Avion Consulting specializes in leadership, team, and organizational development
Avion Consulting partners with senior leaders and their organizations to unleash potential in people. We contribute to our clients' success by providing tailored solutions that positively impact people and drive business results. Our leadership development professionals bring unique experiences and skills to our work with clients, but one thing we all have in common is a deep commitment to helping leaders and organizations achieve their full potential.
Avion consultants have spent decades serving premier clients across the globe. We believe our experience, our expertise, and our commitment to integrity and excellence make the difference for our clients. Be sure to ask any of us where the name Avion Consulting came from; we will be more than happy to tell you the story.
Services
Clients
Avion is proud to partner with clients that are committed to developing their leaders, their teams, and their entire organizations. We typically serve clients over the long term, through a variety of engagements, as a way of maximizing the value we deliver and ensuring significant business impact. Below you will find just a few of the clients that put their trust in us as partners:
MGM Resorts
Microsoft
HSN
Pimco
vision source
updater
JM Family
childrens nation
Cubic
AccentCare
DataScan
AMERISAFE
Client Testimonials
Avion Team
We believe that by creating an environment where people are able to thrive, we can attract and develop firm members who will serve clients with passion, integrity, and excellence.
Darryl Albertson
Darryl is a Principal with Avion. He supports senior leaders, teams, and organizations in the areas of leadership/management development, team development, change management, performance management, and employee engagement.
Darryl is experienced in serving as a consultant to prominent leaders and client organizations. He has also held executive positions across several companies in the areas of chief human resources and diversity officer, international human resources, talent management, and leadership development. Darryl has extensive experience in global management, as well as human-capital support for IT projects and mergers/acquisitions.
Darryl has a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from the University of Southern California.
Jeanmarie Alessi
Jeanmarie is an Affiliate Consultant with Avion. She designs and facilitates professional and leadership development programs that support and challenge employees to develop to their full potential.
Jeanmarie started her career at Chase Manhattan Bank and Prudential Securities, where she designed and facilitated leadership development workshops, coached leaders and executed organization-wide HR initiatives designed to advance the strategy of the organization.
Jeanmarie has a B.A. and a M.A. in Human Resources and Training and Development from Fordham University.
Michelle DiTondo
Michelle is a Principal with Avion. She supports organizations in human resources leadership and organization transformation. For over 25 years, her leadership development initiatives have included culture transformation and employee engagement. Michelle works in partnership with the C-Suite on a broad range of company-wide strategies in both talent and overall business improvement.
Michelle began her leadership career in human resources with multiple financial services companies, then was a principal consultant for an organization development and leadership effectiveness consulting firm where she provided organization effectiveness consulting for a number of global Fortune 100 Companies. Most recently, Michelle was Chief Human Resources Officer for MGM Resorts International, leading culture transformation and employee engagement initiatives for the company’s 88,000 employees worldwide, where she worked in partnership with the C-Suite on a broad range of company-wide strategies in both talent and overall business improvement.
Michelle has a B.A. in Education from Arizona State University and an MBA from Brigham Young University.
John Gates
John is a Partner with Avion. He provides coaching and counsel to leaders from the middle management to senior executive levels; he partners with clients in the design and implementation of high-impact leadership development solutions; and he works with management teams on issues related to both team and organizational effectiveness.
John began his career in higher education, and has served in both faculty and leadership positions at several universities.
John has a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from the University of Southern California.
Jeff Graddy
Jeff is a Partner with Avion. He advises senior leaders and their organizations on how to maximize business performance through improved leadership effectiveness. He has a passion for helping executives reach greater levels of personal effectiveness and leadership performance through the application of behavioral science. Jeff focuses on helping organizations create high performing cultures by shaping the individual and systemic factors that drive sustainable organizational performance.
Jeff began his career in healthcare, delivering behavioral health programs and providing crisis intervention. He also spent time in the field of sport and performance psychology.
Jeff holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Florida.
Katie Keller
Katie Keller is an Administrative Assistant with Avion. She supports all aspects of firm operations and enables Avion’s client service teams to deliver on engagements across the firm’s portfolio of premier clients.
Prior to joining Avion, Katie was an administrative assistant and convention service coordinator at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. She has also previously worked at Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, and Walt Disney World properties.
Katie received her B.S in Hospitality Management from Florida International University in Miami, FL.
Marlene Lowe
Marlene is an Affiliate Consultant with Avion. She offers leaders in middle and senior management one-on-one coaching that supports and challenges them to hone their team building and leadership skills.
Marlene began her career in marketing research and later transitioned into higher education where she served in both adjunct faculty and leadership positions at several universities.
Marlene has an MBA and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Claremont Graduate University.
Sacha Lindekens
Sacha is a Partner with Avion. He advises organizations on strategies to attract, develop and retain top talent and works with leaders to maximize their individual and team effectiveness. He enjoys partnering with clients to create and deliver high impact learning experiences designed for global audiences.
Sacha began his career in psychology, serving as a university instructor and a therapist. In 2001, he transitioned into external consulting.
Sacha has a M.Ed. in counseling psychology from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Florida.
Morgan Massie
Morgan is a Consultant with Avion. She provides organizations with talent strategies that are focused on elevating and retaining individuals, empowering and engaging teams, and partnering with clients in the design, development, and implementation of award-winning leadership development initiatives.
Morgan began her career in psychology before transitioning into the field of corporate organization & talent development where she has held multiple roles, including senior leadership positions. She has worked with a variety of industries such as technology services, defense agencies, financial services, non-profits, professional employer organizations, hospitality, higher education, manufacturing, and professional services.
Morgan has a Master’s in Instructional Systems Design from the University of Central Florida, a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of South Florida, and holds professional certifications in learning program facilitation, course design, human resources, lean/six sigma, leadership consulting, and coaching.
Phillip Reynolds
Phillip is an Affiliate Consultant with Avion. He focuses on individual and group performance by helping identify and maximize strengths, sense of community and culture within organizations. Phillip also excels at helping leaders with behavioral change, both individually and in team settings, by integrating his expertise in psychology and human systems with his practical experience, bias for action, and real-world recommendations.
Phillip's training and experience operating his own psychotherapeutic practice and behavioral coaching services for the past 14 years gives him unique insights into human behavior and a broad range of skills that he applies to his work with executives and their teams.
Phillip has a Master of Social Work Degree (Clinical) from Smith College School for Social Work. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Sociology and in Psychology from Elon University, along with minors in Anthropology and Women/Gender Studies.
Netysha Santos
Netysha Santos is a an Affiliate Consultant with Avion. She coaches and facilitates trainings in leadership development, international negotiations, women’s issues, and workplace well-being. Her leadership development work draws on 20 years of first-hand experience from her various global roles in the business world.
Netysha began her career working on the trading floor for bulge-bracket investment banks on Wall Street. After attending business school, Netysha worked at Google for seven years assuming various roles in sales, marketing and business development before transitioning full-time into consulting in 2014.
Netysha received her MBA from INSEAD, a global business school based in France and Singapore.
Christi Smith
Steve Williams
Steve is a Partner with Avion. He demonstrates skill at analyzing and leveraging qualitative and quantitative data, and then makes bottom-line observations and recommendations to challenge and support effective decision-making. Steve has partnered with clients for more than 20 years to find impactful and practical solutions to real business issues.
Steve began his career in human resources, advancing into HR leadership positions before subsequently going into external consulting several years later.
Steve has a B.A. and an M.A. in the behavioral sciences, and has studied leadership at the doctoral level at the University of San Diego.
Mission and Values
Avion's mission is to partner with clients to unleash potential in people.
We refer to our values as The Avion Way, and each of the following values guides how we serve clients and how we lead our firm.
Acting with Integrity
We believe in doing the right thing, even when it’s not convenient.
Creating an Environment where People Thrive
We believe our people are our key professional differentiator.
Displaying Personal Humility
We believe that our success is driven by a service mindset.
Serving Clients with Excellence
We believe that client impact is our ultimate yardstick.
Demonstrating Grit and Grace
We believe that balancing people and performance creates a strong culture and team dynamic.
Practicing what We Preach
We believe that the true test of our credibility is the willingness to employ our own counsel.
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