Nora D. Hall has experience in communication, collaboration, management, education, media, program evaluation, organization and leadership development and was the founder of a leadership program that was housed at the University of Minnesota for 11 years. She has served in central administration for a large complex organization, and worked as a department head, division manager, project leader, researcher, evaluator, teacher, and trainer for service agencies, both profit and non-profit. Dr. Hall has published a variety of articles/chapters in scholarly journals, newspapers and five books; and is the recipient of a leadership initiatives award and first place scholars recognition for research she conducted on nineteenth-century journalists. She is also the founder of two endowment funds.

Karen D.Gray has extensive experience in the research, design, development and evaluation of projects for a variety of clients. She has years of experience in consulting, planning, evaluation and research for new business development in entrepreneurial and established firms. GrayHall is the sixth entrepreneurial firm that Ms. Gray has been involved in start-up and initial financing. She has been an adviser to several entrepreneurial firms and a key resource to a family-owned business established in the late 1800s. Prior to founding GrayHall, Ms. Gray worked as a rehabilitation/employment counselor, evaluator, and business owner. Over the years, she has provided consultative and evaluation services for local, national, and international corporations regarding the utilization of people with disabilities in the workforce. She has published research on theories of leadership, inclusiveness, self-esteem, and diversity.