Illysa Izenberg

Adjunct Faculty

B.A., English & American Literature, Brandeis University
M.B.A., Harvard Graduate School of Business 

Ms. Illysa Izenberg founded Strategy and Training Partners, LLC in 1994. She is a professional development educator and business strategist. She conducts culture audits and needs analyses, devises strategies and action plans, and facilitates diversity and harassment prevention. She implements change and coaches employees. She also conducts leadership and management, and inter-group communication workshops. Ms. Izenberg works with clients to better understand their employees, customers, and other constituents for a more productive and profitable future.

Ms. Izenberg has consulted with corporations, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. and Canada. She has presented to or trained over 10,000 employees, from front-line production workers to highly-educated professional managers/supervisors, and executives in a broad range of industries including technology, health care, financial services, and retail. She is a frequently sought speaker and writer on business issues. She serves as President Elect and Programs Chair for the Howard County Human Resources Society (HoCo HRS), an affiliate of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Ms. Izenberg has over 15 years experience in strategic planning and implementation. She is trained and certified by the Minds At Work Immunity to Change Institute, A World of Difference, and the National Conference Dismantling Racism Project as a workshop facilitator. Ms. Izenberg draws upon her MBA education and management experience, including profit-and-loss responsibility with a Fortune 500 multinational firm, to understand corporate perspectives and business needs. Additionally, she has assisted several government organizations to work toward greater inclusion - both as a citizen selected to a city government task force that tackled community-wide ethnic diversity challenges a well as a paid consultant and workshop facilitator.

Out of the combination of business education and experience comes her belief that utilizing and valuing the great diversity of the employee and customer base is part of a sound organizational development strategy.