Jeanine Parolini

Dr. Jeanine Parolini serves as Associate Professor, MBA Program Director, and Career Coach at Bethel University's College of Adult and Professional Studies. She holds leadership roles in the Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership program and teaches in Business Management. With 31+ years of experience across corporate, church, and academic sectors, her work focuses on principled leadership development, organizational health, and cross-cultural intelligence. She earned degrees from Dominican University (B.A., 1983), Regent University (Ph.D., 2007), and Bethel Seminary (M.A., 2003).

Her research emphasizes leadership theory, emotional intelligence, and cultural inclusion. Key contributions include works on followership dynamics, servant leadership, and organizational renewal. Dr. Parolini has received multiple awards including Bethel's Faculty Excellence Award (2019) and recognition for her doctoral work on leadership distinctions.

She actively engages in professional development through roles like Curriculum Evaluation Team member and Board positions with Profinabox. Her presentations span topics from AI policy to boundary-setting leadership, with global engagement in India, Singapore, and Europe. Beyond academia, she enjoys recreational sports and van life documented on her YouTube channel.