Marie Tjernlund, MA

President 
Leadership Consultant / Executive Coach

Marie Tjernlund is an inspirational and accomplished organizational leadership development executive with 20+ years of 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 and communications training.

As an Executive Coach, Marie works with emerging managers and executive leaders through conflict-resolution, emotional intelligence and trust-building skills. 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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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 Facilitator, Conflict Dynamics Profile®

Certified Virtual Classroom Facilitator, InSync Training

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

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Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D.

Co-Founder

Senior Consultant / Author / Speaker

Dr. Christopher Gilbert is an organizational development professional 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.

Whether providing a keynote speech or facilitating a workshop or team coaching session, Dr. Gilbert brings a unique blend of practical experience, humor and accessible personal connection into all of his work.  Dr. Gilbert 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, Dr. Gilbert 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 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.

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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