Gary Taylor Global Consulting

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  Gary Taylor

  Life Coach

  Gary is an experienced leader with over forty years of experience providing executive level, project-based and leadership development coaching to individuals and teams across seven states and 20 California counties. For seven years, he served as the director of a large governmental agency overseeing a $300 million budget and staff of 1500. His experience includes strategic planning, budget oversight, community engagement, data analysis, working with the faith based community, as well as workforce development. He is also instrumental in consulting on race, equity, and diversity programming. Gary is also a Senior Fellow with the Child Welfare League of America, Faculty Member with the Child Family Policy Institute of California, the Consortium For Children, and has served as Faculty on the Administration of Children and Families, Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare. Much of his career has been dedicated to child welfare as well as other human service and for profit agencies, large and small, public, and private such as SCRAMM/Nexus. His life coaching services include partnering with authors, artists, and tech firms.

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  Denise Churchill

  Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

  Denise Churchill built a career working with the 6th most populated county in the nation, Orange County Social Services Agency/Children and Family Services Division. She held various roles as a Social Worker, Supervisor, Manager, and Deputy Division Director before retiring in March 2022. With over 30 years of human services and child welfare experience, Denise Churchill is adept in providing leadership through change management, demonstrating initiative, and implementing organizational strategic plans. Moreover, her well-rounded skill set, including strong communication and leadership abilities, includes assessing an organization's needs, working with multi-system partners to collaborate and change systems, and coaching leaders to improve processes and practices for improved results. As a child welfare expert, Ms. Churchill gained vast experience in family engagement, contract management, program fidelity, race/equity/inclusion, resource family recruitment/training/support, Resource Family Approval processes, and children’s residential shelters. She was instrumental in the development, implementation, and management of innovative best practices, Family Drug Court and Wraparound, and the evidence-based program Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (now known as Treatment Foster Care – Oregon), all of which required her skills at collaborating effectively with various levels of management, and internal and external stakeholders. For several years, Ms. Churchill served as the onsite Shelter Director for Orange County’s Temporary Shelter Care Facility (TSCF), Orangewood Children and Family Center (OCFC), and as the Deputy Director for many additional years. In addition to Ms. Churchill’s experience and personal qualities, she has a solid leadership foundation and a passion for personal and professional development. She holds the titles of Certified Organizational Development Coach and Certified Change Management Coach. She believes in balancing the expectations for productivity to meet current and future business needs while providing opportunities for skill development and transfer of learning, which are critical for leaders to effectuate system improvement and organizational change. Ms. Churchill resides in Southern California with her husband and enjoys spending free time with her family, who also reside nearby.

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  Maeve Cowley

  Life Coach

  Maeve Cowley is the VP/Head of Engineering & Climate Technology, West Coast, at IDA Ireland. Maeve has over 20 years of international experience leading global teams to deliver strategic solutions for clients. With a solid engineering background and an MBA from Cranfield University, Maeve has worked in Asia, Europe, UK, and USA. Maeve has built long-term trusted relationships with CEO-level clients and their teams to enable them to develop strategic solutions for international growth through clarifying strategy and aligning operational plans. In addition, Maeve has successfully assisted companies with evaluating and establishing their European or global operations, providing them with market insights, talent & financial appraisals, regulatory guidance, and networking opportunities. Maeve is passionate about finding the right result for every client, and work diligently to understand their needs to enable them to design innovative and sustainable solutions.

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  Maximillian Lisembee

  Life Coach

  In 2019, he was selected as a fellow for the 2020 cohort of the AdoptUSKids Minority Professional Leadership Development program, spearheading the foster parent recruitment and retention initiative “Each One, Reach One, Keep One.” Maximillian continued his dedication to youth work as a New Professional Fellow with the Journey Fellowship in 2022, focused on nurturing youth work leaders in Indiana. As an Ujima Leader through the National Adoption Association’s Black Family Connection program, Maximillian continues his work in continuous quality improvement, ensuring agency implementation teams are rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Maximillian is a proud board member for Families Rising. Actively contributing to the Illinois CQI Community Group, he underscores his commitment to continuous quality improvement in the field. Maximillian’s passion for DEI, stakeholder engagement, leadership, and human development shines through his career in child welfare.

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  Nick Wopershall

  Life Coach

  Nick is celebrated for his prowess in developing and implementing strategic, scalable operations that drive profitability through targeted sales plans and relationship-building. With a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, Nick excels in collaborating with marketing counterparts to craft effective campaigns and foster client relationships, thereby bolstering loyalty and retention rates and ultimately enhancing revenue and stability. Throughout his career, Nick has showcased an aptitude for building operations from the ground up, employing strategic and scalable approaches that adeptly adapt to industry dynamics. His proficiency in driving profits through relationship-building and targeted sales strategies is highlighted by significant achievements, including spearheading sales efforts that yielded $2.1M in revenue within a 10-month span through strategic sales strategies and superior customer engagement.

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