Therese has been in higher education for over 25 years, with experience in academic affairs, student affairs, development, and operations. Following her purpose to help others grow and develop, Therese draws upon the work of such thought leaders as Meg Wheatley, Kouzes and Posner, Angela Duckworth, and Jim Collins to guide her work. It is Therese’s belief that we can all continually grow and enhance our ability to lead others. Her professional experience includes building a center focused on First Year programs for the University of Northern Colorado; implementing the first Student Support Services (TRIO) program for Aims Community College; creating professional development programs for the Alumni Association at Colorado State University; and the development and facilitation of the Supervisor Development Program at Colorado State University. In addition to her roles in higher education, Therese worked as a consultant to the Gallup Organization for four years. In her role with Gallup, she facilitated workshops, webcasts, and courses on utilizing and implementing a strengths-based philosophy. She is a Gallup-certified Strengths Educator and has facilitated countless sessions on how to interpret and utilize the Clifton Strengths Finder assessment. As a consultant to Academic Impressions, Therese developed and facilitated a Supervisory Development video […]
For fifteen years, Mitchell Spearman has partnered with philanthropic families across the United States, Asia, and Europe, with the shared goal of connecting family philanthropists across generations, as they achieve transformative goals impacting institutions from coast to coast. Spearman has focused on developing deeper ties within multi-generational families, through family conversations and curated moments, to provide opportunities for younger generations to build their identity and emerge as future leaders. Successes include transformational philanthropic family gifts that range from $10M to $100M and include voices as diverse as a family championing an idea that was raised by a 10-year-old and a family relying on the sage wisdom of a 98-year-old to create a powerful gift. Mitchell has worked at institutions across the United States—from Occidental College in Los Angeles, to the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Arkansas, as well as Drexel University in Philadelphia. He has presented nationally on transformational philanthropy, family engagement and discovery/pipeline building, and he has served as a member of the AI Faculty for four years. Mitchell is a graduate of The University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree and recognized for his service to the […]
Developing resilient leaders who support and inspire students, faculty and administrators to navigate creatively through ever changing times. Beth is a leadership coach and licensed clinical psychologist who balances a private psychotherapy practice and a leadership development consultancy in Narberth, PA. She is the co-founder of The Resilience Group which trains leaders to develop skills that expand their capacity to manage adversity, increase confidence when transitioning into new roles, maintain a grounded presence in the face of stress and promote a positive influence over those who work with and for them. The Resilience Group created and teaches their Inner-Coaching™ Model for quieting the inner critic, counteracting the Imposter Syndrome and finding a self-supportive inner voice. Beth is also the creator of the non-profit Women’s Leadership Works, a program for undergraduate college women. Beth’s publications on leadership and executive coaching include the authorship of the journal articles “The Hidden Challenges in Role Transitions and How Leadership Coaching Can Help New Leaders Find Solid Ground” and the co-authorship of “The Benefits of a Leadership Program and Executive Coaching for New Nursing Academic Administrators.” Her book chapters include co-authorship of “Executive Coaching to Support Doctoral Role Transitions and Promote Leadership Consciousness” and “Shame Compassion […]
Clint Sidle is the former director of the prestigious Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program in the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and is a widely sought after as a key note speaker and consultant in leadership development, executive coaching, and managing strategic change. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, state and local educational systems, and some of the nation’s leading universities and non-profit organizations. His leadership programs in the Johnson School and at Cornell has earned national recognition. His developmental approach is based on a unique experiential learning model that is the topic of his book The Leadership Wheel: Five Steps to Achieving Individual and Organizational Greatness and elaborates on the inner aspect of leadership development in his most recent book This Hungry Spirit: Your Need for Basic Goodness. Prior to his leadership development roles at Cornell, Clint held senior positions in business management and planning at the University. For ten years, Clint was the strategic planner and possesses over two decades of experience in facilitating strategic change efforts for business and non-profit organizations. His approach to managing change is a powerful combination of leadership development, team building, and large group intervention techniques in facilitating […]
Pat serves as the head of The Sanaghan Group, an organizational consulting firm specializing in leadership development, executive coaching, strategic planning, and leadership transitions. Previously, he was a partner in the Napier Group, which is a consulting group that serves the Fortune 100 and many top tier colleges and universities. Pat has worked on over 225 campuses both in the United States and Canada. He also serves as a board member of the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. Pat is the co-author/author of seven books and over 50 papers, monographs, and articles in the fields of strategic planning, leadership, and change management. His most recent books include: Collaborative Leadership in Action and How to Actually Build an Exceptional Team. He has just completed a book on leadership in higher education, which will be published in the Fall of 2017. Pat is also the co-author of the SPIES survey, which is a validated instrument that assesses a campus’ capacity to actually implement their strategic plan. Pat has a BA in History from La Salle University, a masters degree in Special Education, and a doctoral degree in Organizational and Group Development both from Temple University. Pat has provided executive […]
Mary McGuinness creates environments for innovation, taps multiple intelligences, and provokes new ways of thinking and doing. She helps her clients to maximize their potential to create and execute ambitious plans for themselves, and for the organizations and teams they lead. Mary is a leadership development specialist and ICF-certified executive coach who partners with her clients to create collaborative cultures, improve employee engagement, and better navigate through the change, transitions, and challenges that arise in organizational life. Mary is past director of workplace learning and performance at DePaul University, where she designed and implemented initiatives to improve performance management, leadership, and employee relations. Prior to that she directed the Hay Leadership Project, where she co-developed an intensive values-based leadership certificate program that strengthened leadership from “the inside-out,” and served as an organization development consultant to mission-driven organizations. Mary possesses a B.A. in Theatre and French from University of Wisconsin and a M.Ed. in curriculum theorizing from DePaul University. Mary has studied adaptive leadership with Martin Linsky and Ronald Heifetz at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Service, coaching and adult development at Fielding Graduate University, and leadership at the University of Chicago. Working across sectors, Mary and her team author and […]
Christine “Chris” partners with individuals and teams in both large and small organizations, using her strengths-based approach to improve their communication, productivity, leadership presence, and relationship management. She has spent over twenty years in leadership positions in a variety of non-profit settings as well as entrepreneurial start-up companies holding leadership positions in Operations and Executive Management. In the last nine years, she has focused much of her Executive Coaching career on serving non-profits, government organizations, universities, the financial service industry, and healthcare industries. Chris has worked with numerous clients to assess and provide executive coaching to leaders across mid to senior levels of management around emotional and social competence, core values, and organizational climate. Utilizing assessment results from validated measurement tools and inventories, Chris has created and delivered over a hundred summary feedback reports providing clients and participants with a clear understanding of strengths, opportunities, and recommendations for development. In a consultative capacity, Chris confers with clients to assess the leadership capabilities of high-potentials, mid-level managers, and executives. She also works with senior leaders to create and deliver leadership development programs for both new and experienced leaders in a variety of industries including non-profits, government, higher education, healthcare, and financial […]
“Helping to develop transparent, impactful, and visionary leaders in higher education” Peter Cimbolic has spent his entire career in higher education in both the private and public sector, and has held key leadership positions in both academic and student affairs. He served as the President of Ohio Dominican University for seven years and retired from this position in 2017. Prior to his term of office at ODU, he served as provost at Bellarmine University, and then provost at Marywood University. He served at the Catholic University of America for 22 years, where he also held positions as vice provost and dean of graduate studies. In each of these positions, he simultaneously held the rank as a professor of psychology. As a psychologist, Dr.Cimbolic has had an active career as both a clinician, professor, and scholar primarily in doctoral clinical psychology training programs. He is an internationally recognized scholar, who has published extensively and received a number of awards in recognition for his contributions to his field. He primarily taught in doctoral clinical psychology training programs while pursuing his scholarly interests. He was recognized as a master teacher with special interests in psychopathology, psychopharmacology, and assessment. Earlier in his career, he […]
Niecie Washington, Senior Meeting Planner, ensures that all our in-person events go off without a hitch. She is our go-to for meeting planning and logistics. Niecie has more than 15 years’ experience in meeting and event planning with organizations ranging from Academic Impressions, Marriott Corporation, and the City and County of Denver. Niece has a degree from Grambling State University and recently emptied her nest with her daughter flown off to Colorado State University. During the week, Niecie keeps us all on our toes; on the weekends, she enjoys a quiet house and some long overdue downtime.
Roshaon is currently Academic Impressions’ Director of Account Management. In this role, she is responsible leading Academic Impressions’ team of Account Managers who partner with members institutions to ensure their professional development goals are met. Originally from New Mexico, Roshaon attended and graduated from University of New Mexico (Go Lobos!) with a dual degree in political science and philosophy. She also holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership and development from CSU Global. Outside of work, Roshaon enjoys hiking, kayaking, and laying on the couch with her three dogs.
