Eileen Strider

Eileen Strider is a retired information technology (IT) executive and consultant. Beginning in 1969, her 30 year IT career included programmer, manager, and director of engineering & scientific programming for a large aerospace company, IT vice president for an insurance company and interim CIO for The Ohio State University. She began studying Virginia Satir’s work when she realized that technical problems were often primarily people problems. With Wayne Strider, she introduced Satir Process of Change workshops in 1989 into her aerospace IT organization.

Eileen and Wayne founded Strider & Cline, Inc., an IT management consulting firm to use their Satir skills. Their work included clients in the following industries: aerospace, higher education, biotechnology, insurance, non-profits, accounting, gaming, veterinary medicine and software development. Eileen previously served as Satir Global Board Treasurer for 6 years and received a Living Treasure award in 2012. She has volunteered her time in various roles including as Virginia’s 100th Birthday GoFundMe campaign organizer, Satir Global and IHLRN website redesign project manager, Satir Summer Intensive administrator and IHLRN Board member. She has published numerous articles including “Re-Sculpting an organization: A Different Kind of Family” published in the Satir Journal of Counselling and Family Therapy, Vol. I, 2013. Having seen how valuable and effective Satir’s model was in organizations, Eileen is committed to seeing Virginia’s work continue to be taught, used and recognized.