Andrea Zavakos, PhD MBA GPHR SPHR in

Andrea Zavakos, PhD MBA GPHR SPHR

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Owner at Miami Valley HR Consulting, LLC
📍 Dayton, Ohio, United States

Andrea is the owner of Miami Valley HR Consulting, leveraging a distinguished career in senior HR roles and as a university faculty member. Described by colleagues as strategic, ethical, and detail-oriented, she holds a PhD in Leadership and Change and an MBA in Total Quality Management, recently retiring from full-time teaching.

Outside of her consulting work, Andrea is a U. S. Navy veteran who served as an electronics technician/trainer. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of professionals and has served on the board of community organizations, including the Artemis Center, a domestic violence resource center.

While serving full-time in the U. S. Navy in Honolulu, she also earned her BA in Psychology.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Owner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dayton, Ohio, United States
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HR Consulting
Owns and operates a boutique HR consulting firm, continuing to offer services like workplace investigations and management training to select clients after retiring from full-time work.
Student Mentorship
Demonstrates a commitment to emerging professionals by using her network to help students find internships and promoting university-related job opportunities.
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Career

Work history

3-2013
Owner
Miami Valley HR Consulting, LLC
3-2013 - 12-2025
Full-time Faculty, University of Dayton School of Business Administration
University of Dayton
6-2020 - 8-2021
Director of Training, Safety & Risk
Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
3-2013
Director of HR Consulting
Brower Insurance
HR Director
Reynolds and Reynolds/Relizon (Now part of Taylor Communications)
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Education
2002 - 2006
PhD
Antioch University
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Ft. Myers Middle School
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