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Michael J. Lenaghan is a tenured Social Science and Education faculty member of the Miami Dade College, located in Miami, Florida, United States of America. He also holds adjunct status at Florida Atlantic University and serves as a special adviser to the Universidad Latinoamericana de la Libertad F. Hayek, located in Southern Florida. He implements  “multiple intelligences theory” across disciplines in higher education, private organizations and civic groups. He engages students and colleagues in strategies to master  social science mediated knowledge, problem solving skills and “preferred futures” for individuals, organizations and communities.

Academic, experiential, simulation, service and cooperative learning strategies characterize Lenaghan’s approach to teaching and learning in the classroom, community, corporation or private organization. He implements Model United Nations simulations  within the UNA/USA and the National Collegiate Conference Association. He implements the National Issues Forum methodology of the Kettering Foundation as experiential learning. His community college and university students are now succeeding in 42 American and 9 international universities, diverse professions in numerous career fields and in service and leadership roles in their communities.

Lenaghan earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS in International Affairs) and a Master of Arts (MA in Comparative Government) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He earned a certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS in education) and a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D. in Administration of Higher Education) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. He completed post-graduate studies at Brigham Young University, Florida State University (Holocaust Studies Institute and History Department), Johns Hopkins University (School of mental Hygiene and Public Health), Northwestern University (WK Kellogg School of Graduate Management), Universidad de las Americas (MEXICO), University College-Galway (IRELAND), University of Miami (College of Education), University of Michigan (Labor Relations Center) and the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Lenaghan’s professional career has engaged him in senior professional positions in the North American Secretariat of International Movement of Catholic Students and NGO relations with ECOSOC at the United Nations (New York City), Latin American Bureau of the United States Catholic Conference (DC), National Association of the Partners of the Americas (DC), University of the District of Columbia, National Headquarters of the American Red Cross (DC), The Lenaghan Group (Chevy Chase, MD), American Humanics Foundation (Kansas City, Missouri) and Miami-Dade Community College’s North Campus (FL).

Lenaghan’s civic leadership roles include board positions in Archdiocese of Washington Board of Education (DC and MD), Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute (developmental disability specialties and services), Gubernatorial appointments to the Montgomery College Board of Trustees (MD), Founding board of the Montgomery College Foundation (MD), Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (DC, MD, VA – National Capital Area), Children’s Cultural Coalition of South Florida, Coalition for a drug Free and Safe Community (FL), Florida Political Science Association, Rotary District 6990 and Florida UNA/USA.

Lenaghan fluently communicates in English and Spanish and works to communicate in Portuguese, Italian, French and Russian. He has traveled and worked throughout the Americas, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

Dr. Lenaghan is the Advisor of the pan African Student Association of Miami Dade College, Service for Peace, and the Miami Dade College Model United Nations Organization.