Ken Hurdle
Leadership Challenge Master Facilitator
Ken is retired as the Chief Ombudsman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation where he served for 12 years. He was responsible for providing consultation to the top leadership on sensitive issues related to all departmental operations. In addition, he was responsible for the supervision and training of the Department's facilitators for “The California Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Program,” “The Leadership Challenge,” “The Heart of Coaching” and the "Ethical Decision Making Model." He was also directly involved in all of the Department’s leadership initiatives from entry through the executive levels as a designer, monitor, facilitator and coach.
Prior to his career in corrections, Ken was a senior consultant for the California State Senate, specializing in adult and juvenile corrections, disability issues and Native American affairs for seven years.
Ken is a master facilitator for “The Leadership Challenge,” and has been working with the LPI for five years. In addition, he is faculty for the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development Program and a facilitator for the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, “California Public Safety Leadership & Ethics Program,” “The Heart of Coaching,” and “The Five Dysfunctions of Teams.”
Ken has been involved in several aspects of leadership development to include public and private workshop presentation and design. He has also been an effective leadership coach through the designing of individual coaching plans.
Ken has gained valuable expertise by working with a diverse group of organizations. Law enforcement organizations include the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Orange County Probation Department, California Peace Officer Standards and Training and the Women Peace Officers Association of California. Governmental organizations and public agencies include the California Department of Conservation and the Palmdale Unified School District. Other organizations include the Chevron Corporation and University of California, Davis student organizations.
Ken is an accomplished cook and loves to play golf, read and work in the yard. .