“Change is not built on excuses but instead through self-reflection, accountability, ownership and action. “
MEET OUR TEAM.
Bill Stepansky
President
Bill Stepansky has been facilitating workshops for over 30 years. Subjects include financial and business acumen, sales, customer service, project management, communications, time management, holding effective meetings, team building, problem solving, decision making, leadership, communications, and many others. Bill has an engineering degree from Southern Illinois University. At Firestone he was Plant Manager, Sales Manager, and Administrative Assistant to the President of the Firestone Industrial Products Division and Manager of the Executive Leadership Development Department. He served as President of Alcam Video Products, Inc, a video retail business, and Celemi, Inc., a business learning company. Bill served on the adjunct faculty at the University of Michigan, RPI, and Springfield College.
Bill splits his time between Windosr Locks, CT and Beckett, MA with his wife Marge, and his son and daughter.
860-478-3180
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Bill splits his time between Windosr Locks, CT and Beckett, MA with his wife Marge, and his son and daughter.
860-478-3180
Email Bill.
Marge Stepansky, MS, EdS
Senior Vice President
Marge Stepansky has been facilitating leadership and employee training for over 25 years. She specializes in leveraging workplace style assessments, team building tools, and high energy follow through tactics to drive performance improvement with her clients. She's a certified DiSC facilitator.
Before joining MDI, Inc., she served as Senior Trainer for The Employers Association of the Northeast, Vice President of Training for National Training Associates, Regional Training and Human Resource Manager for LensCrafters, Inc. and Director of Training and Development for Albert Steigers, Inc. a regional department store chain. She has designed and delivered highly acclaimed professional development programs for companies in the manufacturing, retail, financial, hospitality, and health care industries. She has designed and implemented comprehensive customer service initiatives, problem solving teams, executive development programs, and performance management systems.
Marge has earned a Master of Science Degree and an Educational Specialist Certificate from the State University of New
York at Albany.
860-752-3660
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Before joining MDI, Inc., she served as Senior Trainer for The Employers Association of the Northeast, Vice President of Training for National Training Associates, Regional Training and Human Resource Manager for LensCrafters, Inc. and Director of Training and Development for Albert Steigers, Inc. a regional department store chain. She has designed and delivered highly acclaimed professional development programs for companies in the manufacturing, retail, financial, hospitality, and health care industries. She has designed and implemented comprehensive customer service initiatives, problem solving teams, executive development programs, and performance management systems.
Marge has earned a Master of Science Degree and an Educational Specialist Certificate from the State University of New
York at Albany.
860-752-3660
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Dan Topf, CPT
Senior Vice President
Dan Topf is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) with 20+ years experience in program facilitation, instructional design, and human resources consulting. He's a certified facilitator for all the Celemi learning programs. He's facilitated over 200 Celemi Tango programs alone. Further, he has extensive experience in designing and delivering online and table-top customized business simulations for clients.
Most of his clients blend simulation learning tools into their strategic learning programs. Dan has integrated simulations into executive development, management training, project manager training, customer service initiatives, and cash flow programs. Dan holds a BA and MA degrees, and has served on the faculty of the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa USA. He also teaches in Executive MBA Program at the University of Iowa, a Top 30 business school. Dan's an active alumnus of the Leadership Iowa Class of 2011-2012, and is involved in the International Society for Performance Improvement and the Association
for Talent Development.
515-292-2602
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Most of his clients blend simulation learning tools into their strategic learning programs. Dan has integrated simulations into executive development, management training, project manager training, customer service initiatives, and cash flow programs. Dan holds a BA and MA degrees, and has served on the faculty of the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa USA. He also teaches in Executive MBA Program at the University of Iowa, a Top 30 business school. Dan's an active alumnus of the Leadership Iowa Class of 2011-2012, and is involved in the International Society for Performance Improvement and the Association
for Talent Development.
515-292-2602
Email Dan.
Kristopher Sortwell, MSW
Vice President of Business Acumen & Leadership Development
Kristopher Sortwell is an experienced and passionate facilitator whose dynamic approach promotes a high level of skill development, accountability, and application. Kris has over 19 years of advanced leadership experience across multiple settings including both for-profit and non-profit sectors. Kris is known for his ability to keep trainees motivated, engaged, and focused. Program participants consistently praise Kris for his level of knowledge, humor, relatability, and honesty. When facilitating, Kris tailors program information in a way that is both genuine and relevant to attendees. This includes an individualized and systematic breakdown of challenges, barriers, strengths, and successes.
Phone: 860-420-6832
[email protected]
Vice President of Business Acumen & Leadership Development
Kristopher Sortwell is an experienced and passionate facilitator whose dynamic approach promotes a high level of skill development, accountability, and application. Kris has over 19 years of advanced leadership experience across multiple settings including both for-profit and non-profit sectors. Kris is known for his ability to keep trainees motivated, engaged, and focused. Program participants consistently praise Kris for his level of knowledge, humor, relatability, and honesty. When facilitating, Kris tailors program information in a way that is both genuine and relevant to attendees. This includes an individualized and systematic breakdown of challenges, barriers, strengths, and successes.
Phone: 860-420-6832
[email protected]
Ann Martel, CPA
Ann serves as a senior associate for MDI, Inc. based near Madison, WI. She has expertise in business acumen, leadership, accounting, and strategy. She has experience as a CFO, business learning designer, and consultant. Ann also has extensive experience in facilitating, designing, and building business simulations. Brent Snow
Brent Snow serves as a senior associate for MDI, Inc. He's the founder of his firm, 10,000 Feet, LLC. He is an expert in the world of strategic business simulations and the design and facilitation of interactive leadership development experiences. His work has been written about in Fortune, Fast Company and CIO Magazines, and has been televised internationally by the International Institute for Learning.
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Libby Macomber, MBA
Libby serves as a senior associate and content partner to MDI, Inc. In her role as President of Celemi, Inc, she brings extensive experience in sales, marketing, business acumen, leadership development, and change implementations. She has a fantastic eye for learning design, delivery, and impact on real-world business results. |