Senior Director of Engagement, Cuyahoga Land Bank Principal & Chief Reinvention Officer, AB3 Partners
Cleveland, OH

I am a member of the MPOD20 Cohort. I live in CLE, Ohio but have also lived in NYC, Chicago, LA, and Japan - for almost 10 years! I launched my consulting practice after working at Case Western Reserve for 26 years. This led me to the Cuyahoga Land Bank where I lead their external engagement function – a wonderful mission driven organization! I am passionate about building new areas of an organization whether that be from scratch or changing the focus to strategically build. Case let me do this from within, building an office for the University in Tokyo, to building out the Office of Corporate Relations. Working with an incredible team to create the 50th anniversary of the MOD/MPOD/MLOC program was a true joy! The MLOC Community (what we are calling the collective network) is full of broad strategic thinkers who bring their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial ideas to life - I now look forward to helping build this network of incredible people across globe.

Director of Client Organizational Effectiveness, Corporate College
Cleveland, OH

I am a proud member of MPOD 21, having just completed the program this May. I am based on the East Side (the best side!) of Cleveand and currently serve as Director of Client Organizational Effectiveness at Corporate College, a division of Cuyahoga Community College. My background includes fundraising and education administration, specifically Montessori. Since joining MPOD and being part of the larger MLOC alumni community, I have had countless “these are my people!” moments. I’m excited to be part of the MLOC leadership council to give that opportunity to more people by helping to convene and connect our community.   

Consultant and Facilitator, Pathos Leadership Institute
Panama City, Panama

Ana Karina Smith Cain (MPOD 17, 2022) is based in Panama City, Panama. She is a leadership strategist, consultant, facilitator, board director, and organizational development practitioner. Ana serves as a Consultant and Facilitator with Pathos Leadership Institute, sits on the Board of Directors of J Cain Logistics, and is a co-author of Leading with Human Skills: Thriving in the Age of AI. Her work focuses on helping leaders and organizations build trust, strengthen culture, and create meaningful, human-centered change.

Outside of work, Ana Karina enjoys nature, travel, and spending time with her four children and her dogs Maxy and Honey, practicing energy healing modalities, and teaching songs to her parrot Vuela Vuela.

Ana remains deeply grateful for her MPOD experience and enjoys staying connected to the MLOC alumni community through lifelong learning, meaningful relationships, and mutual support.

Principal, Wise Old Tree
Cleveland, Ohio

Founder and CEO of Wilson Leadership Development & Coaching
Sarasota, FL

Hi, I’m Shelly Wilson (MPOD ’17), and I’m based in Sarasota, Florida. Since 2023, I’ve been the Founder and CEO of Wilson Leadership Development & Coaching, where I partner with organizations to develop leaders, facilitate organizational change, and provide executive coaching. Before starting my business, I spent 14 years with RPM International, most recently leading global leadership and talent development initiatives, including leadership programs, coaching, and succession planning. I’m excited to reconnect with the MPOD alumni community and to serve as the inaugural Secretary of the MLOC Alumni Leadership Council. I’m looking forward to helping strengthen our alumni network, creating opportunities for connection and learning, and giving back to a community that has had such a lasting impact on my personal and professional journey.

Founder, Ziel Leadership
Oconomowoc, WI

I'm MPOD 09, graduated in 2014. These days I'm in Oconomowoc, WI, where I founded Ziel Leadership and built Capacity, a blended learning program to help people close the gap between what they know, and what they do under pressure. Most development adds skills. Capacity removes what's blocking people from using the skills they already have.

MPOD was a transformational experience, and I'm grateful to be part of such an extraordinary group who shared something exceptional. I'd love to stay connected to this community.

 Outside of work, I hike. All over Wisconsin, and the Portuguese Coastal Route of the Camino. Next up: the Tour du Mont Blanc, or the Rob Roy Trail in Scotland.

Organizational Development Consultant
Boulder, CO

Leah Weiss (MPOD '17, Class of 2021) lives in Boulder, Colorado, where she enjoys hiking, traveling, and dancing. She is an Organizational Development Consultant focused on team effectiveness, leadership development, and organizational culture, with experience in facilitation, coaching, and systems change across mission-driven organizations.

Leah values the MLOC alumni community as a space for lifelong learning, meaningful connections, and collective impact. 

Development, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

I am a current MLOC 1 student and am grateful to be part of the Weatherhead School of Management's Master of Leadership and Organizational Change program, which has been developing leaders for more than 50 years. Originally from Southern California, I have called Northeast Ohio home for the past 30 years. I work in Development at Case Western Reserve University, where I build relationships, connect people with meaningful opportunities, and support transformative work, an experience that aligns naturally with the MLOC journey. I am honored to serve as Communications Co-Chair on the MLOC Leadership Alumni Council and look forward to connecting with current students and alumni while supporting a community grounded in hope, reinvention, and the exciting future of MLOC. 

Faculty, Institute for Experiential Learning
Columbus, OH

I am a proud member of MPOD 17 and currently located in Columbus, OH. My background is in talent strategy, learning, and organizational development. I currently work in a portfolio capacity, including facilitating with the Institute for Experiential Learning, advising leaders and small businesses, and supporting community-based projects.

I’m excited to serve as communications co-chair for the MLOC alumni community because MPOD has been such a formative professional and personal home for me. I care deeply about helping alumni stay connected across cohorts, surface the wisdom already present in our community, and create invitations for meaningful participation.

Outside of work, I’m a pianist, runner, mother of two daughters, and always drawn to good conversations, travel, books, music, and the small moments where learning becomes alive.

Principal & Chief Reinvention Officer, Grace Partners
Cleveland, OH

I finished the MOD program (MOD 6) in 1987.  I’ve been involved in alumni activities since they first started in 2007 as very small efforts.  I am really excited and gratified that the 50th Anniversary Celebration has prompted more alumni to get engaged in our work and look forward to passing the leadership baton.  I am semi-retired these days (in Cleveland) still doing some leadership coaching and consulting focused on team effectiveness and reinvention.  I feel I can support the new Leadership Council with my historical knowledge, my network, and my information collection and curation talents. 

Organization Design Partner
Cleveland, OH

I bring what I learned in MPOD 5 (2010) to The PassingOn Collective, based in Cleveland, Ohio. That’s the business I co-founded, which helps to build communities of trust, care, and presence in civic, faith-based, educational and family systems during times of transition, loss, and death. I am pleased to support MLOC in this passage to its next chapter, and offer my knowledge of what was with space for what wants to be. I am overjoyed to be part of a team of veteran and newly minted practitioners from this community working together to develop a service for alums and the field that highlights OD practice in the field.