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Judy Keliher
Education Consultant
Judy is known for her natural leadership abilities, commitment to high standards and helping team members thrive. She establishes clear expectations and inspires teams to achieve excellence, fostering an environment of open communication and continuous improvement. Her leadership style is consultative and solution-based, focused on empowering team members. Her innovative mindset and critical thinking skills enable her to assess situations, develop strategic solutions, and execute projects with precision and accountability.
In her approach, Judy emphasizes the importance of trust, authenticity, integrity, and ethical behavior. Her core values of servant leadership shine through her empathy, self-awareness, and humility, creating a nurturing atmosphere where respect and recognition are paramount. She believes that caring breeds success and is dedicated to building resilient teams capable of thriving in fast-paced, collaborative environments.
Judy operated her family hardware store until they sold it. She moved into the corporate world leading and developing highly successful sales leaders. She was elected to the Lakeville Area School board in 1996 and is still currently serving. Judy was chair of the board for a total on nine years. She is dedicated to providing a quality and equitable education for all students. She values a board and adminstration that operates as a team, parent and community engagement, and accountability is expected.
As a board member, and especially as board chair, she strived for excellence in governance while operating in partnership with the superintendent. While Judy has been on the board, the focus has been policy making, setting goals, and engaging stakeholders by listening and seeking to understand the diverse individual and group interest on issues or situations and providing an equitable education so all students have an opportunity for success with the ultimate goal on improving student achievement . Results show that 12,000 Lakeville Area students consistently rank above state and national averages.
Judy’s extensive school and community involvement include Lakeville Rotary board member, student mentoring, city and school district joint powers Arenas Board, local church board, District 194 committees (Finance, Long Term Facilities Planning, Policy, Personnel), District 194 Advisory Councils (Transportation, Boundary Adjustments, Special Education, Gifted, Technology), Minnesota School Board Legislative Delegate, and Lakeville Public Safety Foundation fundraising committee.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
“Winterset CSD selected PartnerED to lead our district through the updating of our strategic plan and development of a Profile of a Graduate. Our board wanted a process that would encompass our entire district and foster the engagement of our entire community. The process that our consultants facilitated exceeded our expectations, as our community had numerous opportunities both in-person and virtual to provide their input throughout this process. The provocations and activities that were included in the process ensured that our Key Community Stakeholders were exposed to emerging trends in education and that our local community needs and values were considered as we developed our strategic plan and POG. We found our consultants to be knowledgeable, responsive, and supportive as we engaged in this process.”
– Justin Gross, Superintendent Winterset Community School District, Winterset, IA
“I reached out to Paula O’Loughlin and her colleague to potentially conduct a training for staff at my institution. From the very beginning, Paula was very timely and consistent in our communication. She showed a high level of enthusiasm about the opportunity and shared her ideas about the content. Her experience and expertise were a perfect match. Therefore, it was very easy for me to move forward with the training. Throughout the entire planning process, Paula was definitely a collaborative partner and maintained regular contact. At the training, Paula was an engaged and personable presenter which allowed attendees to easily participate. Her extreme knowledge of the subject matter greatly benefited the staff and evaluations were very positive. I would highly recommend Paula of PartnerED!”
– John Drussell, LICSW, MSW, Section of Social Work, Mayo Clinic
