Our Team
Meet the Facilitators
Alejandra Baker
Alejandra Baker is a dynamic bilingual (English – Spanish) coach-facilitator with a demonstrated history of working in multicultural environments. She co-founded with her father, Hector Vela, The Innovation Way, a…
Alison Matthey
Alison is the founder and president of Dynamic 365, a consulting company that specializes in Human Resources Training and Development. Supporting her clients’ most valuable resource—their people—is what drives her,…
Bianca Dino
Bianca Dino has a master’s degree in Teaching from the University of Southern California and over 8 years of experience in the field of education. She began her education career in Oakland, California as a teacher whe…
Brenda Wells
Brenda is founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization, i-5 Freedom Network: A Corporate Response to End Human Trafficking, developed to fight domestic human trafficking by providing customized awareness…
Brett Potts
Brett Potts is an Investment Banker and Business Owner, and previously was a Fortune 500 executive and U.S. Navy Officer. Brett’s expertise lies in navigating organizations through challenging times, whether…
Greg Sedia
Greg Sedia is a small business owner and retired United States Marine. Greg’s training experience spans 35 years. As the operations chief for a DOT drug testing lab, Greg has…
Keree James
Keree is a dynamic and innovative educator and entrepreneur with a deep background in Human Relations and Communication. Her enduring passion is working with others to help them reach “a-ha” moments which precipitate pers…
Lisa Bartley
Lisa is an award-winning speaker, professional writer, and communications coach with over 20 years of experience. She has been published in magazines and has written speeches and articles for corporate…
Orly Levi
Orly is a passionate and creative coach, with the dedication and determination to help others see the greatness within themselves. Orly uses her 30 years of experience, …
Sam Mattioli
Sam is the founder of Graystone Corporation which has delivered consulting services across 7 different countries. Sam’s forte is being able to identify performance issues of companies and individuals, then…
Saretta is the founder of Holler Ink, a PR and marketing agency building positive brands and people. Known for her straightforward, passionate approach, Saretta brings fun, focus, and fresh ideas…
Steve Thomas
Steve is passionate about adding value to others through coaching and mentoring, he is excited about the opportunity to impact the quality of life for others starting with their workplace…
Alejandra Baker
Alejandra Baker is a dynamic bilingual (English – Spanish) coach-facilitator with a demonstrated history of working in multicultural environments. She co-founded with her father, Hector Vela, The Innovation Way, a…
Alison Matthey
Alison is the founder and president of Dynamic 365, a consulting company that specializes in Human Resources Training and Development. Supporting her clients’ most valuable resource—their people—is what drives her,…
Bianca Dino
Bianca Dino has a master’s degree in Teaching from the University of Southern California and over 8 years of experience in the field of education. She began her education career in Oakland, California as a teacher whe…
Brenda Wells
Brenda is founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization, i-5 Freedom Network: A Corporate Response to End Human Trafficking, developed to fight domestic human trafficking by providing customized awareness…
Brett Potts
Brett Potts is an Investment Banker and Business Owner, and previously was a Fortune 500 executive and U.S. Navy Officer. Brett’s expertise lies in navigating organizations through challenging times, whether…
Greg Sedia
Greg Sedia is a small business owner and retired United States Marine. Greg’s training experience spans 35 years. As the operations chief for a DOT drug testing lab, Greg has…
Keree James
Keree is a dynamic and innovative educator and entrepreneur with a deep background in Human Relations and Communication. Her enduring passion is working with others to help them reach “a-ha” moments which precipitate pers…
Lisa Bartley
Lisa is an award-winning speaker, professional writer, and communications coach with over 20 years of experience. She has been published in magazines and has written speeches and articles for corporate…
Orly Levi
Orly is a passionate and creative coach, with the dedication and determination to help others see the greatness within themselves. Orly uses her 30 years of experience, …
Sam Mattioli
Sam is the founder of Graystone Corporation which has delivered consulting services across 7 different countries. Sam’s forte is being able to identify performance issues of companies and individuals, then…
Saretta is the founder of Holler Ink, a PR and marketing agency building positive brands and people. Known for her straightforward, passionate approach, Saretta brings fun, focus, and fresh ideas…
Steve Thomas
Steve is passionate about adding value to others through coaching and mentoring, he is excited about the opportunity to impact the quality of life for others starting with their workplace…
Meet the Consultants
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson joins Dale Carnegie as a Performance Consultant who began his career in sales, business development as an operations manager, and as an online business owner from a young…
Mandi Morgan
Mandi joins Dale Carnegie after an extensive career in finance with some of California’s most recognized lenders. Working in her previous position as an Associate VP of Auto Lending for…
Rich Pintang
Rich originally relocated from the Chicago area to Southern California where he began his sales career with ADT Security Services. During his tenure, he racked up multiple sales awards including…
Meet the Leadership Team
Jason Richmond
Jason, CEO and Owner of Dale Carnegie of Orange County, is an in-demand keynote speaker, widely recognized as a noted authority on helping companies build strong, sustained revenue growth by empowering their employees and developing energizing office cultures.
Geri Cerkovnik
As a board member, Geri has a proven track record of working with organizations of all sizes from Fortune 500 companies such as Nortel and Verizon to developing new strategic…
Steve VerBurg
Steve as president of Dale Carnegie of Orange County specializes in helping organizations plan and implement employee engagement programs that guide teams to increase profitability, production and performance. Steve is…
Oscar Toscano
Oscar has 20 years of business development experience working closely together with his clients to ensure their business success. His attitude and commitment as a business partner, resource and consultant…