The Coordinator of the Program for Organizational and Staff Development (POSD)

Merna Jacobsen

Merna Jacobsen is the Coordinator of Organizational and Staff Development for the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University.

Merna has worked in the fields of training, consultation, facilitation and mediation for twenty years. In addition to her work at Texas A&M, her work takes her throughout North America and to such international arenas as Qatar, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Mexico. As a certified mediator, Merna not only conducts mediations, but trains others in beginning and advanced mediation skills. She also conducts train-the-trainer workshops and assists organizations in establishing in-house training departments.

In addition to training, Merna facilitates organizational development, problem solving, vision and mission development, strategic planning, quality management and group process.