RDA founder and principal Richard Dana along with Jamie Jaffee, RDA principal and founder of Jamie Jaffee Enterprises, have built a team consisting of leaders in their fields, industries, and practice areas to address the specific issues facing our clients. We are proud to introduce:
Ira Tatelbaum
Family and
closely-held businesses
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Ira Tatelbaum is a highly regarded consultant in the field of business ownership and management transition with more than thirty years of entrepreneurial, business development and consulting experience. Ira has founded businesses regionally, in China and in the former Soviet Union.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors of a $100 million public company for fifteen years. Also, Ira was an integral part of the team that oversaw his family's company’s transition from family to professional management.
As a consultant, Ira specializes in family and closely held businesses across many industries including retail, wholesale, distribution, manufacturing, and services. He is a member of the Family Firm Institute and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of a China-based manufacturer. |
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Franklin Jonath
Individual and group communication |
Franklin Jonath brings over thirty years of experience in organizational systems and development issues. His approach focuses on developing the strategies, principles and skills that people need to manage themselves and lead others.
His specialties include:
- Diagnosis of group and individual communication issues
- Design and implementation of practical solutions
- Executive coaching, especially at the CEO level
- Creating training and coaching programs
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Peter DiMeo
Communication and
training |
Peter DiMeo draws on nearly thirty years of teaching, training and coaching experience to evaluate communication needs in both the public and private sectors. He specializes in the design and implementation of training solutions that can be readily applied to client requirements. |
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Steven Shapse
Individual and organizational assessment |
Steven Shapse holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and works closely with companies to custom-design and implement an appropriate battery of measurement instruments. He then helps clients to interpret the assessment results and develop appropriate strategies. His specialties include:
- Individual and organizational measurement, assessment, and statistical analysis
- Training and coaching, and on-board counseling
- Job fit and placement
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Roy Charette
Team development |
Roy Charette is a leader in the field of team development programs utilizing interactive problem solving activities and improvisational theatre techniques. His has led workshops at leading corporate and educational organizations including Pepsi, Ford, Cisco Systems, Prudential, Reebok, Harvard and MIT.
Roy offers a variety of workshops, training, and seminars from keynotes to single and multi-day programs. Roy has conducted hundreds of indoor and outdoor workshops in environments ranging from corporate meeting rooms and training centers to 14,000' mountains. Roy’s workshop offerings include Interactive Team Building, Employee Recognition Programs, Creativity and Brainstorming Sessions — including Idea and Product Development, Stress Management, Communication Skills Training, Improvisational Management Training and Presentation Skills workshops.
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Linda Lin
Technology consulting |
Linda Lin provides highly customized technology and business-related consulting services. A former product and program manager for Microsoft Corporation, she combines her technical expertise with an MBA, five years' strategy consulting at Boston Consulting Group and Monitor Company, and formal training in graphic design. All of Linda's work is based on a foundation of understanding her clients' underlying business processes and strategic needs to intelligently use technology to solve real-life business problems. Her specialties include:
- Training design and delivery
- Database development, custom programming, and management reporting
- Web development and strategy
- Multimedia communications writing, and design
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In addition to our associates, we regularly work closely with many additional professionals who bring a wide range of technical and practical assistance in areas including accounting, law, advertising and PR, information systems, software design and support, and training.