Meet the Team

Infinity Systems Team

Meet the experts behind Infinity Systems, a data-driven approach to helping organizations find alignment toward mission and vision, and improve DE&I culture among their teams.

Art Johnson

CEO

Art serves as CEO of Infinity Systems and works with clients across the country. Art has a long history with large corporations, with leadership stints at IBM, USWest (CenturyLink) and Medtronic. Art has also served as an Adjunct Professor with the Hamline University School of Business teaching their MBA candidates in Strategic Management.

Del Johnson

VP of Business Development

Del’s education and corporate experience, most notably running the college and career center for Minneapolis Public Schools, gives him unique insight into understanding the challenges of organizations wishing to develop truly effective and aligned teams and leaders through Orgametrics.

Joe Byrd

VP of Operations

Joe serves as a primary contact for each step of Orgametrics. From setting up and delivering the Orgametrics® Assessment to coordinating the rest of the journey, Joe’s experience running his own businesses and supporting the operations of many others brings forth a solid customer experience.

David Turk

Chief Strategy Officer

Dave is an innovative executive with a broad base of financial, operational, and business development experience, ranging from start-up operations to established public companies. He has significant experience during a range of economic environments and challenges with a demonstrated ability to adapt and evolve operations quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Dave possesses the ability to apply broad previous experiences to new opportunities with a fresh perspective, and the ability to learn and develop the skills necessary to proactively manage unique challenges. Education: University of Iowa (BBA)

Jennifer Whittaker

VP, Business Development

Jennifer is an executive with deep global experiences spanning diverse industries, organizational sizes, functions, and nationalities. She has built up a cultural empathy that allows her to identify unique opportunities and help drive team problem solving to deliver lasting impact for organizations with which she engages. Prior to Infinity Systems, Inc., Jennifer built and led diverse teams for over 20+ years across the food, agricultural and financial software industries, and across five continents executing opportunities in business development, strategic planning, sales & product development. Education: University of Chicago (MBA in Strategy & Finance), Smith College (BA in Economics & Italian)

Infinity Systems Advisory Board

  • Ken Bartlett, PhD, Professor of Human Resource Development, University of Minnesota
  • Brad Beman, CEO, Tortoise Credit Strategies
  • Milton Dodd, Director of Sales, Lifetouch
  • Dayton Hultgren, PhD, Consultant
  • Rose McKinney, CEO, Pineapple RM
  • Brian Mallaro, Partner, Deloitte Tax
  • Artie Miller, VP of Human Resources, Medtronic
  • Preston Simons, CIO, Aurora Health
  • Pete Smith, CEO (Retired), Towers Watson
  • Kevin Wright, Managing Partner, Aeriis Insights Group
  • Brian Schnell, Partner and Chair of Franchise Practice, Faegre Baker Daniels

Consultants We Work With

Meet our third-party recommended consultants, who can work with employees and leadership members through coaching and training.

Dr. Pedro Noguera

Consultant

Pedro is currently a Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. He has authored 12 books including his most recent, Race, Equity and Education: The Pursuit of Equality in Education 60 Years After Brown, as well as over 200 articles and monographs. Pedro’s experience also includes:

Former tenured professor and endowed chair at each NYU, Harvard and Cal-Berkeley

Frequent commentator on educational issues for the national media

Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley

Dr. Ken Bartlett

Consultant

As professor and former Associate Dean at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Bartlett brings experience examining the process, outcomes, and context of human resource development, training, lifelong learning, and organizational change for his students and for organizations globally. Ken’s experience includes:

Ph.D. in Human Resource Education & M.Sc from University of Illinois

Numerous global honors and awards for his lifelong work

Published 14 times in journals on Human Resource Development

Paula Reed

Consultant

Paula brings her experience cultivating collaborative partnerships between educators and businesses for the benefit of key community stakeholders. Paula’s experience includes:

Sales and Marketing Leadership in companies of all sizes

Board work for school district foundations

Executive Leadership Certification from the University of Maryland

Mandeldove Sadler

Consultant

Mandeldove has been involved in teaching for over 20 years at the elementary and middle school levels. Currently a doctoral candidate at National Louis University, she also has extensive experience as a school principal. Mandeldove’s experience also includes:

M.A. in Reading Education from Roosevelt University

M.A. in Educational Leadership from Concordia University (IL)

Writer for winning $25M grant for Chicago Public Schools Striving Reading Grant

Currently Deputy Chief of Transformation at Youngstown City Schools (OH)

Trudy Ohnsorg

Consultant

Trudy Ohnsorg brings decades of experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors helping organizations and their people align to successfully meet changing needs and execute complex projects. As a Partner and Principal at Cincinnatus, Inc., she has provided Strategic Planning consultation for numerous clients. Ohnsorg’s experience also includes:

M.P.H. from the University of MN School of Public Health

Director of Interagency Health Reform for the State of Minnesota

Board Secretary at the Minnesota Humanities Center

Dr. Airies Davis

Consultant

Dr. Davis brings significant corporate and education experience helping clients, including Chicago Public Schools, maximize potential. Her expertise centers around workforce readiness and emotional intelligence. Airies’ experience includes:

Ed.D. in Urban Education and Leadership from University of Southern California

Executive MBA from University of Illinois

Various HR leadership roles in multiple companies

Dr. Gary Broils

Consultant

Gary is a management consultant with a career of progressive experience in IT, analytics and process improvement taking multi-million dollar, high impact projects from conception through all aspects of the project life cycle. His success as a senior manager and director of high performing companies such as H&R Block and RSM translates through all aspects of his work.

MBA & Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at University of Phoenix

BBA, Computer Information Systems at Georgia State University

AS, Computer Science at Chaminade University of Honolulu

Paula Forbes

Consultant

Paula Forbes is an individual catalyst for social change and organizational excellence following diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. After 34 years of experience as an attorney, consultant and educator in public, nonprofit and corporate environments she continues to leave a massive impact on every organization she encounters.

Adjunct Professor of Education and the Law at University of Minnesota

Juris Doctor (J.D.) & B.A., Sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chance Patterson

Consultant

Chance Patterson is a distinguished leader in the field of diversity, equity & inclusion with a track record of driving impactful social change for over 20 years. He is an accomplished senior executive and strategic advisor behind the development of major brands including SiriusXM, Discovery Communications, Oprah Winfrey and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

Juris Doctor (J.D.) Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law at Boston University School of Law

B.A., Economics at Boston University

Interested in joining our team?

Do you love analyzing data and helping leaders work toward positive changes for their organizations? Join us at Infinity Systems.