Christine Swistro, President
Chris Swistro is a results-oriented management consultant and coach known for implementing organizational change that streamlines work, enhances worker productivity and management effectiveness, and increases profitability. A natural leader, she has spent twenty years transforming organizations by working closely with executives and their teams to quickly and accurately assess their needs and objectives, remove roadblocks, and activate change to attain sustainable performance improvement.
Chris' work has focused on providing strategic advisory services to executives in the for-profit and social sectors in the following areas:
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- strategy development and implementation,
- project management,
- team alignment and effectiveness,
- fundraising planning and implementation, and
- organization turn-around.
Through her work across industries in the for-profit and social sectors, she has built a reputation as an honest broker, trusted advisor and reliable and committed service delivery professional. Before founding Swistro Advisors, Chris served as Senior Vice President of Professional Services at FoundryOne, a start-up company helping client firms incubate technology ventures. Prior to that, she was a Senior Manager in the Financial Services practice of KPMG Consulting, overseeing a range of e-commerce development projects for large financial institutions. Chris began her career in Massachusetts state government, working in transportation finance and planning. She then began directing strategic planning and project management activities for a multi-million dollar information technology project agenda at the Office of the State Comptroller.
Chris holds a Bachelors degree in Public Policy and American Institutions from Brown University, and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. She is a member of the International Coach Federation.
A 2010 winner of the national EWGA Women Who Lead award, Chris also was the 2008 recipient of EWGA Boston’s prestigious Timmermans-Zick award for leadership, spirit and exemplary service. Chris is a member of the board of trustees of several Boston organizations include the Clipper Ship Foundation, the Cantata Singers, Chelsea REACH, Womenade Boston, and the Chelsea Community Foundation.
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Affiliated Professionals
Colleen McGuire
Executive Consultant
Colleen McGuire is an executive consultant providing organizational effectiveness solutions to senior leaders of for-profit and non-for-profit organizations. Her 25+ years of business experience enables her to bring the tools and techniques necessary to help senior leaders improve the effectiveness of their organizations by: 1) resolving alignment problems for enhanced productivity, performance and profitability, 2) improving communication, motivation and compensation practices to ignite sales and deliver superior top-line results, and 3) increasing customer satisfaction and employee morale with customer and talent-centered approaches and methods.
Colleen has served as a leader in financial services corporations and as a consultant to large companies, start-up operations and non-profits, and has worked with leading corporations including Wachovia Corporation, Mellon Financial Corporation, Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group and Merrill Lynch PF&S. Colleen received her MBA from Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She teaches Sales Management and Leadership at The University of Connecticut.
Denise Rosenblum
President and Founder, D2 - Dynamic Development
Denise Rosenblum is the president and founder of founder of D2 Dynamic Development, a training company that specializes in creating stronger managers and team leaders through workshops, speaking engagements, and one-to-one business coaching. In addition to directing the company, Denise works personally with clients and trainees to foster confidence and growth in their ability to boost morale, increase productivity, and motivate individuals to succeed. Clients include Arnold Worldwide, Children's Hospital Boston, The Institute for Community Health, and The Ad Club of Boston.
Denise has over 20 years of marketing and training experience. Prior to founding Dynamic Development, she was Senior Vice President, Director of Talent Development at Arnold Worldwide, building and managing the training and career development division. She also oversaw the integrated marketing assignments for Arnold's clients Talbots, Target, and Children's Hospital Boston. Denise has worked in account management for a number of international advertising agencies, such as McCann Erickson, Young and Rubicam, and Hill, Holliday. Here she spearheaded initiatives for AT&T, Gillette, Liz Claiborne, Nabisco, and Reebok.
A seasoned speaker, trainer and marketing professional, she has created and delivered an inventory of training seminars ranging from communication skills, leadership development and managing and motivating people. Denise holds a B.A. degree in political science from Tufts University.
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David McSweeneyPresident, Tenor Technologies
David McSweeney created Tenor Technologies to help organizations use recent digital media developments to improve their business effectiveness. He has 20 years of experience in building and deploying cutting-edge technology solutions. Known as a strong technologist and well-rounded business professional, he provides a unique combination of visionary and practical skills.
Before forming Tenor Technologies, David held numerous executive positions in Massachusetts high technology companies. He was Vice President of Engineering for StarBak Communications, where he created an enterprise platform for both streaming and on demand content distribution. Before StarBak, he served as Vice President of Engineering for ProvisionSoft, building software for the server and storage provisioning market. David joined ProvisionSoft from CMGI, where he was the Director of Advanced Technology for Corporate Development. Prior to CMGI, David was the Director of Engineering at PictureTel Corporation.
David has a BSEE from Brown University. He has served as a speaker and panelist at high tech industry conferences such as Comnet/DC, Network+Interop, and Storage Networking World. In June 2006, David also appeared as a panelist discussing "Podcasting And Other New Media for Choruses" at the 29th annual Chorus America Convention in Washington, DC.
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Management Rx for Medicine Affiliated Professionals
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Richard Cella and H. Clifford Watkin, Managing Partners
Ipswich Bay Financial Resources
Ipswich Bay Financial Resources specializes in providing custom financial strategies to achieve each client's unique objectives. Their proactive approach and specialized resources help clients plan for success in the short and long term. Ipswich Bay offers its clients leading edge advisory services, innovate employee benefit plans, and customized personal financial solutions. Known for their ability to provide clients with opportunities for superior financial growth, and as specialists in designing programs for mid-sized business and independent professionals, Richard and Cliff have developed a suite of solutions matched particularly to the needs of doctors and medical practices. These solution help busy physicians plan both for their personal financial future and the future of their professional and medical staff. Learn more about Ipswich Bay Financial Resources, their products and services, and view their client list at: www.ipswichfinancial.com.
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Jeanne Hurley, Founder
Hurley Associates
Hurley Associates assists Human Resources and Management professionals in the Healthcare, Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries to hire and retain the most qualified technical candidates. Their focus is to find people that fit perfectly in their client's job and company. Jeanne Hurley has 20+ years experience in personnel and recruiting and has worked in a variety of industries. Well-known in the health care recruiting world, Jeanne has a strong reputation for her responsiveness and her ability to find excellent candidates well-suited to the client's technical needs and a good match for the company's corporate structure and environment.
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