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 Nationally and Internationally known for her effectiveness as an Executive Leader, writer and motivational speaker, Dr. Helena J. Sturnick is a “turn-around” leader who has positively changed organizational systems and “rescued” a variety of organizations. She is equally recognized as a Mentor and Executive Coach for individuals and leadership teams, as well as a Transition and Empowerment Coach for individuals. Well known for her inspirational style, she has dedicated her life to enhancing the leadership authenticity and effectiveness of CEO’s and other high level managers in the corporate and business worlds, and higher education. Additionally, her work is notable for the development of team and organizational cultures that enhance productivity and enrich the connectedness of the organization at all levels. One of her specialties is to conduct “culture scans” to assist the development of executive team strategies, as well as to strengthen communication links between leaders and their teams. She believes deeply that visionary, ethical and people-oriented managers make all the difference.
Selective Executive Leadership, Education and Coaching Credentials of Dr. Sturnick:
- Successful President of five universities/colleges (the University of Maine at Farmington, Keene State College of New Hampshire, the Union Institute a University which she merged with Vermont College, and Montserrat College of Art)
- Vice President for the American Council on Education and Director of the National Office of Women in Higher Education in Washington, DC
- Granite State Distinguished Professor for the University System of New Hampshire
- Recipient of honorary doctorates and numerous national international leadership awards
- Founded successfully an Executive Coaching and Consulting organization (Sturnick & Associates), which conducted business both Nationally and Internationally
- Consultant on leadership development and issues for the United Nations division of underdeveloped countries
- In Sweden, helped design and implement a national leadership development program for the Swedish University System
- Helped design and teach in innovative leadership programs at Bryn Mawr, Wellesley Colleges for two decades, as well as the National Educational Leadership in Academic Medicine program; lectured on presidential leadership at Harvard
- Designed and implemented a Master’s degree in Global Leadership and Political Transformation for the Graduate Theological Foundation
- Served as Executive Coach for the first woman to be appointed President of the prestigious Karolinski Institute and Medical School in Stockholm, Sweden
- Author of two books, numerous books chapter and articles on Executive Leadership Transformation, Gender and Managing Organizational Change
- Motivational speaker on a variety of topics related to life and wor
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