Designing trauma-responsive, innovative pathways for mainline churches and communities today.
Leslie Mulder is an Organization Development consultant and coach who helps organizations turn purpose into practice through leadership development, strategy design and activation, and board effectiveness. She works across small to mid-sized businesses, social enterprises, nonprofits, professional firms, universities, and faith communities to build learning cultures that align how people work with why they work. Grounded in an M.A. in Counseling and an M.S. in Organization Development, she brings extensive experience in facilitation and individual/team coaching. Her graduate research on organization change in U.S. Protestant churches informs her partnership with congregations to build trauma-responsive, resilient ministries - guiding participative visioning and planning while strengthening conflict management, shared decision-making, work design, and governance. Leslie co-chaired the Trauma Responsive Church initiative at Love First UMC in Sartell, Minnesota (2018-2021). She lives in Sartell, Minnesota, and enjoys music, family, and community connection.
