Your Instructor
Prior to his founding role in The Wonderful Life Project he was Vice President of Human Resources and Fund Development for Saint Francis Medical Center (SFMC) in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was during this time that he began the foundational work for the Wonderful Life Project.
The Human Resources team from SFMC received many awards for the work they did to dramatically increase labor supply, reduce turnover, and enhance management. The awards included the Optimus award, an international award, in the category of teamwork from Workforce Management; runner-up for the Recruiting and Staffing Best in Class award (RASBIC) award from the International Quality and Productivity Center; the Spirit award for collaboration from Healthcare Management; and the Psychologically Healthy Workplace award from the Nebraska Psychological Association. In addition, Lee was named as the Human Resources Professional of the Year from the Nebraska Society of Human Resources, and the Grand Island Man of the Year from the Grand Island Independent.
Lee has taught Business and Psychology courses at a variety of colleges and universities. He completed a B.A. degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney, a M.S. degree from Fort Hays State Kansas University, and completed the coursework toward his Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.