about stonehill

For 40+ years, Stonehill has been a trusted partner to the organizations we have served.

Recognized for our deep understanding of organizational transformation and best Practice & Process identification; our leading-edge, researched, best Practices & Processes are specifically crafted to ensure that organizations can successfully respond to current and future strategic mandates.

Our Practices, Processes, Toolkits & Guides have been the gold standard of transformation tools for companies that need to strengthen their business model and capability as communities and markets change.

For the last 15 years we have provided tools to support the response to the more diverse communities and markets. However, today’s reliance on connection for organizational success, demands we go further…and we have.

What some of our clients have to say about Stonehill...

Stonehill helped us in our transformation to advance and attract outstanding personnel Robert Horton, CEO, British Petroleum

We can see this is absolutely going to be a game changer for our company! It is a fundamental shift in the business model.

Tom Burkhard, SVP and Chief Distribution Officer, Ameritas

Stonehill’s tools are unique. They make a strong business case, are practical and usable as well as leading edge.

Susan Sweetser, Women’s Markets, Mass Mutual

Stonehill is a great partner with leading edge thinking but practical application that made a measurable difference.

Bob Benmosche, President and Chief Operating Officer, MetLife

Stonehill training programs are based on the both powerful and practical best practices and processes. They make a difference immediately in the capability of out teams.

Mr. Gage Gilham, Director SIM Sales, Charles Schwab

Stonehill’s leading edge processes and practices for our team will become a key element in strengthening our capabilities.

Diane Barrinello, Citibank Private Bank

Stonehill just makes sense. You can’t do things the same way anymore. You need to use processes like these that reach out to the diverse groups needed for your team.

Sherri DuMond, Securian Advisor Services

This has profoundly reframed the way we need to respond to the changing marketplace.

Michael Schweitzer, Managing Director, Western Division - UBS Wealth Management

Stonehill’s powerful best practices for the new market challenges are important to success.

Salene Hitchcock-Gear, Individual Life Insurance President, Prudential Insurance

Stonehill was a great way to springboard our DEI program into action. Their certification process was a valuable resource to help us navigate and customize diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organization.

Maggie Brown, Chief Inclusion Officer, Clarinda Regional Health Center

Stonehill Principals

Martha Mincer, M.A.

Martha Mincer is a principal and co-founder of Stonehill, for over 40 years a respected partner in serving large national and international companies. She is also the co-founder of Skillsurvey.com an on-line referencing company.

Ms. Mincer has a M.A. in Clinical Psychology and is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate Business School’s Program of Organizational and Human Resource Development. She has spoken at many management series as well as lectured at several universities across the country including the Columbia Graduate School of Business.

Mary Hansen, RN, PhD

Dr. Mary Hansen served in the cabinet of Governor Vilsack as Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health and was elected President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) . Prior to being appointed as Director of Public Health she was Associate Professor, Drake University, Department of Nursing; Director, Drake University Center for Health Issues; and a Research Fellow on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention patient safety grant. Following her tenure as public health director Dr. Hansen served as Chair of the Masters of Public Health program at Des Moines University (DMU) and as an Adjunct Associate Professor - DMU College of Medicine Global Health Dept. She is a former Iowa Public Health Association board member and a current community representative for the Portland, Maine Restorative Justice Initiative.

Dr. Meghan Schaeffer

Dr. Meghan Schaeffer is an experienced public health professional, executive, and CEO of Aperio Statistical Consulting focused on supporting public health agencies, businesses, schools, and healthcare systems.

Previously, Dr. Schaeffer served as the VP of Quality and Performance Improvement Meridian Health Plan and Director of Quality and later the Director of Clinical Data Acquisition at AmeriHealth Caritas.

Dr. Schaeffer authored over 15 publications which include journal articles and books. She holds four degrees including a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, a Master of Public Health Epidemiology, a Master of Public Administration, and a Doctorate in Education and Administrative Leadership.

Alexie Eckerson, M.S.

Alexie Eckerson is the COO at Stonehill. She has a earned a M.S. in Health Informatics & Analytics from Drake University, as well as a B.S. in Mathematics from Creighton University.

Prior to becoming a partner and Director of Operations at Stonehill, Alexie worked as an analyst for over 10 years for large companies such as Principal Financial Group and National Indemnity Company (a Berkshire Hathaway company) and as Director of Operations for a locally owned business.

Jack Gordon, PhD

Jack is an Organizational Development expert specializing in team effectiveness, talent management, leadership development, assessment, and change management. He has led key OD functions at both the enterprise and business/function levels for a wide range of Fortune 500 organizations, primarily in financial services.

Prior to transitioning to consulting, Jack was a Senior Vice President at Citizens Bank, initially heading their firmwide organizational development and assessment practice during Citizens’ 2014 IPO before taking on a role leading OD for corporate functions including technology, risk, finance, legal, and audit. Before joining Citizens he led the talent/leadership practice at UBS for the wealth business and subsequently at the enterprise level. Prior to that he worked for 10 years at JPMorgan Chase, leading HR integration committees during two mergers – JPM/Chase and JPMC/Bank One. In addition to the merger work at JPMC, he designed and facilitated numerous senior leadership team offsites focused on strategic alignment and team effectiveness in his role as head of talent & leadership for a large corporate banking division. Through the earlier part of his career he also held various leadership roles at Prudential, Booz Allen, MetLife, and Citigroup.

Jack has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Ohio State University and a B.A. in Psychology from City College of New York.

Stonehill is a certified minority owned company.