Consulting Affiliates

Catlin and Cookman Group consulting affiliates understand — first-hand — the predictable stages of growth that a company must go through to attain the next level of corporate success. Our team of experts has helped many CEOs improve their competitive standing, increase profits and earn a renewed trust from customers and shareholders.

Bonnie Gorbaty

Bonnie Gorbaty brings to the Catlin & Cookman Group more than 25 years of business and consulting experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial organizations. With an emphasis on strategic planning, her expertise includes executive team facilitation, strategy implementation processes, leadership and team development, and executive coaching.

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Debra Nissman Young             

Debra Nissman Young is a consultant with over 25 years of sales, sales management and consulting experience. Prior to founding Esprit Consulting, Inc. in 1992, Debbi held several positions at IBM, including Branch Manager responsible for personal computer sales in New England.  

A successful track record in the corporate world, combined with Debbi's consulting expertise, enable her to bring a unique mix of skills to her clients and translate concepts into practical, real-life application. Her primary focus is creating workshops to energize organizations in the midst of change so that they dramatically improve their business. Debbi has a special talent for quickly grasping both business and interpersonal issues. She is very skilled at creating an environment that enables teams to constructively discuss and resolve their problems.

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Kim Rice

Kim Rice's career spans more than 20 years, working primarily for and with technology and service-based companies. She has helped businesses define and implement strategy, work processes and organizational structure, which are all informed by the company's vision and aligned with the needs of the marketplace. Kim has held a variety of leadership roles including strategy, business development, sales, operations and organizational development, as well as having built a consulting business. During the tenure of her practice, clients included Arthur Andersen, Army National Guard, and The Thomson Corporation, where she has led numerous planning and change initiatives across more than eighteen different Thomson owned companies.

Kim has a unique talent for sorting through the morass of detailed issues to get to essential questions and strategic decisions. She accomplishes this with a contagious enthusiasm and joy for her work.

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Katharine Walker

Katharine Walker has been consulting for 15 years with expertise in the areas of facilitation, process management, developing teaming and partnering relationships, training, and executive coaching. She brings broad industry experience in working with large and small organizations, and with employees at all levels.

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CEO SPOTLIGHT

Tod Loofbourrow, CEO,
Authoria Inc.

“The Catlin & Cookman Group has been an invaluable partner for Authoria — amazing people and processes for providing insight and pre-review, and for driving powerful ideas into action.”

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