Marie Amey-Taylor, Ed. D.
Founding Partner of InterACTion Consulting Group
Adjunct Professor, Adult and Organizational
Development Program, Department of Psychological,
Organizational and Leadership Studies, College of
Education, Temple University
Executive Coach, Nonprofit Executive Leadership
Institute, Graduate School of Social Work and Social
Research, Bryn Mawr College
Learning & Development Consultant, Temple University
Human Resources Department and Temple Center for
Social Policy and Community Development.
Former Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Department, Temple University
Doctoral degree in Psycho-Educational Processes/Adult and Organizational Development and
a master’s degree in Urban Education and Policy Studies, College of Education, Temple
University. She is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Her research interests and activities in the areas of diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion
have included her doctoral research on diversity practitioners entitled “Diversity Trainers:
Personal Profiles, Paradigms and Practices;” numerous articles in which her work as a
diversity practitioner has been featured; designing and delivering hundreds of diversity
related programming in academic, profit, not-for-profit, community and volunteer settings;
and conceptualizing, developing and facilitating a diversity model, “Kaleidoscope Diversity
Identity Model,” which has been delivered to over 1,000 participants and students in a variety
of educational and professional development settings.
She is the founder and director of InterACTion, an improvisational theater troupe which is
composed of diverse actors/facilitators with extensive backgrounds in organizational
development and training, human services program design/coordination and qualitative and
quantitative research in the fields of cultural and medical anthropology. Performing before
thousands, the troupe has received national recognition. InterACTion's clients have included
educational institutions, businesses, government agencies and professional associations.
Areas of Expertise
 Leadership and
Organizational
Development
 Diversity Awareness
Training
 Supervisory and
Management
Development
 Interpersonal
Relations
 Communication
 Emotional Intelligence
 Change Management
 Team Building
 Conflict Resolution
and Mediation
 Presentation Skills
and Training Design
and Delivery
 Adult Learning
 Sociodrama and
Improvisational
She has provided organizational development services to major corporations and
Theater
organizations throughout the world, including assessing individual and group needs, survey
construction and administration, and focus group processing; analyzing processes; leading strategic planning
sessions; board development; conducting team building experiences; mediating and facilitating conflict
resolution interventions; coaching for professional and career development; retreat planning and facilitation
and conducting individual/group counseling sessions.
marie.amey-taylor@temple
[email protected]
215.603.0505