives.

Linda Strauss is a Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience. Throughout her corporate HR career, she has specialized in every aspect of HR. As a consultant, Linda equips employers with training and strategic HR programs to manage employment issues confidently and compliantly.

Areas of Expertise:

• Training and strategic HR programs
• Leadership development and coaching
• HR and compliance training
• Soft skills training (communication, interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence)

Linda is dedicated to enhancing success and engagement in both work and life through her comprehensive training programs.

Certifications:

• Senior HR Certifications: SHRM-SCP and SPHR
• Certified Mediator of Workplace Conflict
• Certified Trainer in Becoming the Totally Responsible Person (TRP®) and TRP® Managing Change
• Certified in Mental Health First Aid

Professional Involvement:

• Instructor at UNM’s Anderson School of Management, teaching management and HR classes to working professionals
• Conducts workplace investigations, HR compliance talks and trainings (including for the EEOC and NM Secretary of State)
• Active volunteer leader with the Society for HR Management (SHRM) state council
  

Linda is renowned for her straightforward and nurturing approach, fostering long-term, application-oriented learning. She consistently demonstrates excellence in communication, building rapport, and using multimedia and experiential approaches in her training sessions.

David Goodnow oversees all aspects of financial management for StrategyWorks, Inc. His responsibilities include executing the company’s financial strategy, developing growth and expansion plans, identifying investment opportunities and managing accounting procedures. He excels at analyzing data and creating models based on his findings.

Key Roles:

• Executing financial strategy
• Developing growth and expansion plans
• Identifying investment opportunities
• Managing accounting procedures
• Data analysis and model creation

In addition to his financial duties, David coordinates projects to ensure smooth operations. He is known for his ability to manage multiple tasks and coordinate activities, resources, equipment, and information efficiently.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Project coordination
• Customer interface
• Administrative and billing services
• Strategic and business planning

David retired from Sandia National Laboratories after a distinguished career, where he held a variety of technical and scientific assignments.

Senior trainer and consultant with over 15 years’ experience conducting training sessions across the United States and internationally. Expert in training, facilitation, and leadership development, with a focus on enabling participants to apply learning in their workplaces.

Areas of Expertise:

• Training and expert facilitation
• Leadership development
• Stimulating critical thinking and conversation
• Application of learning in practical settings

Professional Experience:

• Extensive experience in government, non-profit, higher education, and service organizations
• Specialized in community development management, recruitment, and training

Notable Experiences:

• AmeriCorps, City Year (2009-2011)
• Peace Corps, Philippines (2018-2020)

Personal Interest:

Enjoys fishing and whitewater rafting in the beautiful rivers of the Pacific Northwest.