IA Emeritus Advisors are former IA CEO’s, Board Directors, and Senior Consultants who graciously offer their time to advise IA consultants and management.
David Straus founded Interaction Associates (IA) in 1969. Over the years, he served as a principal consultant, President & CEO, and Chairman of the Board.
Thomas J. Rice is a former President & CEO of Interaction Associates. He is also a co-founder and former Chairman of the Board of The Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC).
Peter Gibb is a former partner and Board Member of Interaction Associates. During his career with IA, he consulting to and trained leaders at dozens of companies and organizations including as Ford, DuPont, McKinsey, Monsanto, and the United Way.
Linda Dunkel is an executive coach and consultant specializing in collaborative culture transformation. Linda is a Board Chair Emeritus of Interaction Associates, a former President and CEO and, earlier in her career at IA, a Regional Manager and Director of Client Solutions.
In his twenty years at IA, Jamie’s led multi-year engagements in both the private and public sectors in the United States, Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Mary V. Gelinas, Ed.D. is a former Board Director and Senior Organization Consultant at IA. She was a major contributor to IA’s first product licensing system that distributed IA IP to hundreds of companies across North America.
In the field of learning and performance improvement for 30+ years, Marybeth has helps leaders in 100+ organizations align strategy, build high-potential bench strength, and execute multi-stakeholder and mission-critical initiatives.