Human Resource Services

Organizational Development

At the University of Florida, Human Resource Services is dedicated to offering programs and services that recruit, retain, and develop world-class faculty and staff. Our Organizational Development (OD) services focus on developing organizations and teams. From strategic planning to managerial coaching, retreat facilitation, and leadership training, our services are delivered by accomplished and educated OD practitioners who are dedicated to UF’s success as a top university. We hope you will take advantage of these services.

--Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

What is Organizational Development?

--Behavior in Organizations, 8th Edition, Greenberg and Baron

Other definitions from noted business professionals include:

Richard Beckhard

Warren Bennis

Warner Burke

UF Organizational Development Services

Fees

Contact Us

Training & Organizational Development has worked with over 40 academic departments and administrative units, ranging from IFAS to Fine Arts to the Health Sciences, since 2005. All services are customized to meet the specific needs of the organization. If you are interested in a detailed client list, more information, or to schedule an OD program or service, please contact:

Bob Parks
Assistant Director
Human Resource Services
(352) 273-1756.

Organizational Development Consultants

 

Jodi Gentry, Director, Human Resource Services

 With close to 20 years of organizational development and human resource services experience, Jodi is responsible for the Training and Organizational Development team. Jodi regularly speaks to local, regional, and national groups about teamwork, management and leadership, communication strategies, and other related topics. She is an experienced meeting facilitator and also is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Jodi has a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications. Her Bachelor of Arts is in English, which she received from Berea College in Kentucky.

Bob Parks, Assistant Director, Training & Organizational Development

Currently the training manager for Training and Organizational Development, Bob Parks has more than 10 years teaching, professional training, and consulting experience. He has worked in both the university and corporate environments.

Bob currently manages the myUFL training team; leads workshops on management skills, communication strategies, and related topics; and provides organizational development services to departments and work units across campus. His organizational development projects have included designing and facilitating strategic planning processes and retreats, performing departmental assessments, and developing competency models.

Bob earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies from Boston University, a Master of Divinity from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University.

Ruth Hernandez, Coordinator, Training & Organizational Development

Ruth is a part-time member (20 hours per week) of the training and development team. With a broad base of experience in human resources, instructional development, process improvement, and workforce management, she provides training in the strategic areas of change management, project management, and time management. In the communications area, she also provides training in business writing and communicating assertively. Ruth has a B.S. and M.S. from Murray State University in Kentucky and has done post-graduate work at Loyola College in Baltimore, Bowie State University, and the University of Maryland.