Board of Directors

Michael’s 21-year career has always centered on people development, business development and information technology.  The founder of Resulting Idea, Michael works with companies to create interactive communication and training programs that drive customer and employee engagement.  His main passion is on helping businesses leverage technology to achieve real results.  Before Resulting Idea, Michael spent six years as an executive at Avnet, a Fortune 500 company, where he held executive positions in corporate training, global web services and eCommerce. A prolific trainer in Avnet’s award winning international executive development program, he taught courses in the US, Belgium, Germany and the UK.

Always an active member of the community, Mike has served on the board of directors for American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) Phoenix Chapter and most recently for the Arizona Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (AZHIMSS). Mike is also an advisory board member for Blueprint Education and sits on the ASTD National Technology Team. Mike holds both MBA and Master of Education degrees, and is also certified in Ken Blanchard's Situational Leadership II and Wilson Learning’s Sales Excellence.

Michael has long supported youth development across various non-profit associations.  He holds leadership positions in his church as the junior high youth minister and director of youth acting programs, and coordinates the youth leadership development program for the local Knights of Columbus.  Michael’s work in this area earned him an appointment to the Arizona State Knights of Columbus Council to run the State Squires program, which focuses on developing young leaders ages 12 to 17.

Michael proudly calls Phoenix, Arizona home, and he lives here with his wife, son and daughter.

Steve is currently the Managing Director of PassiveCast, an executive search and recruiting company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.  A practice area at PassiveCast focuses on the education and training industry nationwide.  Prior to entering the talent management industry, Steve practiced as a licensed Physical Therapist and served as a member of the diabetic education team at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Roanoke, Virginia.  Earlier in his career he worked with Boulder Connections, a non-profit organization in Boulder, Colorado that helps teens with developmental disabilities become more involved in their local communities.

Anne recently retired as an associate dean for the School of Education at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Before joining the university, her employer for nearly 20 years, Anne worked as an English teacher for grades 6-12, as a freelance editor, and as a staff writer and information services coordinator for the National Council of Teachers of English. At the university, she held various faculty and administrator positions and led numerous initiatives, including marketing communications, grant writing and budget management, and faculty development in teaching, critical learning and computers as cognitive tools. An advocate of collaboration and community-based urban teacher education, Anne also coordinated a partnership with nine public schools to develop circles of advocacy for metro school children, their parents and college students in pre-service teacher education.

Don is the current Arizona State Director of AdvancED school accreditation which accredits schools for an international commission the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement which is a division of AdvancED. Don has over 40 years of experience as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and interim superintendent in Arizona. Don has been an instructor at Arizona State University and served as interim administrator at Thew Elementary School in Tempe. He was hired as the interim superintendent for the Scottsdale Unified School District after serving three years as assistant superintendent for school operations in Scottsdale. He served as principal at Coronado High School and Agua Fria Union High School.

Don received his doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Arizona State University where he also obtained a bachelor's degree in secondary education.

Don serves on a number of associations which include: Arizona Executive Directors Association; Arizona Education Coalition; Arizona School Administrators Ed Services Advisory Board; Arizona Field Director for the National Horatio Alger Association; and the Arizona State Advisory Board “AZ Leads” Arizona Department of Education

Don lives in Arizona with his wife, two grown daughters who have given him four fantastic grandchildren.

Sade is a solo law practitioner in Austin, Texas. Her law firm is a general practice focusing on family and consumer law. She is a member of the Texas Lawyers for Children helping to provide assistance with child abuse and neglect cases.

Previously she worked as a software analyst at Bridgeway Software and as a Special Education teacher. As a special education eacher she was responsible for teaching life skills, developing modified curricula and co-teaching mainstream classrooms. She decided to become an educator so that she could inspire children to learn, just as her teachers had fostered her love of knowledge. She has a passion for children and is committed to serving children in various capacities. She believes every child is trainable and advocates the use of alternative methods to accommodate individual learning styles. She tutored after school programs with Houston Independent School District, organized community outings for the Special Needs program in Katy Independent School District, and participates in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record programs. She is currently a volunteer member of Child Advocates Inc., where she serves as a court appointed advocate, and is a volunteer attorney with American Gateways and Volunteer Legal Services in Austin, Texas.

Sade received her Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law, her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Houston, and holds a Texas Special Education K-12 Teacher Certificate.

One of her favorite quotes is "The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.” – John Lubbock