Richard Dana Associates :: Our Associates

Associates

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:

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

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.

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

Stuart Cohen
Accounting

Stuart Cohen has been a public accountant for 25 years, working primarily with closely-held and family-owned businesses. His clients span a wide range of industries including wholesale, manufacturing, construction, and professional services. He advises clients in the areas of income tax, succession planning, LLC and, S and C corporate matters.

David Jackson
Market positioning and branding

David Jackson brings more than twenty years of experience with large firms and assignments nationally and internationally. His expertise in strategic planning and launching marketing initiatives locally and globally led to senior roles for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble, British Airways, Gillette, General Electric, Fidelity Investments and General Mills.

A hallmark of David’s style is his entrepreneurial zeal and passion for building cohesive teams and organizations. His proven success in handling large, multinational assignments is complemented by an interest in and capacity to advise and/or lead start-up, growing and mid-market companies. He applies his experience, analytical skills, resourcefulness, and creativity to serve clients and to build a highly skilled network of advisors that deliver on the requirements of specific projects.

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 workshops are sought after by leading corporate and educational sources 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.

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

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.