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Promoting People-Centered Solutions through Candid Conversations & Systemic Change

For over thirty years, our skilled consultants have been expert change agents and thought leaders, providing strategic solutions to organizational challenges that translate into everyday practice. Our experience in partnering with clients to transform organizational cultures and cultivate workplaces that inspire employee engagement and commitment is the driving force behind our company.
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Rooted in the latest industry practices and informed by social science, we offer a comprehensive suite of data-driven solutions that have successfully addressed challenges faced by corporations, nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and communities. We leverage our expertise to help foster people-centered cultures, coaching clients on the essentials of intercultural competence, empathic leadership, conflict management, and talent development—built on a stakeholder-centric, client-focused approach.

Investing in the continued professional development of people not only boosts employee morale but also positively impacts an organization’s bottom line. Coaching, training, and employee development are essential for attracting top talent and driving high performance. Learning and development are at the core of what makes high-impact organizations thrive, leading to higher customer satisfaction, increased innovation, reduced costs, and faster growth.

We are known for delivering solutions that align with our clients’ existing organizational goals, capitalizing on the strengths of their culture. With over 30 years of experience in inclusive workplace solutions, we bring deep expertise in driving organizational change.

Above all, we strive to build enduring relationships of trust with every client. Our long-term partnerships are a testament to our commitment to providing senior-level attention and support throughout our engagements. We are dedicated to our clients' sustained growth and success.

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Meet Our Team

Eric M. Ellis, M.A.
President & CEO
Eric Ellis was selected by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) as one of the top 100 Diversity & Inclusion experts in the world, Eric believes in linking strategic interventions to bottom-line business results. He is a D&I innovator and respected thought leader, having contributed to many publications on the subject of strategic diversity and inclusion solutions. As President and CEO of Integrity Development, he has had the privilege of working with clients that include Toyota Motors, SHRM, Procter & Gamble, Plante & Moran LLP, Columbia Forest Products, C.H. Guenther & Son, Mercy Health Partners, Scripps, Kindred Healthcare and Huntington Bank.
Jennifer "Alex" Alexander-Nitz
Senior Consultant
Alex has served as a Senior consultant and trainer with Integrity Development for 10 years. Her expertise in communication has made her very valuable as we seek to assist our clients in establishing conscious communication that respects human differences. She believes that each member of humanity has a potential contribution to make to the whole. She currently teaches at Wright State in the Communication department and is the director of the Business Communication course. She is the previous director of the Interpersonal Communication course and also teaches Small Group/Team Communication, Public Speaking, Communication for Teachers, Effective Listening, Health Communication and Communicating with Children. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in Communication and an M.S. in Counseling from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
Wendell C. Ellis
Senior Consultant
Mr. Ellis' goal during training sessions is to increase awareness of issues related to the effective management of workforce diversity and its impact on the company’s economic performance, along with the development of a Corporate Diversity Action Plan. To date, he has facilitated classes for thousands of corporate employees at nearly twenty corporate facilities.​He has a B.A. in Political Science from Central State University, where he was a member of their NAIA National Championship Football Team. He was a M.A./PhD., student at Ohio State University​The recipient of many awards, Mr. Ellis has completed Research Fellowships at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He has also been named one of the Who’s Who among college students in America and is recognized as one of Cincinnati’s Emerging New Leaders.
Cathy Scrivner
Senior Consultant
Cathy Scrivner is a skilled facilitator with a wealth of experience in all facets of Human Resources gained from a career of increasing responsibility in the retail environment. At Rich’s-Goldsmith’s-Lazarus, a premier division of Federated Department Stores, her exposure to managing personnel systems varied. She was the Human Resources Manager of one of the most profitable store locations in all of Federated Stores and served as the lead HR manager at a 1.2 million square foot Distribution Center with 800 employees. Her work as the leader in campus recruiting and the Rich’s Executive Trainee Program produced one of the most successful recruitment and training programs in the company’s history.
Gary Agee
Senior Consultant
Mr. Agee is an accomplished and engaging public speaker making use of his extensive aca­demic training in his workshops. Gary has served an adjunct faculty member at Xavier University in Cincinnati and at Anderson University in Indiana. He has authored three books, his latest, "A Cry for Justice," scheduled to be released by the University of Arkansas Press in the fall of 2011, is a groundbreaking study on the life of Daniel A. Rudd, a civil rights leader who worked for racial equality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dr. Yasue Kuwahara
Senior Consultant
Yasue has more than 15 years of experience in Asian studies and research. Fluent in Japanese, she has been instrumental in providing Integrity’s consulting services to Japanese executives and managers with Toyota Motors, having translated and led numerous training experiences. She is a professor of Communication and Director of Popular Culture Studies at Northern Kentucky University, where she teaches a variety of courses on American and Asian popular culture and mass media. Her scholarly interest has expanded from the U.S. influence on postwar Japan to the popular culture of South Korea and China in recent years. She is the editor of the East Asian Popular Culture Series by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Kuwahara grew up in Tokyo and moved to the U.S. upon graduation from Waseda University.
Eric M. Ellis, M.A.
President & CEO
Eric Ellis was selected by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) as one of the top 100 Diversity & Inclusion experts in the world, Eric believes in linking strategic interventions to bottom-line business results. He is a D&I innovator and respected thought leader, having contributed to many publications on the subject of strategic diversity and inclusion solutions. As President and CEO of Integrity Development, he has had the privilege of working with clients that include Toyota Motors, SHRM, Procter & Gamble, Plante & Moran LLP, Columbia Forest Products, C.H. Guenther & Son, Mercy Health Partners, Scripps, Kindred Healthcare and Huntington Bank.
Jennifer "Alex" Alexander-Nitz
Senior Consultant
Alex has served as a Senior consultant and trainer with Integrity Development for 10 years. Her expertise in communication has made her very valuable as we seek to assist our clients in establishing conscious communication that respects human differences. She believes that each member of humanity has a potential contribution to make to the whole. She currently teaches at Wright State in the Communication department and is the director of the Business Communication course. She is the previous director of the Interpersonal Communication course and also teaches Small Group/Team Communication, Public Speaking, Communication for Teachers, Effective Listening, Health Communication and Communicating with Children. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in Communication and an M.S. in Counseling from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
Wendell C. Ellis
Senior Consultant
Mr. Ellis' goal during training sessions is to increase awareness of issues related to the effective management of workforce diversity and its impact on the company’s economic performance, along with the development of a Corporate Diversity Action Plan. To date, he has facilitated classes for thousands of corporate employees at nearly twenty corporate facilities.​He has a B.A. in Political Science from Central State University, where he was a member of their NAIA National Championship Football Team. He was a M.A./PhD., student at Ohio State University​The recipient of many awards, Mr. Ellis has completed Research Fellowships at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He has also been named one of the Who’s Who among college students in America and is recognized as one of Cincinnati’s Emerging New Leaders.
Cathy Scrivner
Senior Consultant
Cathy Scrivner is a skilled facilitator with a wealth of experience in all facets of Human Resources gained from a career of increasing responsibility in the retail environment. At Rich’s-Goldsmith’s-Lazarus, a premier division of Federated Department Stores, her exposure to managing personnel systems varied. She was the Human Resources Manager of one of the most profitable store locations in all of Federated Stores and served as the lead HR manager at a 1.2 million square foot Distribution Center with 800 employees. Her work as the leader in campus recruiting and the Rich’s Executive Trainee Program produced one of the most successful recruitment and training programs in the company’s history.
Gary Agee
Senior Consultant
Mr. Agee is an accomplished and engaging public speaker making use of his extensive aca­demic training in his workshops. Gary has served an adjunct faculty member at Xavier University in Cincinnati and at Anderson University in Indiana. He has authored three books, his latest, "A Cry for Justice," scheduled to be released by the University of Arkansas Press in the fall of 2011, is a groundbreaking study on the life of Daniel A. Rudd, a civil rights leader who worked for racial equality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dr. Yasue Kuwahara
Senior Consultant
Yasue has more than 15 years of experience in Asian studies and research. Fluent in Japanese, she has been instrumental in providing Integrity’s consulting services to Japanese executives and managers with Toyota Motors, having translated and led numerous training experiences. She is a professor of Communication and Director of Popular Culture Studies at Northern Kentucky University, where she teaches a variety of courses on American and Asian popular culture and mass media. Her scholarly interest has expanded from the U.S. influence on postwar Japan to the popular culture of South Korea and China in recent years. She is the editor of the East Asian Popular Culture Series by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Kuwahara grew up in Tokyo and moved to the U.S. upon graduation from Waseda University.

Solutions

Investing in the continued professional development of people is beneficial, for both employee morale and the corporation’s bottom line. Coaching, training and employee development are beneficial to every organization, as they can teach them how to attract higher-quality talent. In essence, learning and development are at the core of what high-impact performance organizations do. It leads to higher customer satisfaction, more innovation, lower costs, and faster growth.

​​​​We are known for solutions that dovetail with clients’ existing organizational objectives, which capitalize on the strengths of their existing culture. We bring deep D&I expertise from being on the front line of organizational change solutions for more than 30 years.
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​We strive to build an enduring relationship of trust with every client. We’ve developed lasting partnerships with many of our clients, because they know we continue to provide senior-level attention and focus to their needs throughout the tenure of our engagement. We are committed to our clients’ long-term growth and success.
We serve clients at every level of their organization, whether as a trusted adviser to senior management or as a hands-on coach for front-line employees
Drawing from the seasoned expertise of our consultants, we assemble teams with the most appropriate experience and skill set.
Our focus is on delivering practical and enduring results and equipping our clients to grow and lead.

Achieving Sustainable Inclusion

3-Phased Model (Strategic Approach)

PHASE I

Building an
ASI Foundation
 
  • ASI Foundational Webinar
  • Leadership Intercultural Competence Assessments
  • Identifying Initial Insights
  • Strengths, Gaps & Recommendations
 
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PHASE II

Current State Analysis
& Capacity Building
Current State Analysis
  • Inclusion Survey
  • Focus Group Interviews
  • Systems & Processes Inventory
  • Strengths, Gaps & Recommendations
Employee Engagement & Development
  • ASI Foundational Education
  • DEIB Kudos & Concerns
Leadership Coaching & Development
  • Group / One-on One Coaching & Training
  • Leadership DEI Priority Setting
 
 

PHASE III

Implementing A DEI Strategy & Sustaining Progress
 
  • DEI Strategy Development & Implementation
  • Establishing a CORE Council
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Ongoing Coaching, & Education
  • Achieving Measurable results
 
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Capabilities & Major Strengths

Principals / Senior Consultants are involved in every layer of a client solution from strategy to execution
Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent
Increasing Diverse Business
Improving the Culture for Improved Results
Motivating and Engaging ALL employees in the process

Strategy

We work with our clients to strengthen their business success by improving their internal culture through four continuous steps:

Respect & Performance Model

Integrity's Respect & Performance model is focused on leveraging diversity to achieve positive business results. Creating internal organizational alignment establishes a foundation on which to achieve these results.

Trusted By

Bently Enterprises
Commscope
Cincinnati University
Honda
Burke
Cincinnati Public School
Service Source
Ashland
Community Development Institute
Toyota
Wings Financial
Columbia Forest Products
Molina Healthcare
Louisville Water
Landmark Union
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
NTT Data
Plante Moran
Johnson & Johnson
Freddie Mac
Canon
Catalent
The Giant Company
L3 Technologies
City of Cincinati
SHRM Logo
CH Guenther & Son
Public Citizen
FEG
NBA
FDA
ACT
The Servion Group
Air Force Technical
American Society For Microbiology
US Air Force
Assa Abloy
Vitesco

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Over 25 years, we delivered 13 training courses to 300,000+ employees in three languages, driving cultural transformation. As a result, the company was named the leading Inclusion Company in the auto manufacturing industry. Our partnership created a lasting framework for inclusion, aligning the company's values with measurable business success.

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