Laura Freebairn-Smith

OPG is an organizational development consulting firm that believes people and their ability to work together are critical to the success of your company. Companies that inspire and empower their employees have a competitive advantage. Simply put, we believe an organization's success depends on its people.

We help our clients achieve their best by aligning people and processes in support of a shared vision. Our clients are from all sectors of the economy: from well-established companies to entrepreneurial businesses; from government organizations to educational institutions; from nonprofit agencies to religious denominations.

All our clients are leaders in their organizations who have a commitment to improving their organization so their Read more

Each proposal is customized to the client's needs

Apparel:
• American Eagle Outfitters
• Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

Arts and Architecture:
• American Institute of Architects
• Architecture Development Corporation
• ARTSPACE
• Connecticut Commission on the Arts
• Hoffmann Architects
• Kenneth Boroson, Architect
• Mattutuck Museum
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• The Newark Museum
• Rumney Associates
• Starr Whitehouse
• Williams College Museum of Art
• Yale Institute of Sacred Music
• Yale University Art Gallery
• Yale University School of Drama

Associations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• American Institute of Architects
• Association of Yale Alumni
• Connecticut Women in Health Care Management
• Council of Chief Librarians
• Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• Institute of Management Accountants
• Madison Chamber of Commerce
• Marketing Research Association
• National Association of Professional Saleswomen
• National Human Resources Association
• National Society of Fundraising Executives
• Society of Human Resource Managers
• Public Relations Society of America

Construction:
• LaFarge Corporation
• Richard Construction

Educational Organizations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• Atlas Communities
• Central Connecticut State University
• Cold Spring School
• D.A.T.A.
• Education Development Center
• Georgetown University School of Foreign Service - Doha, Qatar
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Institute for Advanced Study
• Johns Hopkins University
• Lehigh University
• New Haven Public Schools
• New Haven Public Education Fund
• New Haven Reads
• The New Teacher Project
• Oakland Public Schools
• Omega Institute
• Penn State - Medical Center and Hospital
• Rollins College
• Sacred Heart University
• Smith College
• Texas A&M University at Qatar
• UConn Law School
• UConn Mental Health Services
• University of Colorado – Denver
• University of Hartford - Barney School of Business
• University of New Haven
• Weill Cornell Medical College
• Yale Bush Child Study
• Yale Center for Aids Research
• Yale School of Management, Women in Management Interest Group
• Yale Art Gallery
• Yale Association of Yale Alumni
• Yale Human Resources Department
• Yale Law School
• Yale Learning Center
• Yale Office of International Affairs
• Yale Medical School
• Yale University Libraries
• Yale Research Shared Services
• Yale School of Forestry
• Yale School of Public Health
• 6-6 Interdistrict Magnet School

Energy:
• CB&I
• CH2M Hill
• Conoco
• Foster Wheeler USA and UK
• Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc.
• Specialty Minerals
• Willbros

Financial & Insurance Services:
• American Re-Insurance Company
• Capital Group Companies
• Centre Solutions
• Cigna
• Citicorp Vendor Finance, Inc.
• General Electric Credit Corporation
• GMAC Financial Services
• Hartford Life Insurance Companies
• Institute of Management Accountants, Inc.
• Merrill Lynch
• People's Bank

Fire and Police Departments:
• Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
• Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department
• Torrington Fire Service
• Yale University Police Department
• South Central Chiefs of Police Association
• South Central Criminal Justice Administration
• West Haven Police Department

Food, Travel, & Hospitality:
• Carnival Cruise Lines
• Carter-Wallace
• Cendant
• Georgia’s Homestyle
• M&M Mars
• Pizza Hut, Inc.
• Unilever

Foundations, Funders & Fundraisers:
• Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
• National Society of Fundraising Executives
• United Way of Greater New Haven
• The Waterbury Foundation
• Yale University Office of Development

Government:
• City of New Haven, Office of the Mayor
• City of New Haven, Human Resources Administration
• City of Philadelphia
• Connecticut Commission on the Arts
• Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addictive Services
• Department of the Army
• Institute for Public Service/State of Connecticut
• National Science Foundation
• New Haven Parking Authority
• New Haven Public Schools
• Torrington Fire Service
• UNICEF
• USDA National Appeals Division
• USPS
• World Food Programme

Health Care:
• AIDS Project New Haven
• Bayer
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Esthetic Dentistry
• Clifford W. Beers Guidance Center
• Complex Care Inc.
• Connecticut AIDS Residence Program
• Connecticut Mental Health Care Management
• Connecticut Women in Health Care Management
• Eisai Inc.
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Healthcare Partners Investors
• Hospital of Saint Raphael
• Howmedica Osteonics
• Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
• Leeway
• Masonic Home and Hospital
• Natural Health Associates
• Penn State- Medical Center and Hospital
• Sonofi Pasteur
• Stryker Orthopaedics
• UConn Mental Health Services
• Weill Cornell (several departments)
• Yale Center for AIDS Research
• Yale Medical School (several departments)
• Yale University School of Public Health
• Yale-New Haven Hospital (several departments)

Law and Legal Organizations:
• Flaschner Judicial Institute
• Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
• WilmerHale

Libraries & Related Organizations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• American Library Association
• Taiga Forum
• Council of Chief Librarians
• Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
• NELLCO (Northeast Law Library Consortium)
• New Haven Free Public Library
• Yale International Librarians
• Yale Library
• Yale Law Library
• Yale Medical School Library

Manufacturing:
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
• Berwick Industries
• Boeing Rotocraft
• BRIO Toys
• Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation
• Dentsply International
• Ditch Materials
• FlaxAmerica
• Firmenich, Inc.
• First Quality Enterprises
• FMC Corporation
• Howmedica Osteonics
• Konica Business Technologies, Inc.
• Nissan Technical Center, North America
• Sonofi Pasteur
• Sony
• Sorvall Products
• Stryker Orthopaedics
• Volvo Cars of North America
• WillBros Utility
• Wyeth Consumer Health Care

Media & Communications:
• Cablevision
• CMP Media LLC
• ESPN
• Factiva
• Lucent Technologies
• New Haven Advocate
• New York Times Magazine Group
• PRNewsWire
• The Advocate Press
• T-Mobile

Professional Services:
• Brody & Weiser
• Convergys Corporation
• Dakis Realty
• Education and Campaign Associates
• The Highland Group
• Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
• Labor Ready, Inc.
• Michael Allen, Inc.
• Part-Time Resources
• Science Park Associates
• Thin Within

Religious Organizations:
• Bethesda Lutheran Homes
• St. Thomas More Center
• Trinity Wall Street

Social Services:
• AIDS Project New Haven
• Anderson Boys Club
• ARTSPACE
• Area Congregations Together (ACT)
• CLASP Homes
• Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic
• Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis
• CREDO
• D.A.T.A
• DATAHR
• El Hogar Del Futuro
• The Family Center
• The Gathering Place
• Gesell Institute of Human Development
• Greater Dwight Development Corporation
• Green Community Services
• Habitat for Humanity
• Help ‘94
• Homeless Community Services
• Jobs for the Future
• Leadership Greater New Haven
• LEAP
• Leeway
• Lifehaven
• My Sister’s Place
• New Haven Home Recovery
• New Haven Reads
• Nine Squares Neighborhood Youth Leagues
• Project H.E.L.P
• Rideworks
• Sage Services of Connecticut
• Save the Children
• South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging/RSVP
• STAR Center
• UNICEF
• United Way Council of Executives
• Waterbury Area Council of Churches
• Zen Center Hospice of San Francisco

Technology:
• Acsys Interactive
• Corporacion Elite (Ecuador)
• INTTRA
• ITT Electronic Systems
• Lucent Technologies
• Monster.com
• Pershing
• Premier Services
• Sony

Unions:
• Hartford Federation of Teachers
• Local 1199
• SEIU-32BJ
• SCOPE

Utilities:
• Continental Water Company
• Long Island Water Corporation
• Premier Utility Services
• United Illuminating Company
• United Water Management and Services
• United Waterworks, Inc.

Apparel:
• American Eagle Outfitters
• Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

Arts and Architecture:
• American Institute of Architects
• Architecture Development Corporation
• ARTSPACE
• Connecticut Commission on the Arts
• Hoffmann Architects
• Kenneth Boroson, Architect
• Mattutuck Museum
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• The Newark Museum
• Rumney Associates
• Starr Whitehouse
• Williams College Museum of Art
• Yale Institute of Sacred Music
• Yale University Art Gallery
• Yale University School of Drama

Associations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• American Institute of Architects
• Association of Yale Alumni
• Connecticut Women in Health Care Management
• Council of Chief Librarians
• Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• Institute of Management Accountants
• Madison Chamber of Commerce
• Marketing Research Association
• National Association of Professional Saleswomen
• National Human Resources Association
• National Society of Fundraising Executives
• Society of Human Resource Managers
• Public Relations Society of America

Construction:
• LaFarge Corporation
• Richard Construction

Educational Organizations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• Atlas Communities
• Central Connecticut State University
• Cold Spring School
• D.A.T.A.
• Education Development Center
• Georgetown University School of Foreign Service - Doha, Qatar
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Institute for Advanced Study
• Johns Hopkins University
• Lehigh University
• New Haven Public Schools
• New Haven Public Education Fund
• New Haven Reads
• The New Teacher Project
• Oakland Public Schools
• Omega Institute
• Penn State - Medical Center and Hospital
• Rollins College
• Sacred Heart University
• Smith College
• Texas A&M University at Qatar
• UConn Law School
• UConn Mental Health Services
• University of Colorado – Denver
• University of Hartford - Barney School of Business
• University of New Haven
• Weill Cornell Medical College
• Yale Bush Child Study
• Yale Center for Aids Research
• Yale School of Management, Women in Management Interest Group
• Yale Art Gallery
• Yale Association of Yale Alumni
• Yale Human Resources Department
• Yale Law School
• Yale Learning Center
• Yale Office of International Affairs
• Yale Medical School
• Yale University Libraries
• Yale Research Shared Services
• Yale School of Forestry
• Yale School of Public Health
• 6-6 Interdistrict Magnet School

Energy:
• CB&I
• CH2M Hill
• Conoco
• Foster Wheeler USA and UK
• Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc.
• Specialty Minerals
• Willbros

Financial & Insurance Services:
• American Re-Insurance Company
• Capital Group Companies
• Centre Solutions
• Cigna
• Citicorp Vendor Finance, Inc.
• General Electric Credit Corporation
• GMAC Financial Services
• Hartford Life Insurance Companies
• Institute of Management Accountants, Inc.
• Merrill Lynch
• People's Bank

Fire and Police Departments:
• Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
• Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department
• Torrington Fire Service
• Yale University Police Department
• South Central Chiefs of Police Association
• South Central Criminal Justice Administration
• West Haven Police Department

Food, Travel, & Hospitality:
• Carnival Cruise Lines
• Carter-Wallace
• Cendant
• Georgia’s Homestyle
• M&M Mars
• Pizza Hut, Inc.
• Unilever

Foundations, Funders & Fundraisers:
• Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
• National Society of Fundraising Executives
• United Way of Greater New Haven
• The Waterbury Foundation
• Yale University Office of Development

Government:
• City of New Haven, Office of the Mayor
• City of New Haven, Human Resources Administration
• City of Philadelphia
• Connecticut Commission on the Arts
• Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addictive Services
• Department of the Army
• Institute for Public Service/State of Connecticut
• National Science Foundation
• New Haven Parking Authority
• New Haven Public Schools
• Torrington Fire Service
• UNICEF
• USDA National Appeals Division
• USPS
• World Food Programme

Health Care:
• AIDS Project New Haven
• Bayer
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Esthetic Dentistry
• Clifford W. Beers Guidance Center
• Complex Care Inc.
• Connecticut AIDS Residence Program
• Connecticut Mental Health Care Management
• Connecticut Women in Health Care Management
• Eisai Inc.
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Healthcare Partners Investors
• Hospital of Saint Raphael
• Howmedica Osteonics
• Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
• Leeway
• Masonic Home and Hospital
• Natural Health Associates
• Penn State- Medical Center and Hospital
• Sonofi Pasteur
• Stryker Orthopaedics
• UConn Mental Health Services
• Weill Cornell (several departments)
• Yale Center for AIDS Research
• Yale Medical School (several departments)
• Yale University School of Public Health
• Yale-New Haven Hospital (several departments)

Law and Legal Organizations:
• Flaschner Judicial Institute
• Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
• WilmerHale

Libraries & Related Organizations:
• American Association of Law Libraries
• American Library Association
• Taiga Forum
• Council of Chief Librarians
• Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
• NELLCO (Northeast Law Library Consortium)
• New Haven Free Public Library
• Yale International Librarians
• Yale Library
• Yale Law Library
• Yale Medical School Library

Manufacturing:
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
• Berwick Industries
• Boeing Rotocraft
• BRIO Toys
• Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation
• Dentsply International
• Ditch Materials
• FlaxAmerica
• Firmenich, Inc.
• First Quality Enterprises
• FMC Corporation
• Howmedica Osteonics
• Konica Business Technologies, Inc.
• Nissan Technical Center, North America
• Sonofi Pasteur
• Sony
• Sorvall Products
• Stryker Orthopaedics
• Volvo Cars of North America
• WillBros Utility
• Wyeth Consumer Health Care

Media & Communications:
• Cablevision
• CMP Media LLC
• ESPN
• Factiva
• Lucent Technologies
• New Haven Advocate
• New York Times Magazine Group
• PRNewsWire
• The Advocate Press
• T-Mobile

Professional Services:
• Brody & Weiser
• Convergys Corporation
• Dakis Realty
• Education and Campaign Associates
• The Highland Group
• Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
• Labor Ready, Inc.
• Michael Allen, Inc.
• Part-Time Resources
• Science Park Associates
• Thin Within

Religious Organizations:
• Bethesda Lutheran Homes
• St. Thomas More Center
• Trinity Wall Street

Social Services:
• AIDS Project New Haven
• Anderson Boys Club
• ARTSPACE
• Area Congregations Together (ACT)
• CLASP Homes
• Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic
• Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis
• CREDO
• D.A.T.A
• DATAHR
• El Hogar Del Futuro
• The Family Center
• The Gathering Place
• Gesell Institute of Human Development
• Greater Dwight Development Corporation
• Green Community Services
• Habitat for Humanity
• Help ‘94
• Homeless Community Services
• Jobs for the Future
• Leadership Greater New Haven
• LEAP
• Leeway
• Lifehaven
• My Sister’s Place
• New Haven Home Recovery
• New Haven Reads
• Nine Squares Neighborhood Youth Leagues
• Project H.E.L.P
• Rideworks
• Sage Services of Connecticut
• Save the Children
• South Central Connecticut Agency on Aging/RSVP
• STAR Center
• UNICEF
• United Way Council of Executives
• Waterbury Area Council of Churches
• Zen Center Hospice of San Francisco

Technology:
• Acsys Interactive
• Corporacion Elite (Ecuador)
• INTTRA
• ITT Electronic Systems
• Lucent Technologies
• Monster.com
• Pershing
• Premier Services
• Sony

Unions:
• Hartford Federation of Teachers
• Local 1199
• SEIU-32BJ
• SCOPE

Utilities:
• Continental Water Company
• Long Island Water Corporation
• Premier Utility Services
• United Illuminating Company
• United Water Management and Services
• United Waterworks, Inc.