Diana Baldi

Current

Regional Director, Far North Illinois at Destination ImagiNation
President at Innovation Training & Consulting, Inc.

Past

Senior Consultant at SAI Global/ Excel Partnership, Inc.
National Services Contract Administrator at Ciba-Geigy
Chemist at US EPA Region III

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Education

University of Maryland College Park
West Liberty State College
Ohio University

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Professional Training & Coaching

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Diana Baldi’s Summary

Positive change agent through innovation methodologies, environmental sustainability, environmental education through ZERI Fables, creative problem solving, divergent thinking, and FUN. Seeking sponsors/collaborators for bringing these skills and results to underserved youth. Seeking clients who want to enahnce their innovation skills to create positive change for our planet and their local communities.

Consistent high level of customer delight, including children and adults

Lead/participated in >100 multi-site organizational assessments to variety of criteria to evaluate organizational effectiveness to achieve strategic goals, create improvement plans, and achieve performance improvements and/or formal recognition. Innovative summaries of assessment information that motivated management and workforce into action.

Diana Baldi’s Specialties:

Organizational Excellence and Innovation Leader, Creative Problem Solver, Integrated Management Systems Trainer/ Consultant, Management Systems Lead Auditor, Strategic Planner, Examiner for Lincoln Foundation

Diana Baldi’s Experience

Regional Director, Far North Illinois

Destination ImagiNation

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Largest non-profit organization focused on teamwork, creativity, innovation, and problem solving skills in children age 4 through University. Active in 50 states and 40+ countries reaching 350,000 students annually with 45,000+ volunteers.

Nearly 12 years of volunteer experience with Destination ImagiNation, in roles such as Team Manager, Regional Trainer, Co-Regional Director, and State-wide Illinois Affiliate Marketing Director.
President

Innovation Training & Consulting, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Accelerated Innovation methodologies based upon Gerald Haman's Solution People, Destination ImagiNation, and Gunter Pauli's Zero Emmision Research Initiatives (ZERI). Targeted markets include environmental sustainability, staff development in education and corporate clients, and fostering teamwork, creativity, innovation, and problem solving skills in children.
Senior Consultant

SAI Global/ Excel Partnership, Inc.

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

October 1996 — March 2007 (10 years 6 months)

[SAI Global purchased Excel Partnership.]

Core team of Environmental, Health and Safety and Quality management systems trainers and consultants. Developed and customized training materials to achieve accreditation/approval by international bodies in US and UK. Provided services to hundreds of companies and trained thousands of personnel in management systems and internal auditing. Provided implementation consulting services for wide variety of clients.
National Services Contract Administrator

Ciba-Geigy

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Chemicals industry)

August 1990 — October 1996 (6 years 3 months)

Negotiated and managed national contracts with environmental services companies and laboratories for the Coporation. Directly managed multimillion $ projects related to remediation and site closure/ cleanup.
Chemist

US EPA Region III

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

May 1975 — August 1989 (14 years 4 months)

Chemist and Contract Administrator in Environmental Services Division supporting Remediation, Wastewater and Drinking Water Programs.