Virginia "G" Winter, Managing Principal

Virginia ("G") Winter is an organization development practitioner and master-level facilitator and trainer.

She is the CEO of Equinox Consultancy LLC, a woman-owned business operating nationwide since 1989 serving private industry, non-profit (NGO) and public sector clients.

Professional Mission: To exemplify excellence in organization development consultation, group process design and facilitation. To express servant leadership by joining my personal values with professional endeavors. To advance the level of meaningful dialogue on global affairs.

Ms. Winter has served a diversity of clients including Fortune 500 manufacturing and beverage companies, high-tech firms, health care corporations, world-class hotels and resorts, foundations, trade associations, federal and state agencies, community-based coalitions and individual leaders.

Examples of Ms. Winter's experience in environmental health and safety management include coaching executives during the organizational change process, advising managers on their leadership of cross-functional teams, design and facilitation of risk assessments, as well as utilizing human and organizational learning concepts to consult with and train managers during the implementation and improvement of health, safety and environmental management systems. Virginia designed and facilitates the “Environmental, Health and Safety Leaders Dialogue” in Denver, Colorado, a co-sponsored “peer-learning” forum. She created the “Organizational Readiness Index,” an EMS readiness assessment tool.

Ms. Winter has leadership experience with global sustainability and reporting practices by way of in-depth training, research, and consulting work and the business application of the “The Natural Step” principles integrated with an EMS and triple bottom line (value-based) approach.

Ms. Winter received a B.A. degree from Wells College in 1976, majoring in Environmental Policy, Science and Value. Virginia has advanced training in conflict management, negotiation and environmental mediation. Prior to establishing Equinox, she worked in criminal justice, resort management and forestry. She is qualified to use Skillscope™ and Profilor™, 360-degree instruments for management development and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI™) for individual or organization development.

Ms. Winter served on the Board of the Colorado Council of Mediators & Mediation Organizations and the Middle Park Land Trust. She is a Board Trustee of the Sustainable Futures Society a 501(c)3.

Originally from the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, Ms. Winter now resides in Colorado.