Meet our team
We are a small but powerful team. We also collaborate with other individuals and organizations that complement and supplement our skills.
Dr. Brenda J. Wagenknecht-Ivey
CEO and Founder
Dr. Brenda is passionate about her work. For over 20 years, she has helped organizations across the U.S. and internationally take the right actions to improve performance and enhance employee well-being. Through customized solutions, Dr. Brenda helps leaders, managers, and teams achieve their goals, shape and seize new opportunities, and create and implement practical and effective responses to widespread disruption and ongoing challenges. She has facilitated more than 150 change and improvement processes with organizations of all types over the years.
Dr. Brenda has keen diagnostic and facilitation skills and is a talented strategic thinker and planner, consensus builder, and researcher. Based on her knowledge of organizational psychology and organizational theory, she uses a wide range of proven practices to facilitate change and achieve results. Adapting solutions to an organization’s culture and overcoming pockets of resistance are among her specialties.
Click here for Dr. Brenda’s bio and summary of PRAXIS’ services.
Dr. David A. Price
Senior Consultant and President, Center for Public Policy Studies
Dr. David has provided consulting and technical assistance services to a wide range of organizations over the past 40 years. He is a skilled researcher, writer, and facilitator. In addition to facilitating planning and problem-solving processes, Dr. David conducts qualitative and quantitative research to help organizations solve problems and shape future directions and improvement priorities.
In collaboration with PRAXIS, Dr. David frequently conducts surveys, analyzes and summarizes findings, and facilitates focus groups to inform strategic planning and organizational improvement processes. He is an asset to the PRAXIS team.
Other Partners
As a small business, PRAXIS collaborates with others as needed to meet the needs of clients. We have a network of experienced and trusted consultants who supplement and complement the skills of the PRAXIS Team. We call upon these partners to assist when needed. Each brings unique talents, expertise, and perspectives. We are grateful for these long-standing partnerships.
PRAXIS’ Story
Formed in 1995, PRAXIS Consulting, Inc. is a small, woman-owned and Denver-based firm specializing in organizational psychology and behavior, organizational development, and performance improvement.
MISSION: To help organizations, managers, and teams improve performance and enhance employee well-being.
VISION: Is for all with whom we work to excel, succeed, and create a diverse, inclusive, and engaging — or “HEALTHY” — place to grow and work.
PRAXIS’ services and approaches not only help organizations elevate performance, but also improve employee satisfaction, engagement, and well-being. We specialize in the following:
- Visioning and strategic, scenario, and recovery planning
- Organizational performance measurement and dashboards
- Organizational design/re-design, governance, and culture change
- Leadership and management growth and development
- Executive coaching and 360-degree feedback
- Talent management (onboarding, learning/growth, succession planning, and mentoring/ally-ship programs)
- Team development and team building
- Public/community listening, involvement, and engagement
Click here for examples of PRAXIS’ clients.
Click here for a summary of PRAXIS’ services and Dr. Brenda’s bio.
Testimonials
Experienced, Committed, Flexible!
- Ms. Zenell Brown, JD, Court Administrator, 3rd Circuit Court (Detroit, MI)
Thorough, Engaging, Dependable!
- Mr. William Schimmel, Executive Director/ CEO, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Responsive, Collaborative, Creative!
- Ms. Dianne Malburg, RPh, Chief Operations Officer, Michigan Pharmacists Association
Honest, Intelligent, Innovative!
- Mr. Kevin J. Bowling, JD (Ret), Court Administrator, Ottawa County Courts
Knowledgeable, Tireless, Patient!
- Justice S. Gene Schwarm (Ret.), Illinois Appellate Court
Goes Above and Beyond!
- Ms. Linda K. Ridge, Chief Administrative Officer, King County Superior Court (Seattle, WA)
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