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Dr. Angela Pearson

President and CEO at OD Synergistics Consulting LLC

Dr. Pearson serves as the President and CEO of OD Synergistics Consulting LLC which was founded in 2019. She is a trusted advisor to business leaders in successful companies in the US, working with them to assess organizational issues, reshape structures and processes, and build depth of management capability. She is a skilled diagnostician who helps her clients to understand organizational strategies and systems to make comprehensive decisions. ​In addition to her consulting work, she is a Navy and Army veteran and a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Coach. In her career, she has over 20 years of experience. She has worked for many well-known companies in roles such as Operations Leader, Human Resources Generalist, Training Manager, and Environmental Health and Safety Manager. She is currently the Director of Organizational Culture & Belonging for ITHAKA Harbors, a board member of The Food Pantries for the Capital District (past Board President), and a dedicated SHRM/USAA Veteran Ambassador.

Articles

Cover image for Outcomes Over Optics: Why College Funding Must Support Student Success
Education
Outcomes Over Optics: Why College Funding Must Support Student Success
<p class="mb-4">Rachel enrolled in her local community college full of hope. A first-generation college student, she balanced two part-time jobs while...
April 8, 2026Read article
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Military
The Strategic Edge: Turning Military Precision into Civic Resilience
<p class="mb-4">When a hurricane warning hits or a power grid falters, chaos can take hold fast- unless there’s a plan and a team ready to execute it....
April 3, 2026Read article
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Health and Mental Wellness
The New Measure of Success: Mental Wellness as a Core Workplace Metric
<p class="mb-4">When mental wellness becomes as essential to workplace culture as accountability or performance, organizations transform from the insi...
April 2, 2026Read article
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Artificial Intelligence
Code Meets Community: The Human Side of AI in Local Government
<p class="mb-4">Integrating artificial intelligence into the daily work of local governments requires a focus on solving specific service delivery cha...
March 29, 2026Read article
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Infrastructure
Bridges, Broadband, and Belonging: Centering People in Public Works
<p class="mb-4">When we talk about infrastructure, most people picture bridges, roads, or subway lines- but the real foundation of any public project ...
March 23, 2026Read article
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Elections
Witnessing Democracy in Motion: The Power of Human-Centered Voting
<p class="mb-4">Amid the noise of political punditry and policy debates, the true work of democracy often happens quietly- in church basements, commun...
March 20, 2026Read article
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Economic Development
The Soul of Economic Development: Aligning Growth with Community Values
<p class="mb-4">Effective economic development work begins by understanding the identity and values of a community. Over the years, I have learned tha...
March 16, 2026Read article
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Theatre and the Arts
Rehearsing Democracy: What Happens When Residents Co-Create the Show
<p class="mb-4">When neighbors help write the script, theatre stops being entertainment and starts acting like civic infrastructure. Picture a vacant ...
March 12, 2026Read article
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Theatre and the Arts
Ordinances and Orchestras: Why Smart Cities Treat Art as Infrastructure
<p class="mb-4">When a city puts artists at the same table as planners and engineers, democracy gets a rewrite. Theatre in council chambers, artists o...
March 10, 2026Read article
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Advocacy
Age, Agency, and Action: Rethinking How We Involve Older Adults in Change
<p class="mb-4">Too often, conversations about aging treat older adults as subjects of study rather than experts in their own right. But a growing mov...
March 5, 2026Read article
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Communication and Speech
Stop Broadcasting, Start Belonging: Communication Tactics That Turn Residents into Partners
<p class="mb-4">Inclusive communication is now one of the strongest tools local governments have to rebuild trust, stop rumors before they spread, and...
February 27, 2026Read article
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Health and Mental Wellness
The Unseen Cost of Service: Building Public Systems That Don’t Break Their People
<p class="mb-4">Health and mental wellness became personal to me when I saw how chronic stress quietly erodes the capacity of public servants to serve...
February 25, 2026Read article
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