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title: "Michaela O'Donnell"
date: 2026-07-14T07:18:00-05:00
author: Jennifer Vermeer
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#  Michaela O'Donnell

 

 

 

 ![]() [Michaela O’Donnell](https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/u001.I7QH9QJlytPYeTGKoyJp4xHZDYLwewkTarmYJsL3O8-iBOyxvMYU15IvrvlwdBIU/4sa/byq6sUthTayIu3DNvsckUQ/h14/h001.M3g-3LYvyQtRpn6GjVKDIwIHgo-EwLAM3Qe2zk3fZG8) is the Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. She is also an assistant professor of marketplace leadership and the lead professor for Fuller Seminary's [Doctor of Global Leadership, Redemptive Imagination in the Marketplace](https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/u001.jKKzQUcpHA9pz4v9f1hTAZQNJb7sT5mz5JEkXDSIU5LJKjTWFHwPniXe-su_ibMMqPGzx6LFgiFvaDdZ5OtIzA/4sa/byq6sUthTayIu3DNvsckUQ/h15/h001.U4Q_XBdMtyvzebFT_WqPrY6BtyNJ-VosP26JdMtXgxU) program.

O'Donnell will serve as a keynote speaker at the [ *At Work in the Garden: The Faith and Work Conference*](https://www.dordt.edu/events/at-work-in-the-garden) at Dordt this fall.

 

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## Articles by Michaela O'Donnell

  [     ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-leading-with-joy.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=29c26262&v=64095f29571505eb9e30bea9896753384df8f3c34c3edcc45b69a310b542c711)   Essays 

 Jul 14, 2026 

### Leading with Joy When Work Isn’t Working

 By Michaela O'Donnell

How might the intentional practice of gratitude become a pathway toward greater joy, deeper resilience, and flourishing in the work God has given us?

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