Dr. Mark Maier

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Writer, Producer, Director: “A Major Malfunction:” The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. On-line (Youtube) link created to my 1994/2003 pedagogical ethical leadership training module following the death of former Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Director, Allan McDonald, on March 6, 2021. Uploaded by colleague, Tyler Watson, April 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plASsaCbe5M&ab_channel=TylerWatson

"LEADERSHIP 2050: Laying the Foundation for the Future of Leadership Education and Development at Chapman (Volume 1 & 2)." 2021 Sabbatical Research Report. Issued a 40-page final report, with a 68-page set of supporting Appendices which reviewed the results of a comprehensive assessment of leadership education and development efforts around the country, at the peer institutions identified by the Chapman Office of Assessment, and within Chapman (alumni and current students). The report included the perspectives of numerous Chapman campus stakeholders (30 interviews with Deans and Associate Deans, program chairs, and donors among others), and reported on meetings of the combined (undergraduate + graduate) leadership faculty, in collaboration with the Office of Civic Engagement and Student Affairs, to explore ways to align all programs under a unified Chapman Leadership Framework. November 3, 2021.

NETFLIX. Principal Technical Consultant to Challenger: The Final Flight. Executive Producer, J.J. Abrams. Produced & Directed by: Academy-Award Winner Daniel Junge & Steven Leckart. 4 part docu-series on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Release Date: September 16, 2020). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAeVAgqFV4&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Netflix

“Invisible Privilege: What White Men Don’t See.” Permission granted for previously published paper to be used as pre-reading for The 16th Annual White Privilege Conference: Understanding, Respecting & Connecting. Louisville, KY: March 11-15, 2015.

“The Imperative for Servant Leadership: Reflections on the (Enduring) Dysfunctions of Corporate Masculinity." pp. 93-117 in GENDER IN ORGANIZATIONS: ARE MEN ALLIES OR ADVERSARIES TO WOMEN'S CAREER ADVANCEMENT? Ronald Burke & Debra Major (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, UK. 2014.

See above description for the ORANGE COUNTY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, a 5-month long leadership development program for 35 County managers from all departments. During the 2011-12 academic year, we hosted the 16th and 17th classes of OCLA, as well as a comprehensive 1-day Leadership Conference on campus for all OCLA alumni.

Internal Revenue Service – Wage & Investment Leadership Lessons Program (WILL). Writer, Director, and Co-Producer (with Lori Zucchino) of 51:00-minute DVD comprised of four chapters (Leading from Within; An Overview of Servant-Leadership; Management, Leadership and Servant-Led Organizations; Values-Based Leadership), and comprehensive 200-page Facilitator’s Guide w/ Participant’s Handbook. Department of Treasury/IRS Document 12985-A (6-2011), Catalog # 57863P. Atlanta, GA. 2011. Part of W&I Commissioner Richard Byrd’s vision/initiative to transform the 50,000 member division into a fully “servant-led” organization, starting with their senior management.

Leadership Lessons: Leading as a Way of Serving. Writer, Director, and Co-Producer (with Lori Zucchino) of 43-minute DVD comprised of four chapters (Leading from Within; An Overview of Servant-Leadership; Management and Leadership; Values-Based Leadership), and comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide. Self-Published. Orange, CA: 2008. Part of Orange County CEO’s effort to transform the County into a servant-led organization. Effort is led by specially trained alumni graduates of the Orange County Leadership Academy, developed and led by Dr. Maier.

"Invisible Privilege: What White Men Don't See" - Previously published paper, adopted for annual dissemination to participants in the Social Justice Training Institute.