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.
Prior to his current appointment, Walt was a university dean for nine years—seven as the Dean of the College of Social Sciences at San José State University (2015-2022), and two as the founding Dean of the College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (2013-2015). Prior to joining UW-Parkside, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for fourteen years, including five years as the Chair of the Department of African American & African Studies (2007-2012). He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (1990), and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from Indiana University-Bloomington (1995, 1999). He has received department, college, and university awards for undergraduate teaching. Walt is the author of Speaking the Lower Frequencies: Students and Media Literacy (State University of New York Press, 2005) and Ghostbox: A Memoir (iUniverse, 2007). He has published 29 journal articles and book chapters and has co-edited several books and journals. Walt is deeply invested in higher education leadership mentoring and coaching activities, and in May 2022, he earned a certification as a Hudson life/executive coach. For six years, he served on the Board of Directors for […]
I engage and empower leaders at all stages with wisdom and tools that instill confidence and focus in order for them to achieve quantifiable success throughout the evolving circumstances of their careers, their organizations, and those they lead. Dr. Marie Hansen is a dean, executive coach, leadership consultant and attorney with over 24 years’ experience in higher education. Her career has included work with higher educational faculty, staff and leaders at all levels. She currently supervises over 100 full and part time faculty and professional staff. She has created leadership training for external and internal constituents (corporate training), worked on several grants, and led strategic planning, corporate partner and mentoring programs. She has taught in the disciplines of business, criminal justice, law and organizational behavior. As a coach, she enjoys helping guide individuals aspiring to leadership roles and those with many years of experience as leaders set career goals and achieve quantifiable success in the higher education environment through application of social and emotional intelligence and leadership principles. As a PCC certified coach who focuses on social and emotional intelligence, Marie helps faculty, staff and leaders broaden their self-awareness to augment their own development. As a coach, she listens, supports and encourages growth in all […]
