Barbara Vallera

Dr. Barbara Vallera is an Adjunct, Assistant Professor in the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences, Organizational Leadership Department, Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York.  She is an expert in organizational leadership, performance management, and best-practice change strategies.  Her expertise extends to supervisory assessment, leadership development, mentorship, succession planning programs, culture change interventions, human resources and employee relations initiatives, and employee training and development program design and implementation. 

Barbara "Dr. Barb", has a unique, blended background in professional education, curriculum and research, business/management, and organizational leadership.  Her professional career includes management positions at Barclays Bank, United Technologies Corporation, Eastern Connecticut Healthcare Network (ECHN), and Kaman Aerospace Corporation. 

In these organizations, Dr. Vallera’s leadership role in the human resources function focused on designing and implementing best practice employee/organizational goals, including online learning platforms, lean training, process improvement workshops, new supervisor leadership assessment centers, mentoring implementation, and succession planning strategies.  She has also served as a senior management consultant for domestic and international corporate clients.