Your Partner in Organizational Growth
A Message From Elizabeth Calhoun, Founder
“Your employees can be the tipping point for creating sustainable success. Signuum is passionate about helping companies get the right players on their team. Using proven tools and hands-on support, we transform the behaviors, processes, and cultural nuances that inhibit change so your organization can compete and win. We do it by connecting your workforce to your business strategy and aligning performance rewards with corporate goals.
Signuum comprises a group of highly selected and experienced practitioners who are driven by creating value and business success for clients. We created our firm because we share a common vision: work hard to create value for clients and have fun doing it.
Call us today to learn more about how we can help you maximize the return on your investment in your employees.”
Our Team
Elizabeth Calhoun, MSIR
Signuum is led by founder and president Elizabeth Calhoun. Backed by more than 20 years of experience, Calhoun created Signuum to close the talent and resource gap that often prevents companies from developing and instituting successful human capital strategies.
Elizabeth Calhoun, MSIR
Signuum is led by founder and president Elizabeth Calhoun. Backed by more than 20 years of experience, Calhoun created Signuum to close the talent and resource gap that often prevents companies from developing and instituting successful human capital strategies.
Before founding Signuum, Calhoun served as Principal at Sterling Partners, a private equity company with over $4B in assets under management, where she developed human capital best practices.
Previously, Calhoun was the Vice President of Human Resources for Littelfuse where she led global human resource initiatives serving over 5,800 employees worldwide. Prior to Littelfuse, she built her expertise in human resources at FORTUNE 500 companies including TRW, Colgate Palmolive, Pepsi and Sears.
A member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Calhoun has served on the SHRM Labor Relations Expert Panel, the Executive HR Network and the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC) where she was a Board member and Treasurer. Calhoun currently serves as a mentor to start up company CEOs in programs sponsored by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center such as Athena Power Link and CAP 20. She is a sought after speaker and subject matter expert about the strategic issues facing HR professionals today.
Calhoun earned her M.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an undergraduate degree in Psychology and French from Grinnell College. She has completed graduate work in management and administration at Harvard University. She is certified in DDI Interaction Management and Lominger Career Architect®. She is a Board member of the Chicago Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Cynthia S. Aaronson, M.S.
Cynthia S. Aaronson is an organizational consultant and trainer with over 20 years experience as both an internal and external consultant. As an internal, she focused on the training and development of both sales and service functions at Discover Financial Services and American Express.
Cynthia S. Aaronson, M.S.
Cynthia S. Aaronson, M.S.
Cynthia S. Aaronson is an organizational consultant and trainer with over 20 years experience as both an internal and external consultant. As an internal, she focused on the training and development of both sales and service functions at Discover Financial Services and American Express.
Cynthia's practice focuses on working with groups on Management and Leadership Development, Team Development, Multi-Generational Teams, Conflict Management and Communication. Cynthia's coaching practice focuses on both individuals and teams to improve productivity and relationships.
Ms. Aaronson holds a degree in Psychology from Indiana University and a Masters in Organization Development from Loyola University. Cynthia is certified in Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI®), Profilor 360®, DDI, Achieve Global, Managing Personal Growth, Exercising Influence, The Consultative Approach workshop, Situational Leadership.
John Blattner, Ph.D.
John Blattner, Ph.D., is a psychologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in executive coaching, organizational assessment, executive performance and strategic planning for national and international organizations.
John Blattner, Ph.D.
John Blattner, Ph.D., is a psychologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in executive coaching, organizational assessment, executive performance and strategic planning for national and international organizations.
John has assisted individuals and organizations to manage change and develop their individual and organizational strengths. He works with CEOs, Presidents and Senior Executives to help them develop as leaders. He has helped hundreds of individuals across functional areas including Finance, Sales & Marketing, Operations, and HR. John's areas of coaching specialty include: communication skills, delegation, conflict resolution, effective supervision, stress management, dealing with problem employees, and goal setting.
At the organizational level, John consults on strategic planning and development. He provides workshops and seminars at all levels of the organization. He helps companies with climate and culture transformation. John consults with organizations on managing employees with performance issues. He has designed and executed professional development programs for large organizations including 3M, Grainger, General Mills, Advocate Health Care, and DSM (Netherlands).
John is a frequent speaker, author, and television commentator. He is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. from the Fielding Graduate University. He has served in numerous leadership roles for the Illinois Psychological Association, including President, as well as the Executive Board for The Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13) of the American Psychological Association.
Mary Kay Duncan, MSIR, CCP
Mary Kay Duncan has 25 years of broad based expertise in aligning human resources and total rewards with business objectives.
Mary Kay Duncan, MSIR, CCP
Mary Kay Duncan has 25 years of broad based expertise in aligning human resources and total rewards with business objectives. She has extensive experience providing compensation, benefits, and related legal compliance expertise to companies in multiple industries, including: service, healthcare, technology, insurance, education, manufacturing and not for profit (domestic and global environments).
Mary Kay's compensation expertise includes: design, development and communication of human resources policies, base salary programs, executive and equity compensation, legal compliance (FLSA audits, etc.) sales incentives and broad-based variable pay programs. She also has experience with performance-based systems, benchmarking, competency programs and automated analysis tools.
Mary Kay's benefits experience includes the design and development of the full range of employee benefits including insurance, retirement, time off, work/life program implementations and flexible benefits design. She has a strong background in negotiating and designing benefit programs that meet the needs of employees while maximizing cost effectiveness.
She also has background in conducting HR Practices Audits, HR reengineering, HR handbooks, and affirmative action planning.
Mary Kay holds a Masters in Human Resources and a BA in Communication Arts from Loyola University. She is a CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) from the American Compensation Association and a Certified Management Trainer with Developmental Dimensions Inc. and Personnel Decisions International.
Karen A. Foster, Ph.D.
Karen Foster, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with thirty years experience in industry.
Karen A. Foster, Ph.D
Karen Foster, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with thirty years experience in industry. She provides consultation on leadership assessment and executive coaching, development of succession plans, building bench strength, and developing and optimally deploying human capital. Karen has led projects that range in scope from single-executive pre-hire assessments to 5-member top-team assessment. She has assessed executives for promotion into the Vice President, President, CFO, or CEO and coaches female leaders.
Karen works with leaders in Fortune 50's as well as small venture technology start-ups and non-profit groups. She has worked with venture capital and private equity clients for over ten years, assisting with due diligence efforts to assess management team potential and team development efforts within the professional firm.
As a Consulting Psychologist, she has been a partner with Management Psychology Group in Atlanta, specializing in Selection Decisions. She has assessed over five hundred executives, serving boards, investors and C-suite leaders. Her professional affiliations include Sarber Gardner as an Executive Coach, and Signuum, providing expertise to Private Equity clients. Prior to consulting psychology, she worked in healthcare institutions and at Pfizer, Inc.
She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Georgia State University and is a Licensed Psychologist. She has taught psychology courses at the university level and managed a psychotherapy clinic. She is a Fellow with the Georgia Chapter of the American Psychological Association and an active contributor to the professional body of work on Executive Coaching.
Gail Golden, MBA, Ph.D.
Gail Golden, MBA, Ph.D., is a psychologist and consultant with over twenty years of experience.
Gail Golden, MBA, Ph.D.
Gail Golden, MBA, Ph.D., is a psychologist and consultant with over twenty years of experience. Gail has developed deep expertise in helping businesses to build better leaders. Her experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, and consultant to senior leaders of both Fortune 1000 and non-profit organizations informs her approach to executive selection and development.
Gail's work encompasses a broad range of consulting with senior executives about the human side of strategy. Besides providing in-depth assessments and coaching for business leaders, she helps organizations to build team effectiveness, develop future leaders, and manage the increasing pace of change.
Gail received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from The University of Chicago, her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University, and her MBA from The University of Western Ontario. She is a registered psychologist in Illinois.
Gail has extensive experience as a university teacher, public speaker, and media commentator. She teaches at the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago. She has been quoted in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Today's Chicago Woman, and numerous other publications. Her areas of special interest include: women and power, influencing without authority, and building a healthy workplace.
Agni Kitsios, M.S.
Agni Kitsios is a management and organizational effectiveness consultant with over 25 years of experience.
Agni Kitsios, M.S.
Agni Kitsios is a management and organizational effectiveness consultant with over 25 years of experience. Previously Agni has held key senior leadership positions in change management and organization development at Accenture.
Agni focuses her practice in change management and organizational effectiveness to facilitate change and achieve sustained performance improvement. Agni has led change initiatives for various strategic interventions including major res-structuring, implementation of OD/HR programs, mergers and acquisitions, and technology implementations.
Agni holds a Masters degree in Organization Development from Loyola University and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Business Administration from Illinois State University. Agni is a member of the Organizational Development Network-Chicago Chapter, the Chicago Organization Development Institute Chapter, and serves on the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit organization. She is qualified/certified in various assessment instruments including Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI®), Profilor 360®, AON Management Insight Survey 360®, FIRO-B®, and the Lominger® Competency Model.
Anne Linehan, M.S.
Anne Linehan has over 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations increase their effectiveness.
Anne Linehan, M.S.
Anne Linehan has over 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations increase their effectiveness. Anne gained a wealth of knowledge while managing the training and organization development function for one of Kellogg's business units. Anne was also in corporate training at The Northern Trust Company, where she was successful in designing and delivering management development courses.
Anne focuses her practice in two areas: Organizational Change – organization effectiveness assessment, strategic planning, culture integration and team development; and Leadership Development – management training, executive coaching, 360 degree feedback and succession planning. Anne works with executive and mid-level managers, first-line supervisors, and staff in non-profit, for-profit, and government organizations.
Anne holds a Masters degree in Organization Development from Loyola University and a BFA in Acting from Florida State University.
Christopher R. Pett, M.S.
Chris Pett is organization development consultant and strategist with over 20 years of U.S. and global experience.
Christopher R. Pett, M.S.
Chris Pett is organization development consultant and strategist with over 20 years of U.S. and global experience. He led organization effectiveness and learning functions for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Motorola, Quaker Oats/PepsiCo and Exelon Corporation. Chris delivered end-to-end solutions in the areas of large systems change, mergers and culture integration, talent management and learning strategies, employee surveys and engagement strategies, organizational assessment and design, 360 feedback, and executive coaching. Chris has international experience in the Pacific Rim, Mexico and South America.
Chris works with both profit, as well as not for profit organizations, specializing in strategic planning, culture shift and organizational capacity. He is also a trained mediator with interests in expanding a practice in the areas of family and community disputes, and alternative dispute resolution in the workplace.
Chris holds Masters degree in Education and Organization Development from Loyola University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Quincy College. He is certified Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI®), Profilor 360®, 16 PF, Denison Leadership and Culture Survey, and Mediation. Chris is a former adjunct faculty member and professional advisor at DePaul University, Chicago School for New Learning.
Raymond A. Truitt, Ph.D.
Raymond Truitt, Ph.D. has more than 22 years experience in learning and development with diverse experience within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial services, and retail industries.
Raymond A. Truitt, Ph.D.
Raymond Truitt, Ph.D. has more than 22 years experience in learning and development with diverse experience within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial services, and retail industries. Raymond is passionate about working with leaders to increase their skill and effectiveness in working within the organizational system, including communicating with key stakeholders and building strong partnerships.
Raymond has worked with executives, leaders, and managers in change effectiveness, organizational improvement, and leadership and management development. He supports his clients in many areas of leadership development, including learning strategy, leading change, personal effectiveness, and talent development. He assists his business partners in finding creative and innovative solutions for their learning, media, and human capital requirements.
Raymond holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Design/Instructional Technology from Georgia State University, a M.S. in Speech Language Pathology and undergraduate degree in English Literature from University of Alabama. He is a PDI certified 360-feedback coach, career counselor, and has developed competency-based leadership and management development programs.
Terra Winston, M.B.A.
Terra Winston is a leadership consultant and executive coach with over 15 years of internal and external business consulting experience.
Terra Winston, M.B.A.
Terra Winston is a leadership consultant and executive coach with over 15 years of internal and external business consulting experience. Previously Terra held senior leadership positions with PepsiCo where she was a strategic partner for three divisional Senior Vice Presidents and led Organizational Development for Quaker Oats, Tropicana, and Gatorade businesses, which included leadership development, executive coaching, performance management, and diversity training. Terra began her career with Deloitte Consulting, where she worked in organization design, process improvement, change leadership, and organizational effectiveness for clients in the telecommunications and financial services industries.
Terra focuses her practice on team building, strategic planning, visioning, brainstorming, employee focus groups, and offsite meetings. She develops and delivers training on career development, leadership, manager quality, diversity, and individual effectiveness. As a coach she helps high potential leaders reach their fullest potential through one-on-one or small group sessions.
Terra received a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A from Stanford University, where she focused in Organizational Behavior and Marketing. She is certified in the Hogan Personality Inventory, Hogan Development Survey, Motives, Values Preferences Inventory, Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI®), DDI Interaction Management.