Joel Hoomans

Dr. Joel Hoomans is Professor of Management & Leadership Studies.  Prior to working in academia, Joel spent 10 years working in the field of Human Resources for Wegmans Food Markets, eventually becoming the company’s very first Manager of Leadership Development. Throughout various roles at Wegmans he was struck by the impact that a best-in-class organization can have on the growth and development of people when they are invested in and treated as renewable assets, rather than expendable resources. In 2006 Roberts Wesleyan College afforded him the opportunity to return to his one-time alma mater and facilitate the advancement of service leadership, strategic agility and people development on a broader scale.

Dr. Hoomans helped Roberts Wesleyan College build the ‘next generation graduate’ degree – a Masters in Strategic Leadership. This was a commission that came from discussions that originated out of leadership development discussions with members of Fortune’s Best Companies To Work For in 2005. In addition to his teaching duties for the college, Joel also enjoys consulting across business, church, government, non-profit and military sectors. He presently also works as a HR & Strategic Leadership Consultant for Livingston Associates. He devotes a great deal of time practicing a lifestyle of faith, fun, family, friendship, servitude, learning, and human development and has a wide range of hobbies that range from facilitating and playing board games to kayaking.