site title: Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility at the Milgard School of Business go to the Milgard School of Business go to the Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility home page

Downtown Tacoma, WA

Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility Mission & Goals

Mission

To develop socially responsible leaders who build sustainable organizations and communities.

Our Benefactors

 In 2003, Gary E.

Center Staff

Joe Lawless - Executive Director
(253) 692-5685  jlawless@u.washington.edu

Jill Purdy - Academic Director
(253) 692-5635  jpurdy@u.washington.edu

CLSR Staff

Staff Profile - Joe Lawless

 Executive Director

  • M.B.A., University of Washington Tacoma, 2007.
  • B.A., Seattle University, 1987.

Office:

 DOU 410
Phone: 253-692-5685
Email: jlawless@uw.edu
LinkedIn View Joe Lawless's profile on LinkedIn  
Twitter @LawlessCSR

Joe Lawless graduated from Seattle University in 1987 and after a few years in the advertising and sports management fields he began a 14 year stay with Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, the last seven as the Executive Director of the Mary Bridge Children's Foundation. During that time Joe created the Courage Classic Bicycle Tour, built a model Children's Advocacy Center, and led a $15.5 million capital campaign. After graduating with his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington Tacoma in 2007, he returned to the school to lead the newly created Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility. The Center's mission is to develop socially responsible leaders who build sustainable organizations and communities.

Professional Credential

  • Certified Fundraising Executive (2004-2011)

Nonprofit Board Service

  • Washington Business Week  (2008-present) Development Chair
  • Shanaman Sports Museum (1994-present) Treasurer (1998-2005)
  • The Nonprofit Center  (2008-present) Vice President
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals, South Sound Chapter  (2006-2011)  Founding President

Courses Taught

  • Board Governance

Publications

       Purdy, J. M., & Lawless, J. (2012). Learning About Governance Through Nonprofit Board Service.
            Journal Of Management Education, 36(1), 33-65. doi:10.1177/1052562911418196.

       Jill M. Purdy and Joseph Lawless (2011). Building a culture of integrity. In C. Wankel and A. Stachowicz-
            Stanusch (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education.
            (pp. 427-440). New York: Information Science Reference.

Other Affiliations

  • Tacoma Narrows Rotary (1992-2000) Treasurer (1997-1998)
  • Tacoma Rotary #8 (2000-2008)
  • American Leadership Forum Tacoma Pierce County Class XVI (2009-2010)

 

Staff Profile - Jill Purdy

 

Academic Director

  • Ph.D., Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1994.
Office: GWP 429
Phone: 253-692-5635
E-mail: jpurdy@u.washington.edu
Web: http://faculty.washington.edu/jpurdy/

 

Dr. Jill Purdy earned her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in 1994.  Dr. Purdy's scholarly interests include social responsibility, organization theory, negotiation and conflict resolution, and higher education.  Her research appears in such journals as Academy of Management Journal, International Journal of Conflict Management, Public Administration Quarterly, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Higher Education and Journal of Management Education. She also works as a consultant to business, government and nonprofits to facilitate strategic planning and organizational change. Dr. Purdy teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in management, governance, negotiation and integrated systems. 

Selected Publications

Jill M. Purdy. (forthcoming). A framework for assessing power in collaborative governance processes. Public Administration Review.

Jill M. Purdy and Joseph Lawless (2012). Learning about governance through nonprofit board service. Journal of Management Education. 36(1): 33 – 65.

Jill M. Purdy and Joseph Lawless (2011). Building a culture of integrity. In C. Wankel and A. Stachowicz-Stanusch (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education. New York: IGI Global.

Jill M. Purdy (2011). Negotiation approaches: Claiming and creating value. In M. Benoliel (Ed.) Negotiation Excellence: Successful Deal Making (pp. 57-78). Singapore: World Scientific.

Jill M. Purdy, Elizabeth Alexander, and Stern Neill (2010). The impact of national institutional context on social responsibility: Comparing Finnish and U.S. business communities. European Journal of International Management, 4(3): 234-256.

Jill M. Purdy and Barbara Gray (2009). Conflicting logics, mechanisms of diffusion, and multilevel dynamics in emerging institutional fields. Academy of Management Journal, 52(2): 355-380.

Tracy Thompson and Jill M. Purdy (2009). When a good idea isn’t enough: Curricular innovation as a political process. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 8(2): 188-207.

Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Scholar, Autumn 2005
  • Nominee for UW Tacoma Distinguished Teaching Award (1997, 2002, 2007, 2009)

Affiliations

  • Academy of Management
  • International Association for Business and Society
  • International Association for Conflict Management

Recent Academic Service

  • Faculty Advisor/Chapter Secretary, Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society, 2006-present
  • Editorial Board, Negotiation and Conflict Management, 2006-present
  • Nonprofit Studies Task Force Chair, 2011-2012
  • UW Tacoma Chancellor Search Committee, 2010-2011
  • Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability, 2010-2011
  • Foundations of Excellent - Organization subcommittee chair, 2008-2009
  • International Programs Advisory Council, 2007-2010
  • MBA Director, 2000-2005

 

Staff Profile - Jenn Adrien

 Program Coordinator

Executive Development Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2008

M.Ed., Agency Counseling, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, 2002

B.A., French, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, 1996

Exchange student, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France, 1995

   

Office: DOU 401
Phone: 253-692-4883
E-mail: jadrien@uw.edu
LinkedIn:

www.linkedin.com/in/jadrien 

 

Jenn joined the Milgard School of Business, Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility in April 2010. Jenn has worked in higher education administration since 1997, doing everything from alumni outreach and study abroad to undergraduate student mentoring and MBA course management.