Leadership Center Director

Willam B. Locander, Ph.D.

      Dr. Locander is the endowed chair and founding director of the Davis Center for Leadership Development at Jacksonville University. Previously, he was the Chairman   of   Marketing  and  the Frank   Harvey   Professor  of Marketing and Quality at the University of South Florida.  In 1999, Dr. Locander and a group of his MBA students formed the Leadership Center at USF where he served as Center Director. In 1973, Dr. Locander received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. After joining the University of Houston, he served as chair of the Marketing Department and Associate Dean of the College of Business. While at Houston, Dr. Locander participated in many of their executive training programs. In 1983, Dr. Locander accepted the Distinguished Professorship in Marketing and the Department of Marketing, Logistics, and Transportation at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. There he designed and implemented a two-week executive training course in Marketing and Quality. Dr. Locander has authored articles in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the American Statistical Association, and Journal of Market Focused Management. In addition, he has served in the editorial board of the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Marketing Research. From 1988 through 1989, Dr. Locander served as president of the National American Marketing Association. From 1991 through 1992, Dr. Locander served as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In 1992, Dr. Locander accepted the Frank Harvey Endowed Professorship of Marketing and Quality along with the Department Chair position at USF. Dr. Locander served as an examiner for the 1993 Governor's Sterling Award.  He has spoken and consulted in the areas of leadership, organizational change, marketing, total quality, strategic planning, and customer satisfaction with companies such as Inchcape Shipping Services, General Electric, IBM, Chevron, 3M, Procter & Gamble, Sea Land, American Brands, the City of Richmond, California, USF Health Sciences Center, and Regency Centers.

Leadership Center
Associate Director

David L. Luechauer, Ph.D.

      Dr. David L. Luechauer is an award winning professor, author, consultant and personal coach. Dr. Luechauer received his undergraduate degree (1981) from   Ohio  Northern  University with majors in Finance and Communication. He received his MA degree (1986) from Miami  University in Ohio with majors in Organizational & Interpersonal Communication.  In 1990 he received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Luechauer has received numerous academic accolades and awards including being named in Who's Who in Higher Education, Beta Gamma Sigma, & Outstanding Teacher. In the fall of 2004 Dr. Luechauer joined the faculty at Jacksonville University as an Associate Professor in Leadership while also serving as the Associate Director of the Davis Leadership Center. He was recently named a Jacksonville University Faculty Scholar where he will be exploring the linkage between the performing arts and leadership. Prior to joining Jacksonville University, Dr. Luechauer spent 12 years serving the College of Business at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana where he also acted as Leadership Area Coordinator. Since 2001, Dr. Luechauer has also been affiliated with the Helsinki School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Luechauer has extensive teaching experience and has taught leadership and related courses at the undergraduate, graduate, EMBA and Ph.D. levels. Dr. Luechauer's innovative teaching methods have won him acclaim in both the academy and popular press where stories featuring his classes have often appeared. Dr. Luechauer has extensive consulting experience working with such companies as Roche Diagnostics, Anthem Health Insurance, Air Jamaica/Sandals resorts, the NCAA and the Indianapolis Colts. He has significant experience consulting in the medical field with individual medical practices. Dr. Luechauer has written numerous articles on such topics as leadership pedagogy, servant-leadership, appreciative inquiry and personal self-development. He has appeared on TV shows and radio programs. Finally, Dr. Luechauer is a proponent of positive social change and has volunteered his services for faith based programs and other not-for-profit organizations. Most recently, Dr. Luechauer served as the President of the Board of the Children's Theater Institute in Indianapolis. Dr. Luechauer is an engaging and informative speaker, a motivating and empathic coach, and a true educator.

Wayne A. Galloway

           The Davis Leadership Center is proud to introduce Wayne A. Galloway. An Executive-in-Residence at the Davis College of Business, Wayne is a retired Procter & Gamble executive. He has more than three decades of experience with the consumer goods giant. Prior to his retirement, he was Vice President of Customer Business Development for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.  Wayne helped lead the redesign of P&G's U.S. sales organization into a multi-functional customer team approach. His expertise both in the U.S. and internationally includes assessing systems, creating strategic vision, defining needs and planning/executing organizational change.  Currently, Wayne serves as a Director on the Board of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, the Senior Warden of Christ Episcopal Church, on the Board of Trustees at Jacksonville University as Finance Chair. He is also a member of the Davis Leadership Center Advisory Committee.  On the personal side, Wayne's passions include travel, tennis, and novice golf. He and his wife compete on the show dog circuit with standard poodles.

Leadership Center
Program Director

Becky Olivarez

        Becky Olivarez is the Program Director for the Leadership Center.  She has over twenty years of experience in the areas of sales, marketing and management. This spans a wide variety of industries from the building material trade to custom aftermarket  automotive  parts and accessories to service industries. Her involvement encompassed leadership roles in both a professional and volunteer capacity. She believes in giving back to the community and has served in various positions of leadership in organizations such as The Pilot Club (Indiana), various home-school groups and churches, and both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. She currently serves as secretary for the EAC (Employee Advisory Council) at JU and on both the Executive  Committee and the Nominations & Elections Committee.  Having earned an undergraduate degree in business, Becky is now completing a dual BS in Social Science and Business Development/Leadership at Jacksonville University.

Dayle Lasonde-Smith

         Dayle Lasonde-Smith is the Office Associate for the Leadership Center.  She moved to Jacksonville from a town north of Boston, Massachusetts in the fall of 2005. As the co-owner of a land-scaping company, her experiences included payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable. She also held the positions of night staff supervisor/medical records processor for Specialized Receivables Inc., a medical billing company. Prior to the Davis Leadership Center, she worked in offices on the JU campus. After beginning at Northeastern University, Dayle is continuing her education at Jacksonville University.