• John C. Spooner

John C. Spooner is the President and founder of The Genesis Consortium, Inc. He leads an experienced team of highly accomplished professional organizational development consultants and facilitators, who service fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and multinational companies worldwide.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois, John served for fifteen years at two major financial services institutions: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, Illinois. At the Harris Bank, John progressed to Vice President and Director of Human Relations, for this multi-billion dollar organization. He was responsible for managing the following: All internal human resources consulting and counseling; executive compensation; salary administration; EEO/AA initiatives; leadership development training; and executive coaching.

John has over twenty years experience as an organizational development consultant, earning his professional certifications from two premier consulting firms: The Hay Group and J. Howard & Associates. He has expertise in developing and delivering a wide variety of intervention programs including: training workshops, OD consulting, executive coaching and the utilization of various leadership/organizational climate assessment tools.

• Pamela M. Spooner

Pamela is the Vice President and Executive Director of the Genesis Consortium. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois. Pamela is also a professionally accredited civil and family law mediator, having received certification from the National Mediation Academy in Dallas, Texas.

Over a thirty year career, Pamela has worked as a trial attorney for the State’s Attorney’s Office of Cook County Illinois, and has owned and managed a law firm, focusing on family law, real estate and small business issues. Additionally, she worked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). At the EEOC, she served as a civil rights litigation attorney, charged with enforcing federal civil rights employment laws.

Pamela currently serves as in-house counsel at the Genesis Consortium and manages all client/trainer relationships, program development, and production activities. She also conducts mediations, specializing in employment law, helping corporations and government regulatory agencies to resolve workplace conflicts.

 

• "We have partnered with Genesis in training well over 1,000 employees to date and have plans to use Genesis to train all of our exempt employees. Empowering a Diverse Workforce...has a universal appeal. The program goes beyond mere awareness training and actually provides skill training in conflict resolution techniques and team building. We have been extremely pleased."

---Steven W. Percy
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Financial Officer
BP America

 

• "This diversity seminar is the best I have ever seen on this subject. A significant and lasting impact was made on our company and me, personally, as a result of this seminar and it's unique style of presentation."

  ---Joe R. Lee
  Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
  Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden)

   

• "Genesis partnered with our corporate director of diversity to develop and execute a customized diversity leadership session for our senior management which moved far beyond traditional diversity training. It provided principles, techniques and basic tools, plus created a learning environment which better prepared us to lead and support a globally diverse workforce. The program focused not just on the what, but also on the 'how' ... not just on the issues, but also on the possibilities."

  ---Pedro P. Granadillo
  Vice President-Human Resources
  Eli Lilly & Company

   

• "The program was very impactful for us and we plan to take it further throughout our organization because of it's impact in improving teamwork, inclusion and better performance for all individuals."

  ---Carl Gahwiler
  Executive Director
  Animal Health Marketing the Americas
  Elanco Animal Health Division

• “Genesis’ learning interventions have had a significant impact. The concepts which are promulgated have become a part of our company’s language and are supporting our core value of respect for the individual.”

  Nicholas Thripp,
  Vice President, human Resources
  Infineum International Ltd.