Executive Certificate In Leadership & Management Faculty
Effective Leadership – Peter DeLisle, Michael Crant, Dave Hayes, Gaylen Paulson, Paul Slaggert
Leading Teams and Organizations – Peter DeLisle, Paul Slaggert, Dave Womeldorff, James O’Rourke, Dave Hayes, Joseph Holt, Leo Flanagan
Executive Leadership Strategies – Jim Davis, Peter DeLisle, Rajan Kamath, Margot O’Brien, Jack Walker, Tim Koegel, Leo Burke
Gaylen D. Paulson, PhD
Gaylen Paulson is a program faculty member in Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame. He has taught in the Notre Dame Executive MBA and Master of Science in Accountancy programs and regularly leads seminars in negotiations for executives in a variety of custom programs in Executive Education. Dr. Paulson’s primary responsibility is as a member of the faculty of the management department at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He received an MS and PhD in communication studies at Northwestern University. Paulson has published articles, case studies and book chapters in outlets such as The Journal of Applied Psychology, The International Journal of Conflict Management, International Negotiation, and Communication Research. He trains and consults widely, offering programs focusing on negotiation skills, managerial leadership, and strategic influence, in organizations such as 3M, Bayer, The Conference Board, Dell, Ernst & Young, HEB, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, National Public Radio, Pfizer, and Texas Instruments. Gaylen has a number of teaching awards for his work with executives, MBA students and undergraduates.
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Joe Holt, JD
Joe Holt graduated from Boston College in 1979 with a BA in political science. Joe spent 11 years as a Jesuit seminarian and priest, studying languages and earning graduate degrees in philosophy at Fordham University, theology at the Weston School of Theology, and biblical theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. Upon returning from Rome in 1992, Holt earned his Series 7 license and spent part of the year, pending acceptance to law school, as a stockbroker. He received his JD from the Harvard Law School in 1996. During the summer following law school graduation, he worked on death-row appeal cases at the Northwestern University School of Law's Bluhm Legal Clinic. He then worked as a corporate attorney for five years at major law firms in Chicago and Denver.
From June 2002 through June 2004, Holt was a senior lecturer in law and director of the clinic on entrepreneurship at The University of Chicago Law School. At the law school, he taught entrepreneurship and the law, negotiation and mediation, and a seminar on The Ethical Dimensions of Lawyering. From the fall of 2003, he also taught the Weave and Business Ethics courses in the University of Notre Dame Chicago EMBA program, on an adjunct basis. He joined Notre Dame full time in July 2004 as director for executive ethics in the executive education program at the Mendoza College of Business.
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Ann Tenbrunsel, PhD
Ann Tenbrunsel is an Associate Professor in the department of management at the University of Notre Dame. Tenbrunsel received a PhD and an MBA from Northwestern University and a BSIOE from the University of Michigan. She teaches management and negotiation courses at the undergraduate and MBA level. Her research interests focus on decision making and negotiations, with a specific emphasis on ethics. She has published in these areas in several refereed journals and is the co-editor of two books.
Prior to obtaining her PhD, Tenbrunsel worked as a sales-force and marketing consultant for ZS Associates and as a sales-support analyst and engineer for S.C. Johnson and Son. She has acted as a negotiation consultant/trainer to a variety of companies, including the May Company, Household International, Ernst and Young partners and the National Association of Broadcasters.
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Charles Naquin, PhD
Charles Naquin is an Assistant Professor in the department of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. He received a BS from the University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from Northwestern University. His area of expertise lies in negotiation with a special focus on: 1) team and group negotiation and 2) the use of technology in negotiation. Charles has taught negotiation at the undergraduate, MBA and executive levels, with corporate assignments at Bayer, Sprint, and the Gillette Company. His research can be found in such peer-reviewed outlets as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and International Negotiation.
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Peter A. DeLisle, PhD
Peter DeLisle is an adjunct faculty member in executive education in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame where he has acted as a program facilitator and faculty member in a variety of custom programs. He holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Resource Development Leadership from the College of Education at the University of Texas in Austin where he was Phi Kappa Phi.
Peter DeLisle works with managers and executives at organizations across the country to help them become competent managers with effective leadership and interpersonal skills. Over the last ten years, he has worked extensively with engineering students and practitioners. He was the first holder of the Severns Chair in Human Behavior in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. He is currently working with several nationally-recognized colleges of engineering to design curriculum to help engineers and engineering students develop critical leadership competencies. DeLisle also acts as an organizational development consultant to the National Science Foundation. He has written extensively about business organizations, specifically the development of agile organizations. In 2005, he accepted the position as the Cecil and Ida Green Professor, Leadership Institute, at Austin College. He is also the program designer and presenter in an innovative program called Effective Leadership in Technical Organizations. DeLisle has extensive experience helping engineers and other technical professionals learn how to integrate interpersonal and business skills into more effective management and leadership practices. He also has experience in human resources at two high-tech firms, Hewlett-Packard, where he was personnel manager, and Convex Computer Corporation, where he was vice president for human resources. He also has served as a program manager and senior associate at the Center for Creative Leadership.
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Jerome T. Barrett, EdD
Jerome Barrett serves as a mediator and arbitrator in labor-management conflicts, as well as trainer and writer on conflict resolution. He holds an MA in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota and an EdD in Human Resource Development from George Washington University. He has worked at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and other conflict resolution organizations. His two most recent books include: Interest-Based Bargaining, published in Ireland (2005), and A History of Alternative Dispute Resolution published by Josseybass (2004). He is the historian of FMCS and two other conflict resolution organizations, and has written extensively on them. He has worked throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as in 24 other countries.
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Leo Burke, MA, MS
Leo Burke is Associate Dean of the Mendoza College of Business and Director of Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to joining Notre Dame, Burke spent 12 years in training and development at Motorola, Inc. He holds a BA in sociology from the University of Notre Dame, an MA in Political Science from Indiana University, and an MS in Organization Development from Aurora University.
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Rajan R. Kamath, PhD
Rajan Kamath, founder of Artesiaa Consulting Group, has served as a consultant for some of the world’s leading companies: HaasTCM, Thomson, Toyota Motor Company in Japan, Toyota Motor Manufacturing of North America, Procter and Gamble, Cabot Microelectronics, General Motors - Mexico, Convergys, BPCL-India, Milacron, Inc., Hill-Rom, TriHealth Inc. and Aventis. He earned his PhD in Strategy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering (IITK) and his MBA specialization is in Finance (IIMB).
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Jim Davis, PhD
James H. (Jim) Davis, Associate Professor, Management and Director at Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, is an expert in family business, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, strategic planning, trust and organizational social capital. The author of numerous articles, case studies and presentations, he was named Inspirational Teacher of the Year for his work in Notre Dame’s executive programs. Davis has also received a presidential citation for his contributions to the University of Notre Dame. He holds BA and M.Ed degrees from Brigham Young University, an MBA from Idaho State University, and a PhD from the University of Iowa.
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Leo Flanagan, Jr., PhD
As Principal of Flanagan Consultants, Leo Flanagan partners with leaders and organizations across the globe to improve performance by aligning an enterprise’s people and processes with its brand and customer loyalty strategies. His expertise is complemented by the skills he honed in leadership positions in government, political campaigns, university, healthcare, financial services, insurance, crisis response, and global management consulting environments. Career highlights include such challenging assignments as Special Assistant to City Mayor, Deputy Director of Emergency Healthcare Services, and Senior Vice President responsible for Fortune 500 sales. Flanagan received a BA from Fordham University, an MA from Hunter College, and a PhD from the City University of New York.
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David Hayes, MBA
David H. Hayes, the William Alexander Nolan Director in Family Business Enterprise at Notre Dame, is an expert in organizational culture, human resources management, executive development, strategic planning and family business planning. A recipient of the Inspiring Instructor Award for teaching in executive education at the University of Notre Dame, Hayes served as the USASBE Family Business Program Chair for the 2006 annual convention. He was also named Academic Advisor of the Year for his work with Notre Dame’s Undergraduate Entrepreneur Club. Hayes holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
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Timothy J. Koegel, MS
Tim Koegel helps executives, politicians and business professionals strengthen their message and refine their delivery skills. A consultant in both the corporate and political worlds, he conducts CEO Boot Camps nationally and has coached members of the House and Senate, White House and other government organizations. He also lectures at universities and business schools nationwide, and is the author of a new book called The Exceptional Presenter, The Definitive Handbook for Showcasing Your Message. Koegel is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and is a program faculty member in Executive Education at Notre Dame in Executive Integral Leadership and in a variety of custom programs.
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Margot O'Brien, JD
Margot O’Brien, a CPA in Illinois, is a member of the Illinois State Bar, the Northern District of Illinois Bar and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Bar. Her specialties include business law, contracts, accounting liability and litigation support services. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from Marquette University, majoring in accounting, before graduating summa cum laude from the Notre Dame Law School.
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John A. Walker, PhD
John (Jack) Walker is a program faculty member in Executive Education in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame, where he teaches leadership and change in a variety of custom programs. He is a certified psychologist who after several years of private practice and college teaching entered the field of management consulting, establishing his own company, Meta-Visions in 1979. He is an expert in leadership, managing change, effective managerial coaching and counseling, team building, creative problem solving and organizational development. An adjunct professor of executive education at the University of Michigan, Dr. Walker also teaches executive seminars at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Florida. He earned his PhD at the University of Michigan.
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J. Michael Crant, PhD
Mike Crant is senior faculty member in the Department of Management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. He is internationally known for his research on proactive behavior at work, and he has developed the “proactive personality scale,” which is the most frequently used measure of proactivity in the field of management. He earned a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Florida.
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James Scofield O’Rourke, IV, PhD
James S. O’Rourke teaches management and corporate communication at the University of Notre Dame, where he is a Concurrent Professor of Management and Founding Director of the Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication. In a career spanning four decades, he has earned an international reputation in business and corporate communication. He is a graduate of Notre Dame, with advanced degrees from Temple University, the University of New Mexico, and a doctorate in Communication from the S. I. Newhouse School of Syracuse University.
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Paul J. Slaggert, MBA
Paul Slaggert has more than 20 years of experience in academic leadership roles at Notre Dame, the University of Cincinnati and Boston College. He has taught extensively in the areas of finance, business management and leadership. Prior to joining Notre Dame, he was Director of the Cincinnati Center for Management and Executive Development in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati for 12 years. He holds a BBA in Management from Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance from Boston College.
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David Womeldorff, MS
David Womeldorff is a consultant, facilitator, executive coach, educator, speaker and author. He is co-founder of the Bainbridge Leadership Center (Bainbridge Island, WA), which is committed to facilitating emergent leadership for an integral world. As director of the center's Organization Leadership and Self Leadership practice areas, he focuses on supporting and facilitating individuals, teams, and organizations in making a conscious shift to leading and working from a vision-focused and passion-based orientation. He holds a Master's Degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Womeldorff regularly works in Executive Education at Notre Dame as a coach and mentor in Executive Integral Leadership and in a variety of custom programs.
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