Our Team
We bring diverse experience across education, leadership, and organizational strategy — united by a shared belief that the right people, equipped with the right tools and frameworks, can transform any school community.
Dr. Tony Daloisio
Tony Daloisio, Ph.D., was trained as an organizational psychologist and has practiced in that field for over 30 years, serving hundreds of businesses, not-for-profit organizations, schools, hospitals, NGOs, and government agencies/military operations. His work with them has incorporated strategic planning and implementation, change management, team development, executive coaching, and executive education. He has been a professor in the MBA program at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, teaching leadership and organizational change. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in the field of Organizational Psychology and Counseling Psychology, where he received a fellowship for his research in leadership style and taught graduate courses in psychology.
In the mid-nineties he spent four years at McKinsey and Co. in NYC traveling worldwide working with the top Fortune 50 companies' most senior executives designing and consulting in change management. He was instrumental in developing McKinsey’s change In the early 2000s he forged a partnership with the late Stephen R. Covey, author of the blockbuster New York Times bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and then his son, Stephen M. R. Covey to develop the consulting practice Principle Centered Leadership and teach The 7 Habits course around the world. He founded and has been the CEO of Charter Oak Consulting group for thirty years. In 2017 he co-authored a highly acclaimed business book with Kendall Lyman entitled, Change the Way You Change.
Daloisio enjoys his consulting practice with schools, NGOs, business startups, and a variety of mission-driven companies. With the publishing of The Journeyman Life, he will be conducting training programs for men to lead groups of men interested in applying the ideas and tools from the book.
Co-Founder & CEO
Barbara Edwards
Barbs life’s work is dedicated to coaching and facilitating leaders and their teams to navigate challenging marketplace and world issues.
Her approach encourages individuals to develop leadership skills and capabilities which increases trust, reduces power issues, and builds skills to relate more effectively. Some of her most meaningful work has been to facilitate teams struggling with entrenched conflict. She has designed group dialogue processes which, in numerous and diverse settings, has resulted in unique and collaborative solutions.
In her 30 years of experience, she has been privileged to work with middle managers, executives, and senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 companies, non–profit organizations, spiritual groups, school, and universities. Along with her MA in Mindfulness–based Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, her expertise has been honed by working beside leadership pioneer Stephen R. Covey (author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”) as a senior consultant and facilitator. Also, she was an organizing member of a two–year experiential community with M. Scott Peck (author of “The Road Less Travelled”). Further, she is a specialist in community development and civic engagement utilizing the work of Peter Block and Otto Scharmer’s Theory U Process.
As a resident of Boulder, Colorado, Barbs spends her free time hiking, performing music, reading, and traveling. She began meditating at the age of 12, and is engaged in Qigong and energy practices. She is a lifelong learner, and frequently is reading several books at the same time.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Alliance Partner & Leadership CoachSeth Low
Seth has over twenty years of experience working in and leading in independent schools. He currently serves as the Associate Head of School at The Frederick Gunn School. In that role, he has been deeply involved in strategic planning, operations, campus planning, and leadership development.
With The Association of Boarding Schools, Seth has presented or facilitated sessions on “Change the way you Change” (2022), “The Leadership Roundtable” (2024), and “Growing Leaders, Growing Culture” (2025).
Seth’s current work focuses on maximizing the potential of leaders - current and future - in his own school and across a broad range of other organizations and industries. He holds degrees from Williams College and Wesleyan University, and is currently being certified as a Professional and Leadership Coach through Brown University and the International Coaching Federation.
Managing PartnerTim Daloisio
Tim brings a rare combination of strategic business expertise and firsthand experience in education — a perspective that makes him a uniquely effective partner for school leadership teams navigating change.
Before joining Washington Leadership Partners, Tim served as an Educational Support Professional and Substitute Teacher in the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, work that gave him direct insight into the realities of classroom environments, the importance of adaptive communication, and the human dynamics that shape school culture from the ground up.
Tim's broader career spans more than a decade in digital strategy, marketing, and organizational consulting. With an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Boston University, he went on to lead strategic engagements at one of the world's top digital publishers before founding Boathouse Consulting, where he advised Fortune 100 companies and startups on marketing strategy and change management.
Tim lives in Southborough, MA with his wife, Jen, and two daughters, Ryan and Julia.