Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith, PhD, MBA, MA, BPS is Chair of the Department of Business and the MBA/MOL programs at Harrison Graduate School at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Texas. Prior to SAGU, she worked for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and retired as an executive in 2011. She was Vice President of Eastern Region. Dr. Beckwith is also the CEO of Beckwith Leadership Consulting Group, a training, development and executive coaching organization and she is CEO of a non-profit organization, Professional Christian Women in Service. Dr. Beckwith is a monthly contributor to Wordsmith Journal Magazine, where she writes the column The Power of Positive Faith. She also has a blog at LaSharndaBeckwith.wp. Dr. Beckwith has published two other books, When You’re Happy With You and It’s Your Life; Own It. No Blame, No Excuses! Dr. Beckwith holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Organization & Management with a specialization in Leadership. She has an MBA with Distinction and a Masters of Arts in Business Management with a minor in Human Resource Development. Her undergraduate is in Business also. She was born in New York, but did not stay there. After the death of her mother, she moved to Georgia and was raised by her grandparents. She has been married to Daryl Beckwith for 33 years and they have one son, Brandon and one grandson Jaden.