Strategic Partner
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Katherine Darter Watts
Consultant, People Management SMDLLC
Katie has been associated with People Management since 1996 initially in a support capacity and more recently as a SIMA consultant providing assistance to individuals who are faced with job fit, career, and academic planning decisions. She has several years of experience in higher education including work in admissions, academic and career counseling, marketing, program management, and teaching
Katie has a BA in English from Colgate University and an MS in Human Development from the Warner School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester.
Kevin Michael Darter
President, KMD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
Kevin began working for People Management in 1994 while still in High school. His relationship with People Management continued more than nine years working as a researcher, executive recruiter, and as a search consultant. During this time, Kevin gained invaluable experience and refined judgment, having worked on a diverse assortment of search assignments. In addition to People Management, Kevin has been a Legal Recruiting Manager, and Financial Services Division Manager, of a prominent Madison Avenue executive search firm. In 2007 he formed his own search firm KMD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
Kevin’s areas of expertise include; Investor Relations, Equity Research, Capital Markets, Institutional Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Communications, Government Relations, Business Development, & Licensing Executives.
Education
Florida Atlantic University
St. Thomas University Law School
Kim A. Miller
Senior SIMA Specialist
Since 1974, Kim has played a pivotal role in developing SIMA® from a loose set of observations to a system which has been validated and tested in educational, government and business applications. As a SIMA specialist, Kim has consulted with numerous organizations and institutions on issues related to job fit. He has also been instrumental in training, product development, and research efforts and has worked with a number of major clients to develop models for assessment and prediction. Kim's development work has resulted in report formats, group workshops, leadership, management, and sales models which allow for advanced job fit analysis. He has written well over 2000 SIMA – based consulting reports.
Prior to focusing just on consulting, Kim was the Executive Vice President of People Management Northeast where he and Steve Darter were business partners, and Managing Partner of People Management International LLC (now SIMA International Inc.)
Kim is a graduate from Oral Roberts University and is the son of the founder of SIMA.
Joshua F. Miller, PH.D
Senior SIMA Specialist
Managing Director, SIMA International Inc.
Since 1992 Joshua has served as an internal consultant providing MAP® reports to his colleagues in SIMA International Inc. (formerly People Management Inc.) and their clients in a wide variety of applications, including executive search, organizational development, and talent management. In 2007 he led a team to upgrade the SIMA terminology SIMA specialists use to describe motivated behavior. He also leads the SIMA Assessment Practice Group which works to continuously improve the SIMA technology and develop innovative SIMA-powered products and services.
Joshua has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Magdalen College, an M.A. in Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University where his research centered on methods for uncovering the uniqueness of human persons. In 2007 Joshua was awarded a Dissertation Fellowship from the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University.
Joshua has served as an Adjunct Professor teaching Philosophy of the Human Person, among other courses, at both Franciscan University of Steubenville and Duquesne University. He has published in the International Philosophical Quarterly and the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly.
Donald W. Kiehl
Senior SIMA Specialist
Since 1990 Don has been a SIMA Specialist for SIMA International Inc. (formerly People Management Inc.) He has written over 2000 MAP reports for corporations, nonprofits, and individuals, each describing the unique motivational makeup of people either searching for positions or being considered for promotions.
Don graduated from Simpson College in 1975 with a B.A. in history and has done graduate work at the University of Washington and Fuller Theological Seminary. He has worked as a pastor, a radio host, an executive-recruitment researcher. He has been married for over 35 years and has two children and three grandchildren.
Marlys Hanson
Principal Marlys Hanson & Associates
Managing Director, SIMA International Inc.
For over 25 years, Marlys has provided “job-fit” products and services to Fortune 100 companies, top government agencies, and entrepreneurial teams, both domestic and international.
Her work focuses on helping individuals and managers to make more informed job/career decisions and strategies. Much of her work has addressed career and performance management systems, preparing both employees and managers for their shared responsibilities. Clients include the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Energy, the Department of Education, Sandia National Laboratory, ExxonMobil, GlaxoSmithKline, DuPont, Merck and the BP Energy Company.
Previous to starting her own consulting group, Marlys managed recruiting and selection functions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. She also served as National President of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).
She is the author of many journal articles on the subject of job-fit and the book Passion and Purpose. Marlys has been a frequent talk show guest and has presented hundreds of job-fit workshops for both domestic and international clients and has keynoted many conferences.
She has a M.S. in Counseling Psychology with Distinction from California State University at Hayward, CA and a B. S. in Business Education/Administration from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN awarded Summa Cum Laude.
Ed Poff
President, SIMA Career Services
Ed enjoyed a very successful 20 year career at AT&T in senior management roles including general management, sales management, product management, and advanced solutions development. He participated in AT&T’s two Malcolm Baldridge quality awards. A passion for quality management has grown over the years to include TQM, Lean Enterprise, and Six Sigma certifications. One of his last assignments included a significant contribution to a venture capital team with the objective to discover and invest in high tech start-ups, which would influence how people maximize Internet and wireless communications. Over the next seven years. After leaving AT&T, Ed served in leadership roles at two successful high tech start-up companies. In 2003 Ed joined People Management Northeast as a vice president.; in 2005 he formed SIMA Career Services; and from 2005 – 2111 served as the Executive Director of SIMA International Inc.
In addition to his work life, Ed has been very active in the communities where he has lived and held many board of director level positions in such organizations as The New York State Museum, The Hartford Arts Council, three churches, and two private schools.
Ed graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He also attended executive development programs at the Simons Graduate School of business at the University of Rochester and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert J. Stevenson
Managing Director, SIMA International
Rob is a nationally known management consultant in senior management executive search and selection, organizational design and development, executive coaching, succession planning, high-potential employee identification and development, and workplace change and innovation. He brings extensive experience in the healthcare industry, family and closely held businesses, not-for-profit management, board governance and development, and government institutions at the state and federal levels.
Prior to forming People Management North Central in 1983 Rob served (1979 to 1983) as Special Assistant to Governor Albert Quie, as a member of the Senior Policy Team, responsible for staff and commissioner selection; development and coaching of senior management; and constituent and political relations. He has served on boards of directors for three no-for-profit organizations, has been an adjunct faculty member at three Minnesota graduate schools, and has significant entrepreneurial experience in helping to start three organizations. He has also served ac Chairman of People Management International LLC (now SIMA International.)
Rob received his undergraduate degree from Denison University and a Master’s in Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Tommy W. Thomas, PH.D
Managing Director, SIMA International
Dr Thomas has extensive experience in senior-level retained executive search serving not-for-profit and educational institutions. Prior to joining SIMA International in 1996 Tommy was Vice President of Questar Partners, Inc. During his seven years there he worked with a wide range of clients in the manufacturing, petrochemical, housewares, and not-for-profit sectors. He has also worked in commercial real estate and investments.
Tommy has a Doctor of Philosophy in Management and Behavioral Sciences from The Oxford Graduate School, an M.B.A. from Samford University, and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University.
His experiences include serving as the past chairman of the Board of regents of the Oxford Graduate School, past chairman of the Rotary Club of Green Hills (Nashville, Tennessee); being awarded lifetime membership in the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his service to that organization; serving on the adjunct faculties at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Southeastern Institute of Technology, Samford University, and the Oxford Graduate School; and consulting with colleges and universities in the area of graduate programs in leadership.
He has served Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents of The Oxford Graduate School, past President of the Rotary Club of Green Hills and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Nashville, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama.
Roger P. Abate
President, Career Coaching LLC
Roger provides transition and executive coaching services.
Prior to joining People Management Northeast in 1997 as senior vice president, and forming Career Coaching in 2005, Roger had been Vice President of MassMutual’s Life and Health Division. His overall mission in this role was to increase the productivity of the sales organization through leadership, effective selection, mentoring, redesigned compensation incentives, training and development, and organizational restructuring. During his 14 years with MassMutual, Roger also led a broad-based organizational transition to customer service teams, impacting over 60% of the Division staff. This bold and effective reorganization resulted in Roger being selected a recipient of the Presidents Award which honored the top 1% of the corporate officers.
Earlier in his career, Roger was associated with CIGNA for over 20 years in sales, field sales management, product management, and home office sales management assignments. His achievements in the field organization earned him both individual and office sales awards.
Roger graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also attended executive development programs at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and at the Business School of Harvard University.
James L. Bond
President, Stebbins Bond Associates
Jim has an M.A. in Government and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. in Political Science from St. Anselm College. He has over 25 years experience in retained executive search.
Prior to forming Stebbins Bond in 2010 Jim was a senior vice president and the Managing Director of the Information Technology search practice for People Management Northeast from 1994 – 2005; a managing director for Horton International from 2005 – 2009; two years with Data Base Management, Inc., a high-tech consulting services firm where, as part of the management team, his responsibilities included business development, recruitment of professional staff, and account management; and more than 10 years with two other recruiting firms. Previously he spent nine years with an international search firm, where he was named to the President’s Club and started up and managed their Information Systems Division.
Jim has successfully completed searches for positions in general management, operations and sales and marketing. His clientele ranges across a variety of industry segments, including Financial Services, Business Services, Medical Products, Managed Care, Property/Casualty, Life and Health, and Manufacturing. As Managing Director of the Information Technology practice, Jim has managed and executed searches for positions from CIO through senior project management levels.
Jim has served on the board of the Society for Information Management, where he was the Membership Chair. He has served on the Technology Committee of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the Selection Committee for the Connecticut Forum. He has been a frequent speaker before a variety of business and technology groups, including the University of Connecticut MBA School. His interests include travel, fly-fishing, theater, and collecting 19th century prints and etchings.
Bob Simon
President, Talent Acquisition Services
Bob has more than thirty years of experience in executive recruiting.
After working in Human Resources and Employment Management with Rogers Corporation and Stanley Works, Bob co-founded the retained search firm of Deane, Howard & Simon, where he was responsible for search execution and general management. The company specialized in high-technology searches. After 15 years, DH&S was sold to Korn/Ferry International. At the time of the sale, Executive Recruiter News ranked DH&S as one of the leading 50 retained search firms.
At Korn FerryI, Bob was Principal and also a P&L and General Manager within advanced and high technology. In addition to conducting searches, he was also responsible for a staff that provided research and sourcing services to KFI’s partners and consultants.
In 1997 Bob was recruited to Johnson Smith & Knisely to develop the research and recruiting function for their new High-Technology Practice. JSK was acquired by TMP Worldwide, and in 2000, Bob left to start his current company.
Bob received his M.S. degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1985. He is a member of Society for Human Resources Management, and the Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut. Bob also maintains his memberships in the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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