Helping academic leaders focus on the stuff that really matters. Work less, work more effectively, experience more joy. Carina Vocisano, PhD has extensive experience in creating change as an academic leadership coach. She draws on evidence-based approaches to leadership coaching including mindfulness-based stress reduction, positive psychology, and organizational psychology. A core assumption of Carina’s approach to leadership coaching is that positive emotional experiences provide academic leaders with important resources they need in order to confront the challenges they encounter at work. Thus, her approach to coaching focuses equally on strategies for accomplishing goals, and on helping clients to increase the joy and fulfillment they experience while achieving their goals. Carina uses positive psychology for team building and applied stress management to prevent and combat burnout among academic leaders, and the people they supervise. Through close collaboration, academic leaders find ways to change their approach to work, so that they spend less time working and are more effective during the time they devote to their work. Carina works with leaders towards maximal engagement while working, and expanded opportunities for personal and professional growth, overall. Carina addresses all the interconnected facets of life in the coaching relationships including personal relationships, physical health, […]
Allison DiBianca Fasoli, Ph.D. is a group coach who coaches faculty around writing, research, and career decisions. Allison is a former faculty member in psychology and a nationally funded (e.g., NSF, Spencer Foundation) mixed- methods researcher who has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Drawing on her expertise in psychology, Allison’s coaching process is informed by decades of researching and teaching about learning processes, motivation, group dynamics, decision-making, self-concepts and identity, and theories of human growth and development. As a group coach, Allison has facilitated coaching circles and developed workshops and trainings on writing productivity and sustainability, scholarly voice, research branding and identity, networking, time management, impostor experiences, and early-career success. Coaching at its best is a transformative experience. Allison helps clients identify what they want, what is holding them back, and what they need to succeed so that they can engage from a place of greater clarity, creativity, and, even, playfulness. Allison DiBianca Fasoli earned her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago, specializing in psychology and anthropology. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Clinical Psychology from Saint Michael’s College and a Coaching certificate in Wellness Coaching from Emory University. She has also received training in Academic Coaching from Landmark College and in teaching […]
As an accountability partner and success coach, I create space for women to navigate their career trajectory in higher ed while simultaneously prioritizing their self-care and well-being. Jill is a faculty, team and success coach who specializes in interpersonal communication, self-advocacy and professional growth. As a certified professional coach, Jill began working with executives, leaders and front line managers in a corporate capacity in 2010 in conjunction with leadership development training programs. She has built a thriving coaching and consulting practice in Statesboro, GA with clients spanning across the US. Her proprietary LeadWell program has enhanced team dynamics in professional settings spanning from university departments to non-profit organizations to locally-operated medical practices. She teaches global health and health education courses in the Jiann Ping-Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University where she specializes in women’s quality-of-life and wellbeing. Jill is an intuitive coach with a knack for helping women transition from living life by default to life by design. Through the use of evidence-based tools and interventions, Jill accompanies women on their journey from where they are to where they want to be. Since no two paths are identical, Jill begins each coaching relationship with a series of […]
Mike primarily supports the array of degrees offered through the School of Education, as well as MFA programs in Creative Writing and a Master’s in Legal Studies. His enthusiasm for institutional service has led him into the directorship of Hamline’s Collaborative Research program, co-directorship of the Race, Gender, and Beyond faculty development program, and membership (and chair duties) on a range of College and University committees — as well as two stints as Associate Dean and one as Associate Provost. Mike Reynolds received his B.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1989 and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2000 (in English).
As Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Kostihova establishes the College’s academic priorities, oversees resource allocation, and coordinates strategic and long-range planning, as well as the day to day work with recruitment and development of faculty and staff. She’s co-directed Hamline’s Collaborative Research Program, and served as Associate Dean prior to her appointment as Dean. As Dean, she’s led administrative restructuring of new College units, collaborated with faculty on two holistic program reviews and subsequent implementation, facilitated future-oriented strategic planning, and led general curriculum reinvigoration.
Prior to joining ACE, Stephanie spent 14 years in multiple roles at other institutes of higher education. Specifically, she worked at Orbis Education, Medtech College, and Harrison College in various roles in leadership, admissions, academics, and operations. As a servant leader, Hinshaw loves working with team members and students to grow their leadership capacities. Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Indiana University, a Master in Business Administration from Butler University, and is presently earning a Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Her dissertation research centers around the impact of toxic leaders on their followers. In 2020, she received the United States Distance Learning Association’s 2020 Outstanding Leader award. As someone who worked for an extremely toxic leader, she is passionate about advancing the understanding of this phenomenon and the impacts of it. She is dedicated to teaching and promoting positive leadership skills and behaviors.
Elizabeth Peterson has been a speech-language pathologist for 24 years specializing in voice, business communication styles and how it influences one’s personal leadership brand, particularly for professional women. She has a full-time practice in Denver, Colorado where she works with executives, teams and business professionals as a speech, voice and presentation coach, foreign accent reduction training and leadership development. Her specialization is to demonstrate how communication skills along with verbal and non-verbal behaviors transform one’s leadership. She specializes with how women can become the “it” girl in the world of business by blending optimal voice, speech habits and body language. You can learn more about her background at www.SpeechAndVoice.com
Dr. Amer F. Ahmed is an organizational strategist who helps institutions and leaders address diversity, inclusion, equity, and intercultural development through consulting, coaching, group facilitation, and keynote speeches. A frequently requested speaker nationwide, Dr. Ahmed’s approach is grounded in a commitment to Inclusive Excellence in organizations and communities. His pivotal understanding of the depth of diversity and inclusion work is rooted in his identity as the son of Indian Muslim immigrants and his extensive years as an intercultural and diversity consultant. Throughout his career, Dr. Ahmed has worked with large organizations, higher education institutions, non-profit agencies, schools, and community groups to create understanding and change among key constituents and institutional leaders. His thought leadership and his keen sense of the latest trends inform his approaches to helping groups address potential areas of opportunity to grow and develop. Dr. Ahmed promotes a profound awareness of issues and next steps by incorporating deep theoretical knowledge of the field with methods such as storytelling, discourse on current events, and connections to art and music. He has published key opinion pieces and has been featured in media such as MSNBC, documentary film, and other national press outlets for his commentary and critical perspective on […]
Dr. Carolyn J. Stefanco joined Saint Rose in 2014 as its 11th president, after serving as vice president for academic affairs at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta and after twenty years in the California State University as a tenured full professor, department chair, and dean. She holds leadership roles in numerous higher education organizations, and her academic research and publications focus on women and leadership. Dr. Stefanco is chair of the board of trustees of the American University in Bulgaria and is a board member of the International Leadership Association, the National Association of Independent Colleges and University, Albany Medical Center, and Hearst’s Women@Work. She also serves on the American Council on Education Women’s Network Executive Council. For her visionary leadership, Dr. Stefanco was awarded a Helen Gurley Brown Genius Grant, and the College was invited to join the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network and given grants of $2.3 million to benefit diverse women student leaders. She also founded the Women’s Leadership Institute at Saint Rose and received a gift of $1.2 million to expand and renovate the building that now serves as its home. Dr. Stefanco earned her Ph.D. in history from Duke University, her M.A. in Women’s History from […]
As an academic leader, teacher, musician, and arts focused institutional effectiveness consultant, Abra Bush is a thought leader in 21st century performing arts education. Her expertise encompasses change management, policy development, faculty and staff leadership, student retention initiatives, and accreditation compliance. Bush earned a Bachelor of Music in Voice and Master of Music in Opera Theater from Oberlin Conservatory and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Voice from the Ohio State University. She has taught voice and related subjects at Kenyon College and Concordia College and served as the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the Eastman School of Music and the Director of the Music Division at The Boston Conservatory. She is currently the Senior Associate Dean of Institute Studies at the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University and maintains a private consultancy.
