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In a perfect
world, companies would have the right people—with the
right backgrounds, skills and experiences—on every team.
Just imagine for a moment what this team could accomplish!
The organizational
structure at Maryellen Lurie & Associates, Inc., (ML&A,
Inc.) is designed to achieve precisely this level of success.
We are not in the "bricks and mortar" business.
For each project, we retain the services of the most qualified
consultants in the industry. Our associates have an average
of 17 years of management and human resource experience. We
know that the caliber of our people is truly what differentiates
us from other consulting firms.
Twenty years of working with the best consultants, technicians,
facilitators, designers, and coordinators has helped us to
amass an exceptional pool of talent. We excel at matching
the needs of our clients with the capabilities of our consultants.
ML&A, Inc. works with clients to ensure that each team
member is aligned with the objectives, accountabilities, and
measures of success for the project.
Based
in New York City, we have consultants throughout the United
States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. Please click on the bios
below to learn more about, just a few of, our greatest assets.
MARYELLEN
LURIE
Maryellen
Lurie has more than 20 years of management and human resource
experience. Prior to establishing herself as an HRD consultant,
she held senior training and management positions with Blessing/White,
Gucci, Kelly Services, and Estée Lauder. Maryellen's background
enables her to effectively align training initiatives with
business strategies.
In 1993,
Maryellen founded the consulting firm, Maryellen Lurie & Associates,
Inc. (ML&A, Inc.). Today, ML&A, Inc. is an internationally
recognized company with a multi-industry, Fortune 1000 client
list. As the principal of ML&A, Inc, she heads a team of professionals
who provide a variety of services including consulting; executive
coaching; needs assessment; program design and development;
meeting management and facilitation; train-the-trainer workshops;
and training program implementation.
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DEBORAH
S. BERMAN
Deborah
S. Berman has over 20 years of experience in management and
organizational development, training and research. Prior to
establishing herself in 1993 as an independent training and
organizational development consultant, she held senior training
and management positions with a number of global organizations,
including Citibank and Automatic Data Processing, culminating
in a Vice Presidency with Lehman Brothers Corporate Human
Resources.
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GILBERT
L. HOFFER, PHD
Since
1974, Dr. Hoffer has honed his professional skills in the
areas of executive selection and development by working with
very talented individuals and senior executives in nearly
every functional discipline and industry. His clients have
ranged from start-ups to global corporations.
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MARGARET
M. HOPKINS
Margaret
M. (Miggy) Hopkins is an organizational development consultant
with experience working in organizations in the private, public,
and not-for-profit sectors. Her most recent consulting practice
has included the areas of executive coaching, strategic planning,
group process and facilitation, team building, and the redesign
and restructuring of organizational systems and processes.
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ALICIA
P. JIRACEK
Alicia
P. Jiracek brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to
her clients. In the past fifteen years, she has trained thousands
of people in organizations all over North America and Europe.
Her clients include: Arthur Anderson, Bell South, Sprint,
Gillette, Fleet Mortgage, Transamerica, Citigroup, Wachovia
Bank, Sony, Salomon Brothers, Visa, Travelers Insurance, GTE,
Deloitte & Touche, Walt Disney World, AT&T, Hewlett
Packard, MCI, Johnson & Johnson, Metropolitan Life Insurance,
and Amoco.
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GEORGE
MILTON
George
Milton is a Senior Associate with Maryellen Lurie & Associates,
Inc. (ML&A, Inc.). He specializes in developing and implementing
competency-based, technical training programs for manufacturing
facilities. His background includes certifications in areas
such as Diversity, Coaching, Instructional Systems Design,
and Leadership. With more than ten years in the training field,
he has developed programs for production equipment, Current
Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's), Waste Management, and
Computer Training facilities.
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DEBORAH
A. O'NEIL
Deb
O'Neil has 15 years experience in management, executive and
organizational development. Her most recent consulting practice
has focused on executive coaching, emotional intelligence,
women and leadership, respect in the workplace, and team-building.
Deb provides consulting services to a variety of organizations
in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. A sample
list of organizations with which she has worked includes Goldman
Sachs, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, KeyCorp, Arthur
Andersen, Roadway Express, the Cleveland Municipal School
District, the Long Beach Breast Cancer Coalition, and Americans
Discuss Social Security. Executive Knowledge Works, a Chicago-based
research and consulting firm, recently named Roadway Express,
with whom Deb has worked as an executive coach for the past
three years, as one of the top five corporations employing
best practices in the field of executive coaching. Deb works
not only as an independent consultant but also as a Senior
Associate with the internationally known firm of Maryellen
Lurie & Associates, Inc.
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SAMUEL
J. SAMARO, ESQ.
Sam
has served as the legal advisor for Maryellen Lurie &
Associates, Inc., particularly on labor and employment matters,
since the firm's inception. He partnered with the firm to
produce Productive
and Respectful Workplaces and has facilitated programs
with Maryellen on a variety of employment law topics.
Sam is a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Pashman Stein.
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LINDA
SCHULER
Linda
has over ten years of experience in training management and
administration at Citigroup. She has served as a Training
& Development Manager and an Administrative Assistant
for this leading financial services company.
For the
past two years, Linda has worked as a Senior Associate
with Maryellen Lurie & Associates, Inc. Her responsibilities
include desktop publishing, word processing, client follow-up
and Internet research. In addition, she has developed a comprehensive
meeting-management process, which is currently used by Maryellen
Lurie & Associates, Inc. in the U.S. and Europe.
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