CONSULTING AFFILIATES
Every Spentem engagement is directed and led by founder Dr. Taymullah Abdur-Rahman. Depending on the needs of the project, select independent affiliates may join him as co-facilitators or consulting partners.

Dr. Irvin L. Scott
Affiliated Consultant,
Leadership & Institutional Strategy
Dr. Irvin L. Scott is a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He previously served as chief academic officer and assistant superintendent for Boston Public Schools. In addition, he spent five years as deputy director for K-12 education at the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. He helps leaders strengthen strategy, talent and institutional performance.

Abrigal Forrester
Affiliated Consultant, Leadership Navigation
Abrigal Forrester is Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Teen Empowerment. For decades, he has developed young leaders, strengthened communities and guided personal transformation. His work helps emerging leaders build confidence, accountability and the relational intelligence required to lead others well.

Dr. Robert D. Macy
Affiliated Consultant, Human Resilience & Leadership Under Pressure
Dr. Robert D. Macy is founder and president of the International Trauma Center, and Boston Children's Foundation. For more than three decades, he has traveled the world helping corporations, agencies and communities build resilience through crisis and transition while preserving the institutional knowledge, cultural memory and human relationships that sustain them.