Certified Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, and Disability-Owned BusinessCarol Parker Walsh Consulting Group is a leadership development and talent optimization firm focused on helping organizations cultivate a culture that elevates internal talent to solidify the company's future success. As strategic partners, we use a human-centered approach to our customized solutions designed to unlock innovation and potential.Our People-Forward Framework is designed to foster a culture of continuous learning and resilience, preparing teams and individuals for both predictable and unpredictable future changes, leading to increased job satisfaction, team morale, and individual growth and development.Innovation thrives when your people are engaged, developed, and empowered.Learn more at https://www.carolparkerwalsh.com

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Personal & Digital Brand Strategist | Executive Presence Coach | 360Reach AnalystWe've developed a unique and comprehensive program that helps you build a compelling brand to amplify your expertise, showcase your brilliance, and position you as a leader in your industry. After all, being good at what you do isn't good enough to get you noticed or elevate your presence in a crowded and competitive digital world. Using a variety of techniques, you'll gain clarity about your unique promise of value to increase not only your professional success but your income.Why is this important? Your brand is about managing other's impressions of you and your reputation. 70% of people will go to your social media to check you out after they meet you. Is it sending the right message and telling the story you want to be told about yourself?Your brand is your opportunity to stand out from your peers and demonstrates your influence and how indispensable you really are.https://www.carolparkerwalsh.com/

Experienced educator specializing in leadership and people management for senior-level and executive women. Design and teach courses addressing critical issues in organizational dynamics, focusing on empowering women to excel in their roles. Facilitate in-person and virtual workshops, fostering a collaborative and transformative learning environment. Committed to helping women develop the skills and confidence needed to navigate complex leadership challenges and drive positive change.

Subject matter expert with a proven track record of designing high-quality, innovative online courses to empower leaders and managers to reach their full potential. I leverage my industry experience to develop engaging and impactful content that equips learners with practical strategies for improving their people management skills and driving organizational success.

A catalyst for transformational growth and development, Carol leverages her J.D., Ph.D., and multiple certifications, along with her almost 30 years of experience as an attorney, executive leader, associate professor and dean, and social scientist, to help driven professionals and organizations amplify their excellence and increase engagement, productivity, and profitability while driving innovation and supporting the co-creation of an inclusive culture.

As a member of the HBR Advisory Council, I support the Harvard Business Review to improve their content, as well as, help chart the magazine’s future direction. Harvard Business Review Advisory Council is an opt-in research community of business professionals.

As a Forbes contributor, I specialize in topics related to Executive Coaching, Career Development, Leadership and Professional Branding. Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading executive and career coaches with a proven track record for making an impact in their industry.

Contributing member of a community of thought leaders, sharing insights, knowledge, experience, and a diverse worldview through expert advice and engaging articles.

Providing organizational and strategic direction for the growth and development of the Career & Academic Center. Consult with leadership on developing diversity programs to promote career opportunities for students of color and first-generation students. Executive coach for faculty and administrative leadership. Teach a variety of courses on career management, readiness, diversity, and leadership. Offer career coaching, career counseling, career development, and leadership development to undergraduate and graduate students and staff. Manage career specialists, employee relations, and career development staff.

Image consulting, executive presence, personal branding, professional development and corporate training.

Associate Dean Student Development, School of HOD, 2009-2012Associate Professor | Doctoral Supervisor, 2009-2012Director Graduate Program, Masters in Organizational Development, 2011-2012Managed and directed the student development function from admissions, progression, and graduation. Designed curricula, doctoral orientation, assigned doctoral mentors, coordinated student progression with the VP of Enrollment Management. Supervised dissertation and served on the executive leadership team. Published articles, presented academic papers at international conferences, and mentored/taught students around the world including Australia, Amsterdam, London, Canada, Mexico, and throughout the US.Managed graduate program including hiring & dismissal of faculty, admission, progression and graduation of students, designed academic programs and concentrations, managed faculty development and retreat, and assigned faculty to teach.Parker Walsh, C. (2011). Contributing writer. In Lee Mun Wah (Ed.), Let’s get real: What People of Color can’t say & Whites won’t ask about racism. Stirfry Seminars & Consulting.Messecar, D. and Parker Walsh, C. (2011). Caregivers and caregiving (A diverse perspective). In Victor A. Hirth (Ed.), Case Based Geriatrics: A Global Approach. McGraw-Hill.Terhune, C. (2008). Doing Black feminist research. In Four Arrows (Don “Four Arrows” Trent Jacob) (Ed.), The Authentic Dissertation: Alternative Ways of Knowing, Research and Representation. Routledge of London.Terhune, C. (2008). Biography of Eliza Ann Gardner. In H. L. Gates and E. B. Higginbotham (Eds.), African American National Biography. Boston: W.E.B. Dubois Institute/Oxford Press.Terhune, C. (2008). Biography of Mary F. McCray. In H. L. Gates and E. B. Higginbotham (Eds.), African American National Biography. Boston: W.E.B. Dubois Institute/Oxford Press.

Provide consultation to corporate, educational, governmental, non-profit, and others with a focus on diversity, organizational, communication, and leadership development. Develop and present trainings, seminars, coaching, facilitation, and other specialized consultation services. Hired, trained and managed three additional consultants. Parker Walsh, C. (2010). There’s never a bad time to reward and recognize employees. The Legal Management News: Journal of the Association of Legal Administrators, 7(2): 18-23.Parker Walsh, C. (2008). Generational differences create communication challenges. Portland Business Journal, July 18, 2008.Parker Walsh, C. and Walsh, T. (2008). Diversity training needs to begin with guilt-free dialogue. Portland Business Journal, June 13, 2008.Parker Walsh, C. (2008). Coping mechanisms of black women in white communities. YWCA Our Voice, Spring 2008, 12.Terhune, C. (2006). An Ecological Understanding of Racialized Identity Construction and Self-Protective Coping Mechanisms of Black Women in White Communities. Paper presented for the 5th Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.

Director, Oregon MPH, 2007-2009Assist. Professor - SON, MPH | Graduate | Doctorate Students, 2005-2011Director, Diversity Dev.- SON, 2003-2005Leadership Dev. Coach & Trainer | OD Consultant, 2001-2003As director provided vision, leadership, and administrative oversight including program enhancement, policy development, accreditation, curriculum oversight, and serve as liaison between PSU, OHSU and OSU universities, faculty, students, and the community. As assistant professor responsible for all phases of teaching, course development and preparation including course content, syllabi, lectures, assignments, and working with students. Advise MPH students.As associate director identified, defined, and developed solutions to organizational barriers to building an integrated diverse community of learners within the School of Nursing.As a consultant for over 10,000 employees, effectively developed workgroups and organizational structure/culture through consultation, as an executive coach, leadership development, facilitated workgroup retreats & strategic planning session, designed and conducted training and mediations. Messecar, D. C., Parker-Walsh, C., & Lindauer, A. Family Caregiving (2010) In V. Hirth Geritrics: A Case-based Approach. Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-HillTerhune, C. (2007). Coping in isolation: Black women in White environments. Journal of Black Studies. Terhune, C. (2006). Biculturalism, code-switching, and shifting: the experiences of Black women in a predominately White environment. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities, and Nations, 5 (6), 9-15.Terhune, C. (2006). Can we talk? Using critical self-reflection and dialogue to build diversity and change organizational culture in nursing schools. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 13(3), 141-145.Terhune, C. (2005). Finding, developing, and (re)defining self: human development in a structurally unequal society. Journal of Diversity and Social Justice, 1(1), 15-35.

Represented nursing staff under the ONA Collective Bargaining Agreement in Unfair Labor Practice proceedings and arbitrations, gave general legal advice to ONA’s membership and staff, negotiated collective-bargaining agreements, and assisted with ONA’s extensive legislative agenda.Negotiated labor agreements; provided day-to-day legal advice and assistance, and developed strategies for team and departmental effectiveness in conjunction with organizational leadership.

I was hired as Director of Human Resources to build, oversee, plan, direct, and coordinate the administrative functions of an organization. In addition to supervising the Payroll Department, I created the organization's compensation plan, represented the organization in employment hearings, and created the New Employee Orientation program as well as the Leadership Training program. Reported to and provided consultation to the CEO and Vice President on strategic staffing plans, including interviewing and hiring staff. Oversaw the company's RIF process and the closure of a satellite office, and the relocation efforts of affected employees. Served as a consultant with other managers advising them on human resources issues, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and handled staffing issues, such as mediating disputes and directing disciplinary processes. Supervised the work of support staff.

Labor counsel for the Midwest Region representing employees in the Departments of Treasury, Homeland Security, Social Security, Bureau of ATF and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission located in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Represented employees at grievance hearings, local contract negotiations, EEOC hearings and labor arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and the National Labor Relations Board. Conducted local and national trainings and appeared in the local media on behalf of the organization.McAuley, M. J., Myers, L., Terhune, C., Hayes, M. J., Klein, D., Leuifer, E., et al. (1993). Federal Service Labor and Employment Law. The Labor Lawyer, 9(3), 475-530.