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ExperiencePeter is known as a careful listener who sensitively engages management, staff, and boards in meaningful dialogue on strategic performance improvement. Clients include profit, nonprofit, and government organizations.As a systems thinker, Peter is a specialist in improving the interaction of people, processes, and organizational structures. This means he approaches each project from a "big picture" perspective while keeping sight of project implementation and evaluation. ExpertisePeter holds a doctorate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University with emphasis on Organizational Behavior Management and Behavioral Systems Analysis.Peter served as Kalamazoo County Government's first continuous quality improvement coordinator and, later, its first director of organizational development. In 2005, he founded Dams & Associates to consult with organizations experiencing or preparing for significant change. Professional and Community InvolvementPeter is a a lifetime member of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). He is also a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) where he served on the Executive Council.He is a member of the the Society for Nonprofit Organizations (SNPO) and serves on the consultant design team of the NonProfit Alliance. As a Chamber-certified small business owner, Peter is actively involved with the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce. He currently chairs the Public Policy Council and is past chair of the Chamber Ambassadors. He regularly presents on organizational systems theory at Western Michigan University's Nonprofit Leadership program. Stepping StonesPeter's first career was in architecture. Shortly after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from the University for Applied Sciences in Oldenburg, Germany, he began working for a firm in Texas. It was in San Angelo where he met his wife Lisa.Becoming increasingly interested in the impact of the environment on people's behavior, he completed a Master of Science degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas. While at U.N.T., he was elected into the Who is Who in American Colleges and Universities and inducted into the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. During this time he also worked at a state residential facility where he co-developed a new-hire orientation program that substantially reduced staff turnover. Peter and Lisa moved to Kalamazoo where Peter completed his studies. Enthralled with the natural beauty of southwest Michigan, they decided to raise their family here. |
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