John Aldridge, Ph.D        

Organizational Development

John Aldridge lives in Boulder, Colorado, however, his work has brought him into diverse learning communities throughout North America and Europe. His professional experience spans business, education, the arts, and community service. He is a leading advocate for and authority in the research, design and delivery of experiential and collaborative learning methodologies for adult professionals. Currently John develops business communications technologies for improving learning and performance, online and on-site, and serves as a senior consultant for small to mid-sized startup and development-stage organizations representing a blend of diverse business sectors including transportation, telecommunications, medical, technical, service and educational endeavors. John has a solid and versatile background in integrating multidimensional evaluation processes with technological advances in training and knowledge solutions, strategic planning and business results-focused coaching. He has over fifteen years experience developing people for maximum performance.

A behavioral technologist specializing in sociotechnical systems (STS), John serves on several boards of progressive organizations. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and other international professional organizations contributing his knowledge and expertise to the field of disciplined inquiry. He has tacit “explicit” experience with current theories and practices surrounding instructional design, blended learning applications and collaborative technologies. He also has implicit understanding of where the field is headed and why. John’s earned his undergraduate and master's degrees in cognitive psychology and industrial psychology/organizational development from the University of Colorado and Regis University respectively. He has a second MA in Organizational Development and a Ph.D. in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Institute at Santa Barbara, CA.

William H. Hendrix, Ph.D.

Research Developmet

William "Herlie" Hendrix, Professor Emeritus of Management, Clemson University is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ambassador Holland H. Coors Chair at the United States Air Force Academy Center for Character Development. He served on the faculty at Clemson University for approximately 16 years and held the position of Head, Department of Management for more than five of those years. Prior to his tenure at Clemson University, he served as an Officer in the United States Air Force and retired in 1982. His academic expertise is in the areas of assessment, survey research, research methods, personnel and human resource management, organizational behavior, and industrial/organizational psychology.

Herlie has published more than 30 research articles in refereed journals and a series of book chapters. Herlie has served as a consultant and senior advisor to both public and private organizations in the area of organizational assessment, change, and improvement. These include: Arthur Anderson, Lockheed-Georgia Company; Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (OCHAMPUS)' EG&G Automotive Research, Inc; Coopers and Lybrand Consulting Firm; School of Aerospace Medicine; Headquarters, Air Force Logistics Command, to name a few. He received a B.A. in Psychology from East Carolina University, a M.S. in Human Factors Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University.

Bob Simmons

Senior Policy & Program Advisor

Bob Simmons is our Vision Master. He helps individuals and corporate groups create a vision for themselves that inspires short and long-term success. His talents extend to -- not only facilitating your determining "where you want to go" but also, "how to get there."

He grew up in the hardwood forests of Illinois, where he learned to love and understand nature. Trained as a theoretical physicist, he worked for the Environmental Protection Agency for 22 years, as senior policy and program advisor or Director for several new innovative programs, including: Environmental Noise Control, Radiation Control, Pollution Prevention, and the Analytic Center. This experience included developing major innovative connections with the policies and procedures of other federal agencies, state and local governments, and the national and international private sector. He was awarded the EPA's highest national honor, the Gold Medal for Exceptional Service.

Bob has served as a sustainable policy advisor to the American Institute of Architects and served as Chairperson of the Strategic Advisory Group on the Environment (SAGE) for the AIA. An initiator of the "Greening of the White House" Project, he served as chairman of the White House policy group incorporating "Cultural Change and the Human Factor." He also served as the sustainable policy advisor for the Earth Centre, World Headquarters for the Earth Council, being created in Costa Rica.

Currently, as Founder and Principal of the Continued Success Foundation© in Boulder, Bob works as a consulting sustainable policy and program advisor, speaker, researcher, vision-master and team-builder. His passion is helping individuals and organizations create visions and programs, which include our long-term future. Bob is a member of the Board of Trustees for Rock the Planet and is Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Learning for Living Institute -- educational non-profits focusing on young people. He is a visiting fellow with the Center for Values and Social Policy at the University of Colorado, and provides vision support for the Golden Field Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, the Collage Children's Museum, Bridging the Gap, Barrett Studio Architects, and others. Bob is writing a book based on several years of encouraging research, titled Continued Success: Creating a Sustainable Future©.

Through his life's work, Bob does his part to help human beings get along better with one another and with the planet. He lives in Boulder with his enthusiastic wife, Sarah and two awesome Ainu Dogs: RAMAT and PIRKA. (Robert A. Simmons, Continued Success Foundation © 1986-2006.)