BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

                                         Dr. Linsey C. Willis, SPHR

                                                       PRESIDENT

Dr. Linsey C. Willis, SPHR is President of L.J. CRAIG & Associates, Inc. 

 L.J. CRAIG & Associates, Inc. is the culmination of 27 years of Human Resources and management experience by its founder and President, Linsey Craig Willis.  The firm specializes in the design and delivery of “People Management Systems” including employee training and development, the design and administration of assessment centers, structured-behavioral interviews, written exams, performance management systems and job analysis, to name a few. Recent training programs include Organizational Leadership, Performance Appraisal, Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Time Management, and Compensation Overview Program for HR Managers. 

The custom designed products and programs follow an in-depth needs assessment, are tailored to each organization’s culture, and adhere to legally defensible principles and practices. The firm’s clients represent a diverse mix from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the U.S., the Caribbean and Thailand. She and her associates are customer service and results oriented. 

Dr.  Willis graduated with honors with a Doctorate in Public Administration and specialization in Human Resource Management from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship of Nova Southeastern University. She holds an M.A. degree in Forensic Studies from Indiana University, and also graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University with an M.P.A. (with an HR management concentration) degree. Dr. Willis received her Bachelors’ degree in Political Science from the University of Kentucky. The Human Resources Certification Institute of Society of Human Resource Management certifies her as a Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR). 

She is a Visiting Instructor in the Barry Kaye College of Business at Florida Atlantic University and teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate business courses. Her extensive experience teaching graduate students at other universities (e.g., Barry University. University and Nova Southeastern University) and conducting seminars has taken her to Thailand, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, as well as all over the United States.

Her 27-year career includes three years as a Director, Human Resources for the Clerk of the Circuit Court 15^th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida and eight years in the Palm Beach County Employee Relations & Personnel Department as Manager of Recruitment & Selection. She was instrumental in designing and implementing the Dade-Miami Criminal Justice Assessment Center at the School of Justice and Safety Administration in Miami, Florida from 1981-84. 

Linsey is the author of “Strategies and Methods for Competency-Based Selection and Leadership Development: Four Case Studies”, in Current Practices, Insights and Perspectives, the 2006 Pfeiffer Annual Human Resource Management (editor, Robert C. Preziosi).  She is a member of the Education and Training Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. 

Dr. Willis also provides expert witness services to employment law attorneys. She frequently speaks at national and international conferences on pertinent topics.

She is a member of several professional associations including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Society of Human Resource Management, and the Florida Speaker's Association.