Sperduto & Associates, Inc. maintains the highest quality staff who, collectively, possess well over a century of consulting experience. All of our consultants are members of the American Psychological Association and/or the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. To see individual biographies of a particular consultant, click one of the links below.

Dale Belles, Ph.D.

Dr. Dale Belles earned his B.S. in Psychology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His Masters and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology were awarded from the University of Florida, Gainesville. Upon completion of his Ph.D., Dale was awarded a fellowship at UF, where he developed and evaluated worksite stress management programs and consulted with physicians and their patients. He has published numerous articles and two books focusing on the consultation process, the psychological benefits of exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, and executive personalities. Before joining Sperduto & Associates, Inc., Dale spent nine years as a corporate psychologist with another Atlanta firm. He is a licensed psychologist whose areas of professional interest include personality assessment, career counseling, and individual management/leadership development. Dale grew up in the Chicago area. Avocational interests include exercise, antique fire engines, cooking, and the history of Chicago.

Barry Blakley, Ph.D.

Dr. Barry Blakley obtained his B.A. from Davidson College and his M.A. from Appalachian State University. Prior to returning to school for his doctorate, Barry worked as a staff psychologist for the N.C. Department of Corrections. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Psychology (Industrial-Organizational Psychology) from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining Sperduto & Associates, Inc., Barry worked as a consultant practicing psychological assessment, selection research, test development, performance management, and compensation. He also worked as a psychologist in assessment and selection research for the Leadership Development Center of BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta. In addition to these areas, Barry was a member of the research team contributing to the development of the Occupational Information Network or O*Net. Since joining Sperduto & Associates, Inc., he has been involved in psychological assessment, leadership development, talent management, and employee surveys. He is a licensed psychologist with over 25 publications, symposia, and presentations to his credit and is a member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. Barry currently resides in Lawrenceville, GA, where he lives with his wife and children. His leisure interests include camping and Braves baseball.

Daniel Crosby, Ph.D.

Dr. Daniel Crosby grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned a B.S. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Brigham Young University. Returning to the Southeast, he served as a consultant to a number of organizations at Emory University. Daniel also taught graduate and undergraduate honors level courses on topics including theories of personality, personal development, media portrayals of psychological constructs, and counseling skills. Additionally, Daniel has consulted on career selection, stress management, time management, and interpersonal effectiveness. In both private practice and university settings, Daniel conducted assessments and used best practices to match professionals with appropriate employment. He has published and presented papers in the areas of personality theory, meaning-based approaches to career and personal counseling, empirically supported treatment plans, and multicultural considerations in counseling. Daniel was awarded the Viktor Frankl Institute Scholarship, presented by the Frankl family and the City of Vienna, Austria, for his work involving the application of Dr. Frankl’s theories to diverse populations. Daniel and his wife Katrina live in Atlanta. His avocational interests include St. Louis Cardinals baseball, playing the guitar, and watching independent films.

Jessica Bigazzi Foster, Ph.D.

Dr. Jessica Foster received her B.A. in Psychology from Davidson College and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Rice University. During graduate school, she worked with a corporate consulting firm where her primary areas of practice included selection system design and validation, assessment center development and training, and litigation support for employment-related lawsuits. Before joining Sperduto & Associates, Inc., Jessica was a professor of Psychology at Purdue University, where she conducted research in the areas of mood and emotions in the workplace, senior leadership teams, and work/life interactions. In addition to her research activities, she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Industrial Psychology and worked as an independent consultant. Her previous clients have included Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries including power, construction, banking, and insurance, as well as numerous public safety organizations. She has published refereed articles and chapters in her research areas, as well as given numerous presentations at professional conferences and corporate gatherings. She is an active member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Academy of Management. Her professional interests include individual assessment, executive team development, career planning, organizational change initiatives, and teambuilding. Jessica currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and sons, and enjoys the theatre, running, and spending time in the mountains.

Kay Loerch, Ph.D.

Dr. Kay Loerch grew up in Nebraska and received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kay’s graduate work was completed at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she received her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  While at UT, she taught in the departments of Management and Office Systems Management.  In addition, she worked in the Offices of Human Resource Development and Personnel Services where she was involved in training and development activities at both the employee and management levels, including the University’s Institute for Leadership Effectiveness.  She has published and presented papers in the areas of goal-setting, work/family conflict, and ethics.  She is a licensed psychologist whose current areas of professional interest are in leadership development, teambuilding, organization development, talent management, and the creation of feedback-rich environments. Kay lives in Atlanta with her husband Mark and daughter Katie, along with Molly, their very large and rambunctious Doberman, and a host of assorted fish and hermit crabs.  Kay enjoys the theatre, reading, growing orchids, and, with Mark, teaching Sunday School for four year olds.  She also serves as President of Atlanta’s Family, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that arranges sponsorship of needy families during the holiday season.

Christopher Reilly, Ph.D.

Dr. Chris Reilly received his B.A. in Mathematics and Psychology from Niagara University in 1985. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1989. Chris has worked as a consultant for companies in the healthcare, distribution, information technology, energy, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries. He has published and presented a number of technical papers in the areas of employee satisfaction, work scheduling, performance measurement, and decision-making. Before joining Sperduto & Associates, Inc., he worked as a corporate psychologist in Greenville, South Carolina, focusing his efforts primarily in the areas of employee attitude surveys, development of selection and promotion systems, and career planning. Chris has led a number of projects related to succession planning, leadership development, organization restructuring, and talent management. He is a licensed psychologist and is the head of our employee survey division.

Gary R. Sperduto, Ph.D.

Dr. Gary Sperduto is Chief Executive Officer of Sperduto & Associates, Inc. He earned his B.A. in Biopsychology at Eckerd College where he conducted small animal steriotactic neurosurgery and histological studies as an undergraduate. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Georgia, and conducted his clinical internship at a Harvard teaching hospital in the Boston area. Having received his doctorate in 1978 at age 26, his consulting career now spans four decades. The focus of his professional efforts has been in identifying and developing executive talent, consulting regarding organizational structure, mergers and acquisitions, the professional development of CEOs, CEO/Board relations, mapping appropriate organizational strategy, and leadership/culture enhancement and change. He has authored articles and presented professional papers in the areas of self-development, parameters of adjustment, behavior modification, learning disabilities, the role of corporate psychologists, corporate succession planning, and the role of the Chief Executive Officer. He has served as a faculty member at the Director's College presented by the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business and the National Association of Corporate Directors. His clients have varied by industry, segments of the economy, and size. Example client relationships have included Lockheed Martin, Ernst & Young, AGL Resources, Price Waterhouse Coopers, SunTrust Banks, Cox Enterprises, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eckerd Drugs, Richfoods, King & Spalding, Nash Finch, Larson Juhl, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Born in New York City, Gary grew up in Kansas, went to high school in Cincinnati, and played college baseball in Florida. He, his wife, and three children enjoy the mountains. His life-long interest in athletics continues; he also enjoys fishing, reading/writing, horses, and wine collecting.

Patricia Thompson, Ph.D.

Dr. Patricia Thompson was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. After completing her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto she moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Georgia State University. As part of her graduate training, Patricia completed a predoctoral internship at the University of Pennsylvania. In this setting, she worked with high functioning individuals on issues ranging from stress management, time management, and career counseling to more serious clinical issues such as depression and anxiety. After graduation, Patricia completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Emory University School of Medicine. She has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses at Georgia State University and the University of Pennsylvania covering topics such as theories of personality, general psychology, communication skills, and interventions to alter self-defeating thoughts. In addition, she has led seminars and workshops at the Wharton Business School, Spelman College, University of Toronto, and Emory University, and for various community organizations on subjects such as building trust in groups, mentoring, and assertiveness training. Patricia has also won awards from the American Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, and the Georgia Psychological Association for her work in survey development and research regarding the influence of culture on attitude development. She is a licensed psychologist whose current areas of professional interest include personality assessment, teambuilding, executive coaching, and career planning. Her other interests include competitive tennis, reading, watching independent films, and playing piano.

Lyndsay Wrensen, M.S.

Lyndsay Wrensen, a survey specialist consultant and member of our employee survey division, grew up in the Atlanta area. She earned her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Sociology from The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Prior to returning to school for her Master's, Lyndsay worked as a corporate recruiter. Her Master's degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology was awarded from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Her major areas of research consisted of predicting turnover using pre-employment variables, faking ability on personality assessments, mentoring, and succession planning. While obtaining her Masters, Lyndsay worked in Human Resources for NewRoads, Inc. and was also involved with consulting work at McKee Foods in Cleveland, TN. She was awarded the Dan Mack Scholarship Award for exceptional performance in academia and in the field of Industrial Organizational Psychology, and has several presentations and interactive poster sessions to her credit. She is currently working on publishing her Master's thesis and is an active member in several professional organizations in her field. Her current areas of professional interest include employee satisfaction surveys, turnover, succession planning, and talent management. Her personal interests include exercise, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.