About Us

We are a tight knit consortium of consultants, trainers, and facilitators experienced in developing leaders and increasing the productivity and effectiveness of organizations through Leadership, Strategy, and Change Programs, Productivity, Mentoring, and Coaching programs. Together we provide a comprehensive solution for our clients, using the best talent where and when it's needed.

Our Vision: A world where people live into what they see as possible; where individuals contribute their unique talents, and realize their full potential.

Rosemary Meehan Tator

Rosemary Meehan Tator, principal partner of 2beffective™, is a management consultant, serial entrepreneur, coach, and motivational speaker. For more than 25 years she has provided leadership development programs as well as productivity, effectiveness, and sales training programs throughout the United States and Europe. Her clients include AT&T, Eastman Kodak, DuPont and major financial services companies. Some of the firms she has launched include:

GreenPages, Inc., a corporate computer value-added reseller; as Co-Founder and Vice President of Sales & Marketing, she was responsible for building the team that grew the company at >100%/year to $100 million in sales in 5 years and reaching #36 on the INC 500 list.

Avalon Solutions, Inc. a computer solutions provider, as President & CEO, she grew the company to >$8 million in sales in two years, reaching #62 on the Dun & Bradstreet/Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Hot 100 Companies” list.

Rosemary brings her entrepreneurial experience as well as her proficiency with the Birkman ™ Assessment Method to her consulting and coaching practice. As a Licensed Partner for Mission Control Productivity™, she leads this award-winning productivity program in organizations throughout the U.S. and Europe. Her unique approach very quickly moves individuals and groups to higher levels of performance; providing them with insights and the tools to recognize their unique talents and realize their full potential.

She lives with her husband, Wes, in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, where she is an active member of her church as well as a Board Member of New Generation, Inc., a shelter for homeless pregnant and parenting woman.

Trudy van den Berg

Trudy van den Berg is principal partner of 2bcoaching. Full bio to follow.

Alesia Latson - Latson Leadership Group

Alesia Latson is a certified Mission Control Workshop leader and consultant for 2beffective. She has been studying and practicing the art and science of leadership and organizational development for over 19 years. She has held management and organizational development roles in large financial services organizations, healthcare, and government. Through expert facilitation and personal coaching, Ms. Latson has worked with hundreds of leaders at all levels to expand their management and leadership effectiveness, by supporting them in creating work relationships and environments that enhance employee development and the achievement of business goals.

Her depth of experience in working with senior groups allows her to recognize the conditions that impact personal and organizational success. She brings this understanding to both executive development and organization building.

Ms. Latson is well known for her exceptional skills as a facilitator and coach and consistently receives superior evaluations for her ability to produce extraordinary outcomes when working with business leaders. Her clients take on larger issues and frame actionable goals. At the same time, they build the competencies required to sustain ongoing improvement. Ms. Latson’s client list includes, Fidelity Investments, McDonald’s, GE, Teradyne, Bright Horizons, Marriott, and Pfizer.

Ms. Latson received her M.A. in Training and Development from Lesley University and her B.A. in psychology from the University of Illinois. She is on the adjunct faculty of Lesley University and Bentley College. Ms. Latson is also a frequently guest speaker at Babson Executive Education.

M. Ramona Dorsey - Project Manage Your Life, LLC

Ramona Dorsey has for more than 12 years been focused on the fundamentals of human behavior that lead to exceptional performance and development. She has established a reputation as a dynamic, moving and inspirational speaker. Ramona has led seminars and keynotes talks where she has provided her insights to individuals and organizations. Her client list includes Boys and Girls Club of America, Black Child Development Institute, SolidWorks, WFCP - Grace McNamara and the Center for Family Farm Development.

Ramona has more than 14 years professional experience in Project Management, Business and Systems Analysis and Systems Architecture. In her career, she has been responsible for the systems integration and architecture for several Fortune 500 companies.

She possesses a Master’s of Science degree in Systems Engineering with a specialization in Communications from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. Her undergraduate work was done at Stillman College inn Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she achieved Dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics.

She is also a certified Mission Control coach providing break-thru leadership in the area of productivity and mastering effectiveness. Ramona currently lives in Atlanta with her children and is a native of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands where she is known by many dear friends and family as "Molly".

Gina LaRoche

Gina LaRoche is a consultant, facilitator and coach for 2beffective. She is also the Managing Director of Inspiritas Inc., a consulting and training firm advancing the practice of leadership. Founded in 2001, INSPIRITAS’ executive programs have challenged leaders and teams to accelerate results using vision, strategy and accountability for execution. Working with a broad range of industries, her clients include; Credit Suisse, EMC, Miller Brewing, Harvard University, American Student Assistance, Stamford Hospital, and Simmons School of Management where she is a visiting faculty member for their executive education programs.

Prior to INSPIRITAS, Ms. LaRoche acquired 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and training at high-tech and emerging growth companies. She founded Ingia Solutions to provide strategic marketing expertise to emerging growth companies. Prior to Ingia, she served as director of marketing for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and she managed product marketing for the e-Business group. She was also a product-marketing manager at Vicorp Interactive Systems. Ms. LaRoche started her career as a sales professional at IBM where she received numerous excellence awards.

Ms. LaRoche is the President of the Board for Cambridge Family and Children Services and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSBA from Georgetown University.

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Mary B. Gallagher

Mary is a certified Mission Control Workshop leader and coach for 2beffective. She is also the head Leadership Effectiveness Coach for ActionPact Coaching

Among Mary's many strengths is her insight into people and her ability to identify quickly how they are holding themselves back from achieving their goals.

A key component to ActionPact Coaching is a dedication to raising the emotional intelligence of all leaders. The result enables them to consistently bring out the best in themselves and in others - a life long skill they can apply during and after coaching.

Knowing that a company's success is directly related to how effectively it leverages the strenghts of its leaders is a key to Mary's impact. Experience has proven to her over and over that a leaders power comes from knowing and applying their gifts, learning to mitigate their weaknesses and in their capability to build and lead strong teams.

Her approach includes a unique blend of executive and team coaching, individual and group assessments, and 360º feedback.

At the center of Mary’s coaching is a commitment to honesty, client confidentiality and achieving the client's desired results.

Before launching ActionPact Coaching, Mary was an HR executive at both small venture backed companies and Fortune 500 companies. A sought-after leadership expert, she is one of eight executive coaches in the Boston area approved for inclusion in the exclusive on-line resource directory of Inc. and Fast Company.

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Nancy Miriam Hawley, LICSW,

Nancy Miriam Hawley is a coach for 2beffective. With Jeffrey R. McIntyre, LMFT, she co-founded Enlignment, Inc., a coaching, consulting and training company specializing in leadership development, executive team development, and financial seminars and retreats for business owners and executive couples. They work with executive management teams and entrepreneurial individuals, couples and families to maximize both personal and professional relationships. Ms. Hawley and Mr. McIntyre are life and business partners and have been working with people for 30 years to produce lasting results in the areas of relationship, communication, conflict resolution and gender issues.

Nancy Miriam Hawley is a founder of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Inc., the organization responsible for writing the best seller Our Bodies, Ourselves (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972; translated into 18 languages, revised May 2005), a book that shifted the national and international dialogue about women's health, sexuality and power. She also co-authored Ourselves and Our Children (New York: Random House, 1978), a book about families and parenting. She is a highly regarded speaker and facilitator of dialogues focusing on women's, partnership and family concerns.

Ms. Hawley is a clinical social worker, group therapist and organizational consultant. While Principal Clinical Social Worker at The Cambridge Hospital of Harvard Medical School, she developed groundbreaking programs for children and their families. She coaches executives in the areas of personal power and business success. She regularly offers, in partnership with an experienced financial planner, a seminar entitled Financing Your Dreams: Women Learning to be Powerful with Money.

Ms. Hawley graduated from the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor with a Bachelor's degree in History and Psychology and a Master's degree in Social Work with a specialty in working with groups and organizations. Ms. Hawley is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Northeast Society of Group Psychotherapy, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Smaller Business Association of New England, and The Family Firm Institute. She served for many years on the Board of The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Inc.

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Jeffrey R. McIntyre

Jeffrey McIntyre is a coach for 2beffective. He was an instructor and supervisor in the Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance's "Family and Couples Therapy Training Program" from 1992 to 2006. He is an Executive Coach and creator of The Seven Intelligences of Leadership, a seminar aimed at understanding the powerful interplay between emotional intelligence, vision, relationship and results. He brings the strength of his comprehensive knowledge of complex systems to leadership and executive team planning. His understanding of how human attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors develop enables him to generate conversations that inspire leadership and align relationships with results in moving an organization forward.

Mr. McIntyre has a Bachelor's degree in History from The College of Wooster and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch Graduate School of Professional Psychology. He has completed the certificate program in Authentic Leadership at the Marpa School of Business, Naropa University and extensive post-graduate study in family therapy. He is an active participant and dialogue leader for an international gathering of thought-leaders at The Shambhala Institute's Authentic Leadership Program in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is also co-author of two books on systemic interventions for treating addictions in couples and families. He is a member of the International Coaches Federation, Inc., American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Inc., Boston Chamber of Commerce, Smaller Business Association of New England, and the Family Firm Institute, Inc.

Mr. McIntyre has served on the Board of the Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (MAMFT, Inc.). As an officer, he led MAMFT's five-year political campaign and spearheaded a strategic process to restructure the organization's focus and operations. In his role as President, he was active in the President's Council of the AAMFT, Inc., the national parent organization. He received MAMFT's highest award for his contributions.

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Lori L. Jacobwith

Lori is a Mission Control coach and trainer for 2beffective. She founded Apporté, LLC a dynamic consulting company created to “Bring More To Your Mission Drawing on twenty years of professional fundraising and coaching experience, Lori has a unique approach to helping clients identify, understand and overcome their resistance to fulfilling their potential. She is gifted at helping corporations, organizations and individuals succinctly share their message & mission and in creating structure for success.

As a senior instructor with Raising More Money, (now BenevonTM) Lori Jacobwith was instrumental in assisting hundreds of North American organizations collectively raise more than $50 million.

She works with a broad spectrum of organizations, political campaigns, private companies and individuals.

Lori works with her clients on a very personal level helping them tap into what really motivates them and what obstacles prevent them from accomplishing their goals.

With that understanding, Lori helps her clients identify short and long-term goals for success. From there, they work together to create solutions and structure that focus on ease, productivity and fun. Lori uses material from The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist and Mission Control™ a worldwide productivity workshop to move people to new levels of prosperity and productivity.

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Kristi Scarpone, M.Ed.

Kristi is a Mission Control coach and trainer for 2beffective. She co-founded Scarpone Associates, a dynamic consulting firm specializing in financial and human sustainability for organizations, businesses and individuals. As a former instructor and coach with BenevonTM, Scarpone has been instrumental in assisting more than 200 organizations in North America raise over $20 million. Her unique approach to helping clients realize their potential for sustainable funding by clearly articulating the human and societal impact of their work, has made her one of the most successful fundraising coaches in the country.

Scarpone has more than 15 years of experience in fundraising, public speaking, education and training. Her passion is to teach individuals and organizations systems that dramatically increase their revenue generation, productivity, and communication.
She has created fundraising curriculum for professionals and graduate students in non-profit leadership positions, and has served as adjunct faculty for the University of New Hampshire and New England College’s Master of Nonprofit Management Program.

She has a vast array of national and regional clients including Safe Tables Our Priority, the American Syringomyelia Alliance Project, Cambridge Family and Childrens Services, the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs, Seacoast Waldorf Association, and the World Trust Foundation.

Scarpone is the mother of twin two year old girls and a licensed Nia instructor specializing in dance/movement with parents and children. She is training to become a Mission Control© coach and designing productivity training for families with young children.

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Jennifer Cohen

Jennifer Cohen is known for producing incredible results with clients in a short period of time. In addition to one-on-one coaching, she leads and facilitates groups and teams, with a focus on the domains of leadership, mastery, team building, and life design. Her client roster includes executives from various sectors of commerce, professional and personal life coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, and individuals in a wide range of other disciplines in which leadership is critical. Jennifer's work uses strategies drawn from a variety of discourses, including Communications, Psychology, Systems, Biology, and Ontological and Somatic Coaching. This synthesis enables clients to observe breakdowns from numerous vantage points, providing many opportunities for new thinking and action.

For many years Jennifer worked with clients who had suffered traumatic violence. Today trauma is all too common in our society, as people experience the effects of terrorism, world economic changes, job insecurity, personal losses, and social and family violence. Jennifer's experience in this area has given her a deep understanding of what it takes for human beings - body, mind, and spirit - to overcome adversity and thrive both personally and professionally.

The partnership that Jennifer forms with her clients helps them leverage their dissatisfaction to facilitate growth, increase effectiveness, promote new interpretations, and create positive and lasting change. She engages each person in a unique collaboration that fosters creativity, flexibility, a positive mood shift, and a rapid acceleration of the learning process. The combination of these factors provides opportunities for dramatic growth and learning not available through other programs.

Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, a master's degree in Applied Psychology in Marriage, Family, and Systems Therapy, and a Master Certification in Somatics (the result of more than a decade of study with Richard Strozzi Heckler in the art of Somatics and Ontological Coaching). She has also worked extensively with Marsha Shenk, Founder of the BestWork Community. Jennifer has practiced Vipassana meditation since 1993 and has studied yoga since 1994. These practices, along with her unending fascination with the journey of the human being, strongly inform the way in which she partners with people. The application of all of these disciplines, within the unique structure of partnering, accelerates the development of leadership skills that are sustainable over a lifetime. www.meaningfulleadership.com.