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Liza D. Johnson
Liza Johnson
is the Director of Personal Empowerment and Assistant Director to the President at the University of Dubuque (UD). Her mission is to provide people the opportunity to become the best version of themselves through the practice of social and emotional learning. She has a passion to share this education to create sustainable transformation in people's lives and in the culture of organizations. She created and directs UD’s personal empowerment program, which helps students, faculty, and staff develop the core skills necessary to be successful in making sustained and positive change with an emphasis on emotional intelligence competencies. Dr. Johnson leads 40+ trained UD faculty and staff members who either teach the personal empowerment course and/or infuse emotional intelligence in their specialized areas on campus. As a pioneer, she continues to pave the way for the integration of social and emotional learning into campus operations for students, faculty, and staff. In addition to working with the UD community, Dr. Johnson is the founder of EQ Development Institute which supports adult social and emotional development. She leads trainings to a wide range of people and organizations. She worked closely with the Dubuque Community Schools, police, and city government on a community-wide implementation plan on emotional intelligence. Dr. Johnson is the author of the emotional intelligence curriculum published by Six Seconds: The Emotional Intelligence Network called Know. Choose. Give.: A practical guide for personal and professional success using the Six Seconds emotional intelligence framework. She serves as an EQ Ambassador for Six Seconds and is the lead EQ trainer and consultant for Paradigm Education Solutions. She is an avid runner and yogi, outdoor enthusiast, and a mother to three children, Colin, Brooke, and Luke, who inspire her to make the world a better place for everyone.
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