Page 1 PROFESSIONAL RESUME SUMMARY Gisela Wendling, Ph.D. brings twenty years of working as an organization development practitioner and educator within a wide range of organizations in the private and public sectors. She has held leadership positions in the high- tech industry, education and in environmental sustainability, and holds a doctorate in human and organizational systems from Fielding Graduate University. From 2006 to 2009 she was Director of the Masters Program in Organization Development at Sonoma State University, CA. Gisela offers a unique set of expertise ranging from large- scale change consulting, learning program and event design and facilitation for small and large groups as well as transition coaching for individuals and leaders. She creates opportunities for interactive, insightful, content- rich, outcome- focused and highly transformative individual and group experiences. WORK EXPERIENCE Current 2013-2014 Director of Global Learning and Senior Consultant, The Grove Consultants International Director of Water Programs and Senior Facilitator, Ag Innovations Network, Sebastopol, CA, USA Provide multi- sector stakeholder design and facilitation support for state- level projects and programs addressing water, food supply and agricultural workforce issues. This includes design and facilitation of dialogic forums, evolving existing knowledge, and increasing systemic choices and policy recommendations 2012 - current President, Liminal Pathways Consulting, Coaching & Design, Petaluma, CA, USA Liminal Pathways provides consulting, coaching and design services to organizations, communities, leaders and individuals. Using systemic, impactful and research- based approaches Liminal Pathways supports its clients to effectively respond to the complex issues they are facing in successfully initiating and guiding change 2010-2011 Board Member: Learning and Education, Program Chair: Annual Conference, Association for Spirituality, Leadership and Management, Sydney, NSW, Australia Guided the overall functioning of organization and create forums for expressing and exploring ideas about spirit in business and organizational life by using transformational, community and organization learning principles. Program chair and Meta Tracker for SLaM 2011 Conference on Wisdom at Work 2006-2009 Assistant Professor of Psychology & Director M.A. Program in Organization Development, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, USA Administrative Responsibilities M.A. Program: Provided educational and curricular leadership, faculty hiring and student selection, student and cohort mentoring, and all aspects of administrative coordination such budgeting and marketing
Page 2 Teaching Responsibilities M.A. Program: Developed and taught graduate curriculum in organization development, facilitation and training, qualitative research methods, and graduate tutorial, advanced intervention methods Teaching Responsibilities Undergraduate: Developed and taught undergraduate curriculum in the areas of humanistic, existential and transpersonal psychology, organizational behavior, and human systems leadership 2000-2002 Senior Organization Development Consultant, Catalyst Communications Inc., Portland, OR, USA Project: Provided consulting and leadership coaching to guide organizational change initiative to design and implement shift from a monitoring to an empowerment and learning culture. Client: 5- county HeadStart program servicing 1500 families, Yakima, WA, USA, 2000-2002 Project: Provided executive and managerial coaching and team assessments. Client: Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR, USA, 2001 1996-1998 Director of Learning & Development, Netscape Communications, Mountain View, CA, USA Responsibility: Design and implement the Learning & Development function, rollout management and leadership development programs across matrix organization and provide organizational development services to internal clients 1995-1996 Learning and Organization Development Consultant, Professional Center for Education, Andersen Worldwide Chicago, IL, USA Responsibility: Provide learning and organizational development consulting; design and facilitate management development programs to employees in offices across the US Teaching: Other 1998-2005 Faculty Associate: The Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Half- day workshops: Reflexive Ethnography: Methodological Considerations, Santa Barbara, CA Systems Thinking: Honoring the Work of Will McWhinney, West Chester, PA Hildegard von Bingen: Mystical Lessons from a Systems Thinker and Leader, Santa Barbara, CA The Learning Wheel: Mastering the White Water in Learning, Santa Barbara, CA The Use of Self in Organizational Practice, Alexandria, VA The Use of Self Through Angeles Arrien s Four- Fold Path, Santa Barbara, CA 1999-2000 Adjunct Faculty Sonoma State University, Psychology Department, Rohnert Park, CA, USA Developed and taught course in Human Systems Leadership and Finding Your Right Livelihood 1991-1994 Teaching Assistant & Student Initiated Course, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, USA Co- taught Seminar in Human Resource Development, Psychology Department Developed and taught Learning How to Learn, Psychology Department
Page 3 Co- designed and facilitated a 12- unit block class for undergraduate and graduate students focused on collaborative learning and human systems leadership, Psychology Department Independent Consulting: Selected Projects 1993-2005 (2005) Leadership Development and Life Coaching: Coaching individuals through significant professional and personal transitions, Portland, OR, USA (2000) Consortium for Diversified Psychology Programs: Needs assessment for visioning the future of humanistic psychology project, Portland, OR, USA (1998-2000) Bamboo Sourcery: Business process and staff development, Sebastopol, CA, USA (1995) Coca Cola HR: Real Time Strategic Change with Dannemiller Tyson & Associates, Atlanta, GA, USA (1995-1996) Midwest Organization Learning Network: Dialogue group facilitation, Wheaton, IL, USA (1994) Church Divinity School of the Pacific: Future Search Conference, with Edie Seashore Associates, Oakland, CA, USA, 1994 (1993-1994) Association For Humanistic Psychology: Organization redesign project with executive board, annual board meeting facilitation, San Francisco, CA, USA EDUCATION Ph.D., 2005 Human Development and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University, CA, USA M.A., 2003 Human Development and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University, CA, USA M.A., 1994 Psychology: Organization Development, Sonoma State University, CA, USA B.A., 1992 Psychology: Humanistic Psychology, Sonoma State University, CA, USA 1985 Technical College Graduation Certificate, Technical Trade School, Germany PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Train- The- Trainer Whole Scale Change, Dannemiller Tyson & Associates, Boulder, CO, USA, 1998 Organization Workshop, Power and Systems, Inc., Cape Cod, MA, USA, 1997 Flying Starship Simulation, Block Petrella Weisbord, San Diego, CA, USA, 1995 The Art of Facilitation, Andersen Worldwide, Chicago, IL, USA, 1996 Giving Effective Presentations, Andersen Worldwide, Chicago, IL, USA, 1995 Training Systemic Constellation Training: yearlong program, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2011 Insight Dialogue Retreat, organizer and participant, Metta Foundation, Portland, OR, USA, 2006 Social Dreaming, Burkard Sievers, Abiquiu, NM, USA, 2000 Graphic Facilitation, Grove Consultants International, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1999 In the Moment Coaching, Mariposa Leadership, San Francisco, CA, USA,1998 Situational Leadership, Learning Solution Alliance, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 1997 Power and Leadership Laboratory, Power & Systems, Inc. Cape Cod, MA, USA, 1995 The Art of Mentoring, Andersen Worldwide, Chicago, IL, USA, 1995 Centering for Professional and Personal Development, NTL Institute, Bethel, ME, USA, 1995 Human Interaction Workshop, NTL Institute, Bethel, ME, USA, 1994
Gisela Wendling, Ph.D. Page 4 Research: Dissertation A re- conceptualization of liminal dimensions of the rites of passages sequence highlighting the creative and challenging tensions at the core of the transformational transition processes within a cross- cultural context. OR, USA, 2005 Research: Organization Development Anthropological Research: Anthropological researcher on the staff of a weeklong simulation laboratory. Power & Systems, Inc., Boston, MA, USA 1994,1995, and 1998 Quantitative Research: Co- designed with Bavendam Research and rolled out annual employee survey. Netscape, Mountain View, CA, USA, 1998 Action and Conversation- Based Research: Conducted leadership research using conversation- based and hermeneutic approaches to determine detailed definitions and assess application of leadership principles by employees. Netscape, Mountain View, CA 1997 Research & Participant- Observation: Indigenous Perspectives on Change and Stability Winter Dreaming, Timeless Earth Wisdom, Ben Lomond, CA, USA, 2011 Summer Solstice Gathering, Timeless Earth Wisdom, Ben Lomond, CA, USA, 2009, 2010, 2011 Our Souls like Eels and Salmon at the Root of Cloudy Trees, Martin Prechtel, Occidental, CA, USA 2012 Aboriginal Desert Women Ceremony, Central Desert, Australia, March and September 2010 Parliament of World Religion conference, Melbourne, VI, Australia, 2009 Experience the Bushman Healers, Bradford Kenney, three- week long immersion, Namibia, 2008 Transformative Teaching on Spirituality and Change, Bradford Keeney, Portland, OR, USA, 2008 The Power Journey Conference: Healing in Native American Contexts, Portland, OR 2005 Andean and Amazonian Cosmology: Indigenous Knowledge and Approaches to Healing, Change and Stability, three- month long immersion experience, Peru, 1998 Andean Cosmology and Indigenous Perception, Utah, USA 1997 SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & PUBLICATIONS Applying Indigenous Approaches to Harness the Vital Forces of Change during Times of Transitions. Workshop. Liminal Pathways. Mill Valley, CA, 2012 Liminal Songlines: Creating Transformative Pathways into Aboriginal Culture through Story, Art and Conversation. Blog: www.liminalsonglines.com. 2010 to 2012. Finding Wisdom in the Experience of Bridging between Aboriginal and Western Culture. Workshop. Spirituality, Leadership and Management (SLaM) Conference. Conference Theme: Wisdom at Work. Sydney, Australia, 2011 Transforming Our Scholarly Ecologies: The Art and Practice of Bringing Our Holistic Selves to Our Work. Workshop. A Scholarly Affair: Cultural Studies Association of Australia National Conference. Byron Bay, QLD, Australia, 2010 Cultivating the Voice of Wisdom. Workshop presenter and summit weaver. Wisdom Summit. Association for Spirituality, Leadership and Management. Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2010
Page 5 Change Agents at the Gates of Transformation: Using Ancient Approaches to Harness the Vital Forces of Contemporary Experiences of Change. Workshop. Sydney Facilitators Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2010 They are Right...The Gods Are Crazy: A View of Change from the Kalahari. Presentation. Best in the West, Bay Area Organization Development Network conference, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2009 Navigating the In- Between Spaces of Constant Change in Our Work and Life. Workshop. International Organization Development Association Conference, Sun Peak, BC, Canada, 2007 Developing Human Systems: An Integral Framework for Working with Individuals, Groups, Organizations, and Beyond At the Same Time. Presentation. Best in the West, Bay Area Organization Development Network conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2007 Liminal Tensions at the Heart of Reflexive Transpersonal Ethnography. Presentation. First Annual Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University of Illinois Urbana- Champagne, IL, USA, 2005 An Open Space Think Tank About Large Group Interventions. Workshop. Best in the West: Bay Area Organization Development Network Conference, San Rafael, CA, USA, 1999 Learning Fast: An Exploration of the Learning Disabilities of a Culture of Speed. Workshop. Midwest Learning Organization Network, Chicago, IL, USA, 1997 Who is the Mentor? The Concept of Mentorship As Seen Through the Eyes of OD Values, OD Practitioner. Article. (Journal of the Organization Development Network) Vol. 28, 1996 Getting to the Root of Dialogue: A Radical Approach. Article. Professional Education Research Series, Andersen Worldwide, 1995 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES Past and present member and board member of numerous national and international professional and academic organizations related to the fields of organization & leadership development, systems thinking, humanistic psychology, anthropology and indigenous traditions. More information available upon request.