Alfred 'Al' Cooke - Bio
Alfred Cooke, Ph.D., NCCC, NCC, Organizational and Human Development
Director, Center for Organizational Performance, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia
Dr. Cooke has been an organization development and human resource specialist for the past 20 years. He specializes in issues affecting organization and individual interaction. He works to achieve individual and organization compatibility and synergy by exploring ways that both can adjust and grow to meet their individual needs. He has concentrated in the areas of leadership development, organizational consulting, human resource development, learning organizations, corporate university development, training and program development, resource management, management improvement, coaching, group facilitation, strategic planning, diversity and adult learning.
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Most recently he held the position of Dean of the Graduate Division and Education at Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan where he developed new Masters Degree programs in Educational Leadership and Social Justice. Prior to this he was Assistant Director of Human Resources and Chief Learning Officer at Detroit Edison. He has also held the position Director of the American University/National Training Laboratory (AU/NTL) Masters Degree program in Organization Development. He has also taught at the university and secondary levels. Al has consulted to nearly a hundred public and private sector organizations. He recently edited and had published the definitive reference on human relations training and group facilitation, Reading Book for Human Relations Training, NTL Institute, 1999. He received BS, MA and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University.
