Lorraine is a passionate organizational development coach and consultant with experience in both nonprofit and for-profit arenas. Lorraine’s expertise is in meeting people where they’re at and helping them tap into their personal motivation and accountability, to maintain continuous growth. As a prior front-line leader, she brings an understanding of how to increase performance, while fostering excellence in values.
Sherri Kroonenberg is a seasoned leader in the nonprofit sector and the financial services industry. She served as the Executive Director, No Barriers USA, and the Chief Program/COO for Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. She currently serves as a consultant with the Great Dane Group.
She also served as the National General Manager and SVP of Fidelity Investments, leading 5,500 people across the US. Her team was responsible for delivering service and financial consulting for individual investors. She came to Fidelity from Charles Schwab where she spent nearly 15 years with the firm.
Sherri has a deep commitment to the betterment of our communities and people through leadership and involvement in the nonprofit sector. Her experience includes board service, executive leadership, volunteer development and fundraising. She currently serves as a National Trustee and Board Emeritus for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, and the Board of Directors for No Barriers. In addition, she serves on the Finance Committee for her local church.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver, Graduate School of Business. Sherri has a deep passion for adventure and overcoming adversities. Her husband has Usher Syndrome – leading cause of deaf/blindness, but that doesn’t stop them! Together, they have summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, tandem mountain biked Kokopelli and Scotland and went sky diving!
Sherri’s favorite mantra is: What’s Possible! It’s not a question, but rather a statement that fuels a desire to reach for excellence!
Jennifer Huth is Organizational Development professional with broad experience implementing initiatives that contribute to leadership development, productivity and continuous improvement. She is known for her ability to effectively partner with leaders to influence employees to achieve organizational goals. Jennifer demonstrates acumen in understanding key business drivers to advocate solutions and mobilize cross-functional teams to solve organizational challenges.
DNP, MSN, RN, CENP, CPHQ
With more than 30 years in healthcare and extensive experience in executive nursing leadership, Dr. Shannon Holland brings a practical, thoughtful approach to developing leaders and helping organizations navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and improve performance.
Shannon currently serves as Chief Nursing Officer for the First Hill Campus of Swedish Health Services in Seattle. Throughout her career, she has held senior executive leadership roles across large health systems, regional hospitals, rural and critical access hospitals, and healthcare organizations in Alaska, Washington, and Montana. Her experience spans nursing and hospital operations, organizational change, quality and patient safety, and the development of executive leaders.
A Montana native, Shannon has a particular passion for developing healthcare leaders and strengthening healthcare in rural communities, where resources can be limited and leadership demands are often significant. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in safety, quality, and stewardship, with a strong belief that healthy organizations are built by developing capable, confident leaders.
Shannon is also a national speaker on healthcare leadership, workforce health, and the challenges facing today’s healthcare leaders. She brings a practitioner’s perspective to her work, combining evidence-based thinking with the practical realities of leading people and organizations through complexity and change.
Shannon earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership and holds certifications as a Certified Executive in Nursing Practice (CENP) and Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).
Outside of work, Shannon enjoys hiking, skiing, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and their three Labrador retrievers. Montana remains home and continues to shape her appreciation for community, relationships, and rural healthcare.
Lauren Filter is a business consultant and healthcare operations leader with more than a decade of experience supporting small businesses. Her work spans business strategy, bookkeeping and financial analytics, social media marketing, and process improvement. She enjoys helping owners make sense of their business’s moving pieces and turn ideas into practical next steps.
Lauren’s career began in emergency medical services, where she served as a paramedic and EMS program director before transitioning into healthcare administration. She currently serves as a Director of Operations for a midsized regional health system in Upstate New York. Her experience across frontline care, education, and leadership shapes her thoughtful, hands-on approach to solving problems.
Lauren holds an MBA, a Six Sigma Green Belt, and QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification. She brings curiosity, attention to detail, and a commitment to helping clients build businesses that support their goals.
Outside of work, Lauren enjoys riding and raising horses, reading, and crocheting. She lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Scott Whiteford, Ph.D. is a behavioral scientist and sociologist who has spent more than two decades helping leaders grow in their careers, build effective teams, and create cultures where people thrive. Over the last 21 years, he coached more than 2,000 leaders across industries, developing a deep, research-grounded understanding of what actually drives leadership effectiveness and organizational culture. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a B.A. from Luther College, and teaches the Sociology of Leadership at UNL and at Algebra University in Zagreb, Croatia.
In 2026, Scott founded Sava Leadership™, bringing his coaching and organizational development expertise to leaders and teams navigating change. Doug Filter and the Great Dane Group played an instrumental role in that launch, and the two have remained close collaborators since. Scott is proud to be part of the Great Dane Group Team.
