HumanComm :: Biographical Info

Stacey Guenther Doten has more than 15 years of team experience working on and with teams in non-profits, government agencies, and consumer-focused companies. The focus of her organization development work through HumanComm is team development, and she also has a strong background in facilitation, change and internal communications, strategic planning, and retreat planning. As someone who spent the majority of her career as a team member, Stacey’s passion is working with teams to help them to become healthier, more productive, and more effective.

Stacey opened HumanComm in 2005. That same year, she began working part-time as a team building facilitator at Hemlock Overlook, an outdoor challenge course, working for the Center for Professional Development. Her professional background includes

employment with four different communications agencies, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Century 21, and the U.S. Army Europe. She worked in two different public relations agencies, and over those five years, she specialized in marketing communications planning and execution for consumer brands such as McDonald’s, the U.S. Postal Service, Wegmans Food Markets, Ralston Purina, Starbucks, Argosy Casinos, and Kodak. She also had a foray at a small consultancy working with government agencies including the Internal Revenue Service and Federal Trade Commission in the area of plain language. One of her favorite positions was managing volunteers and fund raising events for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro St. Louis. Prior to Make-A-Wish, she handled public relations for a regional Century 21 office and was a one-woman operation writing, editing, and publishing a monthly newspaper for an Army community in Germany.

Stacey earned a master’s degree in organization development/knowledge management from George Mason University; a bachelor’s degree in communications from Southern Methodist University; and a certificate in graphic design from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. She is qualified to administer both the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Apter Motivational Style Profile. She has also had training in action learning coaching.

Stacey's personal mission is to strive for constant growth and intellectual opportunities, to always face problems head on and with courage, to constantly work to become a better person, and to reach her full potential. She holds a black belt in tae kwon do and an avid downhill skier. Stace enjoys spending time with her husband and dog hiking, kayaking, and enjoying the outdoors. She sings in two community choirs and also dabbles in acting, improv, and theatre when she has time.