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Organizational Leadership Faculty

Biography
Mr. LaAsmar retired as an insurance marketing
executive. He served as the President and CEO of
Producer’s Wealth Spring for 12 years. In this
leadership role, he was responsible for the training of
more than 1,000 financial services professions on the
ethical growth of their practice and he spoke regularly
at national conventions on topics related to this
pursuit.

He also served as the principal of the Platinum
Strategy Group for 20 years. In this consultancy role,
his firm guided agency redesign efforts to address
Russell A. LaAsmar, M.B.A. organizational sustainability, leveraged technology to
Adjunct Professor, George E. Walker Fellow address business practice concerns, and designed
304-904-0020 training platforms for system utilization.
russelllaasmar@ucwv.edu

Education
 Doctoral Candidate in Executive Leadership –
University of Charleston, Charleston, WV
 M.B.A with Project Management
Concentration—Salem International University,
Salem, WV
 B. S. in Business Administration—Mount Saint
Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, MD

Publications and Presentations

 Principals of Quality & Team Effectiveness (The
Northeast Texas Regional MH/MR Facilities and
Community Centers and Central Texas Regional
Continuous Quality Improvement Conference)
 The Importance of Planning and Understanding
Leadership Roles (National Funeral Trust
Convention)
 Insurance Agency Growth Dynamics (National Funeral
Trust Convention)
 Ethical Practices in Financial Planning (National
Funeral Trust Convention)

Research Interests
Strategic Deviance, Disruptive Innovation,
Phycological Safety, Emotional intelligence,
Leadership Development