Lada Kloi Gasparac, MA, MPA, CEBP
Lada Kloi Gasparac, MA, MPA, CEBP, is a national trainer, evidence-based practice specialist, and organizational leader in culture, operations, and learning and development, with more than 20 years of experience across behavioral health, correctional rehabilitation, child welfare, and workforce development. She helps human services organizations turn evidence-based practice into everyday culture, so that good training actually changes how people work, belong, and provide services. Her work centers on translating research into practical strategies, strengthening the workforce, and building systems that hold fidelity long after the training ends.
As a national trainer in Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Interactive Journaling, Lada has trained more than 700 professionals across corrections and community supervision, treatment courts, behavioral health agencies, child welfare and residential programs, youth and young adult workforce programs, and nonprofit leadership teams. She has led learning and culture at the enterprise level. At Maryhurst, she has directed learning and development for about 300 employees across six campuses in two states, co-led culture initiatives, and guided the organization’s three-year strategic plan. She founded Noa Counseling, a correctional rehabilitation practice where she serves as CFO. Earlier, she was Senior Director of Youth & Young Adult Programs at KentuckianaWorks, the Louisville region’s workforce development board.
Lada also partners with agencies as a consultant in data analysis, grant writing, and business plan development. She helps organizations measure what matters, fund what works, and plan for sustainable growth. She presents nationally on trauma-informed and justice-involved practice and brings a multicultural lens to her work. She is fluent in English, Serbo-Croatian, and German.
Lada holds a BA in Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, and German, an MA in Criminology, and an MPA, all from Western Kentucky University. She is a Certified Evidence-Based Practitioner (CEBP) and has completed Certified Evidence-Based Organization (CEBO) training..