Chuck McPherson

Chuck has led large and small teams through organizational effectiveness, change management, strategic planning, and professional development initiatives. With over two decades of global business and management experience, his focus includes leading businesses with traditional teams through untraditional planning processes, and supporting clients in the fields of organizational development and human resources.

As a senior human resources manager at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies, Chuck managed major strategic and human resource projects across multiple geographic locations and cross-functional departments. His success in the HR and production management fields reflects his commitment to managing relationships, improving organizational behavior, and driving organizational results.

In 2003, Chuck launched IMS Consulting and IMS TrackMeet ^TM, management consulting firms focused on business management consulting and collaborative technologies for numerous small and large businesses in the financial, technology, hospitality, nonprofit, wine, and education industries.

In 2009, Chuck merged IMS Consulting and IMS TrackMeet into Leap Solutions Group LLC, formalizing a business partnership that began through a collaborative consulting agreement with Scott Ormerod in 2004.

He has been published and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Sun Sentinel, New York Times, Top Consultant and Training Magazine.

Chuck received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Williamstown University.

Scott Ormerod

Scott seeks and inspires creative, innovative solutions that develop and enhance teams with a focus on organizational values, vision, and mission. With almost three decades of organizational development, management, and human resources experience, his expertise includes incorporating individualism, diversity and growth into organizations' employee, staff, and management development programs.

Scott launched Leap Solutions in 1998. His diverse experience includes human resources, organizational development, facilities management, risk management, administration and finance. This background, combined with his nonprofit and higher-education experience, allows him to bring distinctive and diverse solutions to consulting engagements.

He also teaches human resources and management courses as an adjunct faculty member for Pacific Union College and University of San Francisco.

Volunteering and community involvement are Scott's passions. His personal service motto is "It takes a whole community to make a community whole". His nonprofit service includes a focus on childrens' causes, including wish granting for Make-A-Wish; permanent, stable housing for foster children; and leadership development for junior-year high school students.

On May 16, 2001, His Holiness the Dalai Lama honored Scott, one of only fifty individuals from throughout the world to be selected, for his nonprofit service, particularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Scott received his Masters of Business Administration in management at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

Janet Moore

Janet Moore is a savvy business professional. She is strategic, innovative and loves solving business problems. She has fifteen years in business development, sales and recruitment in the management consulting field, and sales skills from fourteen years selling hardware and software to Fortune 500 companies, including WANG Computers and Octel Communications.

In 2005, Janet transitioned into management consulting. She joined M Squared Consulting as the Vice President, Business Development, and was instrumental in building the M Squared brand and the firm's successful healthcare practice. She established strong business relationships for consulting services with multiple healthcare organizations including Kaiser, Stanford Medical Center, Blue Shield, and Sutter Health. She left M Squared and did business development and recruiting services for several niche consulting firms. Most recently she was a direct hire recruiter for a major staffing firm in the North Bay where she was responsible for administrative and professional level full-cycle recruitment.

Janet received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire. She is a longtime Marin County resident, active with the Garden Society of Marin and Chi Omega Sorority (she is co-president of the Marin chapter). She loves gardening, yoga, reading (book club) and bocce ball.

Maria Hernandez

Maria has consulted to Fortune 100, public entities, foundations and nonprofits for 17 years. As facilitator and strategist, Maria supports executive project teams to insure goals are aligned with strategy and managed effectively; works on large scale change initiatives; and provides strategic and content expertise in professional development and diversity awareness programs. She is a native Spanish speaker, and has consulted in Mexico for a technology accelerator with joint ventures in the U.S. and Mexico.

After teaching and managing cultural outreach programs at a private liberal arts college in Northern California, she transitioned to full time consulting as MGH CONSULTING, with a focus on training, executive coaching, and strategic planning consulting. Between 2008 and 2010, Maria was managing director, western region, for Global Lead, LLC. Global Lead acquired her firm, and in July, 2010, Maria resumed her Northern California consulting practice. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she is a Danforth Fellow and holds a doctorate in community psychology.

Becky Andersen

As a consultant, Becky comes to Leap Solutions with over 20 years of Human Resources Management experience specializing in mergers, acquisitions, benefits and employee relations. She has extensive experience in the healthcare and technology industries. Her corporate experience has included team leadership, human resource program development and complex systems implementation. Becky enjoys the challenge of problem solving and utilizes her skills to ensure a great employee experience all while staying true to the organization's mission and values.

Professionally, Becky has been involved with the Marin HR Forum, served on the Croner Company Education and Entertainment Compensation Survey advisory committee, and identified as a key contributor to human resources mergers and acquisition activity at Gores Technology Group (GTG).

Becky received her Bachelors of Arts in Management with a Human Resources emphasis from Sonoma State University. As a long-time resident in Marin County, Becky is an active community volunteer. She currently serves is co-president of the Lucas Valley Swim Team and enjoys spending her leisure time with family and friends.

Teri Powell

As Leap Solutions' office manager, Teri Powell draws upon over twenty-five years of human resources, facility management, and office administration experience to keep Leap's projects on time and on target.

Teri joined Leap Solutions in January 2011. She began her career with Bank of America in 1984 and has served as an executive assistant, office manager, project coordinator, insurance chiropractic assistant and property manager. Teri also worked as an administrative assistant in administrative services as well as a benefits specialist in human resources for Kendall-Jackson from 1997 to 2008, and moved on to Medtronic and L-3 Communications as project coordinator in the human resources recruiting sector and learning and development.

A life-long Sonoma County resident, Teri volunteers at the Windsor Service Alliance, and has served as a youth leadership counselor and secretary for the Young Women's Organization at her church. Her passions are her new grand-daughter, hiking, gardening, camping, hunting, traveling, SF Giants and   SF 49ers and anything with her family.

Karen D'Or

Karen is a seasoned researcher, grant writer, and fund raising consultant who helps organizations to effectively tell their story.With over twenty-five years experience in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, her entrepreneurial insights improve organizations’ performance and communication. Consulting with a wide-range of environmental, social service, and economic development agencies, she inspires groups to set audacious goals, present a persuasive proposal, and ask funders to give generously. Her work and guidance has resulted in millions of dollars raised in foundation, corporate, state, and federal grants. She is an enthusiastic and personable facilitator, and works with community organizations, businesses and public agencies to share their story, accomplish their mission, and create common vision through strategic partnerships.

She teaches grant writing workshops to nonprofit leaders and is a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals Wine Country chapter, and volunteers with the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County’s “Board Match” program, linking new board candidates to the right community group.

Karen previously served as executive director and development director of several leading nonprofit organizations, motivating high-level volunteers to help produce outdoor festivals, community awareness campaigns, and annual awards ceremonies.

Carolyn K. Hamilton

Carolyn, founding partner of Hamilton, Bussell and Associates, assists clients in expanding their vision and services through increased philanthropy, strategic planning, and leadership development.  She consults with development officers and organizational leaders, and particularly enjoys facilitating board retreats and board trainings. Her expertise includes pre-campaign and capital campaign planning and management, and structuring and enlarging major gift programs. 

Carolyn believes in the power of volunteering and has served as a board member or board chair for several organizations. She and her husband founded Inland Temporary Homes in Southern California, a leader in meeting the needs of homeless families. With over twenty-five years experience in assisting non-profits in mission fulfillment, she continues a passionate commitment towards her personal and her client's causes. 

Long-term, trusted relationships have enabled her to create far-reaching results for clients, including significant expansion and mission growth.

Carolyn is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a frequent conference presenter, identifying cutting edge trends and latest strategies for engaging volunteers and donors. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communications and Public Relations from Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA.