Nelson Parrish

About Nelson Parrish

Nelson is a respected leader with over 20 years of expertise in the development and implementation of processes and programs to facilitate individual effectiveness and organizational productivity. With an emphasis on the integration of leadership, diversity and organizational development he enables people and organizations to communicate across difference manage change and maximize effectiveness. An accomplished speaker and coach he is sought after for strategic and tactical guidance. Client relationships have included but are not limited to: J.P. Morgan Chase, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Rohm and Haas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Newark, NJ. Themes Water, Mastery Charter Schools, BAE Systems, The Philadelphia School District, and a host of others. Assignments with government agencies have included: The Defense Intelligence Agency, Arm Forces Medical Intelligence Center, The United States Secret Service, The Office of Naval Intelligence.Before his career as a consultant, Mr. Parrish was a manager of people and processes in the financial services industry. As former Vice President of Change Management Strategies & Development with CoreStates Financial (Wells-Fargo), one of his achievements was to design, implement, and measure a large system change process that increased leadership effectiveness, diversity competence, and organizational performance.Nelson holds a Masters degree in Organizational Management from The University of Phoenix.A Bachelor of Arts degree from Millersville University, certifications from The Amherst Writers & Artists Group in Writing Group Leadership, Bucknell University-Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking, Howard University-Collation Building Institute, and The Philadelphia Institute for Paralegal Training. Nelson serves as the chair of the grant writing committee for Grace Safe Place Inc, and treasurer of The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts both 5013c corporations in Philadelphia.

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   Praxis Consulting Group, Inc

   Oct 2017 — Present

Education

• Howard University:National Coalition Building Institute

  Certification, Prejudice Reduction Studies

  1992 — 1992

• Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  BA, English & Economics

  1976 — 1981

• Bucknell University

  Certification, Commerical Banking

  1988 — 1990

• Philadelphial Institute for Paralegal Training

  Certificaion, Litigation Management

  1982 — 1983

• University of Phoenix

  Masters, Organizational Management

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Consulting
• Change Management
• Organizational Development
• Emotional Intelligence
• Management Consulting
• Team Building
• Management
• Management Development
• Personnel Management
• Public Speaking
• Performance Improvement
• Strategic Leadership
• Training
• Career Counseling
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Organizational Design
• Personal Development
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Human Resources
• Mbti
• Employee Engagement
• Leadership Development
• Talent Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Culture Change
• Nonprofits
• Training Delivery
• Organizational Effectiveness
• 360 Feedback
• Workshop Facilitation