John Sample, Ph.D., Principal Consultant
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Mr. Sample has combined academic teaching and research with consulting and training in government, corporations, and nonprofit organizations for over thirty years. He is retired from Florida State University where he began as the Director of Business Education and Professional Development at the Center for Professional Development. He has also instructed graduate courses in adult education, human resource and organization development, adult learning, program development and evaluation for the FSU College of Education. 
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More recently, Mr. Sample instructed graduate courses in leadership and human resource management at the FSU Askew School for Public Administration and Policy. Mr. Sample has extensive experience in analyzing, designing, developing and implementing professional development programs in law enforcement and corrections, human and social services, and business and professional regulation.

​ Read Dr. Sample’s complete resume.

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​Recent Projects

• Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, remediate turnover costs of detention officers by increasing employee engagement and retention (2017 to present)
• Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, curriculum director for Lighting the Way to Guardianship – A Curriculum for Attorneys and Judges  (2009)

 
Clients

• Florida Power and Light, Nuclear Power Division
• FSU Center for Professional Development
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement
• Florida Chamber of Commerce
• Envision Credit Union

 
Education and Certifications

• Ph.D., Adult Education, Florida State University, 1990
• M.S., Human Resource Management, St. Thomas University, 1975
• SHRM-SCP/SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources, 1996 to present
• MBTI, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, advanced certification, 2015
• SRODC, Senior Registered Organization Development Consultant, International Society for Organization Development and Change, 2000 to present
• Expert Certification, Stay Interview, Finnegan Institute, 2017