The Drake University School of Education graduate program in Adult Learning and Organizational Performance welcomes Dr. Cris de Mello-e-Souza Wildermuth as its new Assistant Professor.
An experienced leader, OD consultant, and social networker, Dr. Wildermuth is passionate about developing leaders, building communities and connecting people.
As faculty at the Organizational Leadership program at Wright State University, Dr. Wildermuth brought to university classes the excitement and entrepreneurial spirit of “real world” OD consulting: Her students design their own “consulting firms,” develop practical projects for real clients, and engage in lively leadership simulations.
As an international OD consultant, Dr. Wildermuth has designed and facilitated leadership, team, and diversity interventions to major international organizations. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
As Chief Evangelist for Linked:HR, an HR group on Linkedin with over 220,000 members, Dr. Wildermuth has focused on strengthening the
experience of Group Members and enhancing the brand and quality of the Group.
Dr. Wildermuth is the author of “Diversity Training,” published by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), has had articles published by the Journal of Commercial and Industrial Training and the T&D Magazine, and frequently speaks at national and international conferences. She has strong expertise on the topics of
employee engagement, the five factors of personality, and building leadership capacity.
Dr. Wildermuth’s start at Drake will also witness enhanced student services by faculty to ALOP students, alumni and friends. Several changes are in the works including LinkedIn and Facebook groups, degree program emphasis advocate/advisers, and social/educational activities to augment its quality courses. It is an exciting time for ALOP at Drake and we welcome Dr. Wildermuth to our campus.