82 Emery Bay Drive, Emeryville, CA  94608

(510) 655-4419 office     (510) 334-0879 cell

sstras@sbcglobal.net

Over 18 years of consulting experience, with demonstrated excellence in:

Committed to collaborative approaches, enhanced team relationships, and strategic results.

STRASBURGER AND ASSOCIATES, Emeryville, CA                               1990-Present

Principal Consultant

Develop partnerships with corporate, community and individual clients to create strategic personal, operational and organizational change.  Senior consultant for InPartnership’s Diversity and Inclusion interventions (e.g., Ms. Foundation, Shell); senior consultant for Advance Consulting’s Consultative Approach leadership development programs (e.g., Federal Express, Cisco); master trainer and coach for Interaction Associates’ Facilitation, Coaching, and Leadership workshops (e.g., Genentech, Kaiser); and executive coach for high-potential leaders, from individual contributors to CEO’s. 

*         Cultural competency consultant for Levi-Strauss and Company’s International General Manager Accelerated Leadership program, coaching senior leaders in eight countries.

*         Chief advisor to Ernst & Young Lead Development Consultant and Senior Partners in creating strategic Team Acceleration initiatives, now being replicated nationally.

*         Selected by Bank of America’s Management Development team to create merger-management curriculum and train internal trainers for company-wide roll-out.

*         Designed and facilitated a community-based leadership development project, with unprecedented racial balance among participants and a zero attrition rate.

Bank of America, San Francisco, CA                                                         1987-1990

Corporate Health Programs Specialist

Internal consultant, developing stress management and injury prevention programs; coached managers in interventions and reinforcement activities.

*         Collaborated with Creative Services Director to produce award-winning video: Back Safety in the Workplace.

*         Reduced industrial claims by 40% and absences by over 500 workdays within one year, through targeted employee training and management coaching efforts.