Christine Roess: as SDI’s Founding Partner, Christine has been generating transformational coaching programs for major corporations for 17 years. Her client list consists primarily of Fortune 500 companies. Christine graduated from the University of Michigan and did graduate study at Northwestern University in English language and literature. This was the beginning of her formal study and lifelong fascination with the relationship between language, creativity and action. Christine began her career as a political organizer in Chicago serving as Executive Director of US Congressman Abner J. Mikva’s South Chicago District Office. She later served as Director of Public Information for National Medical Fellowships, dedicated to increasing the numbers of underserved minority physicians. Christine has been a guest lecturer at Fordham University’s Graduate Business School and at Polytechnic University’s Management of Technology Graduate Business Program.

     
  Daniel Mangelsdorf: as Managing Partner, Dan works closely with clients to understand their current and future needs and ensures SDI Communications is always providing services of the highest value. Prior to joining SDI Communications, Dan was a VP of Global Marketing at Nortel Networks. He has an extensive background in managing for performance during periods of explosive growth and during large scale restructuring efforts. Prior to Nortel, Dan held senior positions in Marketing, Sales, Operations, and New Product Development with Sun Microsystems, Solectron, NetEdge Systems, and Baker Oil Tools.
     
  Don Pizzi: as a Partner, Don is an expert in the area of Executive Recruitment & Development. Prior to establishing Mark Adam Associates, one of the leading executive recruiting firms for Information Technology, he was a VP at Korn/Ferry, Int’l and established himself there. After 20 years of recruiting Don knows what high-level leadership looks like to be effective in business.
     
  Jim Roi: as Senior Coach, Jim is a scholar of philosophical theory that he has applied in workshops, private practice and in coaching for the past twenty years. He has worked with many clients, including AT&T and IBM.
     
  Molly Roess: as a Partner at SDI, Molly began her career in music management working for top musicians including the 10,000 Maniacs, the Cowboy Junkies and Grant Lee Buffalo. From there she moved into sponsorship and licensing development for a promotions agency where she worked on national accounts, including, Perdue Chicken, Dr. Scholl’s, the National Basketball Assn, and Green Giant. Her ability to generate transformational breakthroughs in people is a process that she has been involved in for most of her life, in both her previous careers, so joining SDI was a natural next step.
     
  Doreen DelCol: as office manager and executive assistant, Doreen contributes a rich background of organizational and interpersonal skills to SDI. Her sixteen years of management experience includes Senior Operations and Administration positions at Irving Trust Company, First Fidelity Bank and PNC Bank. In her last position at PNC Bank, Doreen was a Vice President in the Institutional Investment Group and was responsible for maintaining the business relationships of over seventy five high-net-worth clients.