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Ian G. Anderson, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
BA (Econ) Hons, MSc, MSc, MSc, MA (Econ), PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Ian Anderson is a business psychologist and Organizational Development
consultant with 20 years of experience. He enjoys an international
reputation as a no-nonsense problem solver who believes that there
is no conflict between developing people and growing profits.
Dr. Anderson has worked for an array of Fortune 500 and Times 100
companies at the corporate, team and individual levels. He is a
specialist in a wide variety of consulting solutions and his projects
have included:
- Leadership development, strategy and implementation
- Executive coaching
- Corporate strategy and change management
- Board level recruitment, selection and assessment center development
- Global trading
- Corporate policy development, training, and implementation
in the areas of drug and alcohol problems in the workplace.
In 1995, Dr. Anderson was awarded U. S. permanent resident status
through the prestigious “national interest waiver” provision,
specifically for his work with the U.K. divisions of Fortune 500
companies.
In 1997, Dr. Anderson was responsible for the turnaround of one
of Europe’s largest transport groups with depots in seven
countries. During a five-month period, he conceived the corporate
recovery plan, restructured the Board, and personally recruited
a new CEO and CFO. He developed the HR strategic plan and recruited
the new HR senior manager, negotiated a recovery package with financial
institutions, and worked with the new Board to implement the recovery
plan.
Prior to concentrating full time on his business consultancy, Dr.
Anderson had a variety of successful career experiences in other
fields. He was a professional actor in the U.K. with a succession
of stage, television and film credits. He had an academic career
as a researcher and lecturer at the Universities of Manchester and
Bournemouth in the U.K. He also ran a busy mixed clinical practice
on the south coast of England for more than ten years.
Dr. Anderson received his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology
& Economics, a Master’s in Social Psychology and Research
Methods, and a PhD in Organization Behavior and Psychotherapy, all
from the University of Manchester, England. He went on to gain three
further MScs in Experimental Psychology, Occupational Psychology
and Psychological Counselling. He worked as a therapist and
conducted research in the British National Health Service.
Dr. Anderson is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological
Society, a member of the American Psychological Association, a member
of the British Society of Experimental and Clinical Hypnosis, and
a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He
is both a writer and an internationally renowned speaker on a variety
of topics.
Jon Peterson, PhD
Director, Business Development
Jon Peterson is a business psychologist and consultant. During
the last twenty years he has developed an expertise in the areas
of Developing Leaders, Succession Planning, and selection and promotional
evaluations. Jon has worked in a variety of businesses and organizational
settings with senior managers and executives on a wide range of
projects including career planning, crisis intervention, communication
and interpersonal skills development, and strategic HR initiatives.
Dr. Peterson earned his Bachelor’s degree from Westmont College,
Santa Barbara, California in 1974, a Master’s in Theology
from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1978, and his PhD in Clinical
Psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena,
California in 1979.
Jon is a renowned speaker on a variety of topics, a member of the
American Psychological Association, the Professional Coaches and
Mentors Association, the American Society for Training and Development,
and the National Human Resource Association.
Tony Traweek, PhD
Director, Business Development
Tony Traweek is a business psychologist and consultant whose expertise
is in the development of organizations’ senior management
teams and executive leadership. In his 28 years of experience, Dr.
Traweek has facilitated the development of technical and advanced-degree
professionals into managers, leaders, and partners. He has been
instrumental in the development of key senior executives and mission-critical
executive teams and has successfully accomplished turn-around coaching
with highly valued but under-performing or prematurely plateaued
key contributors. Tony’s emphasis is on effective change management
that integrates overall corporate Human Resources strategies with
an organization’s business objectives.
Dr. Traweek has consulted with a broad range of companies that
include cutting-edge technology, research and development, health
care, regional utility, major construction, regional accounting
and professional service firms, the Department of Defense (DOD),
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of Energy
(DOE), and U.S. Government security agencies.
Dr. Traweek undertook his undergraduate training at the University
of Idaho, where he received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree
in Psychology. He obtained a Master’s Degree from the University
of Northern Colorado and completed his Doctoral Degree in Psychology
from Utah State University. He completed a clinical internship at
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Traweek
has held high level reliability and security positions throughout
his career and is capable of working with highly sensitive material
and in areas with restricted access. He currently holds a “Q”
Security Clearance with the NNSA/DOE. Dr. Traweek has consulted
at the state, regional and national level and in Western Europe.
Tony is a 20+ year member of the American Psychological Association,
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and National Register of
Health Care Providers in Psychology, and recently completed a six
year association as an Examiner with the New Mexico Board of Psychologist
Examiners.
Carol Jung, PsyD
Manager, Business Development
Carol Jung is a business psychologist and organizational consultant.
For more than 20 years she has developed leaders and organizations
in a variety of industries including financial services, high tech,
professional services, retail and telecommunications.
Dr Jung is well known for her work in the field of women in leadership.
In particular, she is an expert in developing strategies that assist
individuals in harnessing their potential and applying that potential
in order to advance their best interests.
Carol has also enjoyed considerable success is assisting businesses
in acquiring and retaining superior talent, building their human
resource capital, and developing business objectives that are aligned
with the company's values and culture.
Dr Jung was awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College
in 1975, an MSW from the University of Wisconsin in 1977, and a
Doctor of Psychology degree from Pacific University in 1989.
Bruce Etringer, PhD
Manager, Business Development
Bruce Etringer is a business psychologist and consultant. He has
consulted with both private and public organizations, including
professional service firms, engineering firms, information technology
companies, privately held companies, financial firms, health care
clinics, state and local HR departments, insurance firms, hospitals,
and universities. His work has included developing leaders and managers,
developing teams, preventing derailment with valued employees, career
development for prematurely plateaued employees, training in communication
and interpersonal skills, resolving interpersonal issues and crisis
management among key employees, and consultation on mental and physical
health issues for employees.
Dr. Etringer received his Master's in Psychology from Old Dominion
University. He gained a PhD in Psychology from Iowa State University,
where his studies included an emphasis in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology and Management. He completed a post-doctoral internship
at the University of Utah.
Dr. Etringer has practiced as a licensed psychologist since 1983,
and has served for various periods of time as Direct of Career Counseling
and Development in several large universities. He has established
and administered career counseling and behavioral consulting services
in a variety of settings, and consulted on personnel issues with
numerous agencies. Most recently, he has run a successful clinical
and consulting practice for over five years.
Dr. Etringer has received postdoctoral training in such areas as
individual and organizational consultation in business and industry,
adult career issues, assessment of work personality and organizational
functioning, team development, and adult development. He has published
and spoken nationally in the area of career development and development
of expertise. Dr. Etringer is a certified trainer in Motivational
Interviewing, an approach designed to increase intrinsic motivation
to make and maintain behavioral change over time. He currently serves
as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychology
and Counseling Psychology at the University of Utah.
Dr. Etringer is a member of the American Psychological Association,
the Utah Psychological Association, and the Salt Lake City Chamber
of Commerce.
Trish Stanley, PsyD
Manager of Business Development
Trish Stanley has consulted to individuals and organizations for
over 25 years. She has worked with leaders and key contributors
from the fields of law, biotechnology, telecommunications, healthcare,
government, finance, training and development, manufacturing, tourism
and the arts.
Prior to joining Synnabar Consulting, Dr. Stanley had several long-term
consulting engagements with regional healthcare organizations, advising
key executives on strategic realignment and execution, new product
development and implementation, derailment and succession planning
projects, and business development initiatives.
Dr. Stanley has been the founder and executive director of several
organizations, including a multidisciplinary professional services
firm, and a startup regional nonprofit.
Dr. Stanley took her undergraduate training at San Diego State University,
where she also received a Master’s in Counseling. Her doctorate
in Applied Psychology is from United States International University.
She completed a clinical internship at the University of California,
San Diego. Dr. Stanley speaks and appears on television, locally
and regionally on a variety of topics related to enhancing the performance
of both individuals and organizations. She was a Resident Fellow
of the Center for Studies of the Person for ten years.
Trish Stanley is a Clinical Member of the American Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the Professional Coaches
and Mentors Association, and a member of the National Association
of Women Business Owners.
Michael Dishon, PhD
Manager of Business Development
Michael Dishon, PhD has more than 25 years’ experience
as a business psychologist and consultant. He has specific expertise
and experience in crisis resolution, the application of management
and psychological principles to organizational functioning and enhancement,
and working with family owned companies.
Dr. Dishon’s specialized training in family therapy gives
him a unique understanding of conflict issues and family dynamics
that often interfere with the success of these businesses. In 1984
he founded the Family Business Center, a consulting firm specializing
in family owned and operated firms. Combining business principles
and family psychology, the Center’s services included succession
planning, aligning family needs, beliefs, and values with those
of the business, intergenerational conflict resolution, culture
change, coaching and dealing with family and non-family employee
tensions.
Dr. Dishon has extensive experience of conflict-resolution, the
impact of corporate culture on morale, and employee turnover and
productivity. His expertise includes assessment processes for the
selection, promotion, and development of employees, mostly at mid-
and upper-levels. In recent years he has focused on the management
of change initiatives, corporate cultural issues, and the implementation
of organization-wide conflict management systems.
Dr. Dishon’s clients have included businesses of varying
sizes, in industries including professional service firms, high
tech, manufacturing, and retail.
Michael Dishon received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University
of California at Berkeley, and a PhD in Psychology from the California
School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. Dr. Dishon is
a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners. He is also
an assistant clinical professor, currently teaching at the Medical
School, University of California at Los Angeles. Previously, he
also taught at the California State University at Fullerton, Pepperdine
University, and the California Graduate Institute.
Dr. Dishon has been active as a volunteer member of the American
Red Cross, Disaster Mental Health Team. He had a variety of roles
with the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, including
that of Treasurer and Chair of the Forensic Committee. Dr. Dishon
was also the psychology editor for the Family Law News, a State
Bar publication.
Christopher Boyd, PhD
Manager of Business Development
Christopher Boyd is a business psychologist and organization development
consultant with 15 years’ experience. He has a responsibility
for Synnabar’s business development in the Northeastern United
States. He is a subject expert in strategy implementation, and he
is an active contributor to Synnabar’s continuous improvement
initiative. His consulting experience includes developing leaders
and assisting managers to achieve an alignment of performance infrastructure
and strategic goals. Chris has helped to develop a powerful set
of tools and processes used to help organizations achieve sustained
performance improvements. These include organizational audits, change
management and facilitative leadership methodologies, and tools
to facilitate the integration of Human Resource strategies with
an organization’s business objectives.
Prior to joining Synnabar, Dr. Boyd enjoyed a variety of successful
career experiences in community, academia, and public sector arenas.
In 2000 he was engaged to assist a “turnaround” project
for which he received national recognition. In the same year he
was awarded several prestigious “Innovations in Government” awards for his leadership abilities.
Dr. Boyd has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate
School of Education at Boston College for eight years, where he
teaches a variety of courses in the areas of human development and
organizational development as well as the application of behavioral
sciences in organizational contexts. He is well known for his thought
provoking, energetic style.
Chris received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1992. He has also
been awarded three Master’s degrees in Theology, Counseling,
and Clinical Psychology. Dr. Boyd is a sought after speaker and
presents both locally and nationally on an assortment of topics
related to the application of psychology in the workplace.
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