Springfield, MA -- Ann Holland; formerly Director of Organization Development for Balise Motor Sales, currently an adjunct professor at Bay Path College, and previously named one of Coast Magazine’s “Top Women in Business”; has announced her affiliation with Client First Associates, a Springfield-based Organizational Development firm and a Vann Group company.
Client First Associates, founded by Tom Lippie, is a Springfield-based Organizational Development firm that helps companies run better by improving relational and organizational effectiveness. Specifically, the company specializes in organizational conflict resolution, leadership development, strategic facilitation, organizational assessment and design, team building, hiring models, training and employee development, and compensation systems.
Ann has an extensive business background in operations, marketing, and training and development. She holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and has received her certification as a business and life coach through IPEC and the International Coaching Federation. Prior to her post at Balise Motor Sales, she was a part of the Executive Management team that led Grand Casinos, Inc. to be named “The Fastest Growing Company in America” (1995) by Fortune magazine. Other positions held include: Deputy City Manager, City of Las Vegas; Sr. VP of Operations, Stratosphere Hotel; Regional VP of Marketing, Grand Casinos, Inc.; as well as owner of several businesses as a consultant, coach, and retail entrepreneur. Ann is also an adjunct professor at Bay Path College in Longmeadow teaching Organizational Behavior.
“We are thrilled to have Ann working with us,” said Tom Lippie, Founder of Client First Associates. “She will be a tremendous asset to our clients and will expand our capacity to serve more companies throughout the region and the country.”
“I am pleased to join forces with Tom Lippie and Client First Associates,” said Holland. We share the same philosophy about organizational effectiveness and customer centricity, and our skill sets are very complementary. I’m also pleased to be affiliated with the Vann Group family of companies.
Client First Associates is owned by the Vann Group, a Springfield-based business advisory firm specializing in helping companies in transition. The firm is run by Kevin B. Vann and Michael K. Vann, long known in the area for their family’s 150+ year history of building, buying, selling and advising businesses.
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