Our Instructors
Dr. Charles A. Tweedly
Dr. Charles Tweedly is an independent consultant in the area of Training, Leadership and Organizational Development and Change Facilitation. He is also a certified Senior Action Learning Coach, a former member of the Board for the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL) and (WIAL-USA). He is also a certified NLP Coach and Practitioner. In addition, he is certified in MBTI, FIRO-B, Leadership Agility, and Emotional Social Intelligence Inventory (ESCI). He is the founder and CEO of AL2 Leader Labs.
Dr. Tweedly has over 30 years of experience in the fields of human resource development, organizational learning, change management, action learning, and leadership development. His clients include Otis Elevator, Pratt & Whitney, Harley-Davidson, UTC Fire & Safety, Hamilton-Sundstrand, Pfizer, FEMA and Southland Industries. His current focus in the area of design and delivery action learning based leadership development programs.
Currently, Dr. Tweedly is an Associate Professor in Business at Becker College in Worcester, MA. He has also designed and delivered Leadership courses at Northeastern University and Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. He was also an online professor at the University of Maryland, University College in the area of Leadership, Organizational Communications and Organizational Behavior.
Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Dr. Tweedly was an internal consultant in Leadership and Organizational Development for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines. He played a key role in creating and facilitating comprehensive integration and change strategies for numerous restructuring programs, joint ventures, and merger/acquisitions in Asia, Europe, and the United States. As a Training Manager for Otis Elevator Company, he managed the training requirements for the Eastern United States and Canada.
Dr. Tweedly graduated from Bryant College with a Bachelors degree in marketing. He received his Masters in human resource development from Boston University and his Doctorate from George Washington University. His dissertation topic was Transformational Learning and Successful Dyslexics.
Dr. Bea Carson
Founder & Past President of the World Institute for Action Learning
Dr. Carson is a notable author, speaker, and expert in the field of Action Learning. Possessing a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University, she has mastered teaching Action Learning to the full spectrum of organizational levels. She is an external OD consultant specializing in leadership development, problem solving, team develop and strategic planning.
Bringing a well-stocked arsenal of assessments and Action Learning methodologies, Dr. Carson has a proven track-record in assisting Fortune 500 companies, national non-profits, government contractors, federal agencies, local government agencies, colleges/universities, and international corporations. Through direct hands-on facilitation and coaching, she:
- Assists organizations in clearly identifying problems and developing/ launching strategic initiatives such as corporate rightsizing, diversity planning, organizational development, performance enhancement, and process reengineering.
- Bolsters managerial productivity and communication through consensus-building; aligns individual ideas into a unified vision that includes projected goals and implementation strategies.
- Enhances effectiveness of management certification processes (Six Sigma, PMP) by applying action learning practices to established leadership methods.
Dr. Carson was a driving force in Action Learning training and certification programs as the Director of Certification & Education with the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL). Serving as a founding board member since 2006, she worked with a committee of experts and researchers to build and design learning and training modules to advance the expertise and skill level in Action Learning. Through combined efforts in WIAL’s Board of Directors, the organization has gained international attention with affiliates on 6 continents and 32 countries. As the Director of Affiliate Development, Bea works with new affiliates to insure a commonality of delivery and expectations around the world.
Since 2002, Dr. Carson has acquired an impressive and diverse client base including Boeing, Microsoft, Price WaterhouseCoopers, Kaiser Permanente, Target, NASA, CIA, Department of Education, Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Commerce, Constellation Energy, ARINC, ICF, KKien, ASTD, Maryland Special Olympics, Goodwill Industries, Rotary International, Goodrich, and other organizations.
Bea is president and owner of Carson Consultants; cofounder and Past President for the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL) and Past President of WIAl-USA. Dr. Carson lives in Annapolis and is involved with the leadership in several community organizations including Annapolis Rotary, Special Olympics, and Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Gerald (Jerry) Seavey, PCC
MindBridge NLP & Coach Training, CEO
Jerry Seavey is a master NLP and Professional Coach trainer who has traveled the world helping people to create extraordinary success and enhanced problem solving abilities in their personal and professional lives.
Today, he is one of the foremost leaders in the field of Neuro Linguistics. His approach combines the knowledge of a psychologist, the determination and charisma of a business leader, and the sensitivity of a philosopher.
Since 1971, when he co-founded MindBridge Trainings, Jerry has been recognized as an exemplary leader, master trainer and expert in the field of personal and professional development. His positive and effective teaching style has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide, from all walks of life, to have a higher quality of life.
Jerry is one of those rare individuals who can present a complicated subject so that not only does his audience understand the concept but also the practical application of the principles involved. Along with an ongoing coaching practice, Jerry’s programs include trainings throughout the US, Europe, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. A Certified Leadership Agility Coach, he also conducts corporate and NLP Coach Certification trainings.
For the past 40 years Jerry has studied and worked with the most widely recognized experts in the field. He holds a Masters Certification in NLP and is an ICF credentialed Professional Certified Coach.
Marilou Seavey, PCC
MindBridge NLP & Coach Training, President
Marilou Seavey, Master NLP Trainer & NLP Coach, facilitates personal and professional change worldwide. She assists people from all walks of life with the interior design of their lives, redefining who they are and getting them on track and “on purpose”.
Her clients include Fortune 500 executives, small business owners, senior political advisors, diplomats, entertainers, and educators.
She has a special ability to create an ideal atmosphere for growth whether she is working with individuals, seminar groups, company teams, or large audiences. Her passionate belief is that she can help people free up something powerful inside themselves-and that it is easier than they think.
Marilou’s work in the field of human potential and her study of NLP for over 35 years has formed the basis of her life’s work. For Marilou, NLP is part art, part science, with an elegance based on the efficiency with which it can create change at any level. She continues to stay focused on pragmatic and useful applications for people in their everyday lives.
Marilou holds her Trainers’ Certification from NLPU, the premier NLP research and development institute. Her NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner Certifications were received from the Massachusetts Institute of NLP.
She is an ICF credentialed Professional Certified Coach and also the US Ambassador for the Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming (ANLP).
A NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer since 1982, she presents the NLP Practitioner Training and the NLP Masters Training in Dubai UAE, Boston, Massachusetts, Raleigh, North Carolina and Toronto, Canada.