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Michaela O’Donnell

Executive Director

Biography

Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair
Max De Pree Center for Leadership

Assistant Professor of Marketplace Leadership
Fuller Seminary

Dr. Michaela O’Donnell is the Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership where she oversees the center’s vision, strategy, program, and team, all with the goal of helping leaders like you respond faithfully to God in all seasons of your life and leadership.

Michaela is the author of, Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World. The book is for all of us who want to untangle ourselves from all the mantras about work that don’t quite work. It is a reflection of Michaela’s heart as both an entrepreneur and a practical theologian. Drawn to the real-life working out of big issues, it is a how-to for anyone walking the road of calling in a changing world.

Education Description

Michaela is the primary visionary and content creator behind De Pree Center’s blossoming Road Ahead program, a six-week experience that’s rooted in research and designed to help folks in transition take a breath, discern next steps, and gain clarity about whatever it is God is calling them to do. To date, the De Pree Center has run over 50 Road Ahead cohorts, with over 300 participants.

In addition to her academic work, Michaela has over ten years of experience as a leader in the marketplace. Principally, as the Owner and Managing Director of Long Winter Media, a vibrant creative agency that helps brands make social impact through multi-media content. Long Winter Media’s roster of clients includes Google, YouTube, NBC Universal, the University of Southern California, Presbyterian Church (USA), Fuller Seminary, and many more. Notably, the Oprah Winfrey Network picked up a short film Long Winter produced for an episode of Oprah’s show Super Soul Sundays with Glennon Doyle.

Michaela regularly writes and teaches on topics of vocation, change, innovation, creativity, faith/work, and gender dynamics in leadership. To read some of her most recent writing, click the button below.

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