About Us
Our firm has been servicing the business and corporate community for over twenty-five years. Our associates are all senior-level highly experienced consultants located in Chicago, Boston and Germany.
BERNARD LIEBOWITZ, PhD, CMC
President, Liebowitz & Associates, PC, Chicago
Bernard Liebowitz, PhD, is president of the Chicago-based consulting firm of Liebowitz & Associates, PC. His undergraduate degree (with Honors) is from Brandeis University in Boston and his doctoral degree in psychology is from the University of Chicago. Dr. Liebowitz has been consulting to business and industry since 1978 (both mid-sized entrepreneurial firms and Fortune 500 corporations such as DaimlerChrysler, Roche Diagnostics, CNA Insurance, etc.) in the areas of executive and management coaching and development, strategic planning, team building, organizational design and restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions. He has aided many firms in developing efficient business structures and designs and has developed methodologies that help staff overcome their resistance to change. He has also developed processes that have made the merger of different firms with different cultures a more fluid process.
He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Illinois Psychological Association, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society for Training & Development, Society for Human Relations Management, TEC Associates, Athena Foundation and Menttium.
He serves on the Executive Boards of the Organization Design Forum and American Israel Chamber of Commerce (Vice President), and on the Chicago Board of The Entrepreneurship Institute.
KAREN SKERRETT, PHD
Senior Consultant, Liebowitz & Associates, PC, Chicago
PhD. in Human Development & Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Family Systems and Couple & Family Therapy & Research
| since 1974 |
Private Practice of Couple and Family Therapy |
| since 1976 |
Faculty member, Principal Investigator on numerous research
projects on family development & transitions |
| since 1980 |
Consultant to Agencies, Businesses and Healthcare Institutions |
| since 1988 |
Senior Trainer & Supervisor in Family Therapy |
Dr. Skerrett is the author of numerous articles, book chapters and is on the Editorial Review Boards of 3 international professional journals. Her research focus has been on couple and family therapy treatment, training, supervision and consultation, with a special emphasis on on relationship enhancement, gender relations and life cycle transitions. Her organizational consultation is in the area of change management and the development of success strategies for resilience within complex systems. Her client-base includes Bosch, Roche Diagnostics, CNA Insurance as well as a host of mid-sized firms.
BERNARD F. CARMELL, MBA
Senior Consultant, Liebowitz & Associates, PC, Boston
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, B.S.B.A Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
Certified Quality Auditor, American Society for Quality
Certified Quality Systems Auditor, Registrar Accreditation Board
Qualified administrator of "Performax" Behavior Profiles
| 1968 |
Data Systems consultant developing business systems |
| 1969 |
Senior Sales Computer Systems Representative Navy Programs, Washington, D.C. |
| 1970 |
Partner/Owner of three retail business, heating oil/services and food services |
| 1988 |
Co-founder of Resource Development Group, Inc. Consulting practice delivering individual coaching and team building, strategic business planning, quality system development, organizational development and management/supervisory development services |
| 1998 |
Aerospace Technical Specialist for AS9000 Quality Systems; ISO9000 Certified |
Sue Kirchner & Nina Brakel
Senior Consultants, Liebowitz & Associates, PC, Chicago
Sue Kirchner and Nina Brakel have extensive experience in brand strategy development and implementation, brand expansion/market opportunity analysis, marketing strategy development, distribution channel research and training. They have worked with many firms both domestic (e.g., Quaker Oats, WMS Gaming) and abroad, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions.
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