Kathi TunheimFaculty and Staff

Vice President in Mission, Strategy, and Innovation; Vice President for Mission, Strategy, and Innovation in Human Resources; and Associate Professor in Economics and Management

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1983-1985 Republic Airlines-Administrator of Employment

1985-1987 Northwest Airlines-Manager of Reservations Sales Training

1987-1992 Carlson Companies-Director of Training and Development

1992-1998 American Express Financial Advisors-Director of Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

1998-present Tunheim Leadership Group-Principal

2008-Gustavus Adolphus College-Associate Professor of Management, Economics and Management Department

2016-Gustavus Adolphus College-Special Assistant to the President for Strategy

2019-present Gustavus Adolphus College - Vice President for Mission, Strategy and Innovation

Education

B.A. Speech-Communication and Spanish, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN; M.A. Communication, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI; Ph.D. Human Resource Development, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Areas of Expertise

Managerial Communication, Human Resources, Leadership, Organization Development, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Planning, and Team Development

Interests

Leadership Emergence, Top Management Teams, Executive Decision Making, and Management and Gender

Courses Taught

Past
Synonym	Title	Times Taught	Terms Taught
E/M-261	Organizational Behavior	37	2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2014/SP, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2011/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, 2008/FA, 2008/SP, and 2007/FA
E/M-350	Human Resource Management	17	2018/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2014/SP, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, 2008/FA, 2008/SP, and 2007/FA
E/M-268	Career Exploration	4	2020/JN, 2009/JN, and 2008/JN
NDL-109	Life Transitions	2	2018/JN and 2017/JN