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Mary Lynne Heldmann
Senior Consultant

Mary Lynne Heldmann has 30 years of experience as a leadership / organizational development consultant. She is co-founder of Future1st Consulting Group Inc. and a principal of the Mark Cunningham Group. She contributed to the development of and is certified in the unique Achieve Program. Achieve, an organizational methodology, is a systematic approach to sustaining high levels of performance and results. Mary Lynne is experienced in high level executive consulting, coaching, teamwork, education, facilitation, and group dialogue.

Mary Lynne is a regular columnist for Working Mother Magazine. She is the author of the Ballantine book, When Words Hurt, How to Keep Criticism From Undermining Your Self Esteem. A significant portion of this book is based on the Communication/Feedback Curricula she developed and taught in numerous Fortune 200 companies. She is a lecturer and keynote speaker. She has been a quest specialist on several radio and T.V. programs including the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Mary Lynne has coached CEO, President, Vice President and Director level executives at several Fortune 500 companies, medium and large sized enterprises. A partial client list includes: American Express, AT&T, Avon, Budget Rent A Car, Creative Stage Lighting, Eileen Fisher Inc., Girl Scouts USA, Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation, Huck International, Humana, IBM, IMS America, Inova Health Systems, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, Lever Brothers Thailand, Liberty Mutual Insurance, National Association of Female Executives (lecture circuit), National Westminster Bank, SkyView Media Group, The New York Stock Exchange, Niagara Mohawk Utilities, Northern Telecom, Northrop, PFW Hercules, Texaco, U.S. Postal Service, University of Virginia Hospital, Verizon Wireless, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Working Mother Media, Xerox.

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