WHO WE ARE
       
About the President

Dr. Deloras Jones has extensive experience in leading organizational change and innovation.  She is an OD consultant, coach and facilitator with a focus on team and leadership development and large-scale change.  Dr. Jones utilizes a strengths-based and collaborative approach to change and has partnered with leaders to unleash the energy in private and public sector organizations.  Dr. Jones has been project lead on a number of enterprise-wide transformations related to business model transition, business unit mergers and talent management systems, including strategy and curriculum redesign of a Fortune 500 corporate university.  She has designed and taught leadership curriculum within Fortune 500 organizations, and is the creator of the Collaborative Change Model.  Dr. Jones has been project lead on enterprise-wide implementations of competency based performance management systems in medium-size and large organizations. She has prior experience as a Director, Manager, and sales executive in automotive manufacturing, education and government industries.  Her most recent role was Director of Organizational Learning and Leadership Development, preceded by Senior OD Consultant.  
  
Dr. Jones holds a Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR) certification from the Society of Human Resource Management and was awarded the Best Student Paper Award by the Organization Development Network (ODN) for her research and publications on transformative dialogue, and is an international facilitator and presenter.  Dr. Jones holds a Ph.D. in Organization Development from Benedictine University and a Masters Degree in Organization Development from Bowling Green State University.  She holds undergraduate degrees in Human Resource Management and Marketing.

Relationships
   
   Dana Corporation                      University of Toledo
   Ford Motor Company                 Bowling Green State University
   City of Toledo                            SCORE
   Milton Hershey School               Aurora House
   Owens-Illinois                            Goodwill Industries

  
      AFFILIATIONS
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   American Society for Training and Development
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 The Society for Human
 Resource Management
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Academy of Management
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  Merrillville Chamber of
         Commerce
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        Organization
  Development Network
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Organizational Design
           Forum
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   National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation
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