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Mark Elliott
is the creator of the PowerStart
Onboarding process and Onboarding University for
newly placed leaders. He is also a partner in
Member Value Network, a consulting services
CUSO. Elliott has 25 years of experience in
management consulting domestically and
internationally, having worked with hundreds of
companies in a broad range of industries on
issues involving leadership assessment and
development, executive recruitment and
assimilation, and organization development.
His experience includes 20 years of consulting
with credit union boards and senior leadership
teams on CEO recruitment and succession, and
most recently for the Onboarding of newly placed
leaders.
Elliott has written articles for credit union
publications and has spoken at numerous national
credit union conferences. He serves on a number
of civic and corporate boards. In the credit
union industry Elliott is on the boards of
Callahan & Associates and the general partner of
the Trust for Credit Unions. He also serves on
the faculty of the Southwest CUNA Management
School.
Previously, Elliott held a senior executive
position with Monster.com’s Executive Search
Division. Prior to that, he was a partner with the
executive search firms, LAI Worldwide, and Heidrick & Struggles.
And earlier, he was president of an
organizational development subsidiary of DDI.
Elliott began his career in human resources
management with General Electric.
Elliott is a certified executive coach. He
received a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from the Ohio State University
and pursued graduate studies in Organizational
Development at the University of Massachusetts.
Sean McDonald, MBA,
is the Director of Business Development &
Marketing for Liberty Savings Federal Credit
Union in Jersey City, NJ. He is an energetic
and passionate speaker, trainer, and consultant
specializing in personal and professional
development topics including the importance of
goal setting, effective networking skills,
relationship building, sales skills, delivering
outstanding customer service, and maximizing
profitability. Sean also presents on many
financial literacy subjects including basic
budgeting, home buying and establishing and
maintaining excellent credit. Sean’s mission is
to help people achieve personal, professional
and financial success. His blend of expertise,
wit, humor, and energetic presenting style
allows for a higher level of learning among his
clients.
Sean has written extensively on many
professional and personal growth topics and his
work has been published in a variety of
newspapers, trade magazines, and industry
publications. He hopes to publish his first
book on business development and leadership in
late 2008.
In
March 2008, he was the recipient of the
prestigious Business Development Professional of
the Year award from the Credit Union National
Association.
Sean
resides in New Jersey with his wife, Susan. |