State and Local Government

• Commonwealth of Virginia: Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, Facilities Director's Leadership Team; Department of Motor Vehicles, Commissioner's Leadership Team; Department of Transportation, VDOT Executive Institute; Department of Taxation, Commissioner's Leadership Team; Employment Commission, Team development seminar; Office of the Attorney General, Mid-Managers Program; State Corporation Commission, Commissioners' Leadership Team; Supreme Court,; Pre-Bench Orientation Program
• University of Virginia: (1) Center for Public Service/Institute of Government: the HPO diagnostic/change model is the core theoretical seminar in the two-week residential Senior Executive Institute for City/County Managers and department heads and in the one-week residential Management Excellence Program (LEAD) for middle managers in local government, (2) Career Opportunities Institute, and (3) the Office of Career Planning and Placement
• State of Florida: State Health Department in Palm Beach County: Behavioral Health unit Leadership Team
• State of Michigan: Department of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: Head’s Leadership Team with follow on HPO sessions and work with the Bureau of Juvenile Justice
• U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix and St. Thomas: Department of Health and Hospital Leadership Teams
• Albemarle County, Virginia: joint HPO session for County Manager's Leadership Team and School District Leadership Team
• Arlington County, Virginia: (1) County Manager's Executive Leadership Team, (2) Departmental Leadership Teams: multiple HPO sessions, large‑scale organizational change consulting, multiple team‑development sessions, building an in-house change capability, (3) Domestic and Juvenile Court Leadership Team
• Atlanta, Georgia: HPO seminar and follow on consulting
• Blacksburg, Virginia: Senior Management Team, transit department, and mixed management levels; HPO seminars and executive coaching
• Bloomington, Illinois: Senior Management Team; HPO seminar
• Bowling Green, Kentucky: Senior Management Team; HPO seminar and refresher
• Broward County, Florida: Senior Management Team and departmental management teams; HPO seminars; values work and next steps; facilitation of multiple commission retreats
• Campbell County, Virginia: multiple sessions to assist Senior Management Team in using HPO material in organizational improvement efforts; facilitation of multiple board retreats
• Cedar Park, Texas: consulting support using HPO materials
• Chandler, Arizona: multiple HPO seminars for the Leadership Team and various departments
• Charlottesville, Virginia: City Manager's Leadership Team, Departmental Teams, change consulting; facilitation of multiple council retreats
• Coconino County, Arizona: County Manager’s Leadership Team, HPO seminars for staff, follow on consulting
• Dayton, Ohio: City Manager’s Leadership Team, multiple HPO seminars for all levels of the organization, building an in-house change capability, large-scale organizational change consulting
• Denton, Texas: Senior Management Team; HPO seminar
• Dublin, Ohio: participate in Leadership Development Program for city employees by presenting the HPO Seminar as core curriculum
• East Lansing, Michigan: City Manager’s Leadership Team
• Fairfax County, Virginia: County Manager’s Leadership Team; HPO sessions for multiple levels of the organizations; extensive follow on work with the Department of Public Works and the Deputy County Administrator for Human Services; facilitation of multiple Community Service Board retreats
• Guelph, Ontario, Canada: City Manager’s Leadership Team, multiple HPO seminars for Departmental leadership teams and intact work groups, large-scale organizational change consulting
• Harrisonburg, Virginia: Senior Management Team; HPO seminar; consulting support using HPO material; facilitation of Council retreat
• Henrico County, Virginia: Mental Health and Retardation Services, Director's Leadership Team: HPO seminar, large-scale organizational change consulting, team development sessions
• Hermiston, Oregon: consulting support using HPO material
• Johnson County, Kansas: participated in the delivery of the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Management Excellence Program
• Leesburg, Virginia: City Manager’s Leadership Team HPO Seminar; facilitation of multiple council retreats
• Longview, Texas: HPO seminar for mixed level group; facilitated strategic planning effort
• Lynchburg, Virginia: Middle Managers Program; facilitation of council retreats
• Miami (OH) Conservancy District: Director’s Leadership Team and HPO sessions for staff
• Montgomery, Ohio: follow-up consulting to HPO material
• New York City, Police Department: Executive Development Program
• Newport News, Virginia: Senior Management Team and middle managers; multiple sessions to build in-house change strategy; follow on consulting
• Norfolk, Virginia: City Manager's Cabinet (leadership team), Departmental Leadership Teams: multiple HPO sessions, large-scale organizational change consulting, multiple team‑development sessions, follow on consulting
• Norfolk Redevelopment Housing Authority, Director's Leadership Team
• Palm Beach, Florida: (1) the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County (an independent taxing authority): Executive Director’s Leadership Team, HPO for all employees, ongoing consulting for large-scale organization change, work with “provider” organizations; project management training for CSC staff (2) Health Care District of Palm Beach County (an independent taxing authority): Senior Management Team and staff of the Behavioral Health Department; HPO seminar, follow-up consulting, and facilitation of the senior team
• Petersburg, Virginia: City Manager's Leadership Team; facilitation of multiple council retreats
• Portsmouth, Virginia: City Manager’s Leadership Team, building an in-house change capability, large-scale organizational change consulting; multiple sessions on project management; facilitation of multiple council retreats
• Prince William, Virginia: County Manager's Leadership Team; multiple HPO seminars; ongoing consulting
• Prince William County Service Authority, Virginia: General Manager's Leadership Team, including a one-week leadership program with the HPO Seminar as a core piece; ongoing consultation to build change mechanism, facilitation of board retreat
• Reading, Pennsylvania: City Manager’s Leadership Team
• Roanoke, Virginia: consulting support using HPO material
• Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Virginia: Executive Director's Leadership Team and all employees; multiple sessions to build an in-house change strategy
• Roanoke County, Virginia: senior and middle management; HPO seminar
• Rockville, Maryland: City Manager's Leadership Team and staff; HPO seminars; follow-up consulting; facilitation of council retreat
• San Luis Obispo, California: HPO overview for entire staff
• Sarasota County, Florida: County Manager’s Leadership Team, HPO sessions for top management and other pilot groups, follow on consulting
• Sedona, Arizona: HPO seminar for mixed levels of staff
• Shorewood, Illinois: HPO seminars for mixed levels of staff
• Stafford County, County Manager's Team and multiple parallel teams to create County change mechanism and to facilitate a County wide values effort using an appreciative inquiry strategy; facilitation of board retreat
• Tampa (Florida) Water Department: Director’s Leadership Team and follow on consulting
• Thornton, Colorado: HPO seminars for the department heads and senior officials.
• Waynesboro, Virginia: City Manager's Leadership Team and individual departments (including Police, Library, Fire, and Office on Youth; multiple sessions; facilitation of multiple council retreats
• Williamsburg, Virginia: HPO seminars for mixed levels of staff
• Windsor, Connecticut: City Manager’s Leadership Team, HPO seminars for top team and for selected staff