Alumni Network
MSOD Alumni Board Members
Granville, Ohio and Manhattan, New York
Program Liaison
Co-president, Alumni Group
Pile began his career, armed with an M.S. in mechanical engineering degree, first at Texas Instruments and then at Exxon Chemical Company. After several years of large- scale startup management, a desire to be more grounded to the human side led to Pepperdine. The MSOD experience catalyzed a move from line management at Exxon Chemical to worldwide OD team leader for the company.
Pile began his external practice in 1990 as a partner at Strategic Alignment Group in Los Gatos, where the emphasis was on time to market, primarily in high tech companies, pharmaceuticals, and automotive. He has a quarter horse business in Ohio called Two Hawks Farm, so named as a tribute to MSOD founder Pat Williams and his metaphorical "hawks view of the territory." His consulting practice operates under that umbrella. His practice includes large system change, leadership development, strategic planning, process redesign, and developing internal OD paraprofessionals to support change.
Pile's recent focus is supporting the growth of OD as a profession. To that end, he has become a learning group consultant, joined the MSOD Alumni Board and the National ODN Design Committee, and has been helping young professionals get started. He and his wife are also partners in a specialty home furnishings business, Collier West, and divide their time between Granville, Ohio and Manhattan, New York.
Redondo Beach, CA
Advanced Knowledge and Practice
Co-president, Alumni Group
Heffelfinger's business focused predominately in the area of leadership development, executive coaching, leadership team development, leadership training and talent management/succession planning.
She has more than 20 years of management consulting experience working with companies that believe investment in people significantly impacts the bottom line. Heffelfinger's clients have praised her for her ability to give feedback that gets directly to the "heart of the issue" and for her ability to build "ownership" in individuals and organizations. She has two niches: entertainment and technology/engineering (aerospace, pharma, high tech or technology leaders in other industries).
Prior to becoming a management consultant, Heffelfingerheld leadership roles in OD and HR at Raytheon, Allied Signal/Honeywell, Ashland Chemical, and Monsanto.
Heffelfinger currently runs the LA Affinity Group with Liza Taylor and has had a ball partnering with Trine Jensen on the knowledge & practice committee of the board. She is on her third round as a learning group consultant - she loves the energy of the MSOD community and is this is why she stays involved.
Leonard Bade, Lambda Prime 2010
Fort Worth, Texas
Current Class Liaison
Bade is currently serving as vice president of alumni services at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California since 2001. This role uses organizational development practices to build recovery communities across North America. These communities help extend the benefits of alcohol and drug addiction treatment. He works closely with 100 volunteers across the continent that help alumni sustain recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction.
Previous experience includes 20 years as a human resources practitioner in the hospitality business; private organizational consulting practice specializing in building cultures of collaboration, accountability and service; and extensive volunteer work in nonprofit organizations. His consulting practice specializes in leadership development, strategic planning, team building, performance management, and creative meeting design.
“I look forward to serving the alumni of MSOD, understanding the power of a dynamic alumni support system, and its potential impact to bring meaningful change to individuals, families, organizations, and communities,” said Bade.
He received a bachelor of science from the University of Missouri, Columbia and is currently enrolled in the Pepperdine MSOD Lambda Prime class.
Communications
Brinkman leads Experian's organization development team, partnering with management to execute strategic change initiatives while working to strengthen all of North America’s key talent processes. Although principally charged with North America initiatives, the OD team is integrally involved in global talent and global change initiatives spanning Experian’s offices around the world representing over 15,000 employees.
Brinkman has worked in organization development as an internal and external consultant for the past 20 years, working internally for American Express, ARCO Transportation and Nestle USA and externally for Nissan North America, EMI Music, Amgen, Gateway, Southern California Edison, Nestle USA and Nestle Philippines, among other companies. She has consulted in Asia and Europe, and has traveled to over 20 countries.
Brinkman earned her MSOD from Pepperdine University. Her undergraduate work was completed at Michigan State University.
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Chair, Virtual Community
Brown is an independent project manager and organization development consultant.
In 2008, Brown produced a micro-budget feature that screened in eight international film festivals.
Additionally, Brown completed an IRB-approved research study.
Los Angeles, California
Alumni Gathering
Co-chair of the 2011 Alumni Conference
Childer's work is a unique combination of strategy development and mediation. He helps professional partnerships and family businesses through critical decision-making and organizational change. His diverse background includes four years with Hildebrandt International (consulting group at Thomson Reuters), seven years building a premier California legal consulting firm, and three years practicing law at a national firm.
Childers has taught leadership and organizational behavior at George Washington University and Cal State Fullerton. He is currently adjunct faculty at the US Department of Justice Leadership Institute.
San Jose, CA
Co-Chair, Local Groups
Coll is excited to be a part of the alumni board and being able to give back to the MSOD community.
Coll is an independent senior HR/OD consultant, with over 13 years of experience. She has provided her knowledge in HR and OD to support organizations in several industries such as aerospace, high tech, semiconductor and biotech. She has also worked with several non-profits.
Coll has a passion for helping organizations and individuals through change and growth. Her areas of focus are leadership development, employee engagement, change initiatives and facilitation. She also has experience in working with different cultures and enjoys being in a diverse environment.
In addition to her MSOD degree from Pepperdine, Suzanne also has a BS in business administration from Central Washington University.
Alumni Gathering
Fleetwood has more than 20 years experience in the information technology industry with a primary focus on business strategy and planning, project management, and systems integration. She facilitates strategic planning, drives global business imperatives, and leads improvement activities to improve organization effectiveness. In her current role, she applies her collective learning as the change management lead and organization consultant in Microsoft legal and corporate affairs (LCA). She splits her time between her organization development responsibility and managing a team of process/quality improvement experts within LCA Operations.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Fleetwood spent ten years with IBM Global Services managing large application development and systems integration projects in the healthcare, travel, telecommunications, and petroleum industries. As a quality assurance manager, she was responsible for reviewing, assessing, and pricing services proposals as well as conducting independent business reviews for high-risk engagements
She earned a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems from Arizona State University and she received a master of science degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2007, she completed a master of science degree in organization development from Pepperdine University.
Communications
Goodwin is currently the director of learning and organization development for Amgen and is responsible for all global executive, leadership, and management development. She leads a team of five professionals and also supports the organization on large OD interventions.
Prior to Amgen, Goodwin was a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers and leveraged her strong business acumen to become a trusted advisor to C-Suite executives on strategic change initiatives. She worked with global Fortune 500 companies to define their organization challenges and design interventions to meet their objectives. She created revenues for PwC in excess of $25 million.
Goodwin has also successfully developed global accounts in over 15 countries and has deep expertise in sales and marketing strategy design.
Goodwin graduated with the MSOD Kappa Prime class in August 2009. She holds a BSBA from the University of Phoenix and a certification in Leading Professional Service Firms from Harvard Business School. She is also certified in DISC, Hogan, MBTI and HBDI.
Tucson, Arizona and Maine, New York
Advanced Knowledge and Practice
Hathorn, along with Georgianne (Smith) Podrug, is a co-chair for the AKP initiative. A mostly retired practitioner, Hathorn re-established his affiliation with MSOD after 30 years, became a Learning Group Consultant, and joined the MSOD Alumni board in early 2009 to administer the biannual survey.
Hathorn retired from Sun Microsystems in 2000, where he was Customer Satisfaction Manager for International HR. His primary interest is in developing OD consultants. At Sun, he established an intensive program called Organization Planning. The program trained non-OD managers and staffers in the skills and attitudes necessary to effect strategic change. The program required supervised practice and mentoring of participants. A successful review of consulting projects by faculty and peers resulted in certification.
He limits his current practice to occasional work with public service agencies in his rural upstate location. His consulting stance comes from a Gestalt perspective. He holds several certifications from the Geslalt Institute of Cleveland and graduated from the OSD VII program in 1987. He also has done extensive graduate work in educational psychology (Rutgers), holds a B.S. (Physics) from the University of the South and a BEE (Electrical Engineering) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Linda Mangone, Omega 1998
Seattle, WA
Outreach
Mangoneis an experienced human resources and organization professional who works as an internal consultant to businesses undergoing change. She has experience in a variety of settings, from start-ups and business turnarounds, to continuous improvement projects with ‘best practices' companies. She has held senior-level HR, OD and learning positions with Baxter Healthcare International, St. Jude Medical Devices, CareAmerica, TheZenith, Blue Cross of California, ICOS Corporation and Regence Blue Shield.
She relocated to the Seattle area in 2005 from Los Angeles to take the director of human resources role at ICOS Corporation, the second largest biotech firm in Washington state. After the company was acquired by Eli Lilly in 2007, Lilly elected to close the business, creating another job seeking adventure! She landed at Regence Blue Shield where she is the Director of Organization Development.
Mangone was inspired to work with the MSOD Alumni Board after graduation when the thought of having discretionary time after the program was too much to bear. The lure of staying in touch with alums and contributing to the genesis of the MSOD Alumni Board was just too much fun to pass up. She is loving the connection and the opportunity to contribute.
Mangone is the co-chair of the MSOD local groups initiative.
Gilbert, Arizona
Program Liaison, Outreach
McCollum operates Star*Thrower Associates, an organizational performance consultancy based in Gilbert, Arizona, and is affiliated with Designed Learning, Inc. He has consulted to companies in the health insurance, pharmaceutical, health care, electrical manufacturing, and high tech industries. He has consulted not-for-profit organizations and has been a learning group consultant for the MSOD program.
Until 2002, McCollum led the Global Organization Development Group for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a $2 billion consumer products company. He was responsible for supporting senior management in the implementation of large scale organizational change. Prior to working for Pfizer, he spent more than 20 years with AT&T where he served in both line and staff capacities.
McCollum believes that organizations function best when the human spirit grows and thrives in them. His work is dedicated to that principle.
In addition to his MSOD, he holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Princeton University. He has published essays entitled “Insights on Leadership” and “Reflections on Leadership,” edited by Larry Spears.
Charlene Miller, Theta Prime
Huntington Beach, CA
Co-chair Founder's Scholarship
Miller is currently an internal practitioner for Yamaha Motor Corporation, working in a hybrid human resources and organization development management role. In this capacity, she blends both practices to influence her organization in the areas of leadership and employee development, talent management/succession planning, and strategic planning.Miller became involved with the MSOD Alumni Board in a co-chair role of current class liaison and she continued on the board after graduation as co-chair for the Founder’s Scholarship. It has been the passion and energy of the MSOD alumni that draw her to stay involved, encourage her to stay connected, and inspire her to give back to this rich community.
Advanced Knowledge and Practice
Podrug is an Organization Development Consultant. Her work focuses on strategic and organizational change, executive and leadership development, executive and management coaching, and talent management activities, specifically executive and senior management succession planning. Her work includes consulting to senior management and executive leaders who are interested in defining their organization’s strategic and cultural direction. She collaborates with leaders and their management teams in the design and implementation of processes and events to create new strategic and cultural directions. Activities range from large-scale change interventions including 200+ management change interventions, weeklong retreats, cascading strategic planning activities, and individual coaching. She is also effective guiding new and existing teams to increase their effectiveness through diagnostic processes and exploration of behaviors in the areas of goal and expectation setting, defining roles, conflict management, problem solving, action planning and meeting effectiveness.
Washington, D.C.
Co-Chair, Virtual Community
Sparks works at ACDI/VOCA, an international development firm focused on expanding social and economic opportunities in the least developed countries. As vice president of program services, his role is to develop staff, improve operations and monitor outcomes. This requires building a strong network across an organization that has over 90 projects in 43 countries.
Sparks looks forward to bringing this experience of building worldwide communities into the MSOD Alumni program.
Advisors:
Gordon Brooks, MSOD Deputy DirectorRachel Mickelson, Omega
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