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Jessica Powers launched her coaching and consulting company in 2011, and has worked as an organizational development consultant, coach, and learning strategist since 2007. She has worked with many industries, including media, technology, entertainment, energy, international development, and financial services. Before entering the organizational development field, she worked in film and music production, and as a fundraiser and event producer for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.Jessica believes that big thinking, joy, meaning, and intimate connection fuels business growth, and that careers can be wildly successful, fun, and healthy. She works with leaders to identify the people practices that will have the most impact on the organization’s culture, team effectiveness, and business growth. Jessica has a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a bachelor of arts in sociology from Oberlin College. Some of her favorite things are meandering Brooklyn neighborhoods, talking to strangers, grocery shopping, dance breaks, and floating.

Jessica Powers

May 2019  - TD Magazine

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A community builder, problem solver, and intrapreneur, Jessie Elisberg specializes in designing and implementing transformational L&D experiences. Drawing on two decades of experience as a teacher, trainer, instructional designer, and learning program manager, Elisberg integrates principles of human-centered design, adult learning, and accessibility and inclusion into her work. Having spent much of her career in international nonprofits, Elisberg also has expertise in nonprofit programming, operations, and diverse stakeholder engagement. She is passionate about leadership development and social innovation. Elisberg holds a master’s degree in international development and a bachelor’s degree in language and linguistics and has worked and lived in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the US. She is currently director of L&D at Thread, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that harnesses the power of relationships to build a more equitable society.

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