About John W. Frank, Ed.D.
Dr. John Frank is an organization development consultant d/b/a DiaComVentures Consulting.  He is
also a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of North Florida, where he teaches courses
in Public Policy, Transformational Leadership and Conflict Transformation. John also holds a
position as Research Fellow at the UNF's Florida Center for Public & International Policy. In
addition, he provides consultative support to the University’s Values Infusion Task Force and the
Committee on Equity and Civility. John's research explores how leaders engage constituents in
moral/evaluative conversation and how those processes shape organizational culture, increase
productivity, and build social capital that sustains democratic society.  John holds a Doctorate in
Educational Leadership, with a cognate in Public Administration. His master’s degree is in Applied
Theology. John has worked with non-profit organizations for nearly thirty-five years and resides in
Jacksonville Florida, where he is married to his life-partner, Patricia. They have four adult children
and three grandchildren.
2002    Ed.D.,  Educational Leadership, Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
1996    Post Graduate Studies, Public Administration, Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
1981    M.A.,  Applied Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
1972    B.A., Philosophy, St. Leo University, St. Leo, FL
(Current)        DiacomVentures Consulting; (2004-current)
(Current)        University of North Florida, Chair, Values IntegrationTask Force;
(Current)        Research Fellow, Florida Center for Public and International Policy (Univ. of N.Fla);
(2006-2009)    University of North Florida, Chair, Committee on Equity and Civility;
(2002-2008)    Adjunct Faculty:  University of North Florida (UNF);
(2003-2005)    Visiting Research Fellow: Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions;
                    University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL;
(1999-2002)    Research/writing of doctoral dissertation: Transformational Leadership and Moral
                    Discourse in the Workplace and Civil Society; Recipient of Thomas Mulkeen
                    Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation;
(1994-1999)    Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Florida,  Jacksonville, FL;
(1988-1993)    Executive Director: Marywood Retreat & Conference Center, Diocese of Saint
                     Augustine, Jacksonville, FL;
(1982-1988)    Founder & Executive Director, Pax Christi-Florida, Inc., Regional Branch of Pax
                    Christi USA (International Catholic Peace Movement);
(1979-1982)    Director of Adult Education, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA;
(1974-1979)    Associate Director, St. Leo Abbey Retreat Center, St. Leo, FL;        
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; St. Leo University, St. Leo, FL; NOVA University, Ft.
Lauderdale; Jacksonville Univ., Jacksonville, FL; University of Phoenix, Jacksonville Campus;
Loyola University, Institute for Ministry, New Orleans, LA;

Courses Taught in last 5 years:
  • Foundations of Conflict Transformation <Graduate>
  • The Politics of Social Programs  <Undergraduate>
  • Race and Gender In American Politics; <Undergraduate>
  • Issue in Public Management <Undergraduate>
  • Issues in State and Local Government <Undergraduate>
  • Foundations of Christian Faith <Undergraduate>
  • Christian Social Ethics <Undergraduate>
  • Transformational Leadership Theory and Practice <Graduate>
EDUCATION:
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE IN
HIGHER EDUCATION:
  • Keynote Address: Peacemaking as Cultural Transformation. Teach Peace Conference;
    hosted by Peace Education Action Center and New College, Sarasota, FL (March, 2009);
  • Project Coordinator, Washington DC Peace Mural Exhibition; Peace Mural Foundation, Inc.
    (July 2008-January, 2009);
  • Presentation: Defining a Culture of Peace: Would you know it if you saw it?  International
    Baccalaureate Students, Nease High School, St. Augustine, FL (November 2008);
  • Facilitator: Appreciative Inquiry Workshops, Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine; (Summer-Fall,
    2008);
  • Program Design and Facilitation: Mapping a Culture of Peace; series of community-based
    dialogues in ten cities around Florida;  Fla. Coalition for Peace and Justice; (2005-2008);
  • The Andragogy of Dialogue: The role of nonprofits in advancing social justice through moral
    talk in public space. 36th Annual Meeting of the Association for Research of Nonprofits and
    Voluntary Associations (ARNOVA), Atlanta, Ga., November, 2007. (Nominated as Outstanding
    paper);
  • Chairperson, Symposium on Conflict Transformation: Theory and Practice for Peace in
    Troubled Times, University of North Florida; (October, 2007);
  • Chairperson, Peace Awareness Week, University of North Florida; (October, 2007);
  • Jacksonville Community Initiated Redevelopment Forum; Facilitator; US Environmental
    Protection Agency, Jacksonville, Florida (June, 2007);
  • Dialogue That Fills the Vacuum; Facilitator of monthly community dialogues exploring issues
    of environmental ethics, sponsored by the Robert B Ragland Foundation, Jacksonville,
    Florida; (2006-07);
  • UNF Listening Sessions on Equity and Civility; Designed & Facilitated a series of campus
    focus groups; (Spring, 2007);
  • Facilitated implementation of strategic action plan of presidential-appointed Committee on
    Equity & Civility at the Univ. of North Florida, addressing needs of the campus LGBT
    community;  (2005-07);
  • Miami Paints Peace, An interactive Art & Dialogue workshop, Miami Art Palace, Miami Fl;
    (Oct. 2006);
  • Framing a Culture of Peace through Community Conversation; workshop presentation at the
    National Conference for Dialogue and Deliberation. San Francisco, Ca; (August, 2006);
  • Focus Group Facilitation on issues of race/gender relations within the Jacksonville Fire &
    Rescue Department; in collaboration with the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission and
    the Florida Center for Public and International Policy, Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville;
    (May, 2006);
  • How Leaders Talk Values; paper delivered at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Association for
    Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Jacksonville, Fl. (March, 2006);
  • Strategic Planning Consultation , WMNF Radio, Tampa, FL;  (Jan-March. 2006);
  • Transformational Leadership and the Practice of Moral Talk; Conference on Global
    Leadership, Learning & Research; Fischler School of Educ & Human Srvcs, NOVA Univ.
    Orlando, Fl; (July, 2005);
  • Leadership and Moral Decision-Making in Groups; Shimer College, Waukegan, IL; (Oct. 2004)
  • 3rd Place Conversations, a series of community dialogues on politics and religion, Jax, FL;
    (2004);
  • Project EKG; The Heart of Nursing Leadership, Program Evaluator; The Institute of
    Government & the College of Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; (2003-04);
  • Re-visioning Retreat; Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Gainesville, FL; (2004);
  • Pre-Emptive Peace: In Search of a Nonviolent Response; A Forum on the US Role in Global
    Politics; Jacksonville Chapter of U.N. Association of the USA; Univ. of North Fla; (2003;)
  • Beyond the Talk: Improving Race Relations, Jacksonville Community Council; (2002);
  • From Moral Conversation to Public Policy, Pax Christi Florida Assembly, Gainesville, FL;
    (2002);
  • Assessment of Mission and Values, Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, FL. (1999);
  • Leadership Assessment Strategies,  Epilepsy Foundation of NE Fla. (1997);
  • Reducing Violence in Jacksonville Schools; Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (1994);
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
SAMPLE
CONSULTATIONS,
PAPERS, and
PRESENTATIONS:
PUBLICATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL,  AND
CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS::
  • Frank, J.  (In Press/2010).  Nonprofits: Advancing public dialogue about a ‘Culture of Peace’. In
    C.Carter (Ed), Conflict Resolution and Peace Education: Transformations Across Disciplines,
    Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Trice, L.B., D'Alisera, L. & Frank, J. (2005). Developing a change project to practice leadership
    skills. In M. Greenberg & H. Feldman (Eds.), Educating nurses for leadership. New York:
    Springer.
  • Frank, J.  (2002) Transformational Leadership & Moral Discourse in the Workplace and Civil
Society. Ann Arbor, MI: Dissertation Publishing, University of Michigan.
  • Frank, J. (2001). Liturgy as social transformation. Celebration, Vol. 30, Number 4.  Kansas
City: National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co.
  • Association for Research on NonProfit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA);
  • Communitarian Network, George Washington University;
  • Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice;
  • Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
  • National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD);
  • Open Space Institute, USA;
  • Pax Christi USA;
  • Peace Education Partners, University of North Florida;
  • Society for Organizational Learning;