We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lois Zachary will be our keynote speaker.
Dr. Lois Zachary
Dr. Zachary is president of Leadership Development Services, LLC, a
Phoenix-based consulting firm providing leadership development,
coaching, education, and training for corporate and nonprofit
organizations.
Zachary is an internationally recognized expert in mentoring and leadership. She was twice named by Leadership Excellence: The Magazine of Leadership Development, Managerial Effectiveness, and Organizational Productivity as one of the“100 Best Minds” in the nation in the field of organizational leadership. Her clients include multinationals, Fortune 100 companies, national associations, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
She is author of The Mentor’s Guide (Jossey-Bass, 2000), a best -selling book that has become the primary resource for organizations interested in promoting mentoring for leadership and learning. Her second book on mentoring, Creating a Mentoring Culture: The Organization’s Guide, provides a comprehensive resource for promoting organizational mentoring sustainability. Her newest book, The Mentee’s Guide: Making Mentoring Work for You, is due out in July 2009. Her other publications include articles, columns, monographs about mentoring, leadership and board development, staff development, consulting and adult development and learning. She co-edited The Adult Educator as Consultant (Jossey-Bass, 1993) and co-authored Creating and Sustaining Collaborative Partnerships (2002).
Zachary received her doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from Columbia University. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Master of Science degree in Education from Southern Illinois University. She is a frequent guest lecturer at various colleges and universities.
She is the immediate past chair of the Phoenix Athena PowerLink™ Governing
Board, a program sponsored by the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, which helps women-owned businesses expand profitably through the use of its advisory panels.
She was a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of Arizona State University’s
School of Global Management and Leadership and holds leadership positions on
other community and national boards. She served as a member of the Mentor
National Team of the Chicago Public Schools.
© 2009 Lois Zachary and Leadership Development Services, LLC, used with permission.