Dana E. Jarvis, MPA, MSW, is a Former U.S. Marine with over 18 years of management and leadership experience focused on organizational development in collocated and virtual environments. His collaborative approach has engaged diverse stakeholders via projects in management consulting, learning and development and strategic human resources. Major project outcomes led by Dana include corporate universities, performance management systems, leadership programs, strategic planning initiatives, supervisory training program and a values-based cultural endeavor. Along his journey, Dana has developed and taught graduate courses at multiple universities. Currently, he is a Visiting Instructor at the Palumbo * Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. Dana’s graduate business courses integrate theoretical and practical applications of topics on virtual teams, leadership, business ethics, diversity, management, strategy, change and assessment. In contributing to the fields he works in, Dana is the author of the “7 Essentials for Managing Virtual Teams”, a regular contribute to Dear Workforce and speaker at international conferences. Dana’s ongoing insights on accelerating organizational success can be found at www.danajarvis.org.