Marvin Fairman, Ed.D.

Dr. Fairman is the president and co-founder of Organizational Health: Diagnostic and Development Corporation.

He has had extensive experiences utilizing the diagnostic and development processes in a wide range of organizations including: state agencies, private businesses, manufacturing companies, chemical companies, merchandising companies, financial institutions, universities, and public schools.

During the initial developmental stages of the Organizational Health concepts, he served as a professor of Educational Administration at the University of Arkansas. He specialized in Educational Leadership, Organizational Development, and Personnel Management. Prior to his university experiences, he served as teacher and administrator in suburban districts in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. He was granted professor emeritus status at the University of Arkansas in 1991.

Because of the demand for his consultant services, he became a full time management consultant in 1991 and moved the corporate headquarters to the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex in 1995. In addition to serving as a consultant, he leads a team of professionals that can assist OHDDC in delivering quality diagnostic and development services to a broad range of clients.


Mary Ann Fairman

Mrs. Fairman is Vice President of Organizational Health: Diagnostic and Development Corporation and assumes the responsibilities for Finance and Administration. She is responsible for the day-to-day operation of OHDDC and will assist you in ordering materials and coordinating schedules.

In addition to her early background work in a financial institution, experiences in coordinating a busy family of five (three sons), and working in the public school setting; she has been an important member throughout the developmental stages of OHDDC.


Gerald Boyer

Mr. Boyer has completed 32 years of public school experience in the State of Texas. He has served as a classroom teacher at all levels; as a secondary principal in a single high school district and in a large secondary school in a multi-high school district; and as a superintendent of schools. During his last six years of public school experiences, he incorporated the Organizational Health improvement process into his management system as a principal of a large high school in the Amarillo Independent School District. Through the Organizational Health improvement process he was able to show significant improvements in the Organizational Health and effectiveness of his school through development of his management, counseling, departmental, and instructional site-based teams. His experiences, insights, and successful applications of the Organizational Health improvement processes at the campus level have made him an asset to our team.


Ronald K. McLeod, Ed.D.

Dr. McLeod's initial professional experiences were in the Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado where he served as a classroom teacher, elementary school principal, secondary school principal, assistant superintendent for curriculum and program implementation and area superintendent.

He served as a superintendent of schools in El Paso, Texas for eleven years and Clear Creek Independent School District in suburban Houston for five years. In 1987-88 he was selected as the Superintendent of the Year for Texas and was a finalist in the national competition for the National Superintendent of the Year. In addition to his public school experiences he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of Houston at Clear Lake.

While Superintendent of Schools in Clear Creek Independent School District, Dr. McLeod incorporated the Organizational Health improvement process into his management system. His breadth of experiences in public education and his experiences in using the Organizational Health improvement process in two different districts makes him a valuable member of our consultant team.


Brent Fairman

Mr. Fairman is currently in charge of operations and marketing for OHDDC. He is also responsible for helping expand OHDDC's diagnostic and development strategies into the business community.

He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing with emphasis in retail management from the University of Arkansas. His professional experience includes 17 years with Wal-Mart Stores Inc./Sam's Club Division. He has served in a variety of roles as an hourly associate, assistant manager, co-manager, manager, and regional trainer. His knowledge and leadership in retail has come from working in highly competitive metro markets which include Oklahoma City, Chicago, and Dallas/Ft. Worth.

As a leader within his industry, he has accepted leadership responsibilities for human resources development, implementing corporate initiatives, leadership development, marketing strategies, diversity training, OSHA compliance, loss prevention strategies, recruiting and hiring practices, claims management, and implementing new technology and systems.


Bill Bispeck, M.B.A.

Mr. Bispeck's professional experiences have come from a 28 year career in the chemical industry, including 12 years as a plant manager. He most recently served as plant manager for NOVA Chemicals in Houston, Texas, where he successfully led the efforts for a multi-million dollar modernization capital investment program. In addition to NOVA Chemicals, Mr. Bispeck has worked for the GE Plastics component of General Electric, Huntsman Corporation, Borg Warner Chemicals, and BF Goodrich. He has held positions in manufacturing management, engineering, environmental health & safety, and corporate staff, with product experience including specialty chemicals, petrochemicals and plastics. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and an M.B.A. degree in finance, as well as certifications as an organizational development intern from University Associates, and behavior and values analyst certifications.

He has had extensive leadership experience developing team-concept organizations in chemical facilities, developing new leaders, as well as managing change through major merger-acquisitions at the plant level. He has served in leadership positions in industrial associations and civic groups.

Mr. Bispeck is leading the way to bring the Organizational Health improvement process to the industrial sector with great success.


Leon McLean, Ed.D.

Following decorated service as a U.S. Army officer, Dr. McLean has had significant leadership experience both in the public and private sectors. As an educational administrator, his roles included secondary principal, district superintendent, and regional service center director. His experiences were distinguished by innovative, student-focused, systemic change efforts, which forged a reputation resulting in a number of state, regional, and national professional and technical memberships and responsibilities.

In addition to public service, Dr. McLean has had experience in private business as a regional manager for a financial services company and as a sales and product manager for a wholesale distributing company. Both of these roles involved developing and leading a sales force.

Based on his experiences, and as co-author of Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness and supporting materials, and as a past customer of OHDDC, Dr. McLean brings a unique perspective to his role as an Organizational Health consultant.


James Hughey, Ed.D.

Dr. James Hughey's leadership career includes serving as the General Superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District which serves more than 160,000 students.

Prior to becoming general superintendent, he served as a classroom teacher, elementary principal, middle school principal, junior high principal, high school principal, central office administrator, and area superintendent for three different areas.

Some of his achievements during his tenure as superintendent include:

• Receiving the "Exemplary Superintendent of the Year Award" from the University of Texas, Department of Educational Administration,
• Mediating and stabilizing relationships with various stakeholders following an unsettling period in the history of the district.
• Restoring financial accountability to the district's management system.
• Coordinating the development of a district wide, long-range instructional plan that provided for all students in the district.
• Coordinating the development of a comprehensive Five-year District Improvement Plan.

The breadth of Dr. Hughey's leadership experiences within an urban setting makes him a valuable member of our consultant team.


Jerry Cook, Ed.D.

Dr. Jerry Cook has served in the Texas Public Schools in a variety of key leadership positions. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in Richardson ISD, principal at Allen High School, assistant superintendent in Texarkana ISD, and as superintendent of schools for Castleberry ISD and Duncanville ISD.

During his 12 years of experience as a superintendent, he incorporated the Organizational Health diagnostic and development process as an integral component of his management system. Through this process he was able to increase the leadership capacity of principals and key faculty teams throughout the district. In both districts significant improvements in the Organizational Health and student performance were demonstrated by individual campuses and for the district as a whole.

He has extensive experience in working with diversity and in raising academic performance of all students. In Duncanville ISD, which was over 75% minority and about 45% economically disadvantaged, he marshaled curriculum and instructional reforms that resulted in the District earning a "Recognized" rating from the State.

In addition to his public school experiences he has served as an adjunct professor for the University of North Texas, East Texas State University at Texarkana, and Abilene Christian University. His experiences will be invaluable as he helps us deliver quality services to our clients.


Linda Alexander

Ms. Alexander has served in a variety of leadership roles. In Lawton, Oklahoma she has served as a classroom teacher, elementary principal, executive director of elementary schools, and director of curriculum. She has recently served as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Grand Prairie Independent School District in the Dallas metroplex. She has also served as an adjunct professor with Cameron University.

She has been actively involved in providing quality leadership and growth opportunities for members of her teams through designing and implementing such initiatives as learning-team coaches, instructional leadership teams, curriculum alignment, and long-range instructional action plans for addressing student success.

Prior to her work as an Organizational Health consultant she had utilized the Organizational Health improvement process as a principal, principal team leader, and as the supervisor of 35 principals. Her leadership experiences in curriculum and instruction reinforces our efforts in using Organizational Health as a way to improve student achievement.


Thalia Matherson, Ed.D.

Dr. Matherson is a native and a product of the Dallas Independent School District and earned a Bachelor of Arts (cum Laude) in English from Huston-Tillotson University; Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Southern Methodist University; and a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University @ Commerce.

She had a breadth of classroom teaching experiences. Based upon these successful experiences, she served four years as an assistant principal in two elementary schools and then served as a principal in elementary, middle and secondary schools. While serving as principal, she led her school from the bottom of the list of elementary schools to being honored for significant academic achievement within a three year period.

She had the unique opportunity to serve as the Executive Director of a Principal Leadership and Development program in conjunction with the University of Texas. This "Fast Track" program provided for the selection of promising candidates to form a cadre of potential principals for experiential and innovative development. She was responsible for helping provide and coordinate these learning experiences.

Dr. Matherson's commitment and influence extends beyond the traditional K-12 environment. She has served on many Boards of Directors as a Trustee and officer including Southern Methodist University, Huston-Tillotson University, Dallas Women's Foundation, Dallas Historical Society, and Texas Methodist Foundation. After early retirement from Dallas ISD, she served as Executive Director and CEO for the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church for 6.5 years.

Her background and leadership experiences are invaluable and will assist us as we continue to provide for the unique needs of our client districts.


Linda Perez Yater

Mrs.Yater's public school experiences have focused primarily on the people side of the organization where she has had the opportunities to develop and grow strong interdependent leadership teams at various levels throughout a major urban school district.

She spent thirty years in the Dallas Independent School District and two with the Hurst-Euless-Bedford School District in Texas. She has been a classroom teacher, counselor and held a variety of leadership positions in central office. Some of these positions included Instructional Specialist for a program designed to assist first generation minority students and families access higher education opportunities and Director for Student Discipline.

She also served as the Executive Assistant to the General Superintendent which included serving as the Superintendent's liaison with other district departments and community representatives. During her last few years in Dallas ISD, she served as the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services within the Division of Teaching and Learning and supervised and coordinated the work of school counselors and nurses, social workers, psychologists, Youth and Family Centers, Safe and Drug Free Schools, Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention, as well as Domestic Violence and 504 Education.

The diversity of these leadership positions afforded her with a wide array of educational experiences which contributed to her effectiveness in achieving win/win solutions while working with diverse populations and special interest groups. Additionally, Mrs.Yater has been recognized by state and national organizations for the quality of her work.

Prior to becoming an Organizational Health Consultant, Mrs.Yater successfully utilized the Organizational Health Improvement process within her role as the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services. Her experiences and leadership skills will be invaluable to our client districts.


Elizabeth Clark, Ed.D.

Dr. Clark advanced quickly through the classroom teacher ranks and then fulfilled the roles of instructional specialist, dean of students, and principal. She served as deputy superintendent for Hallsville ISD and Katy ISD. During her 11 tenure in Katy, the number of schools under her supervision more than doubled, totally 52 campuses and over 57,000 students upon her retirement. In these roles, she was responsible for the supervision, evaluation and development of principals; supervision of the Curriculum and Instructional Program; design and development of an automated curriculum management system that delivered over 450 curriculum guides, resources, assessment items, strategies, and example lessons to over 3,000 teachers. She also supervised areas such as professional development, assessment, accountability, special programs, and program evaluation. Similar to districts across the country, the role of Deputy in Katy ISD was changed to Chief Academic Officer and she fulfilled that role until retirement.

She has served in key leadership roles in Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Texas Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, Texas Council of School Women Executives, and the Texas Association of School Administrators.

She has served as adjunct professor for University of Texas A & M, University of Houston Main Campus, and University of Houston Clear Lake. She is currently serving as part-time lecturer in Educational Administration for the University of Houston at Clear Lake.

She is a certified SRI Teacher/Principal Perceiver and a Curriculum Management Auditor and for the past two decades, she has incorporated our diagnostic and development services into the day-to-day operations of schools under her supervision. Her breadth of experiences, knowledge, and skills makes her a valuable member of our consultant team.


Dennis Dearden

Mr. Dennis Dearden has provided quality leadership in multiple states and in a variety of roles. In his early career, he served as a social studies and special education teacher with a strong coaching background. He has served as a middle school principal and as a high school principal. He received the National Principal of the Year award while serving as high school principal in Grand Junction, Colorado.

As assistant superintendent in Fairfax County Virginia for Cluster 1, he provided K-12 leadership for 22 schools with approximately 20,000 students. These schools were located on the fringe of Washington D.C. and were constantly in the national spotlight. During his tenure, three of the high schools were selected in Newsweek's top 100 high schools in the nation.

As the Superintendent of the Marana School District, in Tucson, Arizona, he incorporated a strategic planning process and the Organizational Health improvement process into the fabric of the district and helped guide them in becoming one of the premier school district in Arizona.

Denny has been recognized nationally for his quality leadership and is one of 22 national leaders who have been selected by AASA to serve in their Executive Consultant Program. His areas of specialization within that program include Board Superintendent Community Relations, Executive Coaching, and Strategic Planning.

The breadth of his K-12 leadership experiences and his utilization of our improvement process for the past decade as a principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent will be invaluable as he helps us deliver quality diagnostic and development services to school districts throughout the nation.

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