Tess Reinhard
Senior Director of Organizational Capability at CDW Corporation , CDW Corporation
2010 Above and Beyond Award Winner
Network/Affinity Group Leaders Category
Tess Reinhard is an accomplished leader with demonstrated success driving change within complex organizations. She delivers results by collaborating with key stakeholders to produce and implement systems, processes and initiatives in the areas of talent management, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. She has proven experience in operations management, front line service delivery and consulting. Practice areas include team alignment, executive development, leadership and talent management processes, and change management.
She is currently the Sr. Director of Organizational Capability at CDW Corporation in Vernon Hills, Illinois. In that role she has proposed and developed a systemic talent management process for all leaders at CDW. The process is linked to succession planning and performance management. Tess is involved with several growth initiatives for CDW as the company continues to position itself in the marketplace.
As a former Director of Executive Development at Motorola, drove organizational renewal by working with corporate leadership to design and implement executive and related support elements for major change initiatives. Earlier, as the Director of the Motorola University Midwest Region, Tess set the strategy and led operations for the region, providing learning development to five of the major business units at Motorola. Other roles at Motorola included Manager of Operations, Consultant for Motorola University, and Manager of Professional Development.
Prior to working at Motorola, Tess has worked in a variety of functions, including work as a consultant, a college instructor, and a freelance writer. She has also published work from many educational publishing houses, such as Scott, Foresman & Co, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, and Ginn & Co.
Tess recently completed her Doctoral Degree in Adult and Higher Learning with an Organizational Development Focus from Northern Illinois University. The title of her thesis is Change Leadership during Turbulent Times. Tess also holds a Masters Degree from Northern Illinois University, and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin.
