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. and James A.  Milgard made a generous gift to UW Tacoma, which led to the naming of the Milgard School of Business.  This gift also endowed the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility.  

Center Staff

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

Jennifer Adrien - Program Coordinator
(253) 692-4883  jadrien@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

  • Wilson Music Boosters (2011-present) President
  • Washington Business Week  (2008-present) Development Chair
  • Shanaman Sports Museum (1994-present) Treasurer (1998-2005)
  • The Nonprofit Center  (2008-2012) 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.

Purdy, J. M., & Lawless, J. (2012). Building a Culture of Integrity. In C. Wankel, & A. Stachowicz-Stanusch (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education (pp. 427-440). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-510-6.ch025

 

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 - 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.