Kate Schaefers, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) promotes the joy of learning for people 55+. With an engaging curriculum of noncredit courses and a vibrant community of learners and volunteers, OLLI offers active engagement opportunities to members. Housed in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, OLLI contributes to the University of Minnesota's mission to bring learning opportunities to Minnesotans of all ages.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

We prepare encore adults for social impact careers and civic engagement. UMAC connects the generations through learning while leveraging the talents of people at midlife and beyond for the common good. UMAC is an innovation in higher education, bringing multiple generations together to learn from one another to address the grand challenges of our times. umac.umn.edu

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Partner with client organizations to strengthen leadership skills and build capacity. Provide executive coaching, pre-hire selection, and organizational consulting, promoting organizational transformation in a holistic, integrated way.

Washington, Dc, Us

As principal volunteer spokesperson in Minnesota, I represent AARP in a variety of contexts, and advocate for Minnesota's 660,000+ members. I lead the Executive Council and work with staff and volunteers to establish strategic goals and objectives on a local level in concert with AARP’s national strategic framework.

Consult with organizations to promote effectiveness of leaders, teams, and organizations. • Coach clients as they strengthen leadership skills and expand leadership capacity.• Assess leader characteristics (strengths, development needs, personality) to guide coaching goals and measure outcomes.• Conduct qualitative research to inform organizational strategy.• Design and deliver presentations for organizations and professional groups.• Help nonprofits build talent capacity.Specialties: consulting, coaching, leadership development, leader assessment, nonprofits, program development, project management, workshop design and facilitation, Hogan assessments, 360 degree assessment, MBTI, CPI, SII.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Teach graduate level courses in two departments: Graduate School of Professional Psychology and Organization Learning and Development.• Incorporated experiential, service learning component into graduate level course, resulting in course evaluations in the top tier of department.• Integrated collaborative learning strategies in classes to ensure student participation and engagement.• Teamed with colleagues to redesign master’s curriculum to align educational goals and content with emerging marketplace needs. • Collaborated on a proposal for an executive coaching certificate program: Explored feasibility, benchmarked existing programs, established competency models, and identified target markets.Specialties: encore careers, curriculum development, higher education, administration, career development, talent management, organizational career management, program development, leadership development, leadership assessment, academics, career assessment, job search, partnerships, service learning, instructional design, nonprofit, generations in the workplace, boomers at work, midlife, staff development.

Consult with individuals and organizations on work in the second half of life. • Coach clients as they navigate mid- to late career transitions. • Promote partnerships and best practices through education, research, and advocacy. • Research employer approaches and best practices to engaging an aging workforce.• Authored journal article introducing encore careers to career counseling, adult development, and human resources professionals.• Created engaged aging proprietary model and workbook for use with individuals and groups.Specialties: encore careers, nonprofits, consulting, coaching, program management, program development, project management, workshop design and facilitation, leadership development, brand management, career assessment, strategic alliances, public speaking, job search, partnerships, nonprofit, generations in the workplace, retirement planning, boomers at work, midlife, social media, flexibility, instructional design, staff development, career management, MBTI, facilitation, Strong Interest Inventory, transition to retirement, couples in retirement.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Teach graduate level career counseling class (EPSY 8405). Incorporate theory and practice to prepare students for career counseling roles.

SHIFT is a nonprofit community organization focused on career and life transitions at midlife and beyond. Vital contributor to the formation, vision, and growth of organization. Manage projects, promote partnerships, provide strategic guidance, and serve as career expert for executive director and board. • Leveraged high visibility events to strengthen and expand strategic alliances, resulting in new donors, sponsors, and partnerships for the organization.• Rebranded SHIFT as a valuable employer resource, through events like The Experience Advantage: From Talent Cliff to Boomer Bridge and quarterly employer roundtable meetings.• Managed projects and events, shaped programming, and facilitated forums and workshops.• Conducted analysis of nonprofit models with missions similar to SHIFT to explore sustainability options, and presented results and recommendations to SHIFT board.Strengths: encore careers, generations at work, 50+ workforce, boomers, strategic alliances, partnerships, nonprofit, project management, program management, marketing, analysis, collaboration, relationship building, sponsorship, group facilitation, research.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

With over 18,000 employees, University of Minnesota is one of the largest and most complex employers in the state. Launched new employee initiatives in leadership, supervisory training, career development, and work/life arenas serving faculty and staff. Conducted benchmark analyses, built buy-in with administrators and organized labor, and piloted new offerings. Part of human resources management team, with budget management and supervision responsibilities. • Designed and launched high profile leadership program as part of president’s agenda to develop leadership bench strength. Recruited senior leaders to serve as mentors and negotiated experiential learning placements with departments.• Facilitated women’s leadership program, drawing on relationships with senior women leaders to share their stories and establish a supportive professional community for women administrators. • Created staff career enhancement offerings and online resources, partnering with organized labor representatives to facilitate internal career moves.• Negotiated on behalf of senior administrators to secure alternate appointments for tenured faculty impacted by a campus closure. • Planned educational conferences, wrote proposals and reports, served on campus wide committees, and represented department at local and national level.Specialties: program development, project management, higher education, consulting, coaching, workshop design, facilitation, leadership development, career assessment, strategic alliances, public speaking, job search, partnerships, nonprofit, generations in the workplace, encore careers, flexibility, instructional design, staff development, career management, MBTI facilitation, Strong Interest Inventory facilitation, transition.

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology

M.A., Counseling Psychology

B.S., Mathematics And Psychology

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