Board of Directors

David Chapman

President

David is the Managing Director for Perficient's Organizational Change Management Practices.  He is a Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) and is Prosci certified.  Connect with David. 

Jonathan Blatt

Vice-President

Jonathan is a change management leader for Cisco, with over 20 years of experience. He is Prosci certified and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland.

Connect with Jonathan. 

Julie Gawle

Treasurer

Julie is a Senior Change Management Consultant at Workday. She is Prosci certified and has a Masters of Science Organization Development from Queens University of Charlotte. Connect with Julie.

Cassandra Willis

Secretary

Cassandra is a strategic organizational change management consultant for CapTech Consulting. She helps clients develop change-ready cultures to accelerate adoption and reduce people risks. Connect with Cassandra. 

Committee Directors

Some of our committees have directors representing the two largest cities in North Carolina: Charlotte and Raleigh. We are using this structure to ensure we are focused on both multi-state-wide and local impacts. As we expand our footprint across both  North and South Carolina, we expect other representatives from other locations will be added to these committees. 

Marketing & Communications

Teresa Fabiano

Charlotte

Teresa is a Change Management Director and Duke Energy. She is PMP and Prosci certified. Connect with Teresa. 

Kendra Whitney

Raleigh

Kendra is a Change Management Lead in Cisco’s Managed Services Organization. She is both PMP and Prosci certified. Connect with Kendra. 

Programming & Events

Chris LaPata

Charlotte

Chris is a Client Leader at BHDP Architecture. He is Prosci certified and holds a Masters of Corporate Real Estate from CoreNet Global.  Connect with Chris. 

Aaron Stroud

Raleigh

Aaron is a Strategic Change Manager at Cisco. He has a Master’s in Organizational Psychology and is CCMP, Prosci, PMP, and CSM certified. Connect with Aaron. 

Leslie Crain

Membership

Leslie is the owner of Involved Change Consulting. She achieved her CCMP in 2018 and is also a 4Sight Advanced Change Leader through BeingFirst. She is also a certified ACUMEN Leadership Work Styles facilitator.  Connect with Leslie. 

Leslie Ottavi

Sponsorship

Leslie is the Chief Transformation Officer and Change Management Practice Lead for iTalent Digital. She is PMP and Prosci certified as well as the architect for Chama, iTalent Digital’s intelligent Change Management SaaS product. Connect with Leslie.