JOC CLARK, Ph.D.
Credentials >
Education:

Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH                                                                                    2008
Ph.D., Leadership and Change Management in the Professions                      

Antioch University of New England, Keene, NH                                                                      2002
M.Ed., Administration and Supervision

Bates College, Lewiston, ME                                                                                                       1987
B.A. Psychology, Minor in Spanish


Primary Professional Focus:

Customized Organization Development                          Leadership Development
Team Building and Team Improvement                           Facilitation Skills                                
Collaborative, Shared and Ally Based Leadership        Executive Coaching                        
Multiculturalism                                                                     Experiential Education        
Planned Change Processes                                               Communication Skills
Social Intelligence                                                                 Sustainability
Leading a multi-generational work force                        Effectively working with difficult people

Professional Experience:

Consultant and facilitator                                                                                               
Collaboration Works Consulting                                                                                             2002-present
Organization and leadership development, creating sustainable and collaborative work places
Website: www.allybasedleadership.com

Faculty and Curriculum Developer                                                                              
California State University Chico, Northern California Local Government                    2002-present
Leadership Development Institute, Chico, CA      
Design and deliver courses for city, county, tribal and state government regional leaders.
http://rce.csuchico.edu/leader/

Butte College, The Training Place, Chico, CA                                                                       2006-present
Create and facilitate training series for professional and organizational development
Website:  www.butte.edu/business/bus_services/trainingplace/

Outward Bound Professional, Golden, CO                                                                            1988-present
Lead Facilitator for adventure-based corporate programs for clients such as Boeing, Harvard
Business School, and Boston Consulting Group, Silicon Valley Bank.

University of Phoenix, Chico, CA                                                                                              2004-2006
Taught in the Business Management Department.

Bates College, Lewiston/Auburn Civic Leadership Institute, Lewiston, ME                  2001-2003
Developed curriculum and taught for community-based leadership development programs for
college students, public school teachers and community leaders.
Relevant Professional Skills

Experience working with a variety of businesses and educational programs.  Selected client
list:                                         
Lundberg Family Farms     Wine and Roses Inn         Invitrogen                
Harvard Business School Boeing                                  University of the Pacific

Yuba Comm. College          Sak and Fox Nation           Bates College
Silicon Valley Bank             Dole Fresh Vegetable       Project Adventure  
University of Vermont        Villanova University          Plumas Unified School District  

 Extensive experience in the creation, development, administration and facilitation of
leadership development programs and organization development processes

 Twenty-five years of teaching through experience-based learning methods as a facilitator,
consultant, and trainer

 Chair of the Leadership Council for the Western Region of the Association of Experiential
Education

 Completed training programs:
  • Future Search, with M Weisbord and S. Janoff, San Francisco, CA                               2005
  • NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, Bethel ME                                         1996-2002
  • Facilitating dialogue, Public Conversation Project, Boston, MA                                       2002

 Published several articles locally and internationally about collaborative “ally-based”
leadership and experiential methods

 Spanish fluency and translator – teaching and translating educational material  for
experiential educators and consultants who are Spanish speakers

 Conference presenter, convener and keynote speaker:
Selected list from recent conferences:
  • Keynote speaker and presenter at the International conference for Physical Educators
    sponsored by the United Nations and the University of Antioquia, in Medellin, Colombia,  
    South America (2005)
  • Association of Experiential Education presenter at various conferences (2000-2009
  • University of Antioquia Diploma program in experiential education presenter (2005)
  • Northern California Assessors’ Association, Standards of Leadership Conference
    presenter (2005)
  • Butte College Student Leadership Conference presenter (2002-2008)
  • National Conference of Experiential Educators –Keynote speaker, Colombia (2004)
  • Learning Change Inc., “Inspiring Youth” Conference presenter (2004)
  • California Community College Student Affairs (CCCSAA) Leadership Conference
    presenter (2003)
Ally (def.): collaborator, teammate, colleague,
supporter, partner, associate