Dedicated People Behind Successful Organizations

About Us

Dynamic educational, governmental, and nonprofit organizations are vital to society and effective leadership drives their success. We help organizations identify and develop leaders, people, and programs to achieve superior results. Our work is guided by these philosophies:

  • Working in partnership with your organization.
  • Customizing our work to fit your organization’s culture and the challenges you face.
  • Establishing a reputation as valued experts who are fair, credible, and trustworthy.
  • Using emotional intelligence concepts and research to ground our work.

DA Staff

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Steve Straus
President and Co-Founder

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Heather Lee
Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Developmental Associates

Holly Danford Bishop
Partner and Director of Operations

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Candice Walsh
Bookkeeping

DA Consultants

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Scott Clark
Senior Consultant

Developmental Associates

Sherry Rogowski
Senior Consultant

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Tamara Kellam-Washington
Consultant & Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach