Our Team

Elizabeth “Betsey” Upchurch

Elizabeth “Betsey” Upchurch

CEO – Betsey has been helping leaders and organizations for more years than she wants to admit. Her work is focused on creating successful, sustainable organizations that fully support the people in them. Teaching the practices of authentic and powerful leadership, her facilitative style is effective and catalyzes lasting growth and change.

Ellen Babers

Ellen Babers

Managing Partner – Her innate ability to build confidence and competence in others provides a catalyst in their work. Ellen’s lifelong fascination with people and the amazing outcomes created by teams has led her to work on five different continents.

Mark H. Rowland

Mark H. Rowland

Advisor & Associate – A deep listener, Mark has an uncanny ability to ask the key question that moves the thinking forward. Clients value his skill in sorting through long-winded explanations and hearing the underlying, and sometimes unspoken, message. Mark is also a gifted meeting facilitator and coach, bringing an organized and practical approach to both.

Marianne Scippa

Marianne Scippa

Associate – Marianne Scippa has been working in the field of professional and personal development as a facilitator, trainer, and coach with a wide range of federal and state government agencies and private sector corporations for over 35 years. She brings an innovative combination of psychology, organization development, and complimentary health care to her work. Her tailored designs apply to experiential programs for team building, leadership development, managing change, strategic planning, conflict management, and work-place health and wellness.

Hope I. Hills, Ph.D.

Hope I. Hills, Ph.D.

Years of both practicing and teaching psychology and organizational development support Dr. Hills’ extraordinary record as an executive coach.  Her work with Executive and Senior Teams routinely results in their performing higher than expected.  Dr. Hills is also an accomplished trainer and speaker. She has been invited by numerous organizations to present workshops and speak on the Interpersonal Circle, Psychologists as Consultants, Managing Change, and Diversity in the Workplace.