Dr. John Townsend

Dr. John Townsend and his team offer executive coaching, corporate consulting, and leadership training in a variety or programs. Join us today!

Jay Mac Davenport

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Jay Mac brings 20 years of leadership experience to his work with leaders and their teams. Whether it is leading teams, addressing executives during a workshop, or coaching leaders individually, Jay Mac exudes a passion for high-performance cultures and a focus on achieving collaborative outcomes through relational leadership. As a trusted advisor and guide, Jay Mac works regularly with leaders and their teams to identify opportunities and lead teams to successful results.

Jay Mac is the Chief Operating Officer for The PARC Veterinary Hospital.  He holds a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and is certified as an executive coach and consultant through the Townsend Leadership Group.

Liz Zeller

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Townsend Leadership Director
Biblical Counselor

Liz Zeller is a Biblical counselor with over 15 years of experience in ministry and counseling. Her wisdom and deep understanding of the healing nature of relationships are an integral part of her success as TLP director and counselor. She is passionate about partnering with individuals to overcome the hardships that hinder strong relationships, satisfaction, and enjoyment in life.

Liz has created a cutting edge growth program for her church, based on Dr. Townsends’ TLP program. Hundreds have participated in this hugely successful program to date. Liz walks clients through the process of creating new experiences to deal with difficulties, and focuses on growth, including whole-person emotions, both body and spirit. By building a relationship founded on trust, and lending her depth of understanding, Liz works with clients to integrate John Townsend’s Biblical principle of grace and truth over time. Transformed relationships, personal, and professional growth, are the result.

Living out her belief in pursuing growth, Liz has participated in the Townsend Leadership Program for five years. She has also completed both the Ultimate Leadership (UL) Workshop and One Week Intensive (OWI) for Counselors in Newport Beach, California hosted by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

Liz received a Degree in Business Administration/Accounting from Phillips College, in New Orleans, LA. She has been employed at Harvest Church for the last 15 years as a Pastor and Director of Biblical Counseling, as well as the successful T-Group program.

Liz and her husband Lowell are the proud parents of a daughter, three sons, and five grandchildren.

Eric Hutch

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With over 20 years of pastoral leadership and counseling experience, Eric is highly skilled in identifying the barriers to emotional health which hinder maximum performance, professionally and relationally. Eric’s background and training in studying human behavior and counseling contribute to his demonstrated success in coaching leaders.

Prior to a career in ministry, Eric advanced his career with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana becoming the youngest District Marketing Manager in the company’s history. Eric gained extensive experience managing financial settlements for Blue Cross Blue Shield’s HMO Department, promoting the state-wide Federal Employee Program, and leading a team of independent sales agents in the marketing district.

Eric’s relational leadership style, emotional intelligence, and stability enables him to excel in helping individuals overcome hidden barriers in leadership proficiency. His training and experience with emotionally focused therapy, leadership competency and character, and counseling experience provide a unique perspective to leadership development.

Eric’s role as a Marriage and Family Pastor provides many opportunities to empower individuals and couples to experience health and wholeness. He successfully counsels individuals and couples in one-on-one and group environments and is a highly recruited and welcome partner to struggling couples seeking relational health and restoration.

Eric is also the Director of Church Engagement for Communio, a nonprofit helping churches use 21st century data tools and best practices in relationship ministry to strengthen marriages and families in their community.

Eric and his wife, Shari, married in July 1989, enjoy exploring Montana waterways in their kayak and hiking mountain trails. They live in Billings, have four sons, and two grandsons.

Tim Davis

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About Tim Davis

Tim Davis has been a licensed and bonded General Contractor for 35 years in Billings, MT and surrounding cities.  He has developed and built various projects from homes to churches and water parks. He loves to be creative and lead and develop leaders.

Before Tim was a General Contractor, he was a State of Montana Certified K-12 teacher working with emotionally challenged kids.

Currently, Tim is a Director for Townsend Leadership Group working as an executive coach in Billings and Bozeman Montana. He is currently leading one Townsend Leadership Program Team.

In addition to Director of TLG, Tim is also a facilitator of “T” Groups at Harvest Church, working with adults who are growing emotional intelligence.

Tim has received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health from Iowa State University.  He has attended Ultimate Leadership and One Week Intensive Workshop by Growth Skills Foundation. He has also attended many Global Leadership Summits. He has also participated in three years of Townsend Leadership Program.

Tim has been married to the love of his life – Kerry, for 35 years.  He has 5 children; Taylor – 34 years old, married to Cally with 3 children.  Garrett – 33 years old, married to Liz with 2 children, Sydney – 27 years old, married to Brian with two children. Gabe – 22 years and Max – 18 years.

When Tim is not hanging out with his family or working, he is hunting elk somewhere in the mountains of Montana!

Diana Shay

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Biblical Counselor

Diana Shay is a Biblical counselor with over 15 years of experience in ministry and counseling. Her wisdom and deep understanding of the healing nature of relationships are an integral part of her success as TLP director and counselor. She is passionate about partnering with individuals to overcome the hardships that hinder strong relationships, satisfaction, and enjoyment in life.

Diana walks clients through the process of creating new experiences to deal with difficulties, and focuses on growth, including whole-person emotions, both body and spirit. By building a relationship founded on trust, and lending her depth of understanding, Diana works with clients to integrate John Townsend’s Biblical principle of grace and truth over time. Transformed relationships, personal, and professional growth, are the result.

Living out her belief in pursuing growth, Diana has participated in the Townsend Leadership Program for four years. She has also completed both the Ultimate Leadership (UL) Workshop and One Week Intensive (OWI) for Counselors in Newport Beach, California hosted by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

Diana Shay currently co-directs a Townsend Leadership Program (TLP) group with Jeff Carroll and Liz Zeller in Billings, MT.

Diana received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Montana State University-Billings. She has been employed at Harvest Church for the last 16 years as a Biblical Counselor and has helped successfully launch and facilitate Harvest’s T-Group ministry, a Townsend-based ministry, for the past 5 years.

Diana and her husband Vic are the proud parents of a son and daughter, and a few furry critters.

Endorsements

“Diana Shay is empathetic and insightful in her coaching. She is truly present when she is interacting with people and has a calm but strong presence allowing vulnerability and trust to be cultivated. She is genuine, wise, and caring and has a heart for helping people in their growth process. I have personally benefited from working with her and have seen the positive impact she has had on many people.”  ~ Jaimie Stoltzfus

“Diana Shay is a gifted Townsend leadership Program Director who is deeply concerned about people’s growth. What sets Diana apart from many is her continued desire for more personal growth, herself. Diana was a member of a TLP team for four years prior to becoming a TLP Director and she lives the thought that you cannot take people any farther than you have come yourself. I am blessed to have witnessed Diana’s transformation from participant to leader in this world and I count it an honor to co-lead a team with her this year. For those looking for someone who can draw out your ‘deeper waters,’ look to Diana Shay to get you to the next level in your personal growth!”  ~ Jeff Carroll

“Diana is a highly qualified TLP Director.  She is well-trained and has years of experience facilitating process groups.  As members of the same TLP group for four years, I watched Diana commit to her own growth and work hard to achieve it.  She understands the growth process because she lives it out in her own life. I know her to be a compassionate person who pays attention and remembers the important things going on in the lives of others. She is insightful and full of grace. I highly recommend her as your TLP Director.” ~ Jim Haw

Nick Kennedy

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I was the Founder and CEO of RISE which was acquired by Surf Air in 2017. Surf Air has flown several hundred thousand frequent travelers on private planes giving them the ability to be home for breakfast, in another city for meetings and back in time for soccer practice. In a few years, I assembled a world-class team and leveraged my technology and client service background to develop an accessible, high-touch and highly scalable business model that positioned the company to lead the next generation of air travel.

My career started with EDS, and then shifted to helping build successful ventures that were acquired by companies like NCR and Nanthealth (IPO 2016). During that time, I accumulated over two million airline miles while losing hundreds of hours of productivity and time with family due to the highly inefficient and broken commercial airline industry. As a natural entrepreneur, I focused on a building a company that would make private flying more accessible and economical for everyday business people but without the expensive capital and operational burdens associated with owning planes.

I was born in Colorado and raised in California and when I was 16 my life imploded when my dad was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and I involuntarily exchanged my upper-middle-class life for the life of an Angel Tree kid.

A baseball scholarship brought me to my bride, and a job brought us to Texas, and being a successful entrepreneur brought me wealth and power and the realization that I was not nearly as strong as I thought I was.

The embarrassment of being a convict’s son once drove my need for success but being vulnerable and authentic connected me to reality. I’ve spent the first half of my life gathering stuff like my life depended on it, and I plan on spending the second half developing leaders by teaching the business skills that grew my earthly kingdom beyond my imagination along with the emotional skills that allowed me to be fully integrated and connected in my community.

As a Townsend Leadership Program (TLP) Director, I have the privilege of leading people through the 12-month program in my home. I have been trained to lead high-performing leaders in both competency and character based on a growth model developed by Dr. Townsend and am equipped to help leaders to grow holistically and to experience personal and professional success.

I live in Dallas with my brilliant wife of 20 years and our three kids. I am a “past my prime” athlete who enjoys baseball (played catcher in college), Peloton™ (ibrake4donuts), and has completed the Ironman® triathlon (barely).

Awards:

Dallas Business Journal 40 under 40
E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
E&Y Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

You can read more about my thoughts here: www.helloimnick.com

Dale Hedges

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Dale is a Townsend Leadership Program Director, Executive Leadership Coach, and Business Operations Consultant.  Dale looks to guide others who have the heart for authentic leadership in all they do and have a desire for personal growth beyond their current level of success.  Dale’s passion comes from his extensive experience managing teams in industries such as Consumer Electronics, High-Tech, Department of Defense (mil-spec), Aerospace, HVAC, and non-profit start-up.

As Vice President of Operations for a manufacturing company, Dale’s responsibilities included leading the change of the company’s culture.  This experience drew Dale to a deeper realization and sensitivity to how important the relationship is between leaders and their team members.  Dale’s appreciation of this situation brought him to the Townsend Leadership Group.

Dale integrates his experience and training of business excellence with authentic, people-centric leadership.  Dale brings this resource to leaders and professionals who desire to grow in their level of success.  Today, Dale is a TLP Director who has been trained, vetted and certified by the Townsend Leadership Group.

Dale holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Magna Cum Laude, from Pepperdine University.

Dale and his family reside in Orange County, California.  He enjoys hanging out with family and friends, experiencing the beaches of California in all its forms, taking backpacking trips, and is an avid coffee roaster and homebrewer.

Patti Cotton

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Patti Cotton, founder and CEO of Cotton Group, is a leader and strategist whose background includes more than 25 years of multi-cultural leadership experience around the globe in the worlds of diplomatic relations, as well as the corporate and non- profit arenas, and church settings. She brings this wealth of experience to her executive coaching and consulting clients, to the corporate teams she develops, and to the audiences, she engages as a speaker.

Patti’s chief passion is developing better business and community leaders, no matter what the industry or setting, helping them to harness their untapped potential to more effectively reach personal and professional goals. It is for this reason that she is excited about the Townsend Growth Model, reporting that it is much more effective than other existing approaches to leadership development offered today.

Patti’s formal education includes a master’s degree in Organizational Management and Development with a specialty track in Executive Coaching from Fielding Graduate University, a master’s degree in English Literature, and specialty certifications in conflict resolution, immunity to change, and social and emotional intelligence to facilitate growth and potential in individuals, teams, and organizations. She is certified with the International Coach Federation and guest lectures on advanced coaching methodologies, conflict resolution, and critical communications.

She is a contributor to the weekly business column, “Women, Money, and Mindset” for the Southern California News Group publications and has been recognized by Inland Empire magazine as one of the most influential women in the region. She is a two-time recipient of The U.S. President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service and has been nominated for a third.

Family is of top importance to Patti and her husband Greg, who are devoted to their four children and six grandchildren. They also enjoy sailing, reading good books, listening to all kinds of music, and relaxing with their dog Beau.

Elaine Morris

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Elaine partnered with John Townsend in 2009, when she invited John to launch TLP in the Dallas area. Prior to that, John was leading TLP exclusively in the Newport Beach, California area. Elaine and John co-led TLP in Dallas for five years. Together they developed a model to train other TLP Directors to replicate John’s training method and make it more widely available. As a result of their collaboration, TLP is now led in locations all over the country and the demand for TLP is growing at a rapid rate.  

As the co-founder and former president of Townsend Leadership Group, Elaine now limits her practice to a select group of clients and facilitation of one TLP group per year in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, beginning each January. She opens registration in August and utilizes a detailed application process to assure the best fit and mix of leaders for her group.

Elaine has more than 30 years experience running her own consulting practice offering such services as: executive coaching, leadership training and retreat facilitation for upper-level executives of small to mid-sized organizations.

Elaine’s experience spans a wide variety of industries. These include: commercial real estate, construction, technology, engineering, retail, oil and gas, health care, financial services, hospitality, direct sales, government, legal services, private education and non-profits.

Elaine brings a strong background of education and certifications in emotional intelligence and other tools to help leaders build self-awareness that leads to increased performance, collaboration and real bottom-line results.  

Elaine is married to Rod Morris and they have a wonderfully eclectic blended family with 2 grown daughters, a son-in-law and a grandson. Elaine considers herself a “wounded healer” and she is grateful for the growth she has had through her relationship with Christ, a loving family, and the Townsend growth model. Her life scripture is “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing.” John 5:15  

“John’s unique, holistic growth model for leaders simply works. As a long-time executive coach, I have seen many models profess to help leaders perform at their best, No other method integrates the whole person so seamlessly and incorporates the inside stuff of a leader. The TLP experience helps leaders master well-researched business practices such as how to handle tough conversations while maintaining the alliance. Plus, members benefit from the sheer power of a truly bonded group who are committed to one another’s success. I love seeing diverse leaders, older and younger, male and female, from different educational backgrounds and industries brainstorm solutions to tough business and personal issues. TLP is also biblically based so the principles are based on rock, not sinking sand. I have seen leaders not only transform their cultures and grow profits, but become better parents, enjoy healthier marriages and deepen their relationship with God!”

Tom Williams

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Tom is a seasoned coach, serial entrepreneur, leadership guru, trainer, and development specialist.  He is passionate about building vulnerable and transparent relationships to enrich individuals and businesses. Tom is gifted at empowering leaders to multiply relationships, impact mission, create healthy culture and teams, and develop valuable products and services.

Currently, Tom is the Chief Operating Officer of a large dental practice which extends to multiple locations.  The massive growth the company is experiencing is heavily influenced by the systems and processes Tom has developed and implemented.  His business experience includes: quality control manager for a fortune 500 company, consulting with start-ups to increase revenue, launching several of his own businesses, and developing individuals and teams as the National Training and Development Director for a non-profit. These roles provide him with the opportunity to connect, relate, listen, coach, and understand the challenges members of his TLP group have faced or are facing.

Tom has executive coaching experience with C-level executive within companies ranging from startup – $300M, driving results with his tremendous ability to naturally perceive how to maximize efficiency.  Along with this consulting and coaching he has extensive experience with strategic planning, marketing, problem solving, HR, hiring, and, innovation of new ideas.

As a former Division I swimmer at the University of Tennessee, Tom knows all too well the pressure to perform. After his four-year collegiate career, Tom continued his education at Tennessee acquiring a Master of Science with a focus in Business Management. His thesis work, which was implementing Six Sigma methodologies with a local company, increased their revenues 1 million dollars annually.  Pursuit of excellence is always Tom’s focus.

Tina Ratliff

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Tina is a Townsend Leadership Director and Life Coach. She spent two years studying to further build her skills as a life coach under clinical psychologist Dr Karen Bergstrom, who works directly with John Townsend to oversee and develop TLP directors. Tina homeschooled her 4 children who are now adults. She is a photographer, manages social media for local businesses, and likes surfing, climbing, ceramics and is currently exploring other forms of creativity. She lives with her husband of 36 years in their home by the ocean.

In working with Tina and this highly successful program created by John Townsend, team members will gain the necessary tools to access deeper connections, live in their ‘flowʼ, and improve their personal, professional and relational lives.

Are you parenting or even homeschooling your children, and need sustaining fuel and the place to get your needs met?

Maybe you have an outstanding amount of energy to accomplish many things, which ends up in your feeling scattered and unfocused. TLP will help you define your purpose in order to have a framework for making decisions that can best meet your long term goals.

Do you have obstacles that hold you back from meeting your goals and it is time to do the deeper work or implement effective skills and new tactics?

Would you like to increase your emotional intelligence to better understand your self and connect with others Iʼm meaningful ways?

Does it seem that you are living on repeat? The same relational dynamic happens over and over? Or in your career you find yourself in the same situation again and again?

You might live in the Bay Area, making the Santa Cruz location convenient. Or you might live far away and need a dose of some of our California sunshine. Santa Cruz is close to San Francisco, Oakland, and Monterey for some exploring while you are in the area.

Letʼs take a year and spend it together with a team of folks who are all about intentional growth! Letʼs become our best selves, empowered to do what we do best, and make a difference in our corners of the world!

You are amazing, and you matter! Letʼs do this!

Dr. Michele Fleming

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Dr. Fleming is a therapist, coach, speaker and writer. She completed her masters and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Biola University after enjoying a successful career in international sales and marketing. During her business career, she worked with emerging start-ups and Fortune 500 companies driving sales, leading teams, securing capital, and developing corporate strategy. Prior to entering graduate school, Michele worked as a Director for a large church in San Diego. Her unique combination of training and experience provides her TLP members with real-world expertise in the challenges and opportunities for growth in corporate, ministry, and personal development.

Dr. Fleming maintains a private practice as a coach and business consultant. She is also a professor at the Townsend Institute for Leadership, where she teaches graduate students and executive coaches in the Townsend Model of Leadership Development. Prior to her work with the Institute, Dr. Fleming was a group facilitator for Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud’s Ultimate Leadership seminars.

Dr. Fleming has had the opportunity to be a keynote speaker at conferences and workshops across the country. She has presented at universities, business groups, churches, and ministry events. She also blogs for several websites and has been featured on EWTN satellite radio.

Dr. Jill Jay

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Dr. Jill Jay has 25 plus years of experience in the entrepreneurial arena, including starting and building a global multimillion dollar business. Her experience spans from 12 years in the collegiate classroom, to coaching and consulting to working in the board room as a business executive for more than 20 years. Dr. Jay is a dynamic and seasoned entrepreneur with a track record in developing and implementing effective business processes. Dr. Jay has experience in managing and leading internal teams, developing leadership and growth skills of her staff, creating win-win relationships with vendors and suppliers to improve cost-efficiency across the supply chain, and tracking adherence to organizational strategy, strategic objectives and action plans.

Currently, Dr. Jay still operates as the Chairman and CEO of her dietary supplements business, is an Adjunct Professor for the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine and runs her own Career & Life Coaching/Consulting business. Dr. Jay serves a variety of business clients ranging from c-suite, business owners, entrepreneurs and students both on personal and professional levels.

Dr. Jay utilizes the TLP model to impact her clients by helping them overcome personal and business obstacles and challenges and focus on strategy and goals while cultivating emotional intelligence to promote growth. Dr. Jay also has a passion for assisting her clients in experiencing the power of digging into the root issues rather than solely focusing on the fruit, which has paved the way of success for many of her students, clients and mentees.

Dr. Jay holds a Masters and a Ph. D. in Business Administration with emphasis in women entrepreneurs and integration of work life and home life. Her masters thesis and doctoral dissertation in her emphasis are both published works. Dr. Jay had the unique opportunity and privilege to learn directly from Dr. John Townsend, Author of New York times best-seller, “Boundaries”, from over 5 years as a member and participant in Dr. Townsend’s “Platinum Townsend Leadership Program”, which greatly impacted her own personal life and growth. From Dr. Jay’s intimate work with the creator of the Townsend Leadership Program, she has a distinct advantage and unique insight for conducting a TLP team of her own.

Dr. Jay lives with her husband in San Mateo, CA.

Heidi Sadecky

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Heidi Sadecky
Townsend Leadership Director
Executive Coach

Heidi Sadecky comes to the Townsend Leadership Program as a highly trained executive coach with over 25 years of leadership experience in a global Fortune 500 company. Heidi works with leaders to increase their personal and professional capacities, and discover and break free from the restraints which hinder their growth and effective leadership. Heidi’s own deep personal and professional growth within the Townsend Leadership Program fueled her passion to become a Townsend Leadership Director and Executive Coach.

Heidi is the director of the only Townsend Leadership Program in Western Pennsylvania. She is among a select few coaches certified in the dynamics of conflict, emotional intelligence, conversational intelligence, Gallup StrengthsFinder, and the Townsend Leadership Model. Heidi is gifted in helping leaders understand why they do what they do so that they can change the trajectory of their leadership to make a greater impact on their world. Increased self-awareness, conflict competence, accelerated performance, and solutions are all areas leaders in which leaders can expect growth.

Heidi has a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University and is International Coach Federation certification credentialed, a Townsend Leadership Program Director, and the prestigious Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She holds a Masters of International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University.

As the director for the only Townsend Leadership Program in Western Pennsylvania, Heidi is proud to facilitate a group of leaders from the region through a year-long leadership development training program that helps them grow both personally and professionally. Groups are made up of both seasoned and emerging leaders who meet monthly for full-day, retreat-style training sessions. The program is designed to help each individual influence their teams, organizations, and community, for years to come.

Heidi, her husband Chris, and their two Golden Retrievers Tate and Willy live in Pittsburgh, PA.

To learn more, visit heidisadecky.com

Industries Served

• Hospital Systems
• Oil and gas
• Logistics
• Retail
• Chemical
• Design
• Service industries
• Non-profit management
• Ministry
• Financial services

Lisa Gomez-Osborn

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Lisa Gomez-Osborn is the President of Paragraphs Coaching & Consulting and a Director of the Townsend Leadership Program. Vetted and trained by John Townsend, Elaine Morris, and a long list of satisfied clients, she is a seasoned professional Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant who uses her perception, drive, and focus to inspire and challenge others towards personal and professional growth.

She is known for her expertise in what Seth Godin refers to as “Real Skills.” Real Skills are interpersonal and leadership driven in nature, and allow individuals to amplify their strengths and accelerate their trajectory toward excellence, while continuing to experience powerful and lasting change. Lisa is recognized by clients for her ability to skillfully navigate the non-profit and for-profit consulting worlds, for her strategic business planning and development, and to enhance cultural engagement and maximize workplace peak performance.

Lisa is also a Between the Summits Program Developer and Trainer for the Global Leadership Summit and Beyond. Lisa has established her brand around her personal and holistic model of building authentic relationships where full engagement, transparent, and direct communication produces extraordinary development for leaders on all levels.

In her free time Lisa enjoys being with her two grown sons, daughter-in-law and close friends. “We are often cooking, eating and laughing together while sitting outside enjoying the great outdoors.”

To learn more about connecting with Lisa and a Townsend Leadership Group near you follow the link https://www.townsendleadershipmidwest.com.

Dennis Del Valle

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Dennis Del Valle, M.A.

Dennis Del Valle is an executive coach and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Dennis had the pleasure of co-leading Townsend Leadership Program (TLP) teams with Dr. John Townsend for 6 years. He trains TLP directors and other professionals in facilitating process group and experiential techniques. He has a special interest in the unique dynamics of family businesses, having grown up in one himself.

Dennis spent fourteen years serving in the public-school system, first as a school counselor and later as a special education teacher, working with students with various disabilities such as autism, learning disabilities, hearing loss, and conduct disorder.

Dennis is a Fellow of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling at Concordia University Irvine. He has taught as an adjunct professor for Biola University. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Biola University (1992), majoring in biblical studies, and a Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology from Azusa Pacific University (1997).

Dennis resides in Long Beach, California with his wife of 22 years, Kimber, their 17-year-old daughter, Eden, and their 12-year-old son, Elisha.

Dr. Richard Mullis

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RICHARD completed his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from BIOLA University, and a Th.M. in Spiritual Theology from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He works in private practice in Orange County, California. He specializes in partnering with men & women, and couples & families, to identify & deconstruct their unproductive interactional cycles, and to strengthen intimate bonds of attachment & closeness in the service of re-constructing new, strategic, intimate, and productive cycles of interaction.

Richard also consults and coaches executives and ministers to develop the psycho-spiritual-emotional equipment needed to deal with relational, emotional, and spiritual issues; grief & bereavement; personality problems; sexual issues; trauma; substance abuse, addiction, recovery issues; depression and anxiety. In other words, he seeks to facilitate growth deeper still in “wisdom.”

He also works to help people strengthen their deep bonds of attachment; express intimate disclosures of the heart; take ownership of personal issues while inviting loved ones to do the same; heal wounds from the past to prevent them from contaminating present & future relationships & realities; and collaborate & communicate effectively with loved ones on the important matters of doing “life together.”

In short, Richard partners with people of all ages in their interpersonal & intrapersonal development and growth in “wisdom.”

Richard just completed four years as an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, and Psychology and Theology Integration, at Vanguard University. Before that, Richard was an Assistant Professor of psychology and theology integration at Biola University, where he had worked for roughly 20 years.

In addition to his work as a professor, therapist/counselor, Richard also is a group facilitator for Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud’s Ultimate Leadership retreats. He also directs spiritually and psychologically oriented retreats, provides intensive weekend trainings for churches, corporations, and non profit organizations, and facilitates multi-hour intensive couples therapy as requested.

Richard resides in Long Beach, California.

Pamela Cosio Flores

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Pamela Cosio Flores is an executive coach in the Dallas Area helping leaders grow and develop their leadership skills to increase results in their organizations and personal lives. She has been partnering with Elaine Morris, an acclaimed executive coach, for the past 4 years working with clients in various capacities.

Pamela was part of the inaugural class of the Townsend Institute and has received the Advanced Executive Coaching Certification. She successfully completed the Townsend Leadership Program (TLP) and the credentialing process to lead the TLP. Now a licensed team director, she is well trained and qualified to lead a TLP group.

Pamela seeks to understand her client’s perspective to help them discover any obstacles in achieving their goals and leadership potential. Coupled with her counseling background and knowledge in the process of change, she is well equipped to help business leaders maximize their results and lead more authentically.

Pamela received her Bachelors of Arts from Rice University and her Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. Pamela has also completed both the Ultimate Leadership Workshop and One Week Intensive for Counselors in Newport Beach, California hosted by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

Craig Kautsch

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Craig Kautsch a lifelong entrepreneur, founded Avocet Ventures, a portfolio real estate company that has cracked the code in providing home ownership to low-income families in DFW. His company has made a huge impact in the lives of families that wouldn’t otherwise be able to own a home. He has purchased, restored, and sold more than 600 houses in DFW. In 2016, Craig launched Indwell Realty, a business development company where real estate agents can build their perfect real estate career.

Craig is deeply motivated to help high performers excel at work and at home. He has been personally trained by Dr. John Townsend and is a Director in the Townsend Leadership Program. He is also enrolled in the Executive Coaching Graduate Program at the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling at Huntington University.

“Everyone thinks leaders are okay because they appear so strong and capable, but as a leader with first-hand experience, I know this isn’t the truth. Most leaders aren’t running on all cylinders, because they don’t have a safe place to process their fears and struggles. I know from personal experience that being in isolation can cause you to lose millions. I have a passion for showing leaders the real issues that are holding them back instead of repeating a bunch of strategies and tactics they already know.”

Dr. Steve Hotchkiss

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Dr. Steve Hotchkiss is the President and Owner of Veterinary Health Care Concepts and a licensed team director for the Townsend Leadership Program.

Steve has metabolized the concepts and skills of the Townsend Leadership Program through his multiple years of training under Dr. John Townsend. His passion for this transformative program has inspired him to mentor and lead others in his sphere of influence, teaching them these skills. His experience through TLP, combined with his God-given talents, enables him to excel in training others in communication and leadership.

Steve’s veterinary practice is a unique full-service business that provides pets and their owners exceptional medical care and luxury resort services. He has been in private practice in Fort Worth, Texas, since 1992 and has grown the business’ revenue organically to 23x original earnings. He manages a well-trained, caring and professional team of 10 doctors and 60 veterinary technicians and support personnel.

Dr. Hotchkiss received his B.S. and Doctorate degrees from Texas A&M University. Steve and his wife Lisa have three children in college and enjoy city life in addition to spending time at their family ranch in Stephenville, TX.