women IN
LEADERSHIP 2024
SPEAKERS

Nicola A. Alexander
University of Minnesota
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Diversity, and International Initiatives
Sharlene Allen-Milton
Morgan State University
Assistant Professor
Christina Alston
University of Colorado Boulder
Director, Colorado Diversity Initiative
Radhika Aravamudhan
Salus University
Dean
Amy Arnett
Husson University
Associate Provost for Online and Distance Education
Danielle Atkinson
Wayne State University
Board of Governors
Nichole Austion
National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI)
Vice President of Public Affairs
Allena Barbato
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Director of Title IX Compliance and Equity Officer
Terry Barton
Harvard University
Director, Employee Learning and Development
Kimberly W. Bell
Athens State University
Associate Professor, Statistics and Management
Jessica Berge
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater College of Business and Economics
Director of College Marketing and Communications
Mitra Best
PwC
Partner, Technology Impact Leader
Marisa Bisiani
Stony Brook University
Associate Vice President Health, Wellness and Prevention Services, Division of Student Affairs
Stacy Blake-Beard
Dartmouth College
Clinical Professor
Shannon Brown
University of St. Francis
Dean, College of Business & Health Administration
Linda Cendales
Duke University Medical Center
Professor of Surgery
Barbara Cook
Southern Connecticut State University
Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathologist, Graduate Coordinator
Hilliary Creely
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research
Jacqueline Cruz
The Hartnell College Foundation
Vice President, Office of Institutional Advancement
Kim Battle-Walters Denu
Westmont College
Provost
Latosha Dexter
Franklin and Marshall College
VP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Bethany Duthie
Eastern University
Assistant Professor of Business and Leadership
Tracy Eisenhower
University of PA Research Institute
Executive Director
Valeisha Ellis
Spelman College
Assistant Professor
LaConda Fanning
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Director, GME Early Assessment and Mentoring Program; Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Associate Director, Britt Pre-Faculty Development Program; GME Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer; ACGME Equity Matters Alumni
Heather S. Feldhaus
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
Lisa Marie Ferrell
North Carolina State University
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Yaro Fong-Olivares
Bentley University
Executive Director, Center for Women & Business
Nellie Goetz
University of Arizona
Associate Professor of Practice
Carolyn Hall
Philander Smith University
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Fathia Hardy
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Director, Office of Professional and Continuing Education
Irene Harper
Bellevue University
Associate Professor
Gretchel Hathaway
Franklin and Marshall College
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Victoria Haynes
University of North Dakota
Associate Dean for Multicultural Education
Rachelle Hernandez
Johns Hopkins University
Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Jill Hernandez
Texas Tech University
Dean, Honors College
Ann Hilliard
Bowie State University
Full Professor and Director for Graduate Program/Dept. of Educational Studies and Leadership
Cinnamon Hillyard
University of Washington - Bothell
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Success
Danielle R. Holley
Mount Holyoke College
President
Gia Luisa Honnen
Pepperdine University
Professor of Practice
Jennifer M. Horace
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Assistant Director Dean of Students Office
Eunice Jeffries
Eastern Michigan University
Board of Regents
Hortencia Jimenez
Hartnell College
Sociology Professor
Yelando Johnson
Newman University
Director of MSW Program and Division Chair
Melanie Johnson
Southern University and A&M College
Associate Professor
Marwa Al Khamees
Reed College
Assistant Director of Advising
Anatasia S. Kim
Wright Institute
Tenured Faculty, Founder and Executive Director of Psychology Internship Program
MJ Knoll-Finn
New York University
Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment Management and Student Success
Ghada Konsowa
Husson University
Director, Simulation Education Centre
Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk
University of Colorado Boulder
Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Amanda Kraus
University of Arizona
Chief Accessibility Officer and Assistant Vice President
Joann Latorre
New Mexico State University
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Amy Lavens
University of Colorado Boulder
Vice Dean of Finance and Administration
Sheri Shaw Leavens
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Assistant Dean for Student Success and Academic Advising
Gabriela Lopez
Hartnell College
Director, Office of Equity Programs, Student Affairs
Marsha Lowery
Rutgers University - Camden
Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Success
Tamra J. Malone
Biola University
Chief Diversity Officer
Alta Mauro
Harvard University
Associate Dean for Inclusion & Belonging
Shannon McGinnis
Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University
Chair, Interdisciplinary Conservatory; Program Director of Opera; Associate Professor of Opera
Stephanie McGrew
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Assistant Director - Department for Diversity and Inclusion
K A Kelly McQueen
University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health
Chair, Professor of Anesthesiology
Meredith McQuerry
Florida State University
Carol E. Avery Associate Professor
Andrea L. Medina
California State University, Bakersfield
Director of Grants and Outreach for the School of Natural Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Lauren Di Monte
Yale University
Associate University Librarian
Toni Mooney Smith
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Patricia Morales
University of California - Irvine
Vice Provost
Mary Murimi
Texas Tech University
Professor of Nutrition
Melanie Murry
University of Memphis
University Counsel
Cheryl Neale-McFall
West Chester University
Associate Provost of Research and Creative Activities
Anne E Nelson
Cleveland State University
Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Academic Programs
Sharon N. Obasi
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Professor and Research Integrity Consultant
Agatha Parks-Savage
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Associate Dean and Associate Designated Institutional Official & Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Vanessa Patrick
University of Houston
Associate Dean for Research and Bauer Professor of Marketing
Lakisha Perry-Green
North Carolina Central University
University Compliance Manager
Marcine Pickron-Davis
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer
Gabrielle D. Pina
Virginia State University
Director of Academic Communications & Public Relations and Executive Director of the Women's LeadHERship Institute
Joan Poulsen
Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
DeAira M. Pugh
Collin College
Dean of Student & Enrollment Services
Robin Reynolds
San Jose State University
Chief Operating Officer - Tower Foundation of SJSU
Chalak Richards Guinses
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Dean of Students, Belonging, and Career Development
Christine Sixta Rinehart
University of South Carolina
Full Professor of Political Science, Director of Academic Program Assessment
Nathalie Risso
University of Arizona
Electrical Engineer
Barbara Ritschel
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Vice Chair of Pathology
Deborah Rodgers
Tuskegee University
Deputy Chief Athletic Director
Cynthia Romero
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Director, M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health
Nasia Safdar
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Trials
Veronikha Salazar
Tarrant County College
Vice President Student Affairs
Sarah C. Scott
Centre College
Associate Dean, Director of the Grissom Scholars Program
Rajni Shankar-Brown
Stetson University
Professor and the JBD Distinguished Chair of Social Justice Education
Brynn Sheehan
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Director, Research & Infrastructure Service Enterprise; Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stephanie Shonekan
University of Maryland
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities; Professor of Ethnomusicology
Kelly Simmons-Potter
University of Arizona
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Distinguished Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, Optical Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering
Daneka Souberbielle
Southern Utah University
Vice President of Community Outreach & Engagement and Chief Inclusion Officer
Kate Andrup Stephensen
The University of California at Davis
Director of the Honors Program
Alexis Stokes-Burks
Harvard University
Associate Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Maurini Strub
University of Rochester
Assistant Dean, Strategy & Planning
Myrriah Tomar
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Executive Director, Office of Innovation Commercialization
Lisa Marie Tucker
Virginia Tech
Department Head
Kristine Turko
University of Mount Union
Professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human Development; Founder & Director of the Spectrum Education Center
LaTanya Tyson
Carolina Christian College
President
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