Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Our team of professionals actively embrace the tenets of Values-based Leadership, a philosophy proven to drive extraordinary results in organizations of all types.

Our Associates are the integral component in our ability to help clients build exceptional organizations. They are individuals with considerable line and corporate leadership experience and high personal integrity. Each Associate possesses demonstrated ability and insights to guide and coach senior executives, their teams, and high-potential employees to enhanced levels of leadership effectiveness.

To meet resource demands of our growing organization, we welcome inquiries by those interested in joining the TAI team. Please contact us if you would like to learn more.

Davis Taylor

Davis is founder and leader of TAI Incorporated. He has over twenty-five years experience in organizations ranging from a high-tech start-up company to Fortune 50 corporations, where he provided vision and leadership to drive growth in challenging business environments, start-up ventures and turn-around situations. His contributions in six different industries provided real-world, practical experience and a proving ground to demonstrate the effectiveness of values-based leadership, with tangible results.

Prior to TAI Incorporated, Davis served as Vice President, Field Operations for Suburban Partners, a $750 million energy services company. Previously, recruited by Investment Bankers to salvage a failing start-up business, he was Chief Executive Officer for Elcom Technologies. Before Elcom, Davis served as Vice President, Business Development at Lenox, Inc., with operating responsibility for six profit centers, including specialty corporate and international markets. Davis' earlier professional experience includes national accounts, sales management, process improvement and operational roles at Pepsi Cola and Baxter International. Davis served four years as a U.S. Army Officer and is a graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Sue Green

Sue leads consulting and content development for TAI. She has almost thirty years experience in organizations ranging from international conglomerates to major associations to nationally recognized non-profits. In each case her vision and leadership drove unprecedented growth, strategic repositioning, innovative human resource management and earned nationally recognized excellence awards. Her work in employee motivation - the moving of individuals and organizations from understanding their core beliefs to achievement of major goals - helps corporations both large and small to achieve outstanding results.

Prior to joining TAI Incorporated Sue was Executive Vice President of the Colonial Williamsburg Company, a corporate officer of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and on the board of several hotel associations including Preferred Hotels and Resorts International. For over 10 years, Sue was Group Vice President for Hospitality and Real Estate and a member of the corporate operating committee for Kohler Company, the world’s largest plumbing manufacturer. In these and other positions she dealt directly with corporate boards of directors and stockholders, developed major new business segments, and led successful turnaround situations.

An experienced executive coach, Sue is a certified graduate of the Newfield Network’s Coaching for Personal and Professional Mastery program. Her bachelor’'s and master'’s degrees were earned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Alice Edland

Alice has a unique blend of management and corporate training background. With over 25 years of corporate business experience, she was a corporate officer for the Kohler Co. responsible for the growth and development of its hospitality and real estate sector. Worldwide recognition of service quality, significant reductions in employee turnover, creativity in customer offerings, and profit levels that exceeded industry norms were achieved through her leadership. In addition to overseeing the development of new spas, private clubs, real estate, and golf courses for Kohler Co., she managed the acquisition and operational integration of the Old Course Hotel Resort and Spa in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Prior to her role as a business leader, Alice spent several years in corporate training and specialized in team building through all levels of the organization. Her career began as a college business instructor where she developed special programs for businesses in addition to classroom teaching. She has a BA degree in Office Administration and Business Education and an MA in Business and Marketing Education from Michigan State University and certifications from Cornell University.

Alice served as General Chair for the 1998 U.S. Women's Open, 2007 U.S. Senior Open, and 2004 PGA Championship. She has served as an officer on boards for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Visiting Nurses Association, Lakeshore Technical College Foundation, and Wisconsin State Golf Association.

Robert Cook

With broad experience in corporate, entrepreneurial and athletic environments, Rob demonstrates the critical component for success in any venture is the ability to engage, enable and empower individuals to perform at their best. He encourages and coaches high potential leaders to help them maximize their effectiveness in their professional and personal lives.

Rob's professional background includes fifteen years as President and CEO of Cook Associates, a $25 million company specializing in distribution of consumer products for business partners such as Coca Cola Foods and McCormick and Company. Earlier, in a sales role for W.L. Gore and Associates, Rob was instrumental in market development and the initial launch of Gore-tex. Prior to his work at W.L. Gore, Rob was a professional basketball player. He attended Duke University and the University of Delaware, earning a B.A. from the University of Delaware.

Rob is actively involved with not-for-profit organizations. For the past ten years he served on both local and internationally focused not-for-profit boards in the mid-Atlantic area.

Steve Brand

Steve is an executive coach and counselor who works with executives in multiple industries to develop a values-based leadership approach. He has over 25 years demonstrated expertise in public speaking, leadership training, mentoring, counseling and coaching. In addition to extensive experience in traditional coaching formats, Steve leads experiential based coaching in outdoor, adventure-based environments that harnesses the power of the Great Outdoors to empower individuals to enhance leadership effectiveness by combining PRO Development™ and an outdoor expedition, with executive coaching discussions throughout the journey.

Prior to his association with TAI, Steve held positions in large national healthcare management organizations and hospitals in the Boston Metropolitan Area. As New England Director of New Life Clinics he served emergency triage, outpatient and inpatient responsibilities over an eight state area. Later he led a team of clinicians in Atlanta for Horizon Healthcare of Dallas, Texas. Steve also combined his management experience with his clinical expertise at Heritage Hospital, Jamaica Plain Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston Regional Medical Center, Hampstead Hospital and Emory Adventist Hospital.

Steve earned two Masters Degrees from Boston University in Social Work and Public Health Administration.

Kevin F. Carroll

Kevin is an expert in Cultural Integration having spearheaded such initiatives in two separate organizations. Recently retired as Head of Global Human Resources for Merial Limited, he teamed with the Chairman/CEO to successfully merge elements of Merck and sanofi-aventis into the world's finest and fastest growing animal health company - a company fueled by compelling vision and culturally founded on a values-based platform.

Kevin’'s 30 years experience as a strategic Human Resources executive spans various roles of increasing scope and responsibility at Rhone-Poulenc, Aventis Crop Science, Union Carbide and the US Army. His responsibilities covered a wide range of activities, including cultural advice and HR support for mergers and acquisitions. Other professional expertise includes Kevin’s leadership in the areas of recruiting, compensation, benefits, HRIS, payroll and labor/management relations. Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Wes Coddington

Wes contributes his creativity and energy to TAI in a myriad of ways. As a trainer, he spearheads PRO Development™ Certification Training for corporate clients and independent consultants. In the faith-based arena, Wes works with leaders to embrace the tenets of Values-based (Servant) Leadership and serves as a catalyst to help leaders and their staffs reshape their thinking to meet challenges and experience "breakthrough" moments. As an educator, he helps TAI develop highly experiential training that provides cutting edge workshops and seminars for our corporate clients.

Wes spent over 10 years in non-profit and faith-based leadership roles, as well as in educational environments. He has been involved in various international non-profit networks where leadership ideas are shared and integrated.

Wes nears completion of work on a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership. He is a graduate of PBU in Philadelphia.

Cameron Garven

Cameron works with TAI as group facilitator, coach and workshop trainer. Fueled by the desire to help emerging leaders maximize their leadership potential, he specializes in experiential learning venues through which individuals discover first-hand the power of Values-based (Servant) Leadership.

His extensive experience in cross-cultural leadership development comes from involvement with multiple service organizations including the Training Network and World Servants, and experiences in Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Cam also led relief efforts after 9/11 in New York City and in response to Hurricane Katrina. He has spearheaded projects serving the under-privileged in Philadelphia, the Navajo Nation, Brazil, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Cam has served 18 years with an Evangelical Free Church in various capacities focused on leadership development, counseling and coaching. His undergraduate studies were in Business Administration and Biblical Studies; he received his Masters in Education at DTS and soon will complete Doctoral work in Leadership from George Fox University.

Vern Vereen

Vern is a creative and enthusiastic results oriented professional with more than thirty years of practical business experience. He is skilled in communicating with employees at all levels of an organization. With extensive teaching, coaching and facilitating experience in the fields of workplace performance and personal change, Vern demonstrates particular expertise in leadership communications and diversity development. He specializes in industries including high-tech, energy, financial services, education, healthcare, pharmaceutical and non-profits.

Prior to his association with TAI, Vern enjoyed productive careers with IBM, ARMAC, Coleman Management Consultants and Wang Laboratories. His functional experiences and expertise include information technology, systems and services, marketing, human resources, strategic planning and finance.

Vernon is an accomplished teacher, speaker, motivator and coach and is author of the workplace book, Ode to a Manager: Your Employees Are Speaking. Are you Listening? (Conquering Books, 2003). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Morehouse College.

Gina Clear

Gina is a communications consultant, trainer and coach. Relocating from England to France 17 years ago, she worked with corporations such as Aventis, Merial, EDF, and the Lyon Chamber of Commerce. In Lyon, she established a communications consulting practice, Hearsay, specializing in communications and intercultural relations.

In association with TAI Incorporated, Gina established credentials as a gifted workshop facilitator and talented executive coach who focuses on international corporations in the areas of leadership assessment, executive coaching and team alignment initiatives. Gina serves a variety of industries and functions, including pharmaceutical, legal, human resources and business services, as well as non-profit organizations.

Gina earned a B.A. Honours Degree in Modern Languages with International Studies from the University of London. She is also a Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (French Institute of NLP).

Debbie McKinnon

Debbie is leadership consultant and trainer. She is a 26 year seasoned executive in the banking industry and a highly accomplished facilitator and coach. Debbie thrives in serving organizations in communications, situational leadership and leadership assessment. She serves a variety of industries and functions, including retail, financial services, call centers and non-profit organizations.

Prior to her career in consulting, Debbie served in sales management and as a corporate trainer for Federated Department Stores, Bank of America and Capital One Financial Services. Debbie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BS in Education. She is a certified instructor for Myers Briggs Type Indicator, FranklinCovey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, and Situational Leadership II®.

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Our team is comprised of individuals with considerable line and corporate leadership experience and high personal integrity.