Anne Kurzrock serves as regional advisor for Chicago, bringing over 40 years of administration and customer service expertise to IMS members since 2017. She is passionate about creating meaningful experiences that connect and inspire members to grow their leadership capabilities. As a 40-year Toastmasters International member, Anne has chaired conferences and mentored emerging leaders, helping them build confidence and communication skills. She brings the same dedication to developing others that she shows in supporting military families.

Rosemary Godwin helps to connect IMS members to the highest level of learning and professional development. Rosemary is an experienced image consultant, working with C-suite clients to define and polish their personal brand, and providing them with the confidence and executive presence needed for success in every area of their professional career. She also works directly with Institute members to connect them to the educator that best meets their company's specific needs for in-house events and assists in managing the selection process.

As President of the Institute, Charles leads a team helping members build future-proof skills for today's business world. Through expert-driven strategies and real-world insights, he empowers professionals to sharpen their skills, elevate their impact, and lead with greater clarity and confidence. For over 50 years, IMS has transformed 500,000+ leaders across thousands of organizations. Charles doesn't just teach leadership, he ignites lasting behavior change that delivers transformative results for individuals, teams, and organizations ready to achieve extraordinary success.

Robert 'Bob' Webster is a former senior Fortune 100 sales and marketing executive in the science and medical fields, with responsibility over P&L, strategic planning, distribution and end-user accounts and integration of company acquisitions. With the Institute for Management Studies Bob is responsible for all member activity in the Houston - San Antonio area. For 17 years Bob has helped Institute members solve their L&D challenges through his network of thought leaders and contacts in the Houston area.

Evangelia Zouras serves as regional advisor for New York and New Jersey, bringing over 20 years of Wall Street and financial services expertise to IMS members. She designs customized executive education programs and coaching through her vast network of strategic partnerships, having developed training for elite firms like Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Deloitte. Her Wall Street background spans UBS and Goldman Sachs, giving members proven strategies for leadership development and business growth in today's competitive market.

Joe Campese focuses on providing dynamic leadership development and learning experiences to develop emerging leaders, managers and senior level executives in organizations. He is an outstanding relationship builder and an outgoing people person with exceptional interpersonal skills. Joe's extensive experience includes business development, sales, management, relationship management, and meeting/conference organizing for diverse professional audiences.

Stacey is a dynamic workforce development professional who partners with IMS members to solve talent challenges. With advanced degrees in operations management and Lean Six Sigma, she designs live and virtual educational events, facilitates roundtables, and creates customized learning programs. Her proven results include transforming programs that doubled attendance while cutting costs 46% and building virtual learning series for 10,000+ members. She leverages her expert network to provide cost-effective solutions.

Mary is an executive and leadership coach with a focus on equipping and empowering mid-level and emerging leaders through coaching and consulting to bring out the best in their teams and themselves. Through her work at the Institute for Management Studies, helps employees develop the skills, big-picture strategies and motivation they need to get the highest level of performance, productivity and collaboration. As an L&D leader, Mary will help you create a compelling team culture that allows you to retain and develop your workforce.

In 1998 Mark Jesty became Chairman of the Institute for Management Studies in Canada, advancing core leadership practices. He helped create the microlearning concept in the early 2000s and co-founded a software platform creating a marketplace for work, discussing this in his TEDx talk 'Pack your own ship.' Mark studied AI at MIT while integrating AI into AthenaOnline's coaching application. As Chief Talent Strategy Officer at IMS, he helps organizations navigate the evolving talent landscape.

Brendan Dowd serves as regional advisor for St. Louis, Kansas City, and Phoenix, bringing over twenty years of IMS experience to help member organizations cultivate leadership talent. He's passionate about developing emerging leaders and has witnessed countless IMS attendees advance from new managers to Directors, VPs, and CEOs. With extensive international corporate experience across the USA, Australia, and England, Brendan provides members with proven strategies and global perspectives to accelerate their leadership journey.

Spiro Serpanos serves as regional advisor for Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, bringing high-energy international marketing and sales expertise from his global work with Mobil and ExxonMobil. Having worked in over 60 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond, Spiro maintains an influential business network invaluable to globally operating organizations. He helps IMS members access world-class leadership education and leverages his extensive international experience to support executive development.