Leadership Team

Meet the AMS leadership team driving transformative change with innovation and entrepreneurial spirit across the firms practice areas. Our team is defined by practical knowledge and for having the ability to translate that into actionable advice for our clients. 

Leadership Team

AMS Leadership Team members have deep expertise and represent cross-industry verticals, offering a distinctive blend of practical knowledge and mastery of their craft. Meet the Leadership Team>>

Team

AMS Leadership Team members actively participate in our clients' solutions and in most cases are also Practice Advisors (see tab below), working with the AMS Client-Centric Engagement Models, providing scalable, dynamic, and results oriented solutions. This innovative approach to solution application is what sets AMS apart from commodity providers who assign junior level teams to execute while the subject matter experts guide from the back. Our model provides clients direct access and interaction with industry thought leaders to ensure high-impact change and sustainable solutions. Meet the Leadership Team>>

Phil Ventresca

Phil Ventresca, MBA

As Founder and Managing Partner, Phil has guided the firm through transformative change, since 1994. His keen entrepreneurial insight has led the firm to capitalize on multiple emerging market opportunities that have translated into AMS rising as a respected global brand within the Organizational Development and Management Consulting industry. By embracing an Agile and Product approach to the firms practice areas, they can scale to global challenges at a velocity that supersedes larger organizations…

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Emily Johnson, RN MSN

As Marketing Manager, Emily focuses her efforts on building relationships and expanding awareness of the AMS brand through her professional network. In addition, Emily focuses on branding, marketing initiatives, and thought leadership promotion. As a healthcare professional, with an extensive understanding of hospital operations and patient care, Emily has a unique approach to building relationships that are founded in the core principals of Respect, Empathy, Sincerity, and Trust (REST)…

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Colleen Franca, CPCC

As a Practice Advisor Colleen focuses her efforts on improving organizational and employee performance, management & leadership development, team building and empowering women in leadership. She has a strong track record of success in changing attitudes, building trust, and transforming the capabilities of people to support a culture of innovation and collaboration. In addition, Colleen contributes to the firm’s Regional Business Developer (RBD) program…

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Ed Santavicca, MSME, PMP

As a Practice Advisor, Ed’s focus is on program/project management & business analysis consulting, training, coaching, and assessments, across the firm’s client portfolio. Additionally adding oversight to the implementation and control of the firm’s enterprise solutions through the adherence to engagement best practices, and compliance guidelines. He is experienced in all aspects of the project life cycle, from project initiation to closeout…

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Raynus

Joseph Raynus

As a Practice Advisor, Joseph focuses his efforts on improving organizational and employee performance, management & leadership development, team building, digital transformation/Artificial Intelligence (AI), agile coaching, and empowering executives to transform their organizations. He has a record of success in changing attitudes, building trust, and transforming the capabilities of people…

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John Hom, MBA

As a Practice Advisor, John has over 30 years of global experience and focuses on strategy development, business planning, business transformation, restructurings, change management, innovation, executive team facilitation, organizational effectiveness, agile and digital transformation, talent management and sales-force effectiveness…

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Don Flodin

Donald G. Flodin, MBA, CSSC, TS-SCI

As a Practice Advisor, Donald’s focus is on program/project management & business analysis consulting, training, coaching, and assessments, across the firm’s client portfolio. Donald also leverages his expertise in General Management, Engineering Management, Site Management, P&L, Business Development, Strategic Planning, and M&A to add value to the firm’s clients and overall market positioning. Additionally, he adds oversight to the implementation and control of the firm’s enterprise solutions through the adherence to engagement best practices, and compliance guidelines…

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Jeff Stempien, PMP, RMP, ACP, CBAP, CSM, CSPO

As a Practice Advisor, Jeff’s focus is evaluation, training/consulting, and implementation of program/project management processes, business analysis, agile methodology, leadership, and communications best practices. His experience includes quality systems implementation, program management, planning and installation of program/project development methods…

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Ken Gray, MBA

As a Practice Advisor, Ken focuses his efforts on improving organizational and employee performance, management & leadership development, team building and empowering leadership. He has a strong track record of success in changing attitudes, building trust, and transforming the capabilities of people to support a culture of innovation and collaboration…

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Merrill Albert

As a Practice Advisor, Merrill contributes to the firm’s Organization Development practice area with consulting and training support for data management, process engineering, quality controls, program management, and AI readiness programs. Merrill focuses her efforts on helping companies better manage their data to drive value from it.  She works throughout the data management capabilities, such as data quality and metadata…

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David Florey

David Florey

As a Practice Advisor, David’s focus is on program/project management & business analysis consulting, training, coaching, and assessments, across the firm’s client portfolio. In addition to conducting Program and Project Management training at Fortune 500 financial institutions, teaching communication and entrepreneurship at the University level, and providing mentorship and coaching internally and externally from startups to MNCs, David has a decades-long career driving business value creation with large technology organizations…

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John Bonanno, MBA

As a Practice Advisor, John brings over three decades of experience in all aspects of education management, general management, consulting, business development, and marketing.  He has substantial M&A experience having successfully led four organizations through acquisitions. He focuses his efforts on entrepreneurial ventures and capital realization…

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Clarissa

Clarissa J. Corbin, MCCT, MOS, MCTS, MCT, ITIL, ECBA, CSM, PMP

As a Practice Advisor, Clarissa focuses her efforts on delivering Project Management, Technical & Power Skills, Business Analysis, Leadership, and General Continuous Improvement Training Delivery and Consulting. She has a strong track record of success in transforming the capabilities of people to support a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning…

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Anuraag Maini, MSHR

As a Practice Advisor, Anuraag’s focus is Human Resources Consulting across broad areas of the HR practice including talent and succession management, organization and leadership development, compensation and benefits, staffing, transformative change, AI & digital HR compliance, and Mergers & Acquisitions…

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Barbara Schwartz

Barbara Schwartz, MPH, MLS, ASCP

As Practice Advisor, Barbara contributes to the firm with support for culture, wellness, human development, and stress management programs. Barbara is a scientist, wellness specialist, writer, and health advocate. With over thirty years of experience in the clinical laboratory setting, Barbara has worked as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, patient advocate, and as an advocate for the clinical laboratory community…

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Our team of industry leaders are always engaged with researching, sharing thought leadership, publishing, and representing our firm in the industry. In addition to their published works, you can find digital assets that reinforce similar topics, and offer various ways to experience the content.

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