Meryl Herr
Consultant
Other Affiliations:
Affiliate Faculty, Fuller Seminary
Biography
Dr. Meryl Herr (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the owner of The GoodWorks Group LLC, a consulting firm specializing in educational program planning and evaluation. She previously served as director of research and resources at Fuller Seminary’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where she conducted research and created resources to help Christian marketplace leaders integrate their faith with their work.
Meryl earned a BS from Vanderbilt University and an MDiv and PhD (Educational Studies) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Her doctoral research focused on the role of imagining the future in vocational discipleship. After completing her doctorate, Meryl pursued additional training by completing a graduate certificate in Educational Research Methods through the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Her first book, When Work Hurts: Building Resilience When You’re Beat Up or Burnt Out (InterVaristy Press), is scheduled to be released in March 2025.
When she’s not thinking, teaching, or writing about work, you’ll find Meryl working in her garden, deep in conversation with a friend at a coffee shop, or cooking something tasty. She lives near Athens, Georgia with her husband and two sons.
