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Dr. Lois Zachary

Dr. Lois J. Zachary, a specialist in adult development and learning, is the Principal of Leadership Development Services, a consulting firm located in Phoenix, AZ that offers leadership coaching, education, and training for corporate and not-for-profit organizations across the continent. She is also a Program Associate of Leadership Center West, a San Jose CA-based company focusing on achieving organizational effectiveness by improving the quality people's lives at work.

Dr. Zachary's workshops, keynotes, and consultations integrate adult development and learning theory with proven methods to improve leadership development and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Zachary coaches leaders and their organizations in designing, implementing and evaluating learner-centered mentoring programs. She is a 1998 recipient of the Athena Award in Recognition of Excellence in Mentoring.

Dr. 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 National Lecturer for Programs for Higher Education, a doctoral program of Nova Southeastern University. She is also a certified Myers-Briggs trainer.

Among the clients she is serving or has served are:

• Albright Knox Art Gallery
• American Association of Museums
• American Red Cross
• Arizona State University
• Best & Co. Professional Imaging Consultants
• Brown-Forman Corporation
• Center for Creative Leadership
• Central New York Coalition for Adult & Continuing Education
• Central New York Staff Development Consortium
• Columbia University: Teachers College
• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
• Council of Jewish Federations
• Covenant Foundation
• Hospice of Central New York
• Loretto Geriatric Center
• Maricopa Community Colleges
• Metropolitan School Study Council
• Mutual of New York
• National Institute for Leadership Development
• National University Research Institute
• National-Louis University
• Nortel Networks
• Nova Southeastern University
• Onondaga County Child Care Council
• Onondaga County Public Library
• Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
• RLS Career Center
• School of Business and Entrepreneurship-Nova University
• Syracuse/Onondaga County Youth Bureau
• Tri-State Professional Development Program
• Union Theological Seminary
• Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
• United Way Nonprofit Management Institute
• University of Louisville
• U S WEST Communications
• Watson Wyatt & Company
• Women's Forum of Colorado
• Workplace Learning Institute

Her publications include articles, monographs and books about adult development and learning, mentoring, leadership and board development, staff development, and the basics of establishing and maintaining a consulting practice. She is author of The Mentors Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000). Her column, "Board Room" is a regular feature in Arizona Corridors Magazine.