Edna Primrose

Through her consultancies, Ms. Primrose gets to work on connecting people, building partnerships, and bringing executive leadership to public and private organizations who are out to make a difference in the areas of workforce development, education, and the environment.

Edna’s ideal clients are top level executives and their teams wanting to enhance empathetic leadership; organizational management; work culture and organizational transformation; program development; process improvement; and strategic planning. She builds high-performing partnerships with federal, state & local government leaders; private, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations; and colleges and universities.

Edna’s focus is on providing expert guidance and courageous leadership that inspires, empowers, educates, and takes organizations and programs to the next level. Ms. Primrose is a results-driven executive. Successful consultancies are defined by how they measurably benefit the quality of life of the communities and people served through an equity lens. Her impact is only matched by her inspiration and her passion.

Edna’s Select Credentials

  • Over 20 years of leadership, oversight, and experience administering multi-million/billion dollar programs in the public and private sectors
  • National Director, Chief Operating Officer and Assistant Administrator, Federal Senior Executive Service – 10 years
  • Executive Certificate in Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy Executive Education Program 
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Business Administration, Towson University
  • Distinguished Professional, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society
  • Vice President, Towson University (TU) Foundation Board of Directors; member, TU Board of Visitors; member, TU College of Business and Economics Advisory Board
  • President, Project Water Education Today (WET) Board of Directors and Treasurer, DigDeep Board of Directors
  • Member, Advisory Boards for Hampton Road Ventures and Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP)
  • National Director, Chief Operating Officer and Assistant Administrator, Federal Senior Executive Service – 10 years
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"Ms. Edna Primrose has always been a pleasure to work with. Her extensive organizational and workforce expertise leverages her knowledge to create customized programs and services. As a policy expert, Edna effectively translates complex requirements in a user-friendly platform that leaders can understand and implement. Edna's work ethic and professionalism sets the bar for others to follow."
Christopher TremExecutive Director International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
"I had the pleasure of working with Edna Primrose on an important project with a high-profile client. I can say with confidence that Edna's work ethic, professionalism, and expertise are unmatched. Her ability to understand clients' needs, plan, and execute on strategic objectives has always been her strength. Working with Edna has produced outstanding results and has had a significant impact on the organizations that she has served."
Crecilla ScottManaging Partner, Infinity Research, LLC
"Edna Primrose is a highly energetic professional with a wide range of skill sets. Edna has provided engaging educational training and development for the Horizons' corporate leadership team. She is also involved in creating and developing projects of special interest for our company. Edna's enthusiasm and knowledge have been an asset to our staff and have resulted in improved performance and innovation."
Nolyn FuellerPresident, Horizons Youth Services
"I have had the good fortune to work with Edna who consulted on US and International business opportunities while I served as a Principal for the Social Assistance Partnership. Her extensive experience working with multiple Federal Government Agencies in executive level positions brought a network of contacts and operational expertise to complex and highly-visible publicly funded programs. I would be remiss if I neglected to mention how her upbeat and positive approach to all projects energized her colleagues and potential clients."
David HeaneyThe Social Assistance Partnership
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Ms. Uman also works with teams: the interplay of one-on-one coaching with members of a team while simultaneously focusing on team dynamics has helped her clients develop collaborative behaviors and increase trust among team members, improve personal and team accountability, and improve productivity by individuals and the team as a whole. Ms. Uman specializes in gender dynamics within teams, woman-managed teams, and teams where women are in the majority. She helps these teams identify the behaviors that undermine others, and develop both an attitude and behaviors that help the team members and leaders become more powerful and effective.

As a certified organizational consultant, Ms. Uman specializes in conducting organizational assessments and developing reports that illuminate the patterns and themes of organizational behavior, enabling organizations to move positively and effectively into a successful future.

As an organizational trainer, Ms. Uman designs, develops and conducts a broad array of workshops including leadership development, teambuilding, career development, running effective meetings, and managing gender differences. She has received the certification as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designated by the International Coaching Federation.

Her clients include:

  • Crestline Hotels
  • Georgetown University
  • Intelligence Community
  • National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health
  • JBS International
  • Russell Reynolds Associates
  • American Psychological Association
  • Software Engineering Institute

Ms. Uman holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, a Master’s in Education from the University of Maine, and certificates in Organization Development and Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. Her experience includes serving as an instructor at George Mason University, Georgetown University, Northern Virginia Community College and Mt. Vernon College. She is certified in aa array of assessments, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) EI.20 (Emotional Intelligence) and EI 360, Change Management (Prosci) and was also certified by William Bridges and Associates to conduct workshops and provide consulting services on managing organizational transitions.

As a coach, Mandeep brings this experience, and his fundamental belief in each person’s innate abilities, to create the non-judgmental and energized space for leaders and teams to truly get in touch with what is important to them, and rev up the energy and momentum to make it happen.  His clients take ownership of their own power. They also leverage their own observations to get deep insights into what’s holding them back and then break those habits.  A number of his clients have reported their work together has been transformative.

In addition, these leaders and teams begin to accept the world as it shows up, rather than the way they wish it would.  That accepted, they hold the courage of their convictions pragmatically, communicate their vision authentically and directly, and set about influencing the people, networks and systems of which they are part to create the enabling environments within which their organizations, projects and people succeed.

Mandeep considers himself extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to express his passions through two completely different careers separated by two decades.  The path of transition has been bumpy and fascinating, and has provided Mandeep the direct experience and insights which make him the coach he is.

Mandeep is also an Executive Coach with the American University Key Executive Leadership Programs.

As a consultant, Mandeep facilitates interventions with senior leadership teams, helping them surface key issues and create jointly owned action plans to solve them. He is adept at uncovering unclear, missing or misaligned roles and accountabilities, business process gaps, and unspoken organizational agreements on topics that are undiscussable.  Mandeep can create environments within which teams bring up the elephant in the room.

Mandeep has a background that spans 35+ years of hands-on experience creating, and facilitating the creation of, solutions to complex problems involving multiple stakeholders.  In his career, he has worked internationally, across cultures and organizational boundaries, to build IT Systems, reengineer business processes, provide organizational and innovation consulting services, nurture client and employee relationships, and grow companies in roles spanning coaching, facilitation, individual contribution, and project, line and executive management.  He has done this within large international organizations, federal and local governments, non-profits, consulting companies, and start-ups.

MANDEEP’S CLIENTS have included a wide range of organizations:

  • Government & International Organizations: The World Bank Group; DFAS, EPA, FBI, FEMA, ICE, NIC (National Institution of Corrections), OCC, TSA, USSS; Fairfax County, VA.
  • Non-profit: US Green Building Council
  • Private Sector: Allegis Group, Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg, Progeny Advanced Genetics, Turner Construction (US); Applied Materials (USA, China & Taiwan); Grupo Elektra (Mexico); Tata Chemicals, North Delhi Power Limited, Samsung, IBM and  Konkan Railways (India); and EFI (USA and India).

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Georgetown University Certification in Leadership Coaching (CLC)
  • ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
  • The Leadership Circle Profile (LCP) & Collective Leadership
  • Hogan Assessments (Hogan Personality Inventory [HPI]; Hogan Development Survey [HDS]; Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory [MVPI])
  • Emotional and Social Competence Inventory (ESCI);
  • DiSC Assessment

EDUCATION:

  • MBA, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
  • BSEE, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur