Judy Ellis is a consultant, coach, and facilitator with over 30 years of leadership experience in untangling complex interpersonal and organizational dynamics. Whether the need is one-on-one coaching or organizational consulting, Judy’s focused, direct, and warm approach delivers practical solutions in which both leaders and their organizations discover their best results.
Judy’s knowledge of human and organizational dynamics has repeatedly produced strategies and aligned tactics that yield insight, guidance and direction to individuals and organizations alike. Her one-on-one coaching with leaders enables solid advances whether the need is developing stronger leadership presence, improved conflict management skills, increased cultural competence, higher emotional intelligence, more persuasive influence or communication skills within their current position or in advancing to the next level. Judy’s work quickens the untangling that’s necessary for progress, whether the knots are within individuals, among team members, or arise from the complexities of the organization as a whole.
Her practical approach is built on a foundation of 10 years of hands-on management experience in Finance, Human Resources, and Corporate Communications at Procter & Gamble; combined with serving 20+ years as an external consultant in a variety of business sectors, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Training and consulting engagements delivered by Judy and her teams have included organizations as diverse as Toyota Motors, Hillenbrand Corporation, the Urban League, Xavier University, the CIA, Americans for the Arts, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and the City of Cincinnati Police Department. Judy and the Diversity and Inclusion consulting company she co-founded, Integrity Development, have received recognition and awards from the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council, The Points of Light Foundation, and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati.
Judy serves as an Adjunct Professor in the University of Cincinnati’s Applied Psychology Program, where she designed and teaches a Master’s level course in Workforce Diversity. Judy has a B.S. in Management and Organizations from Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and a Master’s Degree in Theology. She is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Society of Human Resource Managers, where she has spoken on topics including Diversity & Inclusion and Culture. She is active in nonprofit leadership boards, including Make-A-Wish, Equipping Ministries International, Indiana University Alumni Association, and the Procter & Gamble Alumni Foundation.
