About us.

We are passionate about bringing meetings into the future
Our Business
Facilitation Solutions was founded with a simple goal in mind:  making people happier by making meetings better.  (Just think how much time you spend in meetings and imagine those meetings were a source of happiness for you!)

Training in running effective meetings is overlooked in leadership development courses, and the approach for improving meetings seems to be either a simple checklist reminder (which changes nothing) or an intensive investment to become a professional facilitator (overkill). 

​We bring real-world focus and experience to our courses.  We offer practical, impactful courses with flexible options for your busy staff.

As companies face exponentially increasing market competitiveness, the ability of a company to communicate clearly internally, gain buy-in, collaborate and execute against rapidly shifting company goals is imperative.   These skills are at the core of our courses.
Our Mission
Our mission is to spread great meeting skills, helping corporations and organizations enjoy productive and positive team dynamics. ​  

Our Team

Maura O'Donnell
Co-founder

Maura has over 20 years of professional experience, primarily in the energy, consulting and financial services sectors.  Her passions include team building, personal development and mindfulness. 

Maura has led all kinds of sessions throughout her career: product launches, project implementations, strategic planning, team building, process improvement, leadership development training, and non-profit Board of Directors meetings. 

During her career, Maura has held senior positions in Fortune 100 companies including MasterCard and Capital One.  She has expertise in talent development, consulting, product development, marketing, sales, financial planning, analytics,  customer management, system design, and team building.  

She brings a strategic point of view and sharp analytical mind to her work, combined with an infectious positive energy that helps guide groups through highly productive and interactive courses.

Maura holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.  She also holds Lean/Six Sigma Green and Black Belt certifications from Villanova University.
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David Román
Co-founder

David has over 20 years of professional experience, primarily in the energy, utility and clean energy sectors.  His passions include group dynamics, teaching and system dynamics/system thinking.

Throughout his career, David has spearheaded many types of sessions, including process improvement, dashboard implementation, system dynamics training, system requirements definition, process definition and implementation.
 
David has held senior roles in Fortune 500 companies including Endesa and Florida Power & Light.  He has also worked as a consultant for leading organizations such as World Fuel Services, Itron, University of Miami School of Business, and Universidad de Deusto.  His areas of expertise include consulting, marketing, analytical and financial modeling, systems dynamics, teaching, change management and training.

In his work, David brings an uncanny ability to help groups break down problems of high complexity and reach consensus-driven results, while instilling a sense of fun to keep engagement high.  

​David holds a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
and an MBA from Instituto de Empresa.
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