Creating Collaborative Communities

Soren Kaplan, Ph.D.

As a co-founder of iCohere, I established the original model and approach for creating collaborative learning communities and communities of practice. I continue to lead client engagements focused on business innovation and large scale organizational change - often in partnership with my strategic consulting firm, InnovationPoint (www.innovation-point.com).

Prior to founding iCohere, I held numerous positions at Hewlett-Packard, including Manager of Business Strategy Consulting, an internal consulting group focused on strategic planning, product innovation and organizational development.

I have presented and lectured at numerous conferences and institutions, including the American Society of Training & Development, Innovation Convergence, the National Organizational Development Network, and the Harvard Business School. Quotes and articles by me have appeared in publications including Fast Company, Strategy & Leadership, the Journal of Creativity and Innovation Management, and the Journal of Strategic Change among others. I have MA and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Psychology.

Robyn Moulding

As iCohere Director of Training, I help iCohere site administrators in designing, configuring and managing their online community, conference or eLearning initiative. I also provide coaching and strategies on how to build online community success through member engagement and special online events.

I lead the development of eLearning support tools and training programs for iCohere, including building and facilitating learning communities for our Accreditation-Plus application and other key programs.

My goal is to make online collaboration accessible to everyone, regardless of their level of computer experience, by designing training and support programs that are clear, understandable and supportive of individual iCohere client goals.

I have held sales, training and management positions in both small and large organizations, including JCPenney.

Pascal Kaplan, Ph.D.

My background is fairly eclectic, blending education, business and technology.

As a co-founder and CEO of iCohere, Inc., I help organizations develop their eLearning and online community-building capabilities and expertise. Among our 200+ clients are ASAE & The Center, the Society of Cable Television Engineers, the National Institutes of Health, UC Berkeley and AT&T.

Prior to becoming involved with technology, I served for six years as Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. In that role, I launched the University's Graduate School of Holistic Studies, which became the first accredited program in the U.S. to offer degree programs in Consciousness Studies, Holistic Health Education and Transpersonal Psychology.

Following my tenure at JFKU, I spent two years consulting with Bank of America's Executive Committee to develop and implement a mission and values initiative for the organization's 90,000 employees.

Currently, I serve on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations and continue to teach courses in Transformational Studies at JFKU on a part-time basis. I earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Theology from Harvard University.

Lance A. Simon

I won an Osborne 1 computer in 1982, for selling the most Apple II computers - with optional 256K memory! Since then, I have held a variety of senior sales and marketing and positions in Silicon Valley, CA. I have focused on serving the association / nonprofit marketplace since moving to the D.C. area with my wife and family in 2001.

I recently served as Sales Team Leader at CommPartners LLC in Columbia MD, and before that was interim VP Marketing for Capitol Advantage in Fairfax, VA. I have been an industry partner member of ASAE since 2001.

Jon McAdams

As Vice President of Client Solutions for iCohere, I manage Marketing, Customer Support and our Information Technology infrastructure. I have had over 25 years experience managing Customer Satisfaction programs and Marketing for Fortune 500 companies, including managing and directing customer satisfaction programs and research for AT&T and LG&E Energy Corporation, and heading Customer Satisfaction and Market Research for The Prime Consulting Group.

I have an MA in Social Organization and Change from Cornell University and a BA in Social and Behavioral Science from The Johns Hopkins University. I'm also a Microsoft Certified Engineer, database administrator, and Security + professional certified by the Computer Technology Industry Association.

I believe the Internet can be used to provide organizations and individuals with ways to build the key linkages that will help us achieve new levels of integrity, responsibility and humanity. I feel it’s a privilege to be involved, even in a small way, with this exciting potential for world-wide transformation.