Concrete Goals, LLC was established by Dr. Maureen Gormley, an experienced business leader and executive coach following a distinguished career as a hospital COO and executive officer at the National Institutes of Health. She partners with a team of collaborators composed of consultants and coaches with diverse experience in the public and private sectors, “kindred spirits” with whom she has interacted and built trusting and productive partnerships over many years.

Maureen is an organizational development consultant and coach with experience as a research, healthcare, and public sector business leader. Her approach to leadership and coaching is to combine strong analytic, strategic, and tactical approaches with an accessible and authentic presence. She is honest and thoughtful with feedback, and committed to supporting people, performance, and productivity. Maureen’s areas of expertise include organizational change, continuous quality improvement, strategic planning, and leadership development. As a career member of the Senior Executive Service, she managed budgets in excess of $2B, providing leadership to large and diverse workforces, and leading organization-wide strategy and operations. She led the command center for emergency response to such events as Hurricane Katrina, Ebola, and SARS.

Maureen is a frequently invited guest speaker on a variety of leadership topics, and a sought-after mentor, executive coach, and consultant. She has received the highest career honors, including a Presidential Rank Award conferred by President George W. Bush and HHS Distinguished Service Award. She holds a BS in nursing from Boston College (maintains an active RN license in Maryland); a MPH from Yale University; and a MA and PhD in human development and organizational systems from Fielding Graduate University, studying under national experts in management and leadership. Maureen is a PCC level executive coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation. A native of Massachusetts, she and her family reside in suburban Washington, D.C.

Chuck Berke is an executive coach and corporate consultant with over twenty years of experience working with executive leaders at the highest levels of organizations. He currently works mainly with executives and their entire teams, employing a model that includes coaching, consulting and leadership development training. This blended approach to individual and team development, allows Chuck to assist individuals while simultaneously working with the system in which they operate. Chuck’s method embeds accountability into the system and puts the responsibility of change in the hands of the participants. He offers team training and individual sessions, both of which encourage the participant to create actionable steps meant to be put immediately to use. Chuck knows that it takes three things to change behavior and reputation; awareness, a desire to change and the know how to make and sustain the change. He realizes that a linear approach to individual and team development does not take into account the importance of interactional dynamics and context. He uses a systems approach to change that promotes synergy between the individuals on the team and the team itself.

Chuck understands from his own experience, what it takes to lead. As the CEO of a not-for-profit, he doubled the organization’s revenue over a ten-year period. He accomplished this by building a strong high performing team through coaching, mentoring and developing his employees.

Chuck has worked with individuals and teams from the following companies; GE, EMC/Dell, Bruker Corp, PepsiCo/Frito Lay,  Johnson & Johnson, Priceline, Merck-Millipore, Nestle Waters, AIG, Nypro, Genesco Sports Enterprises, Starwood Hotels, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Benchmark Electronics and The National Institutes of Health.

David specializes in the fields of Instructional Design and Delivery, Change Management, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Conflict Management, Customer Service, and Team and Individual Performance Improvement. He has over 30 years of experience in human relations. Eleven of those years were spent as a Human Resources consultant and Organization Development executive within Ciba-Geigy, a multibillion-dollar international pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals firm. David’s personal leadership experience, high energy, and relatable style enables him to build trust quickly and problem-solve successfully with employees at every organizational level. His goals always include helping people to find their best self, while staying firmly resilient in every aspect of their lives.

David currently heads Celmer OD Solutions, LLC, an independent consulting, training, and coaching practice focused on organizational improvement and employee effectiveness. He has worked with clients from over 50 countries, ranging from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration to General Electric, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. In addition, David spent 17 years as an Adjunct Professor within Fordham University’s Graduate School in New York City, teaching Organizational Change and Consulting Skills.

David earned a BA degree in Psychology from New Jersey City University, an M.Ed. and Ed.S. in Educational Psychology from James Madison University and received a Ph.D. in Organizational Effectiveness from Fordham University.

Lynn is a management consultant providing organizational development and human resource expertise to public sector research organizations.  Lynn has over 40 years of broad, cross-functional, and progressive experience having served as a member of the Senior Executive Service where she provided strategic planning and development, operational and management coordination for financial management, general administration, ethics, procurement, contracts and information technology.  She developed and implemented a five-year logistical support plan aligned with the biodefense research agenda after the 9/11 attacks to access the necessary complement and mix of resources, space, budgetary requirements, and training needs.   Lynn has strong skills in leadership, strategic planning, analytics, research, and mentorship.

Lynn has a long history of involvement with the International Public Management Association; having served at every level of the organization from chapter to region to the national level.  She is the recipient of several IPMA awards including the Eastern Region’s Charles H. Cushman Award, the Frank H. Densler Award, and was elected as an Honorary Lifetime Member with IPMA-US.  She is also the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award.  A graduate of the University of Michigan, Lynn has an avid love for traveling, cooking and reading.  A native of Washington, D.C., she and her husband reside in Rockville, Maryland.

Cheryl Stevens is passionate about partnering with her clients to achieve and exceed their personal and organizational goals. As a certified professional coach, Cheryl helps her clients to discover, develop and deliver a more powerful and aligned version of themselves. Her clients thrive by uncovering, supporting, and tapping into the greatness and capabilities that lie within. Cheryl has been coaching and mentoring leaders for 15 years beginning in her Federal career and now in her practice. Cheryl works with executives and aspiring leaders individually and with teams helping them to deliver outstanding results by building synergy and establishing greater trust. Prior to launching Thrive Coaching, LLC, Cheryl had a 33+ year career within the Department of Health and Human Services, 25 years of which were in leadership and executive positions at the National Institutes of Health, (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cheryl knows firsthand the challenges of competing demands, limited resources, and time management. She has coached leaders in Government from the Department of Defense, (DOD), the NIH, FDA, FTA, and the Health Research Services Administration, (HRSA). She has also coached professionals from the private sector. Cheryl has a Master of Public Administration, is a Certified Professional Coach, and an accredited coach from the International Coaching Federation with a Professional Certified Coaching accreditation and a certified Master Practitioner in the Energy Leadership Index assessment tool, certified in Emotional Intelligence EQi.2.0, bTrue values assessment, and StrengthsFinders.