Constance Dierickx Joins Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Leading M&A Consultant Named to Board of Directors
SMYRNA, Ga., March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) expert Constance Dierickx, Ph.D., has been named to the Board of Directors of the Atlanta-based Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV).
PADV works to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors.For 40 years, PADV, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta. PADV offers safety and shelter for battered women and their children, restores power, self-sufficiency and control to domestic violence survivors, and educates the public on the dynamics of domestic violence.
Dr. Dierickx joins a team of executives from many of Atlanta's top corporations and nonprofit organizations who serve on the PADV board.
"We are thrilled to have someone of Dr. Dierickx' caliber join the board of our organization," said Karla Worley, Global Sales Manager, ADP, member of the board of the Partnership Against Domestic Violence and chairwoman of the 2016 Hearts with Hope Gala. "Constance brings a unique combination of clinical psychology training and hands-on experience in corporations and organizations. We're hoping her pragmatic expertise gets us closer to our vision of a community free of domestic violence."
"This is a cause I feel very passionate about," said Constance Dierickx. "Over the course of my career, I have worked with hundreds of executives, men and women. I am proud to do so. Now it is time for me to devote more of my personal time and financial resources to a charitable organization that literally saves lives. I am excited to join the board of PADV and help expand the services we can provide. Sadly, they are desperately needed."
About Constance Dierickx
Constance Dierickx, Ph.D., The Decision Doctor™, is the founder and CEO of the CD Consulting Group, founded in 2010. An expert in high-stakes transitions, Dr. Dierickx is a rarity among consultants—a pragmatic expert. She has advised over 500 senior executives in more than 20 countries on five continents, helping them recover from such crises as internal conflicts, customer mishaps, PR debacles, the loss of key executives, failed acquisitions, and declining revenue.
Dr. Dierickx is Past-President of OnBoard, the leading authority on women in the boardroom in Georgia Public Companies, and served on the board of the Inter-Organization Network, where she led the Board Referral Committee. She is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Consulting Psychologist, and the Association for Corporate Growth. She has also been inducted into the Million Dollar Consulting ® Hall of Fame.
Reaching the Partnership Against Domestic Violence
The Partnership Against Domestic Violence can be reached at www.padv.org, or 404.870.9600.
PADV operates a Metro Atlanta Crisis line, at 404.873.1766. Georgia residents in need of assistance should call the 24-hour toll-free crisis line at 1.800.33-HAVEN (42836). Outside of Georgia, call the national domestic violence crisis line at 800.621.HOPE (4673).
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