Jul 30 2007
About
Dr. Jeffrey D. Yergler
Jeffrey D. Yergler has served in the non-profit sector for over 20 years. He has provided leadership in three large non-profits in Texas, Florida and Washington. He has consulted for both non-profits and for-profits in areas such as leadership development, strategic planning, team building and performance, conflict resolution, MBTI and team development, governance and organizational performance.
Jeffrey received his BA in Psychology from Westmont College, his Masters from Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv) and his Doctorate (DMin) from Columbia Theological Seminary. He is currently a PhD candidate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. His dissertation topic is: The Posttraumatic Growth Process for Organizational Leaders Impacted by Involuntary Job Loss. Jeff received his certification in Organizational Development from the National Training Labs (NTL) for Applied Behavioral Science in 1997. Jeff has served as an adjunct instructor at Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) in the Bachelor of General Studies Accelerated Program in Organizational Leadership, at Highline College in Nonprofit Leadership, Management and Supervision, at the Command University at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and at Seattle University (Seattle, WA) in the MBA program of Albers School of Business and Economics. Jeffrey is a faculty member at Olympic College (Bremerton, WA) where he serves as professor and lead faculty for Organizational Leadership and Resource Management.
Jeffrey’s areas of specialization include: Leadership Development, Conflict Resolution, Servant-Leadership, The Myers-Briggs and Team Performance, Strategic Planning, Vision and Mission Development, Nonprofit Organizational Leadership, and Nonprofit Board Development. He has published articles relating to Leadership and Resilience, Executive Leadership and Posttraumatic Growth, Volunteering and Executive Leadership, Spirituality and Leadership, Forgiveness and Leadership, Leadership and Resilience, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Jeffrey has three sons: Jason, a recent university graduate, Jordan, who is beginning his senior year abroad in Europe, and Jamie, a recent graduate from high school who is beginning his freshman year in college.
For more information about Jeffrey D. Yergler, please see Jeffrey’s Linkedin site at: www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreydyergler