Deon Locklin, Adjunct Professor and Director (PPM)
Director, Public Performance and Management Group
Adjunct Faculty Member, Public Management and Policy
M.Ed., Auburn University
Phone: 404-413-0177
E-mail: dlocklin@gsu.edu
Specialties:
Organizational leadership development
Strategic management
Customer satisfaction assessment
Non-profit Administration
Deon Locklin is Director of the Public Performance and Management Group, and an adjunct faculty member of the Public Management and Policy Department, at Georgia State University. Her career includes over 20 years of delivering technical assistance and conducting applied research, executive coaching, and instruction within the public sector. Nationally, she has conducted over 500 seminars, presentations, and guest lectures. Locklin has created and managed numerous education programs for emerging leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors. She assists public sector and nonprofit organizations with customer-driven strategic management, the design and implementation of management development programs, and the creation of organizational performance management systems. In addition, she has conducted multiple field-based research projects in needs analysis, customer satisfaction assessment, citizen engagement, and program evaluation. She currently teaches PAUS 3021 (Citizenship, the Community, and Public Service). Internationally, she has a lead role in expansion of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' study abroad program and partnership development with the University of Strasbourg and the University of Nuremberg in the areas of human rights policy, public sector management practices, and public sector organizational change intervention strategies.
