Cathy Denison-Robert, MBA, PhD
- Executive Director, Business & Workforce Recovery Solutions, Inc.
- President and Senior Consultant, Cathy Denison, PhD & Associates Professional Services, Inc.
Dr. Cathy Denison-Robert, MBA is a servant leader and business professional that wears many hats. She enjoys assisting others to help them to reach their full potential in business, in the workforce, and in life. She is the Executive Director of a non-profit organization, Business & Workforce Recovery Solutions, Inc. Since May 2021, Cathy has led the Southwest Louisiana Recovery Project for Small Businesses, Nonprofits, Workers, and Families. Her passion is to offer a unique, comprehensive approach to disaster recovery and growth to help the business and nonprofit succeed while also healing the person. She was the Creator, Moderator, Presenter, and Director of the 2022 Louisiana Disaster Recovery Conference: A Time of Hope and Renewal.
Cathy has experienced firsthand the tremendous need that her 501(c)(3) non-profit organization strives to address, having survived multiple natural disasters since 2005 in Louisiana (LA) and along the Gulf Coast. In 2005, she lost her home and small business in Hurricane Rita in Southwest LA. Since then, she has worked in many disasters helping small businesses, nonprofits, families, and others impacted by disaster. Her family faced staggering loss from Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020 in Southwest LA. Cathy believes these disaster recovery programs are part of her calling and it is her heart to serve those most in need.
As a business consultant, coach, trainer, small business owner, university professor, project manager, strategic planner, grant development and grant management specialist, leadership expert, and non-profit Executive Director, Cathy has worked with businesses, non-profit organizations, and aspiring entrepreneurs for over 20 years. She is a mentor and support group facilitator. Cathy has been President and Senior Consultant of her small, woman-owned business, Cathy Denison, PhD & Associates Professional Services, Inc. for over 20 years. She has been in the field as a grant professional, strategist, and consultant for 30 years.
She was Associate Professor and Director of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Program at a faith-based private university in LA. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and leading students in Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Health Administration, and Transformational Entrepreneurship courses. She was an Adjunct Faculty member at three universities. Her favorite university work is to help students to develop real business projects that serve community partners and non-profit organizations while teaching the students workplace and life skills.
Cathy’s degrees include Post-Doctorate in Management and Marketing from the University of Florida; Ph.D. and M.S. in Vocational Education (Training and HR Ed.) from LSU; and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and B.S. in Agribusiness from McNeese State University.
Cathy enjoys leading and serving in business, educational, and ministry activities with her husband, Jody. Cathy is proud of her son, Devin, who works as a Quality and Industrial Engineer. She was raised on a family farm in Southwest LA where she learned about hard work and love for serving others as exemplified by her parents and five sisters.
