Phoenix, AZ (March 14, 2024) |
Darlene Dumont, Ph.D., LSSBB was recently welcomed to the expanding, best-in-class team of professionals at DDJ Myers, the well-known leadership development firm and ALM First Company. She will serve as Director, Organizational Development and brings over 30 years of diversified experience in the highly specialized areas of organizational transformation, executive coaching, succession planning, human-centered design, strategic workforce analysis, organizational design, operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and innovation.
“I’m looking forward to working with boards of directors, CEOs and other key leaders to increase the effectiveness of their teams, committees, and organizations overall,” says Dumont. “By establishing tiered management systems and infrastructures to align the organization’s vision, mission, and values with strategic goals, institutions become poised to achieve better results.”
Dumont has in-depth experience in a variety of industries including credit unions, financial institutions, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, federal, state and military agencies. She is a retired Captain of the U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard, a Board member of the Continuous Improvement Lean Collaborative (CILC), and a Lean sensei/faculty member of the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI).
As a life-long learner, Dumont has earned a Doctorate in Business Administration and Quality Systems, a master’s degree in Management Information Systems, a master’s degree in Quality Systems Management, and a dual-major bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics. She is also certified in Organizational Design and has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
“Adding a highly educated expert like Darlene to the DDJ Myers team will allow us to make an even bigger impact within the industry and assist more clients,” says Deedee Myers, Ph.D. and CEO of DDJ Myers, an ALM First Company. “The need for enhanced organizational design solutions and continuous process improvement has grown exponentially in recent years. Forward-thinking financial institutions see both as critical to their future sustainability.”
