Marsha Tongel, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise:

• ​Organizational Development/Behavior
• Criminal Justice
• Leadership

Education:

• Ph.D. Organizational Development/Behavior, Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, OH
• M.S. Criminal Justice/Corrections, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
• B.A. Psychology and Sociology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Dissertation:

• What is the Experience of Being a Woman Business Owner in Southwestern Pennsylvania?

Research Areas of Interest:

• ​Women and organizations
• women and leadership
• women in business
• virtual organizations

Certifications and /or licenses:

• ISO 9000 Implementation Certified

Select Publications:

• Tongel, M. & Sanders, R. (2021, January).  We are not in Kansas anymore! Leading in the ‘new normal’(Audio podcast).CAVO.  https://www.ncu.edu/center-advancement-virtual-organizations/cavo-podcas...
• Tongel, M. (2020). To be or not to be virtual! Northcentral University Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations.  
• https://www.ncu.edu/blog/be-or-not-be-virtual.
• Tongel, M. (2020). When you have to manage from afar.  Northcentral University Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations.  https://www.ncu.edu/blog/when-you-have-manage-afar.
• Tongel, M. (2018) Child as teacher and leader, Inspired Parenting Magazine, Nov.
• Tongel, M. (2017). Sacred leadership. Changing Times, Northcentral University’s Business Newsletter, (Fall). pp 6-7
• Tongel, M.A. (2016). The socio-cultural aspects of the female entrepreneurship model, Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship. 
• Tongel, M. (2015) Cultivating Elder Wisdom as a Part of Parenting, Inspired Parenting Magazine.
• Tongel, M.A. (Dec. 2012). The feminine paradigm of entrepreneurship in the informal economy.  In M. T Thanh Thai, E. Turkina (Eds.),  Entrepreneurship in the informal economy: Models, approaches and prospects for economic development, NY: Routledge
• Tongel, M. & Petrescu, C. (2006). Views from the outside: How the nonprofit community characterizes high performance organizations, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, No 18E.
• Tongel, M. (2001) Reaching back to move forward: Rediscovering harmony & balance in organizations, OD Practitioner. 
• Tongel, M. & Clevenger, K. (1997). What women want, The Futurist, May-June.

Select Professional Experience:

TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Northcentral University, Graduate School of Business, Scottsdale, AZ, 2013- Present; Senior Core Part-Time Faculty, Dissertation Chair; Subject Matter Expert; Methodological Committee Member
  • Teach Applied Doctoral Studies in Business; DBA Portfolio/Prospectus; PhD Pre-Candidacy Portfolio/Prospectus; Components of the Dissertation; Dissertation Proposal;  IRB & Data Collection; Dissertation Manuscripts & Defense; Supervising in the 21st Century; Cultural Issues; Ethics in Business; Introduction to Business Research Design & Methodology Development; Introduction to Criminal Justice; Public Policy in Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice and Ethics: Strategic Planning and Implementation in Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum Development/Revision of Human Resource Management 7003 Labor Relations; Homeland Security Local Emergency Management; Introduction to Sociology; Social Justice courses
• Point Park University, School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005-Present; • Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Teach online and hybrid graduate classes in:  Organizational Behavior; Research Design & The Social Lab; Research Design in Organizational Leadership; Professional and Research Writing; Interpersonal Communication Skills for Leaders
  • Teach online and hybrid classes undergraduate classes in: Understanding Gender & Power: Gender Dynamics in Leadership; Business Planning and Grant writing; and Oral Communication and Presentation.  
• Tongel Consulting Group, Inc. (DBA Metanoia Consulting-TCG, Inc.), Pittsburgh, PA, President & Principal Consultant; 
• 1990 - Present
• Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Adjunct Faculty, Workforce Training & Professional Development
    • Contract/Consulting Work - Certified Zenger Miller & DDI Facilitator in leadership, management and supervisory training. 
• Penn State University, New Kensington, PA
  • Faculty Continuing Education, Systems Theory
• City of Pittsburgh, Personnel & Civil Service Commission, Pittsburgh, PA, Program Administrator 
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Pittsburgh, PA, Human Relations Representative
• Parker/Hunter, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA,   Investment Executive
• Alle Kiski Area H.O.P.E. Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Founding Executive Director
• United States Naval Reserves, Direct Commissioned Officer

PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Coro Center for Civic Leadership, Selector, Fellows Program in Public Affairs
• U.S. Department of Education, Peer Reviewer
• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO), Peer Reviewer
• SMC/Pennsylvania Small Business Councils, former Board Member, Vice Chair of Benefits Committee; member of the Human Resources Committee; member of Women’s Business Initiative
• Executive Service Corps, facilitator of Executive Leadership Circles 
• National Association of Women Business Owners, Former President, Vice-President of Government Affairs
• Southwestern PA Labor/Management Committee, Former Member of the Consortium of Experts
• City of Pittsburgh, Former MBE/WBE Review Committee, Appointed by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh