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About Dr. Ian

Background about NEG’s President/CEO

Dr. Ian


Dr. Ian Buchanan, President/CEO of Nia Education Group, has committed almost three decades in service of students, organizations, families and communities. “Dr. Ian” has an impressively broad range of leadership, coaching, teaching and professional development experiences. His work has primarily been in the sectors below.

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Almost three decades in service of students, organizations, families and communities.

Dr. Ian’s Leadership Experience

  • Traditional Public School District Leadership (St. Louis Region)
  • Public (Portfolio) Charter District Leadership (Achievement School District-Tennessee)
  • Informal Science Education Leadership (National Science Foundation, St. Louis Science Center)
  • Education Nonprofit Leadership (Teach For America-St. Louis, Inspire STL)
  • Higher Education Administration (Harris-Stowe State University)
  • Adult Basic Education  (The School of University City – Adult Education Program)
  • Board Leadership (Jamaa Academy, IamESTL Foundation)  

Dr. Ian’s Commitment to Coaching and Consulting

Capacity-building is a skill, passion and gift for Dr. Ian. This commitment to capacity-building is driven by two guiding principles. The first guiding principle is “To whom much is given, much is required.” Ian recognizes his level of access, opportunity and capital. He leverages that and decades of experience, technical skills and passion for change to help individuals and organizations reach their fullest potential.

The second principle that undergirds the work at Nia Education Group is the West African concept, ubuntu. Loosely translated, in means, “I am because we are.” Nia Education Group understands that we can only achieve transformative change if we embrace a commitment to a collective responsibility. We do our work with the belief that our commitment to our clients will translate into structural and systemic change.

To ensure that he is fully equipped to empower clients, Dr. Ian has fused his decades of leadership, coaching and consulting experiences with a deep technical expertise. Ian’s approach to executive coaching and consulting is informed by the trainings below:

  • Professional Coaching Certification – World Coach Institute
  • Transformational Coaching – Art of Coaching-Elena Aguillar
  • Leadership Coaching-John Maxwell Group
  • Cognitive Coaching-Arthur L. Costa and Robert J. Garmston
  • Instructional Coaching-Instructional Coaching Group/Jim Knight 

To see more detailed information about Dr. Ian’s educational and professional background, see the information on his LinkedIn page.  

Certified Professional Coach and Endorsed by the World Coach Institute.

Certified Co-Active Professional Coach and Issued by the Co-Active Training Institute.

To reach greatness, you must look in the mirror, out of the window and from the balcony. As great leaders intentionally analyze their personal and professional “self work” through those vantage points, a coach can come in handy. In essence, coaches provide the space, time and structures for leaders to leverage these perspectives to become their greatest selves. Who can’t benefit from that? 

Dr. Ian P. Buchanan

PRESIDENT/CEO NIA EDUCATION GROUP

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