Workshop Lead:
Timothy Ullmann, Ph.D.
Timothy Ullmann is an organizational management and strategic operations professional with extensive national and international experience. He has advised U.S. military services, foreign national militaries, U.S. Embassies, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations, corporate and higher education leaders as well as serving as a Pentagon liaison to Capitol Hill and the White House. He led cross-cultural teams in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, the Republic of S. Korea, Japan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In addition, he taught cross-cultural awareness in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the United States. He has also worked with a variety of U.S. industries and the U.S. Air Force providing organizational assessments, leadership and management skills, strategic planning, leadership development, public speaking and business communications, conflict resolution, and mediation training. In addition, he has written organizational policies, procedures and guidance, change management guidance, leadership development, and cross-cultural manuals.
He holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from The University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in Diplomacy and International Affairs from Euclid University, Washington, DC. In addition, he holds an MA in Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, a MS in Operational Science, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Montgomery, AL and a BS in Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. He also holds certifications in Senior Leadership Development and Business Operations; Budgets & Funds Management; Policy and Guidance Development, Critical Thinking Development; Workplace Mediation and Conflict Resolution; Cross-Cultural Engagement and Business Communications.
Program Manager
Mary Patterson works in the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning at The University of Alabama as Program Manager, where she assists the OTIDE team in designing and implementing professional development and training programs, industrial training programs, and executive education programs. She is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a certified professional in the Society for Human Resource Management. She works closely with HR departments to design custom training to enhance work objectives, increase productivity and build a positive culture.