About Us
We are professionals living in the San Francisco Bay Area, who focus on improving
human performance, with specialties in performance consulting, coaching, instructional
design, and acting as an expert witness for regulated utilities.
Chris McManus
Chris McManus, with an MBA in Finance, has 25 years experience in the regulation of utilities. She
has a deep and broad understanding of how to manage regulatory affairs in the gas and electric
industry. Her experience includes managing proceedings, testifying as an expert witness at the
state and federal level, as well as in federal bankruptcy court, negotiating settlements, and lobbying
the regulators.
She has education and practical experience in applying the theories of economics to daily
decisions, including complex accounting and complying with the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She conducts complex financial analysis, and presents the process and the
results clearly and succinctly.
Trish Ross
Patricia Ross is a human performance consultant (HPC) with over 25 years of experience in fields
like financial services, insurance, higher education, and pharmaceuticals. Trish is highly skilled in
instructional design, organizational development, coaching, and facilitation.
She creates programs in many subjects, like management, leadership, diversity, customer service,
project management, sales, midwifery, and childbirth education. Her methodology is in accordance
with human performance consulting (HPC) standards; at the same time, she flexes to meet the
specific needs and situations of her clients.
We are professionals living in the San Francisco Bay Area, who focus on improving
human performance, with specialties in performance consulting, coaching, instructional
design, and acting as an expert witness for regulated utilities.
Chris McManus
Chris McManus, with an MBA in Finance, has 25 years experience in the regulation of utilities. She
has a deep and broad understanding of how to manage regulatory affairs in the gas and electric
industry. Her experience includes managing proceedings, testifying as an expert witness at the
state and federal level, as well as in federal bankruptcy court, negotiating settlements, and lobbying
the regulators.
She has education and practical experience in applying the theories of economics to daily
decisions, including complex accounting and complying with the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She conducts complex financial analysis, and presents the process and the
results clearly and succinctly.
Trish Ross
Patricia Ross is a human performance consultant (HPC) with over 25 years of experience in fields
like financial services, insurance, higher education, and pharmaceuticals. Trish is highly skilled in
instructional design, organizational development, coaching, and facilitation.
She creates programs in many subjects, like management, leadership, diversity, customer service,
project management, sales, midwifery, and childbirth education. Her methodology is in accordance
with human performance consulting (HPC) standards; at the same time, she flexes to meet the
specific needs and situations of her clients.
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