Kimberlea Dungy

Kimberlea Dungy serves as a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Management at Wayne State University, teaching courses including Advanced Organizational Behavior (MGT5530), Management of Organizational Behavior (MGT2530), and Management Capstone (MGT6995) across multiple academic terms through Fall 2025. She concurrently operates as founder and Chief Learning Officer of LEA Learning, a specialized course development firm for technical, EV, robotic, and manufacturing automation sectors.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Post Secondary and Adult Education, Capella University
• MA, Wayne State University
• BS, Wayne State University

Her professional focus centers on adult education and workforce transformation, leveraging competency-based learning frameworks and instructional technology to address skilling gaps in high-tech manufacturing. Dr. Dungy specializes in designing training solutions for electric vehicle production and robotic automation systems, with emphasis on knowledge transfer methodologies that align corporate learning cultures with strategic business objectives. This expertise was instrumental during her leadership of General Motors' global workforce reskilling initiatives.

At Wayne State, she delivers management education through structured coursework while maintaining extensive availability (10am-8:30pm Mon-Sat via email, Teams, and text). Her industry experience includes directing General Motors' Manufacturing Technology Learning University, where she led a seven-member team in developing strategic learning pathways for the company's electric vehicle transition.

Professional engagements include presentations at the National Association of African American's in HR Midwest Regional Conference (2017), "When Women Lead" summit (2021), and Chief Learning Officer 2023 Technology in Learning panel, demonstrating active contribution to HR and learning innovation discourse.