Maria Hernandez is a consultant with over 20 years of experience advising Fortune 100 companies and executives. She has expertise in executive development, team building, strategic planning, creating healthy workplaces, onboarding programs, stakeholder relations, and advising on Latino employee and consumer relations. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas and was previously a founder and managing director of her own consulting firm before taking on roles with other companies. She is now an independent consultant and can partner with organizations through several consulting firms.

1. Maria Hernandez, PhDCapabilities SummarySeptember 20101Capabilities Presentation

2. IntroductionCapabilities Presentation2Thank you for reviewing my capabilities presentation!My life’s work is to leverage my knowledge of human behavior, organization, and culture in order to promote productive workplace environments where authentic leadership engages all employees to their fullest potential and the mission of the organization is achieved. This overview highlights examples of my work among the core competencies that I have developed over the past 20 years as a consultant to senior executives in the public and private sector:Executive Development

3. Team Building

4. Strategic Planning

5. Healthy Work Place

6. On-Boarding Program Design

7. Stakeholder Relations

8. Latino Employee and Consumer Relations

9. Employee Resource Group DevelopmentI hope this summary creates an opportunity for us to meet and partner to promote your own or your organization’s continued success. All My Best,

10. Job History3Capabilities PresentationThe majority of my career has been as a consultant to Fortune 100 companies and executives, major non-profits, start-ups and public agencies. Upon graduating from the University of Texas in 1985, however, I was an administrator in a small liberal arts college and lecturer. It was in 1994 that I began my consulting practice, MGH CONSULTING based in Oakland, California. In 2009 I sold my practice to Global Lead and became a Managing Director. When the company merged with Novations, my position was a duplicate of another senior leader and I was laid off in July 2010 I have resumed my consulting activity and am lending my skills and expertise to several firms across the country. 1994 -2009FounderMGH CONSULTING, LLCManaging Director Western Region2009 -2010 Assistant Dean for Special Programs Saint Mary’s College of Moraga California 1986 - 1994

11. Examples of Coaching AssignmentsExecutive DevelopmentImproving Collaboration, Communication and Team Leadership Preparing for Media Interactions , Senate Testimony and SpeechesLeading a Diverse TeamLeading During a Series of Mergers and AcquisitionPreparing for Succession of Family BusinessTeam BuildingTeam Fundamentals™- A four hour session to look at Creating a Common Vision, Living Shared Values, Developing SMART Goals, and Best Practices to Promote Success. Facilitated Retreat Sessions for Senior Executive Teams-Designed off-site meetings designed to look at past achievements, lessons learned, and envisioning a new future.Capabilities Presentation4