Trusted Facilitator - Effective Communicator

Experience

Dr. Peter Dams has over twenty years experience in performance improvement. He successfully consulted with hundreds of teams across dozens of organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Peter is known as a trusted facilitator and effective communicator who engages teams, management, and boards in meaningful dialogue on strategy and performance improvement.

Expertise

Peter holds a doctorate in Applied Behavioral Science from Western Michigan University with emphasis on Organizational Behavior Management and Behavioral Systems Analysis.

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 staying focused on project implementation and evaluation.

Professional and Community Leadership

Peter is a lifetime member of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and a member of the Organizational Behavior Management Network (OBM Network) and Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) where he served on the Executive Council.

Peter is actively involved with the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is past chair of the Public Policy Council and the Chamber Ambassadors.

He regularly presents on organizational systems theory at Western Michigan University's Nonprofit Leadership program and recently presented several invited lectures on the application of organizational systems analysis.

Peter is also a member of the Society for Nonprofit Organizations (SNPO), the NonProfit Alliance (NPA), and the Consultant Network of ONE Place @ KPL.

Stepping Stones

Shortly after completing an Architectural Engineering degree from the University for Applied Sciences in Oldenburg, Germany, Peter began working for an architecture firm in Texas.

Becoming increasingly interested in the interaction between the environment and human 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.

Delighted with the people and natural beauty of southwest Michigan, Peter and Lisa raise their family here.