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Jay Colker

Jay Colker has had two distinct phases of his career: 20 years of clinical work as a licensed clinical professional counselor and 32 years of organizational development work as a consultant and as a senior human resources executive in a multi-billion-dollar corporation.

In addition to his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, Jay also obtained an MBA and a Doctor of Management Degree in Organizational Leadership. For 11 years, Jay was the Chief Learning Officer for ShoreBank, the largest and oldest community development bank in the U.S. Jay was responsible for employee training, leadership development, and enhancing performance within all lines of business. Jay has also consulted internationally and was instrumental in introducing customer service skills to institutions in the Republic of Georgia and Azerbaijan, and has also consulted in Mongolia, Armenia, Israel, and India.

Presently Jay maintains a management coaching and consulting practice He is the founder of Crowdsourced Coaching (www.crowdsourcedcoaching.com) which engages leaders in collaborative discussions to enhance performance and development. He currently is Senior Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Leadership and Applied Psychology at Adler University teaching doctoral students in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Finally, Jay is the author of an international best seller titled Aligned Leadership which is available through Amazon.