Meet the Founder
Mary Jo Rogers, Ph.D., Founder & President
Dr. Mary Jo Rogers is a recognized authority on leadership and culture in safety-significant and high-hazard industries. With over 25 years of experience consulting for electric and gas utilities, power generators, and the U.S. Department of Energy, she helps organizations grow industry leaders and strengthen safety culture by addressing the human drivers of performance.
A clinical psychologist by training, Mary Jo combines deep behavioral science expertise with real-world executive experience. She previously served as a leader in management development at Exelon Corporation and as a managing partner at a global consultancy.
She is the author of “Nuclear Energy Leadership: Lessons Learned from U.S. Operators” (PennWell) and frequently writes for industry publications like Power Engineering and HazardEx. Mary Jo holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Chicago.
Experienced Team Supporting Leadership and Safety Transformation
Senior Experts
Mike Coyle, USN (Ret.)
RADM Coyle (Mike) has over 57 years of experience in the maintenance and operation of Naval and commercial nuclear power, which includes significant positions of leadership.
Following retirement from the Navy, he continued his leadership involvement with nuclear power in the commercial nuclear power industry as the Site Vice President at the Clinton Nuclear Power Station in Illinois and later, the Site Vice President at the Cooper Nuclear Plant in Nebraska.
Paul Zaffuts, Esq.
Paul is an attorney with 30 years of experience providing legal and consulting services to highly regulated safety significant industries. He has expertise investigating, assessing, and providing counsel on a wide range of matters critical to legal and regulatory compliance and safe operations, including safety culture, safety conscious work environment, and security. He has also served clients in addressing allegations of retaliation, discrimination, willful violation of regulations, and other forms of deliberate wrongdoing.
Rich Gadbois
Rich is an operational excellence consulting professional with over 35 years of experience operating and consulting to commercial nuclear power plants. He started his career serving as a licensed nuclear power plant operator, then moved up through the ranks to the operations director and plant manager roles, as well as maintenance director and director of fleet oversight.
Carol Moody
Carol is a human resource and organizational effectiveness consulting professional with 30 years of experience in the utility, nuclear, and automotive industries. She has held various leadership positions throughout her career and recently retired from Entergy Corporation, where she was the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness and was instrumental in helping lead the recovery of the nuclear fleet.
Leadership & Organizational Specialists
Connie Lincoln
Connie is an organizational and leadership development professional with over 30 years of experience in leadership effectiveness, organizational behavior, safety culture, team dynamics, and change management, as well as a demonstrated ability in the design and delivery of leadership training programs and organizational development consulting interventions.
Denise Pastrick
Denise is an organizational effectiveness consulting professional with more than 15 years of experience working with leaders and organizations across various industries including energy, utilities, nuclear power, transportation, consumer products, and professional services.
Denise Noodwang
Denise has managed and contributed to the success of numerous leadership and organizational assessment projects in safety significant and other industries and has been a valued member of the Rogers Leadership Group since it was founded. Earlier in her career as Legal Assistant, she managed a caseload for a firm representing the Illinois Department of Transportation in eminent domain and other litigation and legal matters. She was promoted to Paralegal and recruited to a high-profile firm to manage caseloads for Fortune 500 companies in financial matters.
A Unique Blend of Perspectives
Our team brings together the legal
background of regulatory attorneys, the breadth of experience of military
and utility executives, and the insight of organizational psychologists—all
with extensive experience in safety critical industries.
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