Eileen Owen: Turning Complexity into Clarity, and Change into Lasting Progress

I’m pleased to share my executive biography, reflecting a career dedicated to helping organizations navigate growth, transformation, financial complexity, and meaningful change. From my Big Four foundation to senior finance leadership roles, I’ve had the opportunity to build teams, strengthen reporting and governance, lead major transformations, support M&A integration, and help organizations make better use of technology, automation, and financial information. I’m excited to bring these experiences and perspectives to organizations where I can continue making a positive impact through executive, board, and advisory leadership.

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The future of surgery is being shaped by technologies that give surgeons a more accurate, real-time understanding of the operative field. By combining image-updating navigation, fluorescence guidance, advanced visualization, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence, surgical teams can move beyond static preoperative images toward dynamic guidance that reflects changing anatomy and tissue characteristics throughout a procedure. These innovations have the potential to improve precision, support more complete tumor removal, preserve healthy tissue, and enable safer, less invasive interventions. As imaging, engineering, and clinical medicine continue to converge, image-guided surgery is advancing toward a new era in which intelligent technologies empower surgeons with unprecedented insight while keeping the ultimate objective clear: better surgical decisions and better outcomes for patients.

Leadership Development as a Catalyst for Enterprise Growth

Leadership development is more than a talent initiative—it is a strategic investment in enterprise growth. Organizations that intentionally build deep, capable leadership pipelines are better positioned to execute strategy, navigate disruption, sustain momentum through transitions, and develop the next generation of decision-makers. By treating leadership capability as a capital asset that requires continuous investment and oversight, boards and executives can strengthen organizational resilience while protecting and compounding long-term enterprise value.

Building a Brand from Scratch: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur

Building a brand from scratch is rarely about having the perfect idea—it is about creating clarity, staying disciplined, and learning as you go. Drawing on the experience of launching multiple businesses, this serial entrepreneur shares why strong brands begin with understanding who they serve, not how they look. From defining a clear purpose to launching before everything feels perfect, these lessons reveal how lasting brands are built through listening, refining, and evolving.

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Eileen Owen: Turning Complexity into Clarity, and Change into Lasting Progress

I’m pleased to share my executive biography, reflecting a career dedicated to helping organizations navigate growth, transformation, financial complexity, and meaningful change. From my Big Four foundation to senior finance leadership roles, I’ve had the opportunity to build teams, strengthen reporting and governance, lead major transformations, support M&A integration, and help organizations make better use of technology, automation, and financial information. I’m excited to bring these experiences and perspectives to organizations where I can continue making a positive impact through executive, board, and advisory leadership.

Michael McQueen: Building High-Performing Teams and Better-Performing Businesses

Throughout my 39-year career, I have had the opportunity to lead teams and operations across manufacturing, semiconductor technology, electronics, supply chain, and executive management. From my early military service and production leadership roles to serving today as President & COO, I have remained committed to developing people, improving processes, solving complex challenges, and leaving every organization better than I found it. As I continue exploring opportunities to contribute through board and advisory service, I look forward to sharing the experiences, lessons, and values that have shaped my approach to leadership. Here is my biography.

Susan Schoolfield, MBA, MA, PCC: Transforming Organizations by Aligning Strategy, People, Leadership, and Purpose

Throughout more than 30 years in healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, consulting, and organizational transformation, I have had the privilege of working with extraordinary leaders and organizations navigating growth, change, and complex transformation. My career has reinforced my belief that the strongest organizations connect strategy with people, culture, leadership, and purposeful execution, and I remain passionate about bringing that perspective to executive, advisory, and board opportunities. Here is my biography.

Laura Page: Leading Through Complexity, Building Resilience, Creating Lasting Impact

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to serve across private business, financial leadership, government, disaster recovery, infrastructure, government contracting, and community organizations. Each chapter has reinforced my belief that meaningful leadership is about bringing people together, navigating complexity with purpose, and applying experience in ways that create lasting value. As I continue expanding my work in advisory and board service, I am pleased to share more about the experiences, values, and lessons that have shaped my professional journey. Here is my biography.

Chris Kasulke: Experience with Purpose, Leadership Through Service, Preparedness, and Practical Action

I’m pleased to share my professional biography, reflecting a career of approximately 40 years across supply chain management, procurement, logistics, operations, governance, public safety, security, and emergency response. Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with diverse organizations and communities, lead and support complex operational initiatives, serve in a board leadership capacity, and continue contributing through public and emergency service. As I explore opportunities to bring this experience to board and advisory roles, I look forward to connecting with organizations where practical knowledge, thoughtful governance, risk awareness, and collaborative leadership can make a meaningful contribution.

Alicia McCormick: Creating Meaningful Change through Compassion, Education, and a Commitment to Children and Families

I’m grateful for a professional journey that has allowed me to bring together higher education, foster and kinship care, developmental trauma, disability advocacy, research, and service to children and families. From my work in academic leadership and trauma-informed education to my experiences as a foster parent, educator, researcher, and advisory contributor, I remain committed to using what I have learned to strengthen communities and help create meaningful, sustainable change. I look forward to continuing to grow, collaborate, and contribute through leadership and board service. Here is my biography.

Derreck Travers: Connecting Supply Chain Strategy to Margin, Growth, and Customer Experience

After more than three decades building, scaling, and transforming supply chain and logistics networks, I’ve had the opportunity to work across everything from transportation and reverse logistics to global expansion, customer experience, and operational transformation. My career has reinforced a belief that logistics can be far more than a cost center when leaders combine clear data, disciplined execution, strong teams, and respect for the people closest to the work. Today, through Dromond Advisory and my broader advisory and industry work, I’m focused on helping organizations turn supply chain complexity into stronger economics, better customer experiences, and sustainable growth. Here is my biography.

Jeff Parks: Building Strong Teams, Lasting Client Relationships, and Sustainable Profits Through Hands-On Leadership

After approximately 50 years in business leadership, I have had the opportunity to work across food service, distribution, hospitality, vending, micro markets, operations, consulting, and executive management. My career has given me the privilege of developing talented teams, strengthening customer relationships, growing businesses, improving profitability, advising organizations, and serving at the board level. As I continue exploring opportunities to contribute my experience through board and advisory service, I am pleased to share more about the professional journey and leadership principles that have shaped my career. Here is my biography.