D. Marlene Thomas is President and CEO for Thomas Management Consulting (TMC), LLC, a woman-owned small business (WOSB) that provides strategic consulting and executive coaching to Federal, State, and private sector businesses. Marlene is a former member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) with over 25 years of demonstrated management of complex systems in Federal, State and local organizations. Her coaching and consulting practice is dedicated to supporting individual employers and leaders as they build productive partnerships, teams, and workplaces.

As a sought-after professional coach, she believes that coaches are facilitators of positive change, and the role of the coach and client is a collaboration where the client is willing to do some homework to achieve his or her specific objectives. Her areas of coaching specialty include leadership and executive development, career transition, personal and team effectiveness and coach mentoring. Marlene has worked with public and private sector clients and partners, including University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), federal and state governments.

Marlene is the Immediate Past President of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Metro DC Chapter, the largest city chapter in the world with over 1700 members. She is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a certified Team and Mentor Coach. She received her coaching certifications from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and Global Team Coaching International (GTCI). She is an adjunct faculty member and mentor coach at George Mason University.

Marlene holds a Master’s Degree in Management/Human Resources from the University of Maryland University College, as well as certificates in management from Harvard University and the Federal Executive Institute (FEI).