The course teachers are certified leadership coaches, each having post-graduate certification in nationally recognized coaching institutes. They have extended experience in adult learning and developing team cohesiveness. They are able to link current organizational needs in the market to practical steps in developing desired leadership competencies. In short, they know what executives and managers need to be competitive and successful and how to reach new levels of executive effectiveness. Each coach has worked with supervisors, managers, directors and executives.

Deedee Myers, BS, MSC, CHIC
Master Teacher & Chief Executive Officer

Deedee Myers is founder and CEO of DDJ Myers, Ltd. and co-founder of the Advancing Leadership Institute. For the past 20 years she has been passionate about financial institutions establishing and developing financial risk management human resource talent to thrive in any economic environment. During the past several years her Succession Planning and Leadership Development has beenghighly rearded in financial organizations, especially credit unions,
as both innovative and best practices. Through the Advancing Leadership Institute, Deedee works with executives and managers so they live in their potential and, in doing so, show up as a more valuable offer to their organization and community.

Deedee is a certified Executive Organizational Coach from the Hudson Institute with emphasis on Succession Planning. She earned her Master Somatic Coach certification from the Strozzi Institute, where she is part of the teaching program/staff, is certified in EQ-i, DISC, TriMetrix and other leadership assessment tools as well as schooled in Organizational Development for financial teams. She earned her degree in marketing and established international business operations in Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. She pioneered the Women’s Leadership Advance for women in leadership roles within credit unions.

Deedee enjoys being of service in creating effective coaching and mentoring programs for credit unions and is frequently mentioned in industry publications. She has developed numerous succession and career development plans, over 1000 in the past years, which adds to her depth in knowing what works well in credit unions. Her forte includes working with individuals and organizations to discover and articulate their purpose and to developmentally organize to live that purpose. She is a speaker on Embodied Leadership to national conferences and publishes articles on succession planning as it relates to leadership development.

Mark Haeussler, BS, SC, CHIC, NREMT
Master Teacher & President

Mark Haeussler is a creative and resourceful recruiter and executive coach known for inspiring teams to bring together their best talents, values and vision to unify their resources in achieving strategic initiatives. He brings his own success as a CEO of a 150-person enterprise, along with remote operation, project management background and large institutional investor client relationship as a solid ground to reaching business objectives and building sustainable relationships within credit unions.

Mark develops the unique intellectual materials for the Advancing Leadership Institute which provide clients with practical entries to build greater success, including managing change, moving effectively through dialog, building new talent competencies and adapting leadership presence to shifting needs. Mark brings a solid presence that leverages clients to explore and challenge their assumptions, competencies and practices in leadership.

Mark is a graduate of Arizona State University’s school of business with a B.S. Cum Laude in marketing, a Certified Somatic Coach (SC) from the Strozzi Institute and a Certified Executive Coach (CHIC) from the Hudson Institute. Mark has been a presenter to both of these organizations as well as the Edges Advanced Coaching Community. He is certified in several assessment tools including DISC, TriMetrix and the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Quotient, and is a conference speaker on emotional intelligence and communication.

Peter Myers, BS, MSC
Teacher & Vice President

Peter Myers assists individuals and teams to move forward in their personal and organizational goals through his orientation toward cultivating their engagement and natural passions. His works with professionals to help them better align their interests and passions with how they impact their team, organization and community. Since 2000 Peter has been an integral part in the development and delivery of DDJ Myers and Advancing Leadership Institute’s Executive Recruitment, Succession Planning and Leadership Development Programs including the highly successful “C” Yourself program. Traveling nationally to clients, conferences and courses, Peter is sought after for not only his expertise in the above domains but also his unique generational perspective having worked individually with CEOs of multibillion dollar organizations to young professionals managing a staff of two. Peter works with senior management teams in the credit union industry to implement their strategic plans, enhance employee learning and improve business processes while paying attention to bottom line results. His method and attention is to bring out the passion and potential within his clients.

Peter is a graduate from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Sociology and minor in Spanish. He earned his Master Somatic Coach certification from the Strozzi Institute and is currently a teacher at the institute for the introductory four-day Leadership in Action 1 course and the Young Men's School of Embodied Leadership five and half day intensive. Peter is certified in several assessment tools including DISC, TriMetrix, Performance DNA, Values/Attitudes and the BarOn EQ-i (Emotional Intelligence Inventory). He has studied extensively abroad, including Western Europe, Central America and Tanzania. He has supported the efforts of the Dorobo initiative in East Africa, which provides education in rural areas and he as hosted a student from Tanzania to study in the United States. He is a speaker at credit union industry conferences, from BAI, AMIFS to CUNA CFO Council as well as the Amputee Coalition for America’s annual conference.

Jennifer Van Homer, BA, MSC, CHIC
Master Teacher, Vice President
and Executive Coach

Jennifer believes that excellence in leadership is crucial in order to address organizational challenges and create sustainable change. She is a Master Somatic coach, trainer and organizational consultant with 17 years experience in leadership, team development and strategic planning. She has worked with organizations in the fields of finance, healthcare, apparel and entertainment.

Jennifer works with leaders and organizations to increase their personal and professional satisfaction and effectiveness by bringing their actions into alignment with their deepest commitments and goals. Using sound principles and practices of adult development and somatic awareness, Jennifer enables individuals and corporations to uncover and articulate their intentions, formulate goals and integrate the mental and physical aspects of their lives to carry out their goals.

Jennifer is a certified Hudson Institute Coach and a Master Somatic Coach at the Strozzi Institute, where she is on the teaching staff. She has extensive experience in Human Resources Leadership including ten years at Patagonia where she contributed to the design of a unique corporate culture. Jennifer also holds a B.A. in Business from Antioch University Santa Barbara.

 

 

“Our leadership team has been working with DDJ Myers over the last 2 ½ years, and the results have been phenomenal. The value added to organization has far outweighed the cost of the program.”

10.06.09
- Nathanael Tarwasokono, President/CEO, PIMA Federal Credit Union $342M

“Using the pause button to reconnect with each member of the executive team has lasting value. Using DDJ Myers, Ltd. to facilitate the conversation and guide us in better under-standing what we want, our significant strengths and attributes and how to leverage our current talent goes a long way for us in being engaged and supporting a culture of engaged and committed employees.”

10.21.09
- Cindy Kenny, COO Justice Federal
Credit Union
$477M

"The Advancing Leadership Institute and its programs is a MUST for any executive seeking to improve their professional skills and effectiveness. Perhaps the most valuable part of the program is the coaching from the Advancing Leadership team. The coaching has made the difference for me, between being a good executive and being an outstanding executive"

10.06.09
Mark Pugliese. CFO
Michigan Educational Credit Union
$556M

"DDJ Myers helped the executive team function together as a solid cohesive group, becoming more effective at project management and gaining significant efficiencies in our operation. The entire process was invaluable in helping the board and executive management ensure that the right people are ready at the appropriate time to successfully lead the credit union"

10.07.09
- Mike Parsons, President/CEO
First Source Federal
Credit Union
$250M

“The program provides tools and practices that when applied creates a framework which can greatly improve the effectiveness of your leadership team. These tools and the framework are reinforced by the one-on-one coaching sessions. The DDJ Myers leadership program is helping our management team identify the skills and actions needed to create accountable, engaged employees; that is our ultimate goal.”

10.06.09
- David Davis, President/CEO,
Pacific Marine
Credit Union
$660M