Todd D. Chester

About Todd D. Chester

I am an IAF Certified Professional Facilitator with deep experience building enterprise learning and development systems that strengthen leadership capability, execution, and organizational performance. My work spans both facilitation and learning strategy. I design and implement structured leadership development architectures that help organizations: • Clarify strategic priorities and leadership expectations • Build competency-aligned learning journeys across levels • Integrate assessments and feedback into development planning • Strengthen decision-making, accountability, and execution As a core faculty facilitator with Leadership Strategies, Inc, I teach globally recognized facilitation methodologies used across public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Across my career, I have facilitated hundreds of workshops, led large-scale leadership development initiatives, and built learning systems that align talent strategy with operational outcomes in complex, regulated environments. My facilitation and organizational learning work is delivered through Thrive Edge Partners, LLC. Availability includes enterprise learning strategy, leadership development design, facilitation, and facilitator capability-building engagements.

Experience

1. Core Team Facilitator

   Leadership Strategies

   May 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Serve as core faculty for facilitation training programs used globally to develop professional facilitators and leaders.Responsibilities include:• Teaching the Effective Facilitator methodology• Coaching participants in practical facilitation skills• Supporting leaders and facilitators in applying structured group process• Strengthening decision-making, consensus, and execution through facilitation

Education

• Walden University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Management and Decision Sciences

• National Louis University

  Master of Science - MS, Organizational Leadership

• Averett University

  Bachelor Degree, Business Administration