ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
EXECUTIVE COACH | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
PRAISE FOR RITA
“Over several years I have worked with Rita on two important PepsiCo emerging leader development programs for the global finance function and PepsiCo Global Foodservice. Rita’s ability to swiftly and accurately listen to our talent needs and translate those needs into impactful development experiences in collaboration with PepsiCo’s partners has greatly benefited our future leaders.”
MELINDA FEUERSTADT, SENIOR DIRECTOR, HR, PEPSICO GLOBAL FOODSERVICE
“Rita was able to parachute into Brammer, collect pertinent feedback using 360 degree interviews, and understand my challenges to make the leap to CFO. She has all of the traits of the perfect executive coach: bias to action/results, extremely high EQ, propensity to diagnose situations and pair with her extensive educational background, and empathy.
STEVE FAVALORO, CFO, ARRANTA BIO
“Rita played an important role in the personal development of a key team member as his responsibilities grew. Rita connected with peers, direct reports, and this individual’s manager with sensitivity, confidentiality, and effectiveness in order to support his growth and subsequent achievements.”
MARK BAMFORTH, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ARRANTA BIO
“As we embarked on digitizing the core human resources and talent processes of a 2nd generation, global US publicly traded company, Rita partnered with us every step of the way. Rita’s organizational change and communications, as well as her coaching expertise, helped the HR Team successfully complete this large scale-transformation at Bruker.”
CHERYL FRIES, VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES, BRUKER
“Through her systematic questioning, Rita quickly guides her coachees towards clarity on complex organizational problems, and on the most effective path for change. Through our conversations, she had a remarkable impact, turning me into a better leader, and also - indirectly - developing my entire team.”
LOIC MAHE, PHD, VICE PRESIDENT, SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
“Rita is an incredibly insightful and prepared colleague. She was masterful during the inquiry of participants, demonstrating great experience, professionalism and tact, as she focused on uncovering the themes and drivers of the lived experience of the subjects. Rita was a great collaborator and contributed tremendously to the success of the Veteran Affairs project.”
MAJ. GEN. ALBERTO C. ROSENDE, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 63RD READINESS DIVISION
“I worked closely with Rita when I led HR Communications at BlackRock. She was highly collaborative, strategic, and proactive. Rita was particularly skilled at helping to drive organizational change by building engagement plans targeting critical stakeholder groups across the company. She had a keen ability to analyze the needs of different audiences and craft simple, clear messaging that resonated.”
MICHELLE RICHITELLI, VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS
“Rita is both an accomplished academic and a seasoned practitioner with many years' experience at the highest levels of business. At the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rita's ability to work with complex stakeholders to discover and address underlying issues was truly outstanding. She is equally at home in the classroom helping individuals better their understanding of the intersection between theory and practice.”
ERIC HAMMERSEN, EdD, COLONEL, US ARMY (RETIRED), ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
“Rita is one of the people I want to talk with often, as she is always well informed and involved in high impact work around organizational culture and development. Her love of learning is infectious, and she has such clear passion for her work that she can win over even the most cynical leaders and teams. Every single executive that I’ve introduced to Rita for work together has raved about her and made it clear they owe me a favor. She’s fantastic.”
RUSS ALLISON, PhD, FOUNDER/MANAGER PARTNER, RAC LEADERSHIP