Lucy Arendt

Lucy Arendt serves as Professor of Business Administration – Management and Co-Director of the Center for Exceptional Leadership at St. Norbert College's Schneider Business School, where she teaches organizational behavior, leadership, and strategic management at undergraduate and graduate levels. Her global teaching initiatives include leading student cohorts to Europe for leadership studies and Mexico for international business immersion since joining the institution in 2016 after 26 years at UW-Green Bay.

Her educational credentials include a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• B.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• M.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dr. Arendt's research centers on decision-making dynamics within disaster contexts, spanning mitigation through recovery phases. Her fieldwork across 15+ disaster zones—from New Orleans post-Katrina to Nepal's earthquake aftermath—examines how formal and informal leaders drive organizational and community resilience. This interdisciplinary work bridges business strategy with emergency management, emphasizing leadership's role in crisis navigation and long-term recovery.

Her publication trajectory reveals evolving focus from early humor studies in organizational behavior toward comprehensive disaster resilience frameworks. Recent works analyze transformational leadership failures (2024), tornado recovery systems (2023), and engineered resilience metrics like the PEOPLES framework (2016), demonstrating consistent integration of organizational theory with real-world disaster response challenges across healthcare, infrastructure, and community systems.

Notable recognition includes the UW-Green Bay Founders Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008-09) and a University Award for Collaborative Achievement (2013-14) for innovative international education programming.

• UW-Green Bay Founders Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008-09)
• UW-Green Bay Teaching Award for Experienced Teacher (2010)
• University Award for Excellence in Collaborative Achievement (2013-14)

Her advisory impact extends through FEMA and NIST consultations, federal earthquake hazards committee leadership, and the Housner Fellows Leadership Development Program. She has directed disaster-reconnaissance teams for EERI across four continents, translating field insights into policy recommendations for governmental and nonprofit entities including Procter & Gamble and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

As EERI board secretary/treasurer and federal Advisory Committee chair, she drives cross-sector collaboration on seismic safety standards. Her Center for Exceptional Leadership initiatives foster student development through experiential learning, while ongoing research partnerships with international agencies advance community resilience metrics for global disaster-prone regions.