About.

Norm J. Jones, Ph.D.

A productive organization development professional and higher education administrator with prior professional experience in K-12 public school administration. Aspires to the development of a theory and application-based approach to leadership development, institutional diversity, change management, and organization development (OD) work. Strong research interests in male student of color college access and achievement; systems thinking among senior leaders; executive/leadership development and change management.
Perceptions of Trustworthiness in the Executive Director of a Small Community Health Center: Implications for Organizational Direction
(Dr. William J. Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor)
The Use of Quality Modeling in K-12 Public Education
(Dr. Jeremy Plant, Thesis Advisor)
EXPERIENCE

Experience.

Administrative Experience.

Teaching Experience.

AWARDS.

CERTIFICATIONS.

CIVIC LEADERSHIP.

  • Art Association of Harrisburg, Past Board Member

  • YMCA of Harrisburg, Past Board Member

  • Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP). Past Vice Chair

  • Cumberland County Young Professionals (CCYP), Past Board Vice-Chair

  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Board Member

  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Publ. Policy Comm. Member

  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Planning Committee Chair

  • Leadership Cumberland Graduate (2004)

  • Leadership Cumberland, Past Curriculum Committee Member

  • 19th District Internship Program, Past Board Member

  • United Way of Cumberland County, Past Board Member

  • United Way of Cumberland Country, Past Planning Committee Member

  • Hope Station Neighborhood Council, Past Vice President

  • Success- By-Six, Past Corporate Relations Committee Member

  • Kingdom Embassy Church, Past Chair of Church Council

  • Morehouse Alumni Association- Boston Chapter

  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Delta Chi, Springfield)

Skill

Invited Keynotes/ Lectures

Dr. Jones delivers numerous lectures, presentations, and workshops each year on topics ranging from understand learning styles to understanding personality type and leadership. He also lectures on issues of diversity, equity, leadership and change management.
  • Jones, N. (1999, July) Understanding African- American Male Learning Styles. 
  • Research presented at the National Association of Black School Educators, Nashville, TN.
  • Jones, N.  (2005, January) Finding Your Way:  Navigating the First Year Experience.
  • Presented at Conference for Philadelphia Futures,  Philadelphia, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2006, September) Understanding Race and Leadership.  Presented at Dickinson College Office of Diversity Initiatives, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2006, July) What You Should Know About Effective Mentoring. Training given at Dickinson College Office of Residential Life, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2006, December)  Ethics in K-12 Education:  Historical Perspectives in a Modern Day Context.  Panel Discussion hosted by Leadership Cumberland, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2007, January) Taking the Lead in the College Admissions Marathon. Presented at Conference for Philadelphia Futures, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2007, August)  The Role of the Mentor in Student-Led Dyad Meetings, Presented at Posse Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Jones, N. (2010, September)  Aligning Expectations:  Mutual Systems of Support, Presented to Community College and Four-Year Liberal Arts Presidents and Senior Administrators at Annual Jack Kent Cooke Conference, Washington, DC.
  • Jones, N.  (2010, December)  Leadership In Small Groups, Presented at Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2011, January)  Transfer and the Liberal Arts, Presented to Liberal Arts Diversity Officers (LADO), Carlisle, PA
  • Jones, N. (2011, May)  Leading Change, Presented to senior administration of Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2012, March)  The Art of Execution, Presented to senior administration of Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2012, March) Unapologetic Standard Setting:  Success Articulation for Undergraduate Men of Color, Presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities Student Success Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Jones, N. (2013, February) Diversity in Nonprofit Governance, Presented to the Foundation for Enhancing Communities and Temple NEST Professional Development Program, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2014, August) Diversity Across the Spectrum:  Further Reflections on the Continuum of Inclusion, Presented to Harvard community of faculty, staff, and administrators, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
  • Jones, N. (2016, October) Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Black Male Success, Presented at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, Southampton, Bermuda.
  • Jones, N. ((2017, January) Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Student of Color Success, Presented at the 103rd Annual Conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, San Francisco, CA.
  • Jones, N. (2017, October) Making a Difference Panel: The Value Proposition for Chief Diversity Officers for Canadian Higher Education, Toronto, Canada
  • Jones, N. (2018, October) Discovering STEM diversity at Amherst College, Presented at the 2018 STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Jones, N. (2019, June) Reckoning With the Past to Build Inclusive Futures, Presented at Color Magazine’s 2019 Chief Diversity Officer Summit, Boston, MA.
  • Jones, N. (2020, January) Inclusive Excellence and Signature Work Revisited, Presented at the 106th Annual Conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.
  • Jones, N. (2021, August) Leading Through Change: Diversity and Inclusion as Business Assets. Presented to Executive MBA Cohort: INTA-GB.2192, New York, NY

COMMITTEES/TASK FORCES.

  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • National Communications Committee on Clery Act (Association of School Judicial Affairs)
  • Dickinson College Committee on Judicial Affairs Evaluation, Chair
  • Dickinson College Student Life Committee on Assessment, Chair
  • Dickinson College HR Professional Development Task Force
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College Academic Program and Standards Committee
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Middle States Preparation and Implementation Team
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Reciprocity Task Force
  • Dickinson College Statement on Diversity Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Member

  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Member
  • Harvard University Workforce Diversity Committee

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College Identity Based Harm Review Committee

Member, Amherst College Committee on Student Learning & Success

AWARDS.

CERTIFICATIONS.

CIVIC LEADERSHIP.

  • Art Association of Harrisburg, Past Board Member
  • YMCA of Harrisburg, Past Board Member
  • Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP). Past Vice Chair
  • Cumberland County Young Professionals (CCYP), Past Board Vice-Chair
  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Board Member
  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Publ. Policy Comm. Member
  • Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Past Planning Committee Chair
  • Leadership Cumberland Graduate (2004)
  • Leadership Cumberland, Past Curriculum Committee Member
  • 19th District Internship Program, Past Board Member
  • United Way of Cumberland County, Past Board Member
  • United Way of Cumberland Country, Past Planning Committee Member
  • Hope Station Neighborhood Council, Past Vice President
  • Success- By-Six, Past Corporate Relations Committee Member
  • Kingdom Embassy Church, Past Chair of Church Council
  • Morehouse Alumni Association- Boston Chapter
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Delta Chi, Springfield)

KEYNOTES/LECTURES.

Dr. Jones delivers numerous lectures, presentations, and workshops each year on topics ranging from understand learning styles to understanding personality type and leadership. He also lectures on issues of diversity, equity, leadership and change management.
  • Jones, N. (1999, July) Understanding African- American Male Learning Styles. 
  • Research presented at the National Association of Black School Educators, Nashville, TN.
  • Jones, N.  (2005, January) Finding Your Way:  Navigating the First Year Experience.
  • Presented at Conference for Philadelphia Futures,  Philadelphia, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2006, September) Understanding Race and Leadership.  Presented at Dickinson College Office of Diversity Initiatives, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2006, July) What You Should Know About Effective Mentoring. Training given at Dickinson College Office of Residential Life, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2006, December)  Ethics in K-12 Education:  Historical Perspectives in a Modern Day Context.  Panel Discussion hosted by Leadership Cumberland, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2007, January) Taking the Lead in the College Admissions Marathon. Presented at Conference for Philadelphia Futures, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Jones, N.  (2007, August)  The Role of the Mentor in Student-Led Dyad Meetings, Presented at Posse Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Jones, N. (2010, September)  Aligning Expectations:  Mutual Systems of Support, Presented to Community College and Four-Year Liberal Arts Presidents and Senior Administrators at Annual Jack Kent Cooke Conference, Washington, DC.
  • Jones, N.  (2010, December)  Leadership In Small Groups, Presented at Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2011, January)  Transfer and the Liberal Arts, Presented to Liberal Arts Diversity Officers (LADO), Carlisle, PA
  • Jones, N. (2011, May)  Leading Change, Presented to senior administration of Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2012, March)  The Art of Execution, Presented to senior administration of Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2012, March) Unapologetic Standard Setting:  Success Articulation for Undergraduate Men of Color, Presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities Student Success Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Jones, N. (2013, February) Diversity in Nonprofit Governance, Presented to the Foundation for Enhancing Communities and Temple NEST Professional Development Program, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Jones, N. (2014, August) Diversity Across the Spectrum:  Further Reflections on the Continuum of Inclusion, Presented to Harvard community of faculty, staff, and administrators, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
  • Jones, N. (2016, October) Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Black Male Success, Presented at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, Southampton, Bermuda.
  • Jones, N. ((2017, January) Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Student of Color Success, Presented at the 103rd Annual Conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, San Francisco, CA.
  • Jones, N. (2017, October) Making a Difference Panel: The Value Proposition for Chief Diversity Officers for Canadian Higher Education, Toronto, Canada
  • Jones, N. (2018, October) Discovering STEM diversity at Amherst College, Presented at the 2018 STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Jones, N. (2019, June) Reckoning With the Past to Build Inclusive Futures, Presented at Color Magazine’s 2019 Chief Diversity Officer Summit, Boston, MA.
  • Jones, N. (2020, January) Inclusive Excellence and Signature Work Revisited, Presented at the 106th Annual Conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.

COMMITTEES/TASK FORCES.

  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • National Communications Committee on Clery Act (Association of School Judicial Affairs)
  • Dickinson College Committee on Judicial Affairs Evaluation, Chair
  • Dickinson College Student Life Committee on Assessment, Chair
  • Dickinson College HR Professional Development Task Force
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College Academic Program and Standards Committee
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Middle States Preparation and Implementation Team
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Reciprocity Task Force
  • Dickinson College Statement on Diversity Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Student Retention Task Force, Chair
  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Chair
  • Dickinson College PATHWAYS, Task Force on Campus Academic Life
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair
  • Dickinson College Performance Appraisal Task Force
  • Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College Director’s Group, Chair

Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Member

  • Dickinson College President’s Commission on Diversity, Member
  • Harvard University Workforce Diversity Committee

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College President’s Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair, Amherst College Identity Based Harm Review Committee

Member, Amherst College Committee on Student Learning & Success

TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS.

  • Best Practices in Student Mentoring for Residential Advisors
  • Dickinson College, Student Affairs, “Effective Assessment in Student Affairs”
  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm. “Systems Thinking”

  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “Managing Change”

  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “Understanding Project Management”

  • Capital Area Public Human Resources Association, “Understanding Intersectionality”

  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “The Fundamentals of Strategic Planning”

  • Dickinson College Mgmt. Dev. Prgm., “Creating an Inclusive Workplace”

  • Harvard Uni., Manager. Trng., “Diversity and Inclusion: Engines That Drive Excellence”

  • Amherst College, “Understanding Bias 1.0”

  • Amherst College, “Understanding Bias 2.0”

  • Amherst College, “Inclusive Onboarding”

  • Amherst College, “Understanding Immunity to Change”

ARTICLES & COMMENTARIES.

  • “Insourcing: A Move Toward Greater Organizational Control,” HR Encyclopedia, February 2007.
  • “She Needs Me, She Needs Me Not: Perceptions of HR Certification in the Context of Promotability” (under peer-review)
  • “Work-Life Balance: A Brief Literature Review” (under peer review)
  • “The Wind is at My Back” (Op-Ed, Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
  • “Chief Diversity Officers and the Challenge of Organizational Change” Organization Development Review, 53.1: 57.

FELLOWSHIPS.

  • 2019 Graduate, Harvard Institute for Education Management (IEM)
  • 2018 Arthur Vining Davis Fellow, Aspen Ideas Festival
  • 2017 Leicester Conference, The Tavistock Institute

EDITORIAL WORK.

  • Reviewer, Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME)
  • Associate Editor, Organization Development Review
  • Editorial Review Board, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Journal
Professional

CONSULTING.

TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS.

  • Best Practices in Student Mentoring for Residential Advisors
  • Dickinson College, Student Affairs, “Effective Assessment in Student Affairs”
  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm. “Systems Thinking”
  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “Managing Change”
  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “Understanding Project Management”
  • Capital Area Public Human Resources Association, “Understanding Intersectionality”
  • Dickinson College Prof. Dev. Prgm., “The Fundamentals of Strategic Planning”
  • Dickinson College Mgmt. Dev. Prgm., “Creating an Inclusive Workplace”
  • Harvard Uni., Manager. Trng., “Diversity and Inclusion: Engines That Drive Excellence”
  • Amherst College, “Understanding Bias 1.0”
  • Amherst College, “Understanding Bias 2.0”
  • Amherst College, “Inclusive Onboarding”
  • Amherst College, “Understanding Immunity to Change”

ARTICLES & COMMENTARIES.

  • “Insourcing: A Move Toward Greater Organizational Control,” HR Encyclopedia, February 2007.
  • “She Needs Me, She Needs Me Not: Perceptions of HR Certification in the Context of Promotability” (under peer-review)
  • “Work-Life Balance: A Brief Literature Review” (under peer review)
  • “The Wind is at My Back” (Op-Ed, Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
  • “Chief Diversity Officers and the Challenge of Organizational Change” Organization Development Review, 53.1: 57.

FELLOWSHIPS.

  • 2019 Graduate, Harvard Institute for Education Management (IEM)
  • 2018 Arthur Vining Davis Fellow, Aspen Ideas Festival
  • 2017 Leicester Conference, The Tavistock Institute

EDITORIAL WORK.

  • Reviewer, Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME)
  • Associate Editor, Organization Development Review
  • Editorial Review Board, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Journal

CONSULTING.

  • Salisbury Behavioral Health, Inc., “MBTI and Leadership” (2006)
  • Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce, “Attracting and Retaining Talent” (2007)
  • Dickinson College User Services Dept, “Creating and Conducting Needs Assessment Strategies”(2007)
  • B.M.A. Resources, Inc.- Strategic Plan (2008)
  • Int’l Institute for Sustained Dialogue- Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis (2010)
  • Harambee Cameroon Community Group Initiative- Strategic Planning (2010)
  • Hope Station Opportunity Area- S.W.O.T. Analysis (2011)
  • Carlisle Regional Medical Center- Change Management Leadership Training (2011)
  • Carlisle Regional Medical Center- Change Management Leadership Training (2012)
  • Leadership Carlisle- Program Assessment (2012)
  • Ahold USA- Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning (2012-2014)
  • Payne Theological Seminary- Strategic Planning(2013-1015)
  • Interlochen Center for the Arts- “Inclusive Governance: Leveraging Power Through Sustained Change” (2019)
  • Jet Blue Airlines- Employee Resource Groups and DEI Engagement (2020)
  • International Association of College Admission Counselors- Inclusive Leadership (2020)

PROFESSIONAL BOARDS/NETWORKS/ASSOCIATIONS.

  • Organization Development Network (ODN), Past Board Vice-Chair
  • OD Network (ODN) Past Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Chair
  • Future Talent Council, Advisory Board
  • Professional and Organization Development (OD) Network in Higher Ed (POD)
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
  • The OD Gathering, Founding Member
  • ExecuNet
  • Liberal Arts Diversity Officers (LADO), Board Member
  • Consortium on High Achievement & Success (CHAS), Board Member

BOOK CHAPTERS & ESSAYS.

review2

“Industry-Wide Interventions” for Organization Development (OD) Interventions: Executing Effective Organizational Change, William J. Rothwell, Sohel M. Imroz, Maureen Connelly Jones (eds.), Taylor & Franics Group, LLC.

2020

review2

“Diversity, Inclusion, Equity: The Shape of Culture” for Building Effective Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program: Transforming Organizational Culture Using Change Management, William J. Rothwell, Phillip L. Early, Jamie Campbell (eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

2021

review2

[Title Pending] Mannish Water: Social, Political and Cultural Essays by Black Scholarly Men. Carlton Long, Olufemi Vaughan (eds), Lexington Books.

2021

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