Francie Dalton

Francie Dalton, CMC, is founder and president of Dalton Alliances, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based consultancy specializing in the management, behavioral and communication sciences. Among her offerings are business consulting; executive retreats; public speaking; fully customized assessments such as 360's, member and employee surveys; and an array of follow-up services including developmental workshops, interventions, and executive coaching.

A veteran of the Viet Nam Era, Francie was trained as a German linguist, spending 4.5 years with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service. She then took her Masters in Business from Johns Hopkins University, and in 1991, launched her consulting practice.

Francie's works on leadership have been featured in hundreds of industry and trade publications, including Harvard

Management Update, CEO Magazine, CEO Update, Investors Business Daily, American Way Magazine, The New York Post, The Washington Post, MSN Money, NY Times, the Journal of Association Leadership, the Journal of Compensation and Benefits, our own HR Magazine, and more.

On the board of the Institute of Management Consultants, and an instructor for the prestigious Institute of Management program offered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Francie also served as adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland, where she taught business management to doctoral candidates for 9 years. A frequent speaker for corporations and nonprofits, her clients include scores of CEO's and senior executives throughout the U.S. Her new book, "Versatility" has just been published by the American Society of Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership.