Culture Architect & Keynote Speaker
Author and Publisher & Closing Keynote Speaker
HR Bartender
President
AB Consulting Group LLC
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Mississippi State University
CEO
Executive Development Associates, Inc.
Certified Trainer
CPP, Inc.
Founder & Principal
Focused Momentum
Senior Program Leader
Southwest Airlines University
Founder & Managing Director
Thrive
Cloud Platform Sales Engineer
Google
Owner/Principal Consultant
Employee Strategies
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Lam Research
Learning and Development Business Partner
Zappos
Professional Services Solutions Consultant
CPP, Inc.
Martin Boult, BBSC. (HONS), D.PSYCH
Divisional Director, Professional Services & International Training
CPP Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Lead Certified Trainer
CPP, Inc.
Executive Coach
IdeaShape
Principal
Kerwin & Associates
Managing Director, HR
Oklahoma Gas & Energy, Corp
Divisional Director, Research
CPP, Inc.
Founder
Ricardo E. Gayle LLC
Sr. OD Consultant
Con Edison
Certified Trainer
CPP, Inc.
Director
Stanford School of Medicine Career Center
Robert Richman is the author of The Culture Blueprint and the former culture strategist for Zappos.com, where he cofounded Zappos Insights, an innovative educational program based on the company’s wildly successful corporate culture. During his time at Zappos, he took Insights from just an idea to a multimillion-dollar business line. Richman has also consulted for leading companies including Google, Toyota, Eli Lilly, Whole Foods, Intuit, and many others.
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Sharlyn Lauby is an author, writer, speaker and consultant. She has been named a Top HR Digital Influencer and is best-known for her work on HR Bartender, a friendly place to talk about workplace issues. HR Bartender has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Business Blogs Worth Reading by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and best business blog by the Stevie Awards.
Publications such as Mashable, Reuters, The New York Times, ABC News, TODAY, and The Wall Street Journal have sought out her expertise on topics related to human resources and the workplace. Sharlyn recently published her first book, “Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers,” which is available on Amazon. Her second book, on the topic of manager onboarding, is due out this summer. And her personal goal in life is to find the best cheeseburger on the planet.
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Andrew Bell has extensive global experience utilizing CPP’s suite of instruments.
He has delivered MBTI®, FIRO®, CPI® and Strong Interest Inventory Certification Programs, working with organizations across six continents and in over 50 countries.
From 2010 to 2014 he was VP International for CPP Inc. where he led the successful expansion into new geographies and in building capabilities to meet the needs of global businesses. Previously he ran his own consulting business based in Singapore, distributing CPP’s products in the South East Asia region, and prior to that he worked with Unilever for 23 years, based in Europe, China and Singapore, becoming SVP Human Resources, East Asia Pacific.
Andrew graduated with an LLB degree in Law & Politics from Birmingham University [UK] and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. He lives in the Bay Area and has Permanent Residency in the U.S.A. & Singapore.
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Dr. Angela S. Farmer is an Assistant Professor and Doctorate Program Coordinator in Educational Leadership for Mississippi State University. She is also the Senior Editor of the eJournal for the Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration.
As a certified Myers-Briggs trainer, she conducts regular sessions on Understanding Type from a Leadership Paradigm. Her current research focuses on working with collegiate, athletic teams, facilitating their understanding of type to attain maximum effectiveness.
Dr. Farmer’s publications focus on Maximizing Organizational Effectiveness, Understanding Bullying, and Protecting Children from Predators. She is the coauthor of the book, “Communicate Like a Pro”. She has presented to international audiences on topics of Financial Solvency in Schools and Gifted Training for Global Learning. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Oakland City University; a Specialist in Education, a Master’s in Molecular Genetics and a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, all from Murray State University.
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CEO and Top Executive Advisor, Bonnie Hagemann, is the CEO of Executive Development Associates, Inc., a boutique consulting firm specializing in top-of-the-house executive development. She has 15 years of experience successfully leading consulting firms through times of rapid growth, acquisitions, economic downturn, and downsizing. She is a highly regarded Executive Coach for CEOs and C-Suite Leaders, as well as a trusted advisor to members of the board. She leads biennial research on Trends in Executive Development, and has 32 published works including a book on shifting workforce demographics and their impact on leadership, called “Decades of Differences”. She is frequently called upon by respected media outlets as a subject matter expert and often quoted in publications such as: Forbes, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Chief Executive, U.S. Business Review, Human Resource Executive Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, and Investor’s Business Daily.
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In her role as a CPP Professional Services Solutions Consultant, Catherine works with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations to develop and facilitate organizational development initiatives and team-building interventions. With over 25 years’ experience as an assessment and organizational trainer, her expertise includes instructional design, stand-up training, program development, train-the-trainer sessions, and team-building strategies. Catherine is MBTI® Master Practitioner and a qualified facilitator of CPP’s MBTI® Certification and FIRO® Certification training programs. She is also an expert on interpreting the Strong Interest Inventory® assessment and using it in combination with the MBTI® tool. During her 17-year tenure at CPP, she has been a regular speaker at numerous conferences, including those of the, National Association of Colleges and Employers, the National Career Development Association, First Year Experience, the Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association.
Prior to joining CPP, Catherine was director of career services at Winthrop University in South Carolina and associate director of co-op and career development at Long Island University, where she developed expertise in using the MBTI and Strong assessments with students and adult clients. She served as president of the South Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers and was professional development chair for the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers. She also worked as a market research coordinator for Business Products Consulting Group and held several other organizational marketing positions prior to discovering her life’s calling as an organizational trainer and career development coach.
Catherine's Myers-Briggs® type preference is ENFP.
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With over two decades consulting with corporations and non-profits alike, Cecilia Lynch has honed her remarkable approach to strategic planning that her clients rave about — an outward-in strategic focus where she shows them how to organize their planning to develop their own unique perspective on their market. Ms. Lynch’s groundbreaking book “Strategic Focus: The Art of Strategic Thinking” helps you demystify the overwhelming task of developing your own strategic perspective with an external, market-place focus. Ms. Lynch empowers you to take back the all too common form of planning now — short term and short-sighted and develop a long term direction for your success based on what the market is telling you and not wishful thinking. Ms. Lynch is a seasoned strategist, management consultant and founder of Focused Momentum®, creator of Strategy Class® and author of the Strategy Class® three-book series of which “Strategic Focus: The Art of Strategic Thinking” is book one, book two is “Leadership Momentum: Breakthrough to Success” and book three “Brand Strategy: Lead Brand Development.” She resides in San Francisco with her son and dog Amber.
Chris Robbins is a Senior Program Leader for Southwest Airlines University, focused on the professional development of the University’s 300+ staff, and customer service training for 50,000 Southwest Airlines employees. Chris has been with Southwest since 1995, and has been involved in learning and development for over 30 years. He is passionate about employee engagement, corporate culture, talent development, performance management, and coaching people and organizations to achieve their full potential.
Chris shares his passion when speaking on these subjects and more, delivering fun and inspirational keynote addresses and breakout sessions at local events and national conventions around the country.
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Damian Killen is managing director and founder of Thrive, an international human resources consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. He consults for organizations across the globe and is recognized worldwide for his work and research using the MBTI assessment.
An expert in conflict resolution, change management, intercultural learning, and team building, Damian has used the Myers-Briggs® assessment for more than 20 years, both as a consultant and as a member of the European Qualifying Program faculty. He is coauthor of Introduction to Type® and Conflict, MBTI® Conflict Management Program, and Introduction to Type® and Innovation. He leads workshops on personality type throughout the world and is currently developing work on the personality of brands and the impact on marketing spend. Damian has delivered keynote speeches at numerous international conferences and events on a range of topics covering all areas of development.
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Daniel Grachanin is an Enterprise Solutions Engineer and internal executive leadership and team consultant at Google. Prior to Google, he served for 10 years in the military in the US Air Force and US Army achieving the rank of Captain. Daniel tested his mettle in leadership during his time as an Infantry combat leader in Afghanistan commanding troops in excess of 300 Soldiers. Upon his return from Afghanistan, he assisted in training service animals for rehabilitation for Soldiers suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) in addition to rehabilitating Soldiers by facilitating resiliency training for the VA (Veteran’s Affairs). Currently he is a credentialed MBTI Practitioner and primary MBTI facilitator for Google where he specializes in training executive teams at Youtube, AdWords, and PeopleOps.
He is the recipient of the Bronze Star and twice awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action. Daniel received his bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Excelsior College and will be attending an Executive Master’s program in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Columbia University beginning the summer of 2016.
Daniel Grachanin’s Myers-Briggs® type preference is INFJ.
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J. Forrest believes that toxic workplace cultures kill us slowly. J. and the team at Employee Strategies utilize their responsiveness, results-focused and fun approach to improve workplace cultures across several industries.
J. has more than 20 years of experience working in Organization Development. He has been employed by the two-time World Champion Minnesota Twins, St. Olaf College, inSOURCE HR Consulting and Xcel Energy Inc. In 2006, he started his own organization – Employee Strategies. In 2011, he started as a software firm Alignamite to take the pain out of performance management.
He was first certified as an MBTI practitioner in 1999 and was a “distinguished” participant in the first cohort to be certified in Form Q shortly thereafter.
Forrest holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College in Political Science and Speech Communication & a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota in Human Resource Development.
A dad, a husband, a son, a brother, an uncle and a neighbor, J. lives with his family in Minneapolis Minnesota.
J.'s Myers-Briggs® type preference is ENTJ.
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Jessie is a Senior Manager and global HR Business Partner at Lam Research, where she focuses on helping people to grow themselves and grow the business. Previously, Jessie was Director of Human Resources at CPP, Inc. where her interest in psychology and personality assessments was realized and developed.
Jessie has 15 years of global Human Resources experience with a background in management, leadership coaching, organizational development, employee relations, and project management. Her passion is seeing the people strategy align with the business strategy to deliver positive results.
Jessie holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a minor in business and a master’s degree in business administration from San Jose State University. Jessie is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Leadership and Change at Pepperdine University. As an MBTI® certified practitioner, Jessie introduced Myers-Briggs® to Lam Research and leads the design and facilitation of programs on improving communication, team performance, appreciation, influence, organizational change, and leadership.
Jessie's Myers-Briggs® type preference is ESTJ.
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Margaret Bailey, M.S.A. is a Learning and Development Business Partner for Zappos, specializing in teaching Self-Awareness, Compassion and Leadership Development.
Margaret has spent most of her career in the Human Resources field specializing in Recruitment, Benefits Administration, Employee and Labor Relations, Leadership and Employee Development. Her main passion is giving employees opportunities to be their most authentic selves and align their work with their purpose.
As a Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certified Practitioner, Margaret has been able to use the MBTI in variety of capacities. Most recently she has been using it to build self-aware and high performing teams as well as leadership development.
Margaret holds her M.S.A. in Training and Development from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in Liberal Studies from Green Mountain College.
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Marta draws from nearly three decades of experience in working with teams and team leaders to provide team development training and individual and team leadership coaching services. She has worked in the education sector, with state and local governments, and for corporate and not-for-profit clients across a wide range of industries.
Marta is a credentialed MBTI® Master Practitioner and an MBTI® Certification Program Facilitator. She is an expert in training design and facilitation, and is endorsed by Global Learning Partners as a Certified Dialogue Education Teacher. She is also certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach and by the National Career Development Association as a Master Career Specialist. Marta serves as a volunteer with Stand Beside Them, an organization that provides free coaching services for returning veterans and their families.
Marta holds a master’s degree in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, with an emphasis in Jungian and archetypal studies. Marta has presented at the Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies annual conference, been published in the Depth Psychology Alliance online journal, and lectured on Jungian psychology and typology.
Martas's Myers-Briggs® type preference is INFP.
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Martin Boult is a registered psychologist who has worked in both clinical and organizational settings for more than 15 years. In his current role as Divisional Director, Professional Services & International Training, CPP Asia Pacific, he is responsible for leading consulting assignments and presenting certification programs for CPP’s range of psychological assessments throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Martin’s areas of specialization include executive leadership development, team development, organizational strategy, talent development, and psychological assessment for recruitment and selection.
Martin holds a bachelor of behavioral science degree (BBSc) with honors in psychology and a DPsych degree in neuropsychology.
Martin's Myers-Briggs® type preference is ENFP.
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Michael Segovia is a credentialed MBTI® Master Practitioner and the lead facilitator for CPP’s four day MBTI® Certification Program. Michael also facilitates CPP’s 2 day FIRO® Certification Program as well as customized in house workshops, working with clients in the entertainment, research & development, hospitality, technology, communications, energy, security, legal, transportation, health care and education industries.
Over his 25-year career at CPP, Michael has also served as senior brand manager for products including the Strong Interest Inventory®, CPI™, and FIRO-B® instruments, as well as SkillsOne.com, CPP’s Web delivery assessment site. He has directed CPP’s qualifications processes and represented CPP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Common Exam Revision, Exam Procedures, and Type Community committees. Prior to his current role, Michael served as CPP’s divisional director of international sales.
Michael has presented both research and application sessions at the International Association of Career Management Professionals Global Conference, the National Career Development Association Conference, the Association of Psychological Type International Conference, and the International Career Development Conference. He has facilitated workshops on the MBTI, FIRO-B, and Strong instruments in the United States, China, Russia, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Belgium, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. He has appeared on Talk Radio, You Auto Know, The Jill Tracey Show, Dubai City 7 TV, Dubai Morning Live radio, Retirement TV’s What’s Next, and Wall Street Journal podcasts to discuss assessment issues in career management, training, and development, and has been quoted in publications including, Fast Company, Inc., Training, Workforce, Triple Pundit, and the Wall Street Journal.
Michael received his master’s degree in clinical psychology from Trinity University, specializing in assessment administration and interpretation. He also served as chair of the Industrial and Organizational Division for the Association of Test Publishers.
Michael's Myers-Briggs® type preference is INFP.
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Pam Fox Rollin coaches executives and top teams in the San Francisco Bay Area and globally. Many of her clients have been rockstars in their functions who are now set to lead more broadly at C-levels. Her company, IdeaShape, also facilitates culture development, strategy sessions, innovation retreats, conflict resolution, leadership development cohorts, executive onboarding, and teambuilding. Pam works most often with technology, healthcare/pharma, and financial services companies including Cisco, Genentech/Roche, VMWare, LinkedIn, and Stanford Health Care. A Stanford MBA alum, she frequently comes back to the GSB to facilitate leadership programs and coach executive education. Her book, 42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role, has become an indispensable guidebook for leaders and HR/OD. Myers-Briggs is Pam’s favorite model for prompting leaders to interact more usefully with each other and their teams.
Pam is always up for a good conversation about what matters to you and your organization.
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Patrick Kerwin is principal of Kerwin & Associates in San Diego, California, specializing in the development of teams, leaders, and organizations.
A Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Master Practitioner, Patrick has over 25 years experience using the MBTI® assessment with corporate, healthcare, education, and non-profit organizations. He specializes in operationalizing the MBTI® assessment to optimize team building, leadership development, communication enhancement, change management, stress management, and individual development. He has done MBTI work with organizations including Google, Microsoft, Amgen, Mars, Healthforce Center at UCSF, Adventist Health, UCI Medical Center, Monarch Healthcare, Chelan Public Utility District, University of Notre Dame, Suncor Energy, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In addition, Patrick conducts the MBTI Certification Program in the U.S. and Canada, and is the author of the book True Type Tales, a collection of real-life stories about MBTI type in action in everyday life.
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Pete Hammett is Managing Director of Human Resources with Oklahoma Gas & Energy (OGE) Corp. In this role Pete oversees HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Technical Training and Organizational Development.
While at OGE Pete has lead the implementation of OGE’s culture initiative aimed at improving member engagement and achieving key business results; realizing a 30% reduction in safety incidents, 1.5% reduction in O&M expenses and a 6.5% improvement in engagement. Pete likewise implemented OGE’s leadership development framework which won 2011 CLO of the year award.
Prior to joining OGE Pete held the position of Group Director of Operations at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) CCL. Pete also held several key positions at American Express including VP Operations & Technology.
Pete likewise had a distinguished career in the Aerospace and Defense industry where his accomplishments included designing the technical platform responsible for allocating spacesuits to Shuttle flight crews.
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Rich Thompson joined CPP, Inc., in 2000 and since 2006 has served as Divisional Director, Research, managing CPP’s research team, leading the company’s research efforts in the U.S. and worldwide, and providing strategic input on cross-functional product development efforts. During his tenure at CPP, Rich designed and developed CPP’s Research website, which has been used in many major corporate initiatives including the Strong Interest Inventory® assessment revision; played a major role in the rollout of Professional Services, CPP’s consulting division; and has authored multiple in-house surveys for customers. He represents CPP at major conferences such as SIOP, APA, ASTD and SHRM.
Rich has an extensive background in developing surveys and assessments for use in both organizational information gathering and predictive research. Before joining CPP, he worked for the Texas Center for Productivity and Quality of Work Life developing and analyzing organizational climate surveys as part of large-scale organizational redesigns. He also worked for five years in the Organizational Research and Training Laboratory of the Civil Aeromedical Research Institute (CAMI) of the FAA. There, his work focused on the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of organizational surveys, including a biennial agencywide survey of all employees. Rich received his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in management from North Dakota State University and his master’s and PhD degrees, both in psychology with a minor in management, from Texas Tech University.
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Rick Gayle draws from over four decades of experience in working in business organizations, worldwide, to provide organizational and leadership development training to teams and business leaders at all levels. During his 14 year tenure at Jarden Consumer Solutions, as the Global Leader of Organizational
Development, Rick has facilitated workshops on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to business leaders around the globe. Locations include; United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile.
In his current role as Thought Leader, for Ricardo E. Gayle, LLC, Rick has been collaborated with companies such as Sandals Resorts International, a renowned leader within the travel and hospitality industry. He has facilitated MBTI workshops for business leaders and decision makers, in functional groups including; Spa and Wellness & Photo and Video. The outcome of these workshops has delivered improved overall guest satisfaction.
In the past, Rick has been invited by CPP to serve as a panelist during their annual global internal conference. In addition to being a MBTI practitioner, Rick is also certified as an Emotional Intelligence facilitator, using the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i 2.0) tool.
Rick is a global leader who demonstrates the ability, confidence and agility to develop and implement world class solutions that are culturally appropriate and results driven. He is a practical and thoughtful change leader, skilled in the use of people-focused leadership development tools, with proven results.
Rick's Myers-Briggs® type preference is ISTJ.
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Ruberstein (Ruben) Jean-Louis is an engaging and dynamic speaker with 15+ years of experience in organization, leadership and professional skill development. He makes an impact on his audience each time he speaks and always leaves them with something to think about. When asked to describe his philosophy of life, Ruben says, “I choose happy!”
Ruben has a background in the Finance industry and currently works as an Organizational Development Consultant at Con Edison of New York where he partners with senior leaders to design and deliver customized interventions to facilitate change and people development in alignment with business strategies.
Some of his many contributions include:
Design and implementation of the Change Management Life Cycle program, which has become a prototype for strategizing and implementing change within the company.
Design and delivery of leadership and executive development programs to address change management, establish vision, enhance leadership bench strength, emotional intelligence, employee engagement and action planning, etc.
Sherrie Haynie is a coach and performance consultant with expertise in leadership development, strategic planning, and performance management. In her current role as a CPP Professional Services Solutions Consultant, Sherrie works with Fortune 500 companies on developing and facilitating organizational development initiatives and team-building interventions.
With a focus on organizational results, Sherrie has worked with executives and senior leadership teams in manufacturing, finance, and customer service. She uses a variety of psychological assessments to assist with the identification of developmental opportunities. When working with organizations, her ultimate goal is to transform workgroups into high-performing teams while solving real-time business challenges.
Sherrie has a master’s degree in education from the Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Sherrie is also a credentialed MBTI® Master Practitioner and a qualified facilitator of CPP’s MBTI® Certification and FIRO® Certification training programs.
Certifications and Qualifications
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Step I™ and II™ Certification Program Facilitator
MBTI® Master Practitioner
Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation™ (FIRO®) Certification Program Facilitator
CPI 260® Certified Practitioner
Strong Interest Inventory® Certified Practitioner
Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) practitioner
Marshall Goldsmith Executive Coaching Certification
Linkage Organizational Development Certification
Linkage Leadership Development Certification
Stephanie K. Eberle is the Director of the Stanford School of Medicine Career Center. Stephanie began her tenure at the School of Medicine Career Center in 2008 developing curriculum and resources for all biosciences trainees to explore and define a path toward their own careers of choice. She is also a Resident Fellow living with and mentoring 90 Stanford freshmen in an integrated living environment dorm. In her 20+ years of professional experience, she has found that her passion is helping others find and follow theirs.
Currently, Stephanie is focused on helping trainees understand the true value of their training so that they may be able to appropriately define their fit with various fields and organizations. This work is comprised of writing for Inside Higher Education and creating new curriculum to develop a “fit” perspective and self-awareness within her trainees.
Stephanie helps trainees with all aspects of professional/career development, and she is especially interested in issues of gender and diversity in the workplace. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of San Francisco and she taught for ten years with John Krumboltz at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education. Stephanie holds an M.Ed in counseling.
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