Academy/TLC Director: Carol S. Pearson

Transformational Leadership Project: Fetzer Institute Partnership

Featured left to right: Shelly Wilsey, Deborah Higgins, Cynthia Cherrey, Mark Nepo, Judy Brown, and Michael Jones.

Principal Investigators: Carol S. Pearson, Academy Director and Academy Senior Fellow Judy Brown . In addition, the project Stewardship Team includes Fetzer Institute Staff: Mark Nepo, Program Officer, and Deborah Higgins, Program Assistant as well as Parker Palmer, Senior Advisor of the Center for Courage and Renewal, Shelly Wilsey, ILA Director, Academy Senior Fellow Michael Jones.

First Planning Retreat Participants:

Ted Baartmans is a speech consultant and trainer, and as such adviser to leaders in both the public and private sectors... full bio

Jeffrey Beeson is the founding member of the Entheos Group... full bio

Alan Briskin, Ph.D. is a consultant, speaker, and co-founder of the Collective Wisdom Initiative... full bio

Judy Brown is an educator, speaker, consultant, poet, and writer, whose work in organizations revolves around themes of leadership, change, learning, strategy, dialogue, creativity, diversity and renewal... full bio

Cynthia Cherrey serves as president of the International Leadership Association and is a senior fellow at the Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland... full bio

Richard Couto is a founding faculty member of the Antioch PhD program where he currently teaches, and has a background of practice and scholarship in community leadership... full bio

Philomena Essed is professor of Critical Race, Gender and Leadership studies, Antioch University, PhD in Leadership and Change Program... full bio

Betty Sue Flowers, until her appointment in 2002 as Director of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, was Kelleher Professor of English and a member of the Distinguished Teachers Academy at the University of Texas at Austin... full bio

Lyn Hartley, as an independent educator, specializes in working with grassroots organizations on leadership and learning issues... full bio

Gill Robinson Hickman is currently a Professor of Leadership Studies in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond... full bio

Deborah Higgins is a Program Associate who has been with the Fetzer Institute since 2001 and supports projects across a number of concentration areas... full bio

Canadian Michael Jones is a speaker, leadership educator, pianist, composer, writer and dialogue facilitator.
Matthew T. King is the Project Officer for the EastWest Institute's International Task Force on Preventive Diplomacy in Brussels... full bio

Dr. Ivana Mrozková, Lecturer at the Department of Applied Linguistics at Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, specializes in communication (PhDr. in linguistics) and leadership... full bio

Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over thirty years.
Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., is Director of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership and a Professor of Leadership Studies in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland College Park... full bio

Megan Scribner is an editor and evaluator who works with foundations and educational organizations... full bio

Estrus Tucker is the President and CEO of Liberation Community, Inc., a faith-based, social justice network, a keynote speaker and a Courage & Renewal Facilitator, leading conversations and designing retreats across the country in support of personal, professional and community transformation and renewal... full bio

Caroline van Frankenhuyzen is a highly experienced management coach and trainer - as a psychologist, she is specialized in Leadership, personal effectiveness and accountability... full bio

Caroline van Leenders has experience of over 15 years in the field of sustainable development, has her PhD in environmental sciences, and presently works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on sustainable use of commodities such as palm oil, biomass and soy... full bio

Shelly Wilsey serves as Director of the International Leadership Association... full bio

Arnaud Wirschell works at ROI, the major Dutch institute for training and organization development in the public sector... full bio

First Seasons Dialogue Participants - The Practice of Transformational Leadership:

In 2002, Paul Born co-founded and now directs Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement, a ten-year journey and partnership with Alan Broadbent of the Avana Capital Corporation... full bio

Judy Brown is an educator, speaker, consultant, poet, and writer, whose work in organizations revolves around themes of leadership, change, learning, strategy, dialogue, creativity, diversity and renewalr... full bio

Puanani Burgess consults and does her work One-Peace-At-A Time.  Based in Hawaii, her work takes her all over the U.S., the Pacific, and other parts of the world... full bio

Janis Claflin is the vice chair of the board of trustees of the Fetzer Institute where she has served since 1988.  Janis also serves the Institute as the chair of the investment committee... full bio

Thomas B. (Tom) Coburn has served as president of Naropa University (Boulder, CO) since 2003.  Previously he was the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies at St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY), where he began teaching in 1974 and served as Vice President of the University and Dean of Academic Affairs from 1996 to 2002... full bio

Gill Robinson Hickman is currently a Professor of Leadership Studies in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.  As a member of the faculty of the Jepson School, she participated in the early structuring and formation of the program... full bio

Deborah Higgins is a Program Associate who has been with the Fetzer Institute since 2001. She serves on the Individual & Community Transformation team, with a focus on the team’s work around community-building... full bio

Canadian Michael Jones is a speaker, leadership educator, pianist, composer, writer and dialogue facilitator. Over the years, he has been widely recognized for his gift in transforming spaces through his music, stories and facilitation... full bio

Gayle Kaylor is the Chief Director and current Head of the Provincial Training Academy in the Western Cape. She holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, (John F. Kennedy School of Government), and a Masters degree in International Administration from the School for International Training, Vermont, USA... full bio

Stephen L. McAlilly, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services, Inc., is a graduate of Millsaps College (1977) and the University of Mississippi School of Law (1980)... full bio

Mark Nepo is a Program Officer for the Fetzer Institute. He serves on the Individual & Community Transformation team, and guides the Transformational Leadership, Deepening the American Dream and Generosity of Spirit projects... full bio

Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., is Director of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership and a Professor of Leadership Studies in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland College Park... full bio

Paul Polak, founder of Colorado-based non-profit International Development Enterprises (IDE), is dedicated to developing practical solutions that attack poverty at its roots... full bio

J. Nathan Poole, a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, currently works at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership... full bio

Roger Saillant, Ph.D., joined Plug Power Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2000. Dr. Saillant plans and directs all aspects of the organization’s policies, objectives, and initiatives and is engaged in building a company dedicated to the development of fuel cells and the creation of hydrogen economy... full bio

Megan Scribner is an editor and evaluator who works with foundations and educational organizations. She co-edited Leading from Within: Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Lead and Teaching With Fire: Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Teach, and co-authored with Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal: 10th Anniversary Edition... full bio

Donna Shavlik currently works with her husband, Frank Shavlik, Ph.D., in their consultation business, The Timberline Group.  Their collective work builds on their combined years of experience in helping people to realize their highest potential... full bio

Kathe Sweeney is Senior Editor in Jossey-Bass’ Business & Management Series. Kathe acquires books for the professional/text/reference market in the areas of leadership, organization development, organizational behavior, facilitation, management, teams, coaching, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategy, and women and business... full bio

Michael Toms has been described as the “Socrates of radio” and is well known for his uncanny skill at consistently eliciting great depth and creative thinking through his dialogues... full bio

Diana Chapman Walsh was the twelfth President of Wellesley College, from 1993 to 2007, and the fourth alumna to head Wellesley, the nation’s leading college for women... full bio

Shelly Wilsey serves as Director of the International Leadership Association.  She has enjoyed working with the ILA since August, 1999... full bio

James L. Zucco, Jr., is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Corente, Inc. The Corente executive team combines world-class technology and networking industry expertise, gained at companies like AT&T, MCI, Lucent Technologies, IBM and Intel, with a wide range of experience gained at new and innovative companies... full bio

Narrative Intelligence Group:

Public Leadership ECQ Project Team

Carol S. Pearson, Academy Director
Richard Couto, Visiting Academy Scholar
Ken Apfel, Professor, School of Public Policy and head of its Management, Finance and Leadership Specialization
G. Ed DeSeve
Sandra Newkirk
Nina Harris, Academy Assistant Director
Tom Kennedy, Director of CLOE
Laurel McFarland, Executive Director, NASPAA
Maja Husar Holmes, Executive MPA Center Coordinator, NASPAA