President of RL Cooper Associates, an organizational and management consulting firm, Cooper has over 25 years of experience. He works with senior leaders to develop work cultures that provide high customer and staff satisfaction and engagement. He is the author of three books: Huddle Up – Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Service Excellence, Leadership Tips To Enhance Staff Satisfaction and Retention, and Heart and Soul in the Boardroom. Cooper presents professional development workshops on problem solving in the workplace, creating strategic focus to accomplish goals, developing staff competency and confidence, and balancing work and personal life.

Dr. Marian Gryzlo understands what it takes to create and nurture effective private and nonprofit partnerships. She engages CEOs, boards, executive directors, donors and volunteers. Her leadership has launched meaningful, measurable and sustainable win/win/win alliances. With a Doctorate of Education in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College and an MBA in Marketing from Iona College, Marian understands theory and practice, business value drivers, and mission-based culture.

Robert S. Nadel is President of The Nadel Consulting Group, Inc., (1991) an Independent Management Consulting firm devoted to the practice of strategic management, human resources and executive and employee pay issues at all levels within an organization and their role in the achievement of business success.
Previously served as Eastern Region Managing Partner for the Hay Group and Partner in Charge of the NY Office of the Hay Group (1969-1989).
Served as Eastern Region Partner and Partner in Charge of the New York Office for the ABC Practice at Deloitte from 1989 to 1991.
Elected as an Independent Outside Director of Hauppauge Digital, Inc., Traded on NASDAQ as HAUP. Elected Chair of the Board’s Compensation Committee in 2004. Term ended after 6 years of tenure.
Was Independent Founding Director of NASDAQ:NCTI
Serves as Named Executive Compensation Advisor for approximately 12 publicly traded companies (in Proxy Statements), and Not-For-Profit organizations (in Form 990s).
Served as an Expert Witness and Litigation Consultant in a variety of cases in reasonable compensation, management practices.
Served as President of HRNY (The Human Resources Association of New York-SHRM Chapter) which has 2,000 members. Served as Director of the Westchester Chapter of SHRM.
Served as Interim Executive Director for The New York Business Group on Health, Inc., from 1994 to 1996. NYBGH is “the Voice of Business on Health issues” in NY. (Now called NEBGH).
Member of the National Advisory Board for Managed Care for the Pfizer Corporation, and also a Member of the Advisory Board on “Healthy Babies, Healthy Business”, for the March of Dimes.