About the Team

Meet the Team

Our team of highly qualified and experienced consultants will work with you to customize a program to meet your specific needs. Our consultants often incorporate a wide-range of assessment tools including Hogan, The Leadership Circle, MBTI, DiSC, and 360 Leadership tools to enhance self-awareness and provide an overarching framework for leadership and team development.

Laura Mendelow, MAOD

Owner

"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves."
Eleanor Roosevelt

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MA Organization Development, BS Psychology, ICF Certified Leadership Coach
20 years of experience as an OD Consultant, facilitator, coach, and trainer
Guest Instructor at GMU for Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance
Managed Executive Coaching Program internally to the top 3000 execs at Booz Allen
Facilitated over 100 customized leadership and team development workshops
International Coaching Federation, Honorable Mention for PRISM Award (2012)
American Society for Training & Development, Excellence in Practice Award for Employee Development (2005)
American Society for Training & Development, Citation for Excellence in Practice Award for Career Planning (2005)

Let's Connect:

Email: Laura.Mendelow@MendelowConsulting.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramendelow/
Twitter: @LauraMendelow

Janet Goodman, Ph.D.

Psychologist & Coach

"What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.”
Hermann Hesse

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PhD, Psychologist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, ICF Certified Business & Life Coach, Certificates in Elementary Teaching, three years post-graduate training at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland with a specialty in working with groups
For over 20 years, Dr. Goodman has worked with adults and couples on topics such as parenting issues, relationship issues, communication, anxiety, retirement, and improving relationships with adult children
Offers a high-impact, high-energy, 9-week seminar for small business owners that focuses on Business Growth and Development
Taught graduate level classes in Human Growth and Development at John Carroll University
Beachwood Chamber of Commerce, Bright Star Annual Award for outstanding contribution (2009)
Supervise Master’s level counselors and counselor-trainees
Presenter for American Psychological Association Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality (2003)

Carla Dancy Smith, MSOD

Facilitator & COACH

“There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.”
Mohandas Gandhi

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Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD), Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBA), ICF Certified Co-Active Leadership Coach
Areas of expertise includes managing change in complex organizations, working with multidisciplinary teams in the healthcare sector, and inclusion and diversity training
Active in several professional organizations including the National Training Institute (NTL), Applied Behavioral Sciences; Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM); American University Alumni Association; American Society for Training and Development; and Project Management Institute (PMI)
Assumed many roles including Project Manager, Lead Instructor, Lead Facilitator, Expatriate Human Resources Manager and Consultant Team Member in international, national and field offices across the United States and overseas

Clara Marcel,
MSHD

TRAINER & FACILITATOR

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Plato

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MS in Human Development and Education, BA in Psychology
Creative, and highly competent leadership development consultant, executive training facilitator, and coach with over 15 years of experience
Combines corporate and public sector experience with extensive studies change to work abroad to bring a unique and world-centric perspective to facilitating change and active learning to maximize results
Building and Sustaining Teams / Critical Thinking for Problem Solving / Creativity and Innovation / Emotional Intelligence / From Strategic Plans to Tactical Execution / Increasing Individual Productivity/Interpersonal Skills / Influencing Skills / Leadership Skills and Techniques / Professional Supervisor Program
Past clients include Disney World, Nike, L’Oreal, JPMorgan, MetLife and Exxon, as well as various agencies of the federal government, HHS, DHS, NRC, GSA, DOJ, NASA, and DOC

Jun de Andres

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
Marcus Aurelius

Organizational Guru; manages day-to-day operations and oversees client projects
Trained in customer service and customer relations
Experienced in managing a team, coordinating efforts across disciplines, and resolving conflicts
Oversees the Client Relationship Management database to track all projects and requests.
Born and raised in the Philippines.
Outside of work, I spend time as a musician, photographer, and videographer

THE BACKSTORY:
Laura Mendelow, owner and founder of Mendelow Consulting Group, has been formally applying leadership, team dynamics, and organization effectiveness strategies since 1994. However, it wasn't until 2004, when her first child was born, that she actually began to fully embody leadership. As a desperate parent of a "highly spirited" child, Laura tried anything that might work. She turned to her toolkit of resources and began experimenting with leadership concepts at home. Over the years (and yes, it was years, not months) with patience and perseverance, she began to see transformational results. The key was an intentional focus on her goals using a non-judgmental, solution-focused, dynamic approach. Laura recognized that as her relationship with her child improved, her leadership skills in the workplace also improved. This eventually led to her underlying philosophy of being a leader in life. And, on April 1 2012, she launched the Mendelow Consulting Group who's mission is to develop dynamic leaders, both at work and at home.