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Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. is the founder and President of the Center for Emotional Development (CED) and Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development (CESD). He is certified in many emotional measures, which include EQ, EQ-360 and TESI (Team Emotional and Social Intelligence) instruments. He has coached many in this arena from attorneys, businessmen, parishioners, and etc. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Christ Church, a social sector organization with some 7,000 members. He has over fifteen years in the field of strategic management from such companies as Prudential Financial, Cytec Industries and Merck Pharmaceutical Company. He has an MBA from Wharton School in the field of Decision Sciences and Finance and BA/BS in Accounting and Computer Science. Additionally, He is the author of the books and workbooks entitled Emotional Intelligence and The Church and Practical Strategy: Aligning Business and Information Technology.

Early years
Rupert A. Hayles, Jr., was born on May 24, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica. His mother was a seamstress and his father was a facilities worker. Hayles emigrated to the United States at 12 years of age. From his youth, Rupert Hayles had shown academic gifting and was awarded admission to St. Jago High School on full scholarship, later graduating as salutatorian amongst 602 graduates. At St. Jago, he was a member of his varsity soccer team and became heavily interested in technology in conjunction with business, starting the school’s very first computer club. At age 19, Hayles received his F.A.A. pilot license. Growing up in a family with strong roots in Pentecostal Christianity, Hayles was a regular attender and member of church since childhood. He credits his role model was his pastor, Rev. Lawrence, and later mentor was his high school computer teacher, Don Adubato, who was a Naval Captain.

Conversion to Christianity
Although Christian morals and principles were instilled in Rupert and his siblings from childhood, Hayles says his unanswered questions about the human condition and human suffering created a chasm between his understanding of God and the Christian beliefs he was raised by. Nevertheless, his brothers were the primary influence in his decision to go to church. While his parents left for Jamaica to the United States, Rupert was left with his brother Fitz and Collin Hudson, who is now a reverend in the United Kingdom. Fitz and Collin’s consistent insistence on Rupert’s church attendance later influenced him to make a decision to become a committed, born-again Christian.

Family
After graduating from Wharton Business School in 1995, Hayles was regularly engaged with the workings of Christ Church located in New Jersey. Serving as an instructor was an instructor of one of the church’s ministries, Rupert met Maryann Conti, who too was actively serving at Christ Church in a leadership capacity at the Learning Center. After years of courting and eventual engagement, they married in 2001. Maryann Conti Hayles partnered with Rupert and is considered the inspiration for the founding of the non-profit organization, The Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development (CESD). Fitz, Rupert’s brother who influenced his decision to be a committed Christian, is also assisting at The Center.

Education and Military Training
In 1988, Hayles earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Accounting from Seton Hall University’s W. Paul Stillman School of Business, where he graduated (cum laude) and was recognized in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. In conjunction with corporate education specializing in strategic direction, business and company financial evaluation, developing new products of new markets, and analysis/reporting through Prudential Insurance Company of America, Merck Pharmaceuticals, and Cytec Industries Inc., Hayles graduated in 1994 from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Decision Sciences. It was at The Wharton School that he served as Member of New Integrative Global Curriculum for 21st Century Managers and received the distinguished honor of becoming a Howard E. Mitchell Fellow. Hayles received military training in the U.S. Air Force, serving as enlisted reserve and active duty as a 1st Lieutenant from 1985-1990. He has held an F.A.A. Private Pilot License since 1987. Hayles is currently Ph.D. candidate at Regent University focusing on Emotional Intelligence with a biblical worldview.

Executive Leadership and Early Ministry
Hayles has served for over twenty as a strategic leader in the corporate sector (Cytec Industries Inc., Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Merck & Company) and in faith-based nonprofit organizations in the areas of strategic management, strategic technology management, and operational and general management execution. His contributions in faith-based organizations attribute to the topics of Change Management, Transitions, Liberation, Inner Healing, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership & Team Development. While at Prudential, Hayles oversaw new product development and emerging tech. He later led the enterprise business assistance planning office that oversaw all technology strategic planning for Prudential globally. While at Cytec, Hayles led technology effort of some corporate functions and was responsible for global strategic planning at the firm.

Business Administrative Expertise
In the corporate sector, Hayles served as Manager & Technology Architect for The Prudential Insurance Company of America where he focused on Business Systems Planning, IT Key Performance Measurement, and Benchmarking till 1997. He later became Business Technology Leader specializing in legal, safety, health, and environmental functions at Cytec Industries Inc. and Associate Director of Central Engineering at Merck & Company in 2001-2002. In 2005, Rupert published his first book geared towards business professionals:  Practical Strategy:  Aligning Business and Information Technology. His book’s theme focused mainly on aligning two major functions in addition to the minutia of strategy, technology alignment, customer segmentation and the technology rigor of developing a Business Systems Plan. His major area of expertise includes working with corporations and social sector organizations to develop strategy plan based on change actions formulated in futuristic thinking. Currently, Hayles continues to mentor future business leaders in the area of management, strategy, and technology as an Adjunct Professor of Technology Strategy at his alma mater, W. Stillman School of Business of Seton Hall University. He is also Adjunct Instructor of Leadership and Strategy for the American Management Association, focusing on virtual team management, strategy-to-initiative alignment, and project management.

Christ Church
In 2002, Hayles complemented his management experience in Corporate America with faith-based nonprofit work as Chief Operating Offer at Christ Church. Through his efforts at this 7,000-member congregation, Christ Church was nationally awarded by Church Business Magazine in 2004 and 2005 as “One of America’s Most Innovative Churches of the Year.” Under his administration, Christ Church is now successfully operating adjunct outreach programs aimed for international influence in community development and social justice, including Impact Ministries International, Impact Publishing, Impact Community Development Corporation, Trinity Academy, World-Reach Missions, and Trinity School of Performing Arts.

Five Sectors Alliance
As Board Member at Five Sectors Alliance, Hayles directs relations across business, economic, education, and familial sectors. In doing so, the Hayles promotes the enhancement of educational opportunities for youth, engaging in strategic business partnerships, and building healthy and sustainable communities through education and resource development. Business and economics, family, education, political, and religions: 5 sectors of a society. Everything we do will be focusing on the sector at Christ Church. This is a think-tank where we invite leaders from those 5 sectors to address a problem that another sector can’t solve on their own. Ex.: Issue of fatherlessness. Reports were created. Annual gallas. This was the inspiration that spear-headed the missional and global stance of Christ Church.

New York City Leadership Center
Hayles partners with the New York City Leadership Center to mentor future leaders in innovative and ethical management in both nonprofit and corporate sectors of business. As Board Member, he focuses on enhancing networking and fellowship amongst leaders in training, increasing leadership effectiveness, encouraging the sharing of ideas and resources, instructing on best practices, and transforming leaders, lives, and communities on a personal and professional level. Hayles designed the Leadership Fellows Program, a 1-year study that offers faith-based leadership training for Christian leaders engaged in executive positions within the social sector. Church leaders, school superintendents, hospital CEOs-influencers within the non-profit and ministry sectors are the target group of trainees. Transformational and transferrable leadership skills in areas such as strategic planning, time management, and staff development are offered from a Christian worldview, and includes lectures from prominent business leaders, nationally known speakers, and regional practitioners. Such notable figures who served in speakers or national spokesperson for the program are:
 * Peter Scazzero, Founder and Senior Pastor of New Life Fellowship and author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
 * Gordon McDonald, Chancellor of Denver Seminary and author of Ordering Your Private World
 * Timothy Keller, Founder and Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and author of The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
 * Bill Hybels, Founder and Senior Pastor of Willowcreek Community Church

Young Life
Hayles recognized the need for emotional health through the Church among young adults. He has served as a Board Member for Young Life, a nondenominational ministry. Hayles, along with other board members, ensures the spiritual, strategic, financial, and administrative support for Young Life staff is set into motion to continue the ministry of this organization.

Reginald Jones Center for Management Policy, Strategy, and Organization
As an advisor, Hayles participates with the distinguished think-tank organization Reginald Jones Center for Management Policy, Strategy, and Organization, which is affiliated with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Alongside other executive leaders of Fortune 500 companies, Hayles served at the Reginald Jones Center giving insight into strategy, economics, and policy in connection to long-lasting positive impact on society. The business leaders who gathered yearly were responsible for helping to discern future trends and devising strategy to address catalytic changes on corporations and society.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) Initiatives for Leadership Development
Upon developing leaders in various aspects of business administration, Hayles has launched multiple endeavors to promote the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in effective leadership development. This was done through his professional experience in acknowledging the fact that emotional health and self-awareness plays a vital role in the sustainability and success of both leaders and the entire organization under their supervision.

Founding of The Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development (CESD)
In response to the growing need to provide a solution between the disparity of emotional and spiritual health of Christians, Hayles established The Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development with his wife, Maryann, who serves as Managing Partner. As Founder and President of the Center, the Hayles focuses the organization on three main areas: emotional intelligence, inner healing and liberation (spiritual freedom). Similar to CED, Hayles also employs his management expertise through the business and operational planning; client/inquirer acquisition; and deployment of the Center. CESD covers topics that combine psychological assessment with spiritual understanding, and covers topics such as organizational management; personal development and training; coaching; and deliverance/liberation. Instruction comes in the form of individual sessions, group seminars, corporate conferences held throughout the year, with additional discipleship through EQi Certification Training of CESD Fellow Coaches. The Hayles mentor CESD Fellow Coaches nationally to continue the advocacy of Emotional Intelligence in personal and professional development to uncover the leadership potential of every person.

Founding of The Center for Emotional Development (CED)
Recognizing the need for coaching business leaders, including future executives of major companies, in optimizing their Emotional Intelligence, Hayles founded The Center for Emotional Development (CED). The service of leadership development includes understanding the future business leader’s vision for change, integrating an improvement plan, educating the key sponsors and stakeholders on change management, assessing the organization's change readiness, developing a change management strategy and communication plan, coaching people through the change process, and evaluating the success of the change initiative. Hayles and his wife, Maryann, are Instructors on EQi (Emotional Quotient Inventory) certified through MultiHealth Systems, an internationally recognized psychological educational publishing agency.

Emotional Intelligence and The Church book
While serving as Chief Operating Officer at Christ Church and establishing CESD, Hayles also authored the book Emotional Intelligence and The Church published 2010 (Bridge Logos). This book answers the obvious disparity he describes between religious people (focusing on Christians) who are well-versed in spirituality, but are in low emotional intelligence (EI). The book further addresses the individual, but also serves as a resource tool for pastors and leaders in the faith community as well and private sector. The book has received positive reviews from experts including Dr. Todd W. Hall, Professor of Psychology at Biola University and Director of the Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality, and Jim Mellado, President of Willow Creek Association and Ministry Director of Willow Creek Community. The book is based on seven learning goals for understanding in the realm of Emotional Intelligence in conjunction with Christian spirituality: Hayles encourages readers to acknowledge the detrimental impact low EI has on the success and growth of faith-based nonprofit organizations, touching upon subjects such as on emotional intelligence, spirituality, emotional quotient, and intelligence quotient. Readers will also find Hayles’s detailed account of his own personal transformation as a leader. In 2013, the book’s accompaniment Emotional Intelligence and the Church: Instructor’s and Leader’s Workbook was published through the Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development.
 * The basis for change and why it always starts with ourselves
 * How to work on ourselves first
 * The background on emotional intelligence
 * The biblical approach to emotional intelligence
 * The current disposition to “self”
 * The power of the next step
 * The power in the future

Academic Contributions with Seton Hall University
Hayles is also an Adjunct Professor teaching courses IT Strategy and Analytical Methods at Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, his alma mater where he also started the Management Information Systems Society. Rupert’s book Practical Strategy: Aligning Business and Information Technology (What Every Manager Should Know About Strategic Business Alignment and Technology (Kendall-Hunt) serves as a standard academic text at Stillman.

Memberships

 * Board Member, Five Sector Alliance (2006-Present)
 * Board Member, New York City Leadership Center (2007-Present)
 * Board Member, Reginald Jones Center for Management Policy, Strategy, and Organization (The Wharton School; 1995-Present)
 * Board Member and Lay Chaplain Young Life, New York City (GOTHAM)
 * EQi-Certified Coach in EQi, EQi-360, and TESI

Publications

 * The Church and Emotional Intelligence (Bridge Logos; copyright 2010) (ISBN: 978-0-88270-806-5)
 * Practical Strategy: Aligning Business and Information Technology (Kendell Hunt; copyright 2005) (ISBN: 978-0-7575-2150-8)
 * “Planning and Executing Information Technology: A High-Level of IT.” IT Professional Magazine, New York, NY (September 2007)
 * Emotional Intelligence and the Church : Instructor and Leader’s Workbook, (Center for Emotional and Spiritual Development; copyright 2013) (ISBN: CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT)