Denise H. Calore, Founder, President and Senior Organization Development Consultant
	Sandy M. Ellis, Organization Development and Marketing Consultant
	Carol M. Laub, Marketing and Administrative Specialist
	Lorraine Miano-Fike, Senior Organization Development and Human Capital Consultant
	Paige H. Muller, Senior Communications Consultant
	Kristin Vick Benson, Senior Communications Consultant
	Bob A. Savino, Business Analyst
	Tracy L. Savino, Meeting Planner and Analyst
	Gretchen L. Dellinger, Program Associate
	Mike A. Calore, Management Intern

Opportunity Knocks consists of a network of professionals with the diverse skills and in-depth experience necessary to ensure our clients get results. We recognize that each client is unique. As such, we assemble teams that are tailored to meet the needs and challenges of each client.

We have experts in key disciplines such as organization development, strategic planning, communications, human resources, psychology, education, and youth programs. Our professionals have a proven track record working with government, business, non-profits and the academic sectors. Our unique combination of talent has proven invaluable to our clients.

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Denise H. Calore is the founder and President of Opportunity Knocks, Inc. She has almost two decades of leadership and consulting experience working both as a Federal employee and subsequently as a federal government contractor and consultant in a variety of private, public and federal organizations. She is a high energy, results-oriented professional focused on enhancing system-wide performance and effectiveness by challenging the status quo and discovering new insights and perspectives.

Throughout her career, Ms. Calore has demonstrated success in improving organization performance through designing processes to achieve organizational effectiveness and change. Her core areas of expertise are in leadership and partnership development, program and project management, transition management, organization formation, strategic, operational and staffing planning, communications planning and implementation, process facilitation, stakeholder engagement training design and instruction/facilitation, team and leadership development, and conference/meeting design and management. As an organization development and change expert, Ms. Calore has been instrumental in the design and delivery of strategic, operational and communications processes and plans to assist federal agencies and non-profit organizations achieve their organization goals and objectives.

Ms. Calore is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, with a B.A. in Government & Politics and The American University with an M.S. in Organization Development. She has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at The American University instructing graduate students in team building and organization change. She is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and is a member of the National Organization Development Network.

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Sandy M. Ellis, Organization Development and Marketing Consultant

Sandy M. Ellis has over 15 years of experience as a consultant with extensive cross-functional business experience. She has demonstrated an ability to influence at the highest levels of organizations and to lead and develop high-performing individuals and teams. With a strong background as an internal corporate organization development manager, she utilizes her expertise as a consultant to corporate and government clients to help them achieve their strategic business objectives.

As an expert in marketing and organization change methodology and facilitation, Ms. Ellis brings her clients specialized expertise in the areas of strategic planning, organization design, and leadership development. She has created transition plans for organizations undergoing change that are designed to achieve effective knowledge transfer, ensure continuity of operations and engage the stakeholders in the organization's new mission and direction. For her government clients, she has also developed workshops and training curricula to improve leadership and team effectiveness, motivation and engagement. In addition, she worked with corporate senior executives and their teams to develop world-class leadership competencies and to integrate these competencies into strategic business initiatives. Prior to becoming a consultant, Ms. Ellis held senior management positions in marketing, strategic planning, and human capital leadership within two Fortune 100 and Global 500 corporations.

Ms. Ellis received her M.S. in Organization Development from The American University/NTL Institute for Applied Behavior Sciences, in Washington, D.C. She earned her M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Durham, NC, and holds a B.S. in Business Logistics from Penn State University.

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Carol M. Laub, Marketing and Administrative Specialist

Carol M. Laub has over 20 years experience as a highly skilled marketing and communications assistant. Ms. Laub utilizes her corporate and consulting expertise to assist senior level executives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments in the development of state-of-the-art briefing materials, creation of policies and procedures, and execution of professional document formatting. With a keen eye for creativity and meticulous attention to details, Ms. Laub adds the finishing touches that make documents clearly communicate the message, story or vision of its creator. As an administrative specialist, Ms. Laub manages the internal administrative operations of Opportunity Knocks. In this role, she manages the timekeeping, payroll and employee travel coordination. She also performs contract administration and proposal development activities. In addition, Ms. Laub utilizes her event planning expertise to organize company and employee events for both Opportunity Knocks and its clients.

Ms. Laub has completed course work towards a BS in Marketing as a part-time student at Muhlenberg College and Penn State University. She also has an Associate Business Degree in Executive Secretarial Services from the Allentown Business School in Allentown, PA. Carol is very active in community activities serving as the lead coordinator for the "Ride for Adam" and Family Picnic to support the Race for Adam Foundation fighting Niemann-Pick Type C Disease and has served as a Team Leader for the Annual United Way Campaign.

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Lorraine Miano-Fike, Senior Organization Development and Human Capital Consultant

Lorraine Miano-Fike is a seasoned professional, with over 17 years of experience providing strategic human resources, organization development and training solutions to business and government clients. Her tenure includes significant experience directing employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management and training programs as a corporate human resources manager, as well as providing strategic advice and transition management expertise to organizations in all phases of the corporate lifecycle. She utilizes diagnostic, intervention and empowerment skills to help clients improve their quality of decision-making and performance toward achieving their goals.

As an organization development specialist in the government sector, Ms. Miano-Fike has developed and implemented effective internal processes, policies and training programs, including the design and delivery of customized training curriculum on proprietary methodologies and technology, as well as skills-building sessions on topics such as public speaking, presentation, communication and facilitation. For her corporate clients, she has assisted organizations through the initial public offering process, as well as provided guidance to organizations experiencing growth, making acquisitions, downsizing, and divesting. Ms. Miano-Fike is also an experienced project team leader and facilitator, successfully leading task forces focused on process improvement, team effectiveness, and problem solving.

Ms. Miano-Fike holds a B.S. in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.S. in Organization Development from The American University/NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Sciences. She is a certified transition management consultant and a certified compensation professional. She is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and is member of the Society for Human Resources Management and the Society for Organization Training and Development.

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Paige H. Muller, Senior Communications Consultant

Paige H. Muller has more than ten years of experience directing strategic communications and public relations initiatives across corporate, political and government sectors. Her background includes developing all components of integrated marketing communications campaigns, launching and renewing brand identities for major companies, providing communications support and counsel to government and Fortune 500 executives, and managing local and national public affairs. Ms. Muller is a results-oriented professional with a desire to ensure that clear, concise and consistent messages are communicated to the right people at the right time.

In her capacity as a communications and marketing expert, Ms. Muller has led development of communications plans to provide an overall strategic framework for selecting, managing, and coordinating the communications activities that will build awareness, desire, understanding, and adoption of the mandates within the organizations. She has designed and developed communication products for key stakeholders, including the design and layout of website content and collateral material to provide guidance and to promote awareness. For her clients, she has also conducted presentation, public speaking and communications training classes and has facilitated communications planning working group sessions. In addition, she has significant experience leading the development of brand identity, as well as directing the public relations and media activities for local and for national campaigns.

Ms. Muller holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. She also received certificates of specialization in both Public Relations and Marketing.

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Kristin Vick Benson, Senior Communications Consultant

Kristin Vick Benson has over 13 years of marketing and communications experience providing solutions to government and business clients. She has taken her significant corporate marketing and communications expertise and applied it with continued success as a consultant who assists clients with comprehensive communications planning and implementation activities. Ms. Benson believes that strategic communications and targeted marketing form the critical foundation for the successful implementation of any organizational initiative.

As a communications and marketing expert, Ms. Benson has extensive experience creating customized communications plans, as well as designing and developing website layout and content and collateral material focused on generating customer interest, increasing exposure/awareness and enhancing customer/partner relationships. For her clients, she has managed the project lifecycle, including the gathering of requirements, creation of content, coordination of external vendors and oversight of project budgets. Ms. Benson has also helped clients expand their current marketing efforts by managing public and media relations, planning and executing customer relationship-building events and creating and implementing customer satisfaction surveys with quantitative and qualitative results.

Ms. Benson is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of McDaniel College, formerly Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She also holds a Master of Arts with a concentration in Organizational & Interpersonal Communication from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. Kristin has also taught introductory speech communications courses for Bowling Green State University.

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Bob A. Savino - Business Analyst

Bob A. Savino has 18 years of experience in budgeting and financial analysis, strategic planning, process reengineering and system implementations. Bob began his career with the Department of Energy as a Budget Analyst and moved to consulting where he led teams to provide management consulting, financial analysis, program management and system implementation support to various Government clients. Mr. Savino has had success identifying solutions to business problems and then gathering, organizing and analyzing relevant information to provide continuous improvement.

Mr. Savino has a BS degree in Business & Finance and Economics from Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Md.

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Tracy L. Savino, Meeting Planner and Analyst

Tracy L. Savino has over 16years experience in helping government and non-profit clients plan meetings and events, as well as the associated communication requirements. She also has significant experience as a project analyst responsible for managing project data and organization staffing needs.

As a meeting planning specialist, Ms. Savino supports clients with organizing conferences and events from 10-500 participants by researching meeting facilities, establishing programmatic agendas, developing processes for registration, coordinating meeting materials, and facilitating on-site logistics prior to and during events. She also has significant experience as an analyst on project teams focusing on integrating project data into reports for leadership and analyzing project data to identify trends and performance. In addition, Ms. Savino has assisted clients with developing overall staffing strategies and then assisting them with recruiting personnel that meet those requirements.

Ms. Savino has a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a MA in Mass Communications from the University of Maryland.

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Gretchen L. Dellinger - Program Associate

Gretchen L. Dellinger has eight years experience in event coordination and meeting planning for corporate, education, and non-profit clients including the development of marketing and general communication frameworks for each project.

As program associate, Ms. Dellinger responds to project needs from any of the Opportunity Knocks contracts and supports the in-house accounting department. Specific project tasks include strategic meeting planning, project tracking, and communication development. Ms. Dellinger supports clients organizing conferences and events by researching meeting facilities, establishing program agendas, coordinating meeting materials, and facilitating on-site logistics prior to and during events. In addition, Ms. Dellinger creates and maintains organizational tools for client projects and supports and analyzes client surveys and research for project development.

Ms. Dellinger earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Mike A. Calore - Management Intern

As a management intern, Mr. Calore conducts project research and maintains the corporate filings and human resources records systems. In addition to these responsibilities, he is instrumental in the accounting processes and general office management. A great value to the Opportunity Knocks team, Mr. Calore is enthusiastic and brings a fresh perspective to office operations and client projects.

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