Daniel R. Tomal

Daniel R. Tomal, PhD is an award-winning American author, speaker, researcher, and corporate business and education consultant. He is noted for his research on organizational improvement and core competencies of leaders and professionals.

He is also a Distinguished Professor of Leadership at Concordia University Chicago and adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Tomal has made numerous guest appearances on radio and television shows such as CBS This Morning, NBC Cover to Cover, Les Brown, Tom Snyder, Chicago Talks, 700 Club, and The Joan Rivers Show. He has been quoted in several journals and publications such as the Wall Street Journal.

Tomal was born in LaPorte, Indiana, and grew up in Fish Lake, Indiana, a small resort town. He has been an avid guitar player and has played in several rock and roll bands such as The Shrews and Just Us. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State University, Indiana and his Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration and Supervision from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He is married with three children. His wife is economics professor at Wheaton College.

He has held a variety of career positions such as high school teacher, education administrator, corporate consultant, vice president, entrepreneur, and professor. He has consulted and given keynotes for numerous corporations and educational institutions on leadership and professional development.

Tomal’s research has mainly concentrated on the areas of leadership, organizational improvement, and core competencies. One of his more popular and inspiring books, coauthored with his wife Annette Tomal, Ph.D., and the foreword by Dr. Ben Carson was titled Every Parent’s Nightmare. The book depicted the triumphant story over their young son’s critical brain tumor and how to find the best medical care for your family.

Another inspiring book (with Hauser and Rajan) titled Songwriting: Strategies for Self-Expression and Creativity (foreword written by Jim Peterik, Eye of the Tiger and Preface by BJ Thomas) includes research on core competencies of songwriters and musicians. It provides songwriting strategies based upon the elements of music –rhythm, pitch (melody), harmony, expression, timbre, and form--and lyrics, musical sustainability, recording, business of songwriting, and publishing.

Tomal has authored or coauthored more than 20 books, including:

Songwriting: Strategies for Musical Self Expression and Creativity (2017)

Leading with Resolve and Mastery (2017)

Ethics and Politics in School Leadership (2016)

Electronic Troubleshooting (4th edition, 2015)

Technology for Classroom and Online Learning (2015)

Grant Writing: Strategies for Scholars and Professionals (2015)

Supervision and Evaluation for Learning and Growth (2015)

The Teacher Leader (2013)

How to Finish and Defend Your Dissertation (2013)

Leading School Change (2013)

Managing Human Resources and Collective Bargaining (2013)

Resource Management for School Administrators (2013)

Action Research for Educators (2010)

Challenging Students to Learn (2007)

Action Research (2005)

Human Relations (2nd edition, 2002)

Discipline by Negotiation (2000)

Every Parent’s Nightmare (1993)

Taking Charge (1990)

Principles and Practice of Electrical and Electronic Troubleshooting (1985)

Basic Electricity and Electronics Troubleshooting Course (1979)

Tomal has received several outstanding teacher awards and is recipient of the prestigious CHOICE award by the American Library Association as extraordinary recognition to the academic library community that demonstrated overall excellence in scholarship, distinction, originality, and importance to the library collection.

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