Experience and Skill Sets

Our team consists of a group of interdisciplinary experts with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets, including:

• Thought Leadership and Generative Thinking
• Strategic Thinking and Visioning
• Board Development and Governance Effectiveness
• Organization Development, Design, and Restructuring
• Clinical, Business Process, and Operations Redesign
• Business Planning and Proposal Development
• Quality Management Strategies and Tools
• Organization Effectiveness Measurement and Assessment
• Organizational Culture and Climate Assessments
• Program Design and Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Group / Team Facilitation and Decision Making Systems
• Senior Project Management
• Client and Employee Feedback Programs
• Use of Teams to Achieve Organizational Goals.

Karen Fryday-Field, Senior Partner: Over eighteen years of experience in both public and for-profit management and consulting. Karen is a graduate of John Carver's Governance Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and an Ivey Scholar from the Ivey School of Business (MBA).

Carol Milton, Executive Coordinator and Research Assistant: An extensively trained professional with a commitment to lifelong learning. Carol has a desire to be challenged and share her knowledge with others. Carol is an accomplished computer user, experienced in a variety of wordprocessing, spreadsheet, database, and graphic design programs.

Richard Doogue, Associate: Has been closely involved in the development and implementation of numerous special projects. Richard has extensive management, supervision, and strategic planning experience.

Chris McCleave, Associate:  An MBA candidate, who has been with Meridian Edge for over 10 years.  One of his specialities is working with organizations to break-down processes and structures to understand the methodology of the work flow, allowing him to make suggestions and improvements.  Chris excels at maximizing process efficiency and effectiveness.