Global Brain Trust (GBT) Global Operations:
It takes a lot of effort and dedication to create a true Global Community while creating a balance for technology utilization with increased human interaction. We feel privileged to have a team of OD practitioners who are helping us build such a community exclusive to OD practitioners. Please take a minute to get to know your community team members and do not hesitate to contact them individually should you have any questions or simply to chit chat.
GBT Ops Team:
 From Left to Right, Fabienne Doze, Donna Wilson, Deserie Myers, Jshon Thomas (in the back), Eve Chosak, Susan Blake, Kendal LaPorte, and Connie Harryman (via laptop Screen)
Member Services aims to create a welcoming and productive online community of organizational development practitioners. They provide guidance for new members and can help members reach appropriate resources. Membership Services role includes qualifying applicants for membership, recommending new candidates for approval, recommending connections between members, building and maintaining relationships with members, and working with Sedaa's team members to promote the GBT's offerings to new and existing members.
If you are experiencing issues with your registration or application, you should contact Membership Services.
If you are unsure who would best assist you with your query, Membership Services will be able to direct you to the right person.
Fabienne Doze, fdoze@sedaa.net
Training and On-boarding
Training and Onboarding provides GBT members with quick trainings self-paced training, webinars and eLearning sessions. Start with one or our onboarding sessions to obtain an overview on the various functions within GBT. From the onboarding sessios you can take more detailed trainings for different features within GBT. To find out more about our Onboarding Sessions click on Events. For Self paced trainings click on "Help" link at the bottom of any page withint the GBT website.
Aisha Williams, Training Project Lead, awilliams@sedaa.net
Eve Chosak, On-Boarding Coordinator and Content Manager, echosak@sedaa.net
Technical Coaching (TC) is provided to individual members of Global Brain Trust wanting individual assistance with using the Website. We work together to assess the member's goals and needs for joining this exclusive community from the coaching perspective and work out a strategy to meet those objectives. The coaching sessions are scheduled in 30-60 minute blocks. They are delivered virtually in most cases using Skype, GoToMeeting, or telephone. If coach and coachee are geographically able, then face-to-face meetings may be arranged.
Fabienne Doze, fdoze@sedaa.net
Jshon Thomas, jthomas@sedaa.net
Deserie Myers, dmyers@sedaa.net
PR and Communication is outsourced to DW&A who combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience in all aspects of corporate and marketing communications to provide an integrated approach to stakeholder communications. Thier strategic programs, based on client objectives, are designed to work across cultural boundaries and help clients find, connect with and retain customers, partners and investors. The work done by DW&A for GBT is to:
- Increase the visibility of the group within its target community
- Customize marketing materials for specific countries
- Write and Edit articles for industry publicaitions
- Secure speaking opportunities at industry events
Donna Wilson, dwilson@sedaa.net
Sales (Description TBD)
Connie Harryman, charryman@sedaa.net
Country Facilitators each serve as a bridge between the community of GBT members in their country and the GBT community around the world. Country Facilitators are also the primary representatives of the GBT to the local community of OD practitioners. Some of their functions include;
- Strengthening and expanding their country's community of experienced OD practitioners and academics
- Diagnosing members's needs and interests
- Encouraging and facilitating members' involvement in articulating views on the state of OD in their countries
- Creating and coordinating events relevant to specific country conditions
- Coordinating connections with other relevant professional groups; and
- Facilitating better understanding and promoting international cooperation and collaboration
Please contact your Country Facilitator (see below) if you have questions about the GBT, or if you would like to promote an event, publish a paper, or provide input regarding the above issues. If a Country Facilitator has yet to be identified for your country, please contact a member of the Membership Services team.
 Susan Blake, United States, sblake@sedaa.net
 Dee Noonan, Switzerland, dnoonan@sedaa.net
 Eliza Quek , Singapore, equek@sedaa.net
 Syed Hasnain Mazher, Pakistan, hmazher@sedaa.net
 Rita Maselli, Egypt, rmaselli@sedaa.net
 Marcelo Ponce , Brazil, mponce@taointernational.com.br
 Joachim schwendenwein, Austria, j.schwendenwein@gmail.com
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