GOOD Network is the regional OD network serving Central Florida from coast to coast |
Meet the team that makes it “all GOOD”! If you are interested in volunteering your time with this high-performing team that follows solid OD practices and leads our organization from “GOOD” to great, please send us an email using our contact form. |
Executive BoardIsabella Johnston, President Isabella consults and coaches entrepreneurs and executive leaders with profit and nonprofit organizations in areas of leadership development, team building & communications, intern programs, and organizational growth. Industries/Sectors include: entrepreneurship, tech, nonprofits, legal, accounting/finance, marketing & sales, real estate, art/culture, manufacturing, medical, and game development. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-johnston-1339546 Krystena Sterling, Co-Program VP Krystena has a background in Project Management, Learning and Development and Hospitality Management. She is currently employed at Walt Disney World and also owns a Performance Coaching organization. She is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist and CPLP. In addition she is an adjunct college faculty member for University of Phoenix. Mark Griffiths, Co-Program VP
Mallory Paul, Membership VP and Learning & Development CoP Lead Mallory is a Regional Training Manager for Holiday Inn Club Vacations. She oversees learning and development for all 8 resorts in their Gulf Region and acts as a consultant and liaison to a team of 10 local trainers. She is passionate about personal and professional development and enjoys combining her enthusiasm for training with her love of entertainment. She holds a Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida. Margo Hamel, Treasurer Margo is First VP and Senior Development Manager at SunTrust Bank. She provides business planning, leader/advisor development coaching, and sales management consulting to the Private Wealth Management line of business. Margo has an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology and holds the Registered Corporate Coach designation from the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches. Vanessa Gomez, Secretary
Communication TeamNewsletter Editor - Beth Swanson Carol Emmett, Website Administration Incoming 2020 Officers & DirectorsLes Cowie, 2020 Membership VP
| Appointed DirectorsAlex Williams, Communications Director
Karen Agrait, Community Programs & Events Director
Marissa Carevelis, Hospitality Director Marissa is a Sr. Manager of Leadership Development and Training at A. Duda & Sons. She has the opportunity to create, lead and execute organizational, team and individual development initiatives for a very diversified workforce. She is passionate about helping people reach their full potential. She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration - Finance from the University of Central Florida and an MBA from Rollins College. Advisory & At Large BoardKristin Chase Kristin is the Director of the Organizational Development (OD) department for Universal Parks & Resorts. She has contributed to Universal for almost 15 years through consulting and leading employee feedback surveys, performance and talent management, leadership development and assessment, mentoring, competency model development, employee research, facilitation, and team effectiveness. She is a 2003 graduate of the UCF Masters' program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinchase Vicki Lavendol Vicki is an Associate Instructor at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Formerly Vicki was Director of Leadership & Training for Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center and Director of Human Resources for Charles Schwab. Vicki was in Human Resources at Walt Disney World and led change at Tupperware. Vicki holds an MHR and an MBA. Carol Emmett
| Communities of Practice LeadersDon Knagge, Coaching Group Chair
Chad Brown, External Consulting Chair
![]() Chad is a career counselor and employee development consultant, his company Chad Brown Counseling & Consulting helps individuals discover their personal purpose and organizations develop their professional potential. He specializes in working with young adults (Millennials & Generation Z) and improving intergenerational understanding for increasing efficiencies and organizational effectiveness. Chad is an experienced speaker with presentations at the local, state, and national level. He holds a Bachelor’s in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida, an M.B.A. from the Crummer Graduate School of Business, and a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbchelps/ Deborah Novak, Internal Consulting Co-Chair Deborah Novak, MBA has helped leaders build high-performing sustainable teams for 15 years. She brings depth and breadth of change management strategies, executive coaching and leadership development design and delivery to being the Internal Consulting Co-Chair. She is certified in PROSCI change management, LMAP 360 Senior Executive Assessments and is a certified Marcus Buckingham Standout 2.0 Coach. As part of Florida Hospital, she presented nationally on Team Engagement as a Driver for Patient Experience, Employee Engagement, Retention and Promotion. She thinks strategically and builds strong collaborative client partnerships while delivering tactically. She is currently acting as an Interim Leader at DSN Consulting while she is looking for her next full-time internal opportunity. Cynthia Barnes, Internal Consulting Co-Chair
Jonathan Pugh, Leadership Development CoP Chair
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