NANCY ARONSON, PHD
I have been bringing practical, collaborative methods to organizations and communities facing complex issues since, well, forever...
I grew up in Queens, New York in a neighborhood where kids of all ages were always outside playing. Consequently, I learned to play well with others. I was constantly part of innovative, creative approaches as we developed new games, refined rules, and adjusted to changes in the external environment such as new barriers in the alleyways, changing weather conditions and alternate street parking. I was part of an elaborate system of feedback and talent development. You knew where you stood in a variety of street games as sides were chosen. The older kids helped the younger kids develop skills and took responsibility for grooming the next generation of outdoor athletes.
For the first 29 years of my consulting work, I was in business with my best friend, Beverly Arsht. She recently turned her formidable talents and artistry to ceramics.
I’m an aunt to my nephews and to the children of many of my friends. I take this role quite seriously. I’m present, supportive and very engaged, while understanding that I’m not the main attraction.
My brother has described our family business as education. He is a nephrologist, his wife is a virologist and they both teach at Yale Medical School. My oldest nephew is finishing a fellowship in pediatric emergency room care at CHOP, where he was consistently recognized for his teaching interests and ability. His wife is an outstanding fifth grade public school teacher. My other nephew is a composer. In addition to scores for musicals, he writes songs to accompany children’s books and has taught third graders in Brooklyn how to write operas. It’s in the genes!
I was an education major in college. I taught 6th and 7th grade prior to getting a masters and doctorate in learning theory as it is applied to groups. I see learning at the core of the work we do with organizations and communities. We are constantly creating the conditions for people to analyze and synthesize information, expand their perspectives, and uncover possibilities.
Nancy Aronson Consulting is comprised of a network of like-minded colleagues, which allows us to expand the scope of our services and scale up the level of engagement in response to client needs. Each enriches the impact of the work in unique ways.
Rosemarie Barbeau. Rosi has a wealth of experience helping clients develop strategy, implement key initiatives, and build the collaborative partnerships required to be successful. She has particular expertise in high impact process facilitation to support large, enterprise-wide projects and the development of effective teams.
Martha Lask. When colleagues who do executive coaching need a coach, they call Martha. In addition to this expertise, she has also developed a model of peer coaching that is being used in organizations to support leadership development and strategy implementation.
Kathleen McInerney Kane. Kathleen brings broad business experience and pragmatic good sense to her client work. She has worked globally and locally designing and delivering innovative, results oriented training programs that build capacity in leaders and their organizations.
Gil Steil. Gil is a master of large group design. In addition to his knowledge of large group models such as Future Search, the Search Conference, Open Space, etc., he is extremely innovative and creative in designing summits responsive to the purposes and desired outcomes articulated by clients.
Lonnie Weiss. The tagline for Lonnie’s work is When Agreement Matters. Lonnie has particular expertise in helping groups navigate heavily conflict-laden situations. She has done important work in the areas of public policy and regional planning.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
PhD, Psychoeducational Processes, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MEd, Psychoeducational Processes, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BS, Elementary Education, Cortland State University, Cortland, NY
TEACHING/PRESENTATIONS
I grew up in Queens, New York in a neighborhood where kids of all ages were always outside playing. Consequently, I learned to play well with others. I was constantly part of innovative, creative approaches as we developed new games, refined rules, and adjusted to changes in the external environment such as new barriers in the alleyways, changing weather conditions and alternate street parking. I was part of an elaborate system of feedback and talent development. You knew where you stood in a variety of street games as sides were chosen. The older kids helped the younger kids develop skills and took responsibility for grooming the next generation of outdoor athletes.
For the first 29 years of my consulting work, I was in business with my best friend, Beverly Arsht. She recently turned her formidable talents and artistry to ceramics.
I’m an aunt to my nephews and to the children of many of my friends. I take this role quite seriously. I’m present, supportive and very engaged, while understanding that I’m not the main attraction.
My brother has described our family business as education. He is a nephrologist, his wife is a virologist and they both teach at Yale Medical School. My oldest nephew is finishing a fellowship in pediatric emergency room care at CHOP, where he was consistently recognized for his teaching interests and ability. His wife is an outstanding fifth grade public school teacher. My other nephew is a composer. In addition to scores for musicals, he writes songs to accompany children’s books and has taught third graders in Brooklyn how to write operas. It’s in the genes!
I was an education major in college. I taught 6th and 7th grade prior to getting a masters and doctorate in learning theory as it is applied to groups. I see learning at the core of the work we do with organizations and communities. We are constantly creating the conditions for people to analyze and synthesize information, expand their perspectives, and uncover possibilities.
Nancy Aronson Consulting is comprised of a network of like-minded colleagues, which allows us to expand the scope of our services and scale up the level of engagement in response to client needs. Each enriches the impact of the work in unique ways.
Rosemarie Barbeau. Rosi has a wealth of experience helping clients develop strategy, implement key initiatives, and build the collaborative partnerships required to be successful. She has particular expertise in high impact process facilitation to support large, enterprise-wide projects and the development of effective teams.
Martha Lask. When colleagues who do executive coaching need a coach, they call Martha. In addition to this expertise, she has also developed a model of peer coaching that is being used in organizations to support leadership development and strategy implementation.
Kathleen McInerney Kane. Kathleen brings broad business experience and pragmatic good sense to her client work. She has worked globally and locally designing and delivering innovative, results oriented training programs that build capacity in leaders and their organizations.
Gil Steil. Gil is a master of large group design. In addition to his knowledge of large group models such as Future Search, the Search Conference, Open Space, etc., he is extremely innovative and creative in designing summits responsive to the purposes and desired outcomes articulated by clients.
Lonnie Weiss. The tagline for Lonnie’s work is When Agreement Matters. Lonnie has particular expertise in helping groups navigate heavily conflict-laden situations. She has done important work in the areas of public policy and regional planning.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
PhD, Psychoeducational Processes, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MEd, Psychoeducational Processes, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BS, Elementary Education, Cortland State University, Cortland, NY
TEACHING/PRESENTATIONS