New Partner Joins Design Group International, Inc.

For Immediate Release

Today, Design Group International, Inc., a leader in Process Consulting, announces that Noele Stith of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has become a Senior Design Partner. CEO and fellow Senior Design Partner Lon L. Swartzentruber said, “Noele brings a wealth of leadership experience, deep operational knowledge, and personal passion to her work with clients. As our first Black partner she also now brings her voice and perspective to the collective future of our firm.”

Stith said, “My journey with Design Group International has been divine, timely, and intentional. I am thankful the partners took this courageous journey with me, and I am honored to be named a Senior Design Partner for Design Group International. I look forward to operating in this role at such a neat time as we are in the beautiful growth space of designing for our future while honoring our history (legacy). I want to thank God, my husband, our children, my family, friends, and the community of practice for their never-ending encouragement and support.” 

Senior Design Partner Kim Stezala shared, “I’m thrilled to welcome Noele as a partner and look forward to fully enmeshing her gifts into our community of practice.  We are all enriched—community, clients, and partners—because of her intellect, curiosity, and commitment to social justice.”  

David Bell, Senior Design Partner, said, “Noele impressed me as a thought leader from the very first time I met her. Each of our subsequent interactions has affirmed her competency and charisma as a Process Consultant. Her entrepreneurial passion is coupled with a sincerity that draws clients into conversation and new ways of being. I am grateful that she has stepped forward to join the partnership and look forward to working alongside her.”

Now in its 23rd year, Design Group International practices Process Consulting, a type of organizational development consulting that relies on an iterative, collaborative approach with organizations and their leaders based on the core competencies of listening, helping, and learning. 

Design Group International, with its historic location in Kohler, Wisconsin, now has Process Consultants located in eleven cities across the United States. It is led by seven Senior Design Partners and twelve Senior Consultants who work nationally and internationally with a wide variety of clients.

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Design Group International has extensive experience with for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including family owned-businesses, partnerships, universities and colleges, denominations and associational bodies, Montessori and Christian schools, private and community foundations, city and regional governing bodies, human service, and arts organizations.

Design Group International offers organizational development counsel, executive coaching, and leadership development all from the Process Consulting approach. Its mission is to help organizations and their leaders transform for a vibrant future.

Contact Information:

Lon L. Swartzentruber, CEO and Senior Design Partner, 616-516-9870,

lons@designgroupintl.com

Noele Stith, Senior Design Partner 616-516-2842,

noeles@designgroupintl.com