Ziksana Consulting employs highly trained facilitators that have backgrounds in professional theater and improvisation as well as experience in private and public organizations.
Akshay Sateesh
FOUNDER/FACILITATOR
Akshay has been a professional actor and improviser since 2003. He is a founding member of the Philadelphia N-Crowd, a short-form improvisation group that performs weekly in Philadelphia.
Akshay has conducted team building and leadership skills workshops for adults and children in the U.S., Malaysia, Cambodia, India, and South Africa. He has also worked with mentally challenged children in using theater as therapy to aid in their abilities to express emotions and thoughts.
Currently Akshay is an Adjunct Faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership. His corporate experience was as a Business Development Associate and Project Leader at DuPont BioMedical (Applied Biosciences) for over 6 years, where he led product development teams to launch medical device implants for surgeries.
Akshay holds a B.S.E. and a M.S.E. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in San Diego, serving Ziksana's national and global clients.
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David Warick
FACILITATOR
David has worked as a professional actor, improviser, teacher and writer since 1992. He is the founder of Delaware Comedy Theater and is a member of SAG, Actors Equity, the Writer’s Guild and the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild.
He was a consultant and writer for companies such as Avenue Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, IFC, director/producer Michael Mann, Paramount Television, Fox Broadcasting and Walt Disney Television. David has taught adults, teens, and children along both coasts.
David was a regional trainer and proctor for the Community Relations department of Horizon Mental Health Management where he specialized in orientation of new employees and spearheaded turnarounds for programs undergoing changes in leadership or marketing.
David holds a B.F.A. in Drama from New York University, and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pepperdine Univerisity and lives in Delaware, serving US clients.
Mark Bringhurst
FACILITATOR
Mark has been acting in scripted theater productions since elementary school and has been an improviser since 2002. He is cofounder of the two-man improv group, CUBED, a founding member of Delaware Comedy Theatre, and a member of the improvised musical group, Ladies and Gentlemen, based in Philadelphia.
Mark has taught classes and workshops for teens and adults in Philadelphia, Delaware, and Maine. He has also been the advisor for a yearly ongoing improv club for elementary school children in New Jersey since 2006.
Mark began his teaching career in 2001 and is currently a fifth grade teacher in Vineland, New Jersey. He has served on several commitees focused on closing student achievement gaps. Mark also spent the Summer of 2010 working in a summer camp with children in grades 1 through 8.
Mark holds a B.A. in Communications and a Standard Elementary Education Teaching Certificate from Rowan University and lives in New Jersey, serving US clients.
Dan Stabb
FACILITATOR
Dan has worked as a professional actor and improviser for over 25 years. He is also a writer and teacher. He was a performer and coach for Delaware Comedy Theatre, a short-form improvisation group based out of Wilmington, Delaware. He is also a member and co-founder of CUBED, a long-form improvisation group that has performed and taught throughout the United States.
Dan has conducted improvisation and performance workshops for students of all ages in theatres, universities, corporations, and other organizations. He has also presented at various conferences and seminars throughout the country.
Dan holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Widener University. He also holds certification from World Laughter Tour, Inc. to facilitate therapeutic laughter clubs and workshops.