Facilitators

Celeste Raver, PhD, serves as the Director of Influencer Development in the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the United States Naval Academy. In that role, her focus is on developing leadership developers – providing opportunities for the Naval Academy’s faculty, staff, and coaches to expand their leadership acumen. Prior, she served as the Class of 1967 Leadership Research Fellow in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the Naval Academy, where she was the curriculum advisor to one of the core leadership courses and performed extensive research. Celeste still performs research focused on leader and leadership development; resilience and grit in individuals, teams, and organizations; and the dynamic nature of organizations. Dr. Raver has published numerous articles and book chapters on her research, and presented at national and international conferences. She has also served as a faculty member at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, teaching courses in organizational theory. Prior to her academic career, she was part of a team that built and ran a successful multi-location service business in Southern California, in which she served as the Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Raver obtained her Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, holds a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis of Entrepreneurship from Pepperdine University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Maryland Baltimore County