Supporting faculty into leadership positions and fostering their own professional development over the life course of their careers (from faculty member to deanship) Jane has over 30 years of experience in higher education serving most of that time in leadership positions. Her experiences include her role as a department chairperson, as a dean at two different institutions and her combined role as Dean and Associate Provost. However, her passion was her 20 years of service in her role as a dean. Her experience includes her time spent as a dean at a teaching institution within a unionized environment. She carries another valuable perspective from her role as a dean at large research intensive (R1) institution that was not unionized. Her career encompassed multiple leadership roles at the state and national levels. This included her role as chair of the board for a large national educationally focused organization, her multiple experiences moderating panel discussions for congressional reviews at the federal level, and her appointments to state commissions by the Governor. Jane appreciates the opportunities and challenges deans encounter in higher education as they navigate leading large complex academic units. She has become an expert in assisting new deans and veteran deans […]
Helping academics align their professional and personal lives with their values, strengths, and passions so they thrive, rather than just strive and survive. Suzanne coaches faculty at all career stages, including new faculty, those finding their way after tenure, and faculty serving in academic leadership roles for their institutions. Suzanne is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and a Full Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz. She also an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach and trained facilitator, who enjoys helping academics thrive personally and professionally. As Associate Vice Provost, she is responsible for providing support and professional development for new faculty, department chairs, and other academic leaders in inclusive and effective leadership. She has served in variety of other leadership roles including vice-chair of her department, graduate program chair, and the president of the largest scientific society in her field. Suzanne first encountered coaching at a time of major transition in her life. Being coached helped her design a life she loves that is aligned with her values and passions. Having seen the power of coaching, she decided to train and certify as a coach because […]
Josh is Northern Arizona University’s Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. He oversees the university’s comprehensive HR functions including: Benefits, Hiring & Recruitment, Employee Relations, Employee Learning and Development, Payroll, Employee Assistance and Wellness, and the Equity and Access Office. In addition to serving as NAU’s VP for Human Resources since 2018, Josh was appointed and served as the university’s Interim Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff from March 2020–July 2021. Josh has over 20 years of higher education human resources experience. Prior to joining NAU in 2018, he was the CHRO at Metropolitan State University Denver, where he transformed their HR function and became a key member of the President’s Cabinet. His public higher education HR career began with the Maricopa Community College District, where he held progressively responsible HR roles for over 18 years. His Ed.D. and M.Ed. are in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, where he also earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources. Josh has served on numerous state and national higher education HR boards and committees. His higher education HR service includes board positions at the state, regional, and national levels. He currently serves on the […]
Kristen McCauliff is the Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University. She is also a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies where she has taught classes in the areas of rhetorical theory, criticism, feminism and media analysis. Prior to becoming Dean, she served as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development where she supports faculty support initiatives across campus including, Communities of Practice, High Impact Teaching Practices, New Faculty Academy, and Open Educational Resource adoption. An active researcher, Kristen’s articles have appeared in a number of journals including Communication Studies, Women & Language, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Journal of Faculty Development. And her co-authored book entitled Listening to Women on the Right: Communication Strategies of Today’s Female Republican Politicians was published in 2017 with McFarland Press. Dr. McCauliff completed her PhD at the University of Georgia and her MA at Wake Forest University. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, and watching college sports.
Empowering leaders and executives to successfully navigate change by turning challenges into opportunities, and to ascend the leadership ladder by providing unique perspectives to problem solving and personal branding. Christie Chung, PhD, is an Executive Director (aka CEO or Dean) of a multidisciplinary institute at an R1 University. Apart from this executive role, she has also served as Associate Provost, Associate Dean, and many other key Chair and leadership positions at both R1 and liberals arts college settings. Christie has over 1.5 decades of experience as a cognitive psychology faculty and researcher, is a TEDx speaker, and an accomplished author in cognitive aging and cross-cultural cognition. Christie also has extensive experience in navigating complex institutional changes, especially ones involving institutional restructuring and mergers. In her coaching practice, Christie empowers leaders and executives to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and advancement. Christie is skilled in personal branding principles, which are critical as leaders position themselves for job opportunities and promotions. Christie inspires academics to impact the world through their leadership while championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion/Antiracism/Belonging (DEIAB) principles. Christie has experience in supervising programs and grant-funded initiatives, fundraising, mediating conflict, and has been a key leader in supporting the campus community […]
Dr. Kim Eby joined the Mason community in 1996. A faculty member in the School of Integrative Studies, she is also affiliated with Women and Gender Studies. In 2002, she was awarded the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award. Her professional and scholarly interests include issues surrounding violence and gender, leadership, organizational development and change, and collaboration and community building across a variety of contexts. She was a consultant for the National Learning Communities Project and has presented at national meetings and consulted with individual institutions on topics such as leading institutional change; learning space design; interdisciplinary collaboration; working with student and faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion; and other issues related to faculty, teaching and learning, and leadership development. Kim served for nine years as the Director of the Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence (CTFE, now Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning) and Associate Provost for Faculty Development, providing programming, consultations, and professional development support to Mason faculty and graduate students, with an emphasis on teaching and learning. Currently Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development, Kim is responsible for all matters pertaining to Mason faculty’s professional well-being, development, and success, including providing support for faculty career development, recognizing […]
In her previous role as Assistant Dean for Administration and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Studies and Programs, Ashley provided leadership in the implementation and administration of international programs and global initiatives that advance and strengthen university-wide missions related to research, outreach, and engagement activities. She oversaw a variety of administrative functions, including international partnership processes and protocols. Ashley also serves as the Principal Investigator and Director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Fulbright Programs, and Peace Corps. As ISP’s DEI Director, Ashley was tasked with ensuring that the global dimension is integrated into campus DEI efforts and activities. She created and chairs a cross-campus Global DEI Task Force charged with developing campus resources to reinforce inclusive practices in a global context. She has led local, national, and international discussions, delivered conference presentations, authored articles, and engaged in private consulting around diversity, equity, and inclusion topics from a global lens.
Supporting leaders who are working to create a healthier and more inclusive Academy. Annmarie is a leadership coach with more than two decades of experience in higher education. At the core of Annmarie’s coaching philosophy is that effective and fulfilled leaders co-create healthy environments with others so that everyone, including themselves, can thrive and be successful. Annmarie draws from a range of experiences as a licensed clinical psychologist, professor, principal investigator of federally funded grants, and a dean and associate provost. Because of these varied roles at R1, regional public, and predominantly undergraduate institutions, Annmarie is aware of the competing demands and challenges that leaders encounter in higher education including collaborating with other leaders and units to achieve results, fiscal management and fundraising, navigating senior leadership changes and personnel turnover, and strategic planning and decision-making. She is also experienced in leading culture change, including addressing academic harassment and bullying and implementing policies, practices, and procedures to promote greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. Annmarie approaches coaching with a growth-mindset: leadership is learnable. She encourages her clients to be curious about themselves, their emotions and motivations, and their values and vision. Through conversation and self-reflection, she helps leaders gain greater clarity to […]
Juanita is the owner of Equity Consultation Designs and Services, a veteran, woman-owned consulting firm. She is a highly sought-after researcher and career educator who has dedicated her life to creating an equitable and inclusive educational space for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) students in the educational system. Organizations such as Savannah State University, Texas State University, Maryland State Department of Education, NC Department of Public Instruction and NASA are included on the list of organizations that Dr. Ashby Bey has worked with. Juanita prides herself on implementing practices that disrupt traditional methodologies and value systems, replacing those with meaningful, authentic, inclusive methods, mindsets, and practices. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: Program Development and Management; Culturally Responsive Curriculum Development, Modification, and Implementation; Leadership Effectiveness; Culturally Responsive, Outcomes-Based Approaches for Assessment; Strategies to Resist Racial and Other Social or Cultural Biases; Research-Based Practices; Culturally Relevant Instructional and Leadership Practices; Teacher Preparation; Culturally Responsive Teaching; Critical Pedagogy; Teacher Identity Development; Assessment for Accreditation; and Intervention Models for Transformation in Education. She brings a mix of corporate, collegiate, and K-12 expertise that is unparalleled by big-box companies who focus on quantity over quality. Her team has […]
Andrea Talentino is the president of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. She previously served as Provost at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. In her administrative work, she has focused on building strong teams and developing positive organizational culture, including chairing a task force at Norwich to address campus climate for employees. She began her career at Tulane University and received her Ph.D. in Political Science (International Relations) from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed a post-doc at Princeton University’s Center for International Studies.
