Dr. Maria Church

Dr. Maria Church, CEO of Government Leadership Solutions, and best-selling author of "Love-Based Leadership: The Model for Leading with Strength, Grace, and Authenticity”, and "A Course in Leadership: 21 Spiritual Lessons on Power, Love, and Influence" has started a movement to revolutionize the workplace with a shift from fear to love. Dr. Church specializes in organizational culture, change agility, strategic off-site facilitation, and leadership development with over 25 years working with Fortune 500, local governments, non-profits, and academia. Maria holds a Doctorate of Management Degree in Organizational Leadership and currently teaches for several universities. She is a part of the elite 17% worldwide of professional speakers who have earned a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. She has been featured in Forbes, The List TV, numerous radio shows, podcasts, news interviews, and magazines. Maria hosts an online YouTube leadership series, "Dr. Maria TV”. Splitting her time between Scottsdale and the canyons of Southern Arizona, Maria continues to work with high-performing local governments and is working on her next book about exemplary local government cultures.