Marie Tjernlund, MA

President 
Leadership Consultant / Executive Coach

Marie Tjernlund is an inspirational and accomplished organizational leadership development executive with 20 years experience as a leader, facilitator and specialist in learning and development, executive coaching and communications.

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In addition to her role as Co-Founder and President of NobleEdge, Marie acts as a Senior Leadership Consultant to accompany leaders and teams through the complexities of executive leadership development, organizational leadership, training initiatives, program management, generational diversity, team building and communications training. Her encouraging style as a workshop facilitator (both live and virtual) supports personal empowerment, greater accountability and transformational leadership strategies.

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Marie has proven expertise in adult learning techniques, curriculum development, e-learning,

360 degree leadership competency assessments and blended learning solutions. Also an accomplished actor, Marie brings an unique approach to presentation skills training that gives participants the ability to feel safe, confident and engaging
with their audiences. 

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As an Executive Coach, Marie works with emerging managers and executive leaders through
self-discovery, vision setting and removing internal barriers. Her inspiring individual and team coaching sessions open the door to possibilities, create opportunities for stronger relationships through authentic conversations, bridge generational perspectives and turn today's vision

into tomorrow's reality.

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Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership 

Gonzaga University

Bachelor of Fine Arts 

Southern Oregon University

Certified MBTI® & DiSC® Practitioner

Certified Facilitator, Expert OJT

Certified Master Facilitator, Fierce, Inc.

Certified Virtual Classroom Facilitator, InSync Training

Certified Master Facilitator, The Presentation Company
Certified SELF® Assessment, The Effectiveness Institute

President-Elect, Association for Talent Development (ATD) Puget Sound Chapter (2018)

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Speaker/Presenter:  

ASTD 2013 International Conference & Exposition, Dallas TX

Project Management Institute Conference, Portland OR

Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D.

Co-Founder

Senior Consultant / Author / Speaker

Christopher Gilbert has over thirty years experience in organizational development serving as a strategic facilitator and leadership and operations consultant. With an international clientele, he has accompanied profit and non-profit senior management and cross-functional levels of the Fortune 1000, government agencies and NGO's in the US, Canada, and countries in Asia and Africa.

Chris has extensive experience facilitating executive retreats and Board and management sessions for strategic and operational planning, partnering and collaborative negotiations, building clarity, alignment and execution readiness and creativity for innovation and product development.

As a specialist in change management, Chris spearheads work in strategic planning, leadership excellence, organizational and team effectiveness and corporate training solutions. He is a business conduct and sustainability leader, implementing highly successful community responsibility and global engagement programs. He recently completed work for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a ground-breaking, sustainable food security program focused on human capacity development across four nations of
sub-Saharan Africa.

Within the sphere of higher education, Dr. Gilbert has served as COO for Bainbridge Graduate Institute and global faculty at the University of Washington and educational institutions in the US, China, Switzerland, Iran and the Russian Republic.

Whether providing a keynote speech or facilitating a workshop or team coaching session, Chris brings a unique blend of practical experience and accessible personal connection into all of his work. His newest book, There's No Right Way To Do The Wrong Thing, is an exploration in how we can all make better choices for a better world. And finally, in the remaining five minutes of his spare time...he dreams of sailing on Canadian and home waters
of the Salish Sea.

Ph.D. Organization,

Management and Leadership Ethics

Capella University
Masters of Business Administration

University of Puget Sound

Bachelor of Science, University of Washington

Certified Facilitator, Leadership Strategies

Certified SELF® Assessment, The Effectiveness Institute

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