Our Team

Jack Climbers

A Lifetime Dedicated to Quality Thinking

APQC founder, the late C. Jackson “Jack” Grayson spent his entire professional career applying quality thinking and methods to help improve organizations and society. He worked tirelessly to address these issues until retiring in 2015, just a few weeks before his 92nd birthday.

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Leadership Team

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Carla O'Dell

Chairman of the Board
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Lisa Higgins

President and Chief Executive Officer
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Perry Wiggins

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer
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Cathy Hill

Chief Development Officer
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Cindy Hubert

Fellow, Knowledge Management
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Harry Scarborough

Executive Director, Legal Affairs
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Amanda Schalyo

Executive Director, Marketing and Digital Experience
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Ashley White

Executive Director, Human Resources
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Nate Lavigne

Executive Director of Technology
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Christine Kelley

Director, Membership
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Jeffery Varney

Director, Advisory Services
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Laura Clymer

Director, Research
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Benjamin Knoll, Ph.D.

Manager, Survey and Analytics Hub
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Jonathan Kraft

Manager, Open Standards Benchmarking
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Grayson

Chief Fun Officer

Research & Thought Leaders

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Elissa Tucker

Principal Research Lead, Human Capital Management
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Marisa Brown

Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management
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Madison Lundquist

Principal Research Lead, Process & Performance Management
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Lynda Braksiek

Principal Research Lead, Knowledge Management
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Kelley Pruetz

Principal Research Lead, Financial Management