The ICS Group Team
Inese Kaufman
President
Inese is a multi-faceted executive with over 25 years of success in achieving business goals. At ICS Group, Inese leads a committed cadre of consultants passionate about delivering high value for the clients they serve.

Inese’s background is international in scope, having worked with organizations in Asia, Europe, South America and Australia. As Director of International Affairs for a large non-profit organization, she used her skills to build organizational structures and develop processes that strengthened collaboration and created high performance teams.

Inese built her career in the field of Information Technology with IBM and Control Data Corporations, where she held management positions and pioneered the use of technology based management information systems for Fortune 500 companies.
Deborah A. Ezbitski, J.D.
Deborah is a consultant, facilitator and educator in project based organization strategy and management. Her work at ICS Group includes supporting and enhancing Project Management skills across organizations. In particular, Deborah has designed processes and programs to create the optimum project environment, and provided facilitation and coaching to project teams and team leaders designed to kick-off, manage and re-direct projects. She has focused on integrating the “people, processes, and tools” for establishing a Project Management Office.

Deborah has served as both an external and internal consultant for Fortune 500 and not-for-profit organizations in the areas of project management, leadership and professional development. Deborah’s industrial specialization has been in the area of pharmaceuticals and consumer products.
Nina L. Wasilewska, M.B.A.
As a consultant based in Paris and the US, Nina has a great track record of success in facilitating cross-cultural and cross-functional teams. She has worked with leadership to focus scarce resources on key projects to achieve the strategic goals while simultaneously embedding a common project management process across the company. Nina has managed the European integration of plants for a multinational manufacturing company, while establishing new systems and Project Management Best Practices for ongoing use in future projects.

She has a talent for getting optimal results from a diverse group of people, where a patient but firm professional approach builds commitment and resolves varying agendas and expectations. An effective facilitator, she injects enthusiasm and sense of accountability into tough situations.
Thomas H. Huebner, M.A.
Tom Huebner brings to clients project consulting that is a powerful blend of perceptive insight, sustained experience, reliable expertise and talented communication. For nearly 15 years at ICS Group, Tom has inspired hundreds of cross-functional work groups and teams from Manhattan to Beijing to get a shared grip on their projects and project environments. He is able to assess, advise, educate, facilitate and coach business leaders and people regarding what works in project processes and best practices, why it works and what makes it stick.

Tom calls upon more than 35 years of corporate experience, having led major training and technical documentation innovations at Control Data's information services division. Trained in information technology at IBM, Tom held sales/systems marketing and management positions at IBM and CDC.
K.C. Yelin
K.C. Yelin is an educator and a consultant. For over 25 years she has helped people in organizations do things they never thought they could do, and have fun while doing them. This theme appears throughout her work - breaking complex topics into simple components, relating them visually and addressing the emotional factors that often surround successful achievement.

Focused primarily on improving business execution thorough the discipline of project management, K. C. is the founder and past President of ICS Group. Her pioneering work in the concept of "project based" organizations helped foster the growing recognition of the strategic importance of project and portfolio management as a vital leadership skill and organizational competency. Using these disciplines, her primary focus as a consultant is in helping leadership teams manage their resources effectively to achieve strategic goals.
Peter Wokoun
Mr. Wokoun brings over 20 years of professional sales and business development to ICS Group, primarily with companies in the service and consulting sectors. He has successfully managed sales teams, sales systems and business development activities for various firms and client. He has worked with leading companies including Axel Johnson, Exxon/Mobil Chemical, Stolt Neilson, Schlumberger, Praxair and World Bank Group.
Christina Spira, PMP
With over 15 years of experience, Christine Spira is a seasoned consultant who works with organizations to achieve their strategic objectives through identification and execution of their prioritized projects.

Christine is proficient in project management, change management, leadership and people management, process and product development, training and meeting facilitation. She has traveled extensively implementing project and change management in the US, Europe, South America and the Near East. In addition to her consulting practice, Christine is a Project Management Instructor at Boston University Corporate Education Center.
William J. Spencer
William is an instructional designer and facilitator who designs and develops innovative soft skills learning systems for U.S. and overseas clients. William Spencer’s personal passion is using innovative and experiential learning methods. He creates highly engaging learning solutions that transfer learning to the workplace.

His learning systems use robust measurement to ensure tangible business results. The learning extends over time—and may include many elements: web-based learning, interactive group sessions, on-the-job learning tasks, self-directed learning, managerial support and periodic reinforcement.

He has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies in the financial, retail, professional services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, travel, and hospitality sectors, as well as with the U.S. federal government. Prior to joining ICS Group, Mr. Spencer served as senior consultant for the Forum Corporation. Originally from the United Kingdom, William has traveled extensively and worked internationally for 17 years.
Cynthia Franklin, M.S.O.D.
Cynthia specializes in change management and leadership development. She conducts team-building sessions, strategic planning retreats, large-scale change initiatives, and visioning sessions with senior executive staff. She also coaches senior executives in individual sessions.

She has also consulted to the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations Albany Office, and has taught undergraduate and graduate students at NYU and American University, respectively. Ms. Franklin holds a Masters of Science in Organizational Development from American University/NTL, and is a Certified Professional Coach.
Katy Mathias, MPPM
Based in Seattle, Washington, Katy Mathias brings extensive experience in human resources and organizational effectiveness consulting to her work with project teams. As a professional facilitator, Katy has worked with teams at all levels -- from the manufacturing floor to the executive suite -- to establish effective team dynamics while addressing business challenges. Partnering with human resources, sales, IT and operations professionals, Katy has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies to design, develop and implement business solutions that improve organizational effectiveness.

As an executive compensation consultant, Katy developed expertise in measuring and analyzing company performance given internal strategy and external market trends. She translates this experience into a focused understanding of what drives business results for each client, ensuring that her project teams execute tactically to achieve broader strategic objectives.
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