Sixty-three emerging higher ed leaders to participate in the 2023-2024 Weekend HERS Leadership Institute
Sixty-three emerging higher education leaders from across the United States will participate in the 2023-2024 Weekend HERS Leadership Institute, hosted at the Airlie Hotel in Warrenton, Virginia (Greater D.C. area). HERS (Higher Education Resources Services) hosts three cohorts of the HERS Leadership Institute each year, including two summer intensive cohorts and a weekend immersion cohort hosted throughout the academic year.
Transformational leadership development
The HERS Leadership Institute (HLI) is a transformational leadership development program for higher education professionals, founded to fill leadership pipelines across the United States with dynamic leaders capable of ushering their respective institutions into a more inclusive and equitable future. The institute is hosted in a variety of modalities, including a nine-day summer intensive version and a weekend version comprising four weekends throughout the academic year, in order to best serve participants’ needs. Whatever the mode of delivery, the rigorous curriculum, learning outcomes, pricing, and transformative quality of the experience remain the same.
During the institute, participants share their vision of leadership and what they hope to contribute to their respective institutions and are then challenged to develop the skills to actualize their professional vision. Alums of the HERS Leadership Institute emerge better skilled and more confident in leading with their unique voice, providing a much-needed infusion of bold new leadership to their respective institutions.
Diverse participants, diverse perspectives
The HERS Leadership Institute is designed for faculty and staff who generally hold mid-to-senior level positions in higher education and have a desire to emerge as more dynamic leaders for themselves and their institutions. The HERS Leadership Institute is an inclusive program, with a focus on women and people who are gender diverse. All HERS programs and services are open to all regardless of gender identity.
The setting of the HLI replicates what could happen on campus if faculty, staff, and admins were all working together, allowing everyone to gain insight into the unique perspectives of each role and learn from one another. While challenging, HERS Leadership Institutes offer a non-competitive space, and participants build community with and champion the growth of other participants both during and beyond the program.
Participants represent a range of racial and ethnic groups, gender identities, nationalities, veteran and disability statuses, religious affiliations, ages, and years of experience in higher education, thereby broadening the range of perspectives and insights brought to each session.
2023-2024 Weekend HERS Leadership Institute participants represent both public (two-thirds and private (one-third) institutions, and a wide range of geographies and institutional missions. Participants represent 25 states across the United States and come from 52 unique institutions. The institutions are large and small; co-ed and single-gender; and include liberal arts, research, land-grant, faith-based institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as a non-profit foundation. The cohort comprises faculty, staff, and administrators from a rich array of disciplinary backgrounds.
About HERS
Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) is dedicated to creating and sustaining a diverse community of women leaders through leadership and career development programs that support various career stages. Since its founding in 1972, HERS has been a force for change, transforming leadership and strengthening institutions of higher education. Over the past 50 years, HERS has supported the career advancement of more than 7,000 women from over 1,200 institutions across the United States and around the world, helping to shape and support bold leaders for an equal voice in the future of higher education.
Learn more about HERS at HERSnetwork.org.
2023-2024 Weekend HERS Leadership Institute
Mary Anderson
Professor, Political Science and International Studies, Faculty Director All-In for Democracy Coalition
University of Tampa
Carolyn Bargoot
Deputy Provost
Northeastern University
Sarah Barr
Advisor to the Provost on Campus Initiatives and Director of the Center for Community Engagement
Amherst College
Nawal Benmouna
Acting College-wide Dean of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Montgomery College
Mirjeta Beqiri
Professor of Operations
Gonzaga University
Beth Beschorner
Department Chair and Professor, Elementary and Literacy Education
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bethany Blackstone
Dean of the Honors College, Professor of Political Science
James Madison University
Nancy Buffone
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robbie Burnett
Director of Innovation and Collaboration
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Kelly Campbell
Interim Vice Provost and Co-Chief Diversity Officer
California State University-San Bernadino
Lucinda Canty
Associate Professor and Director of Health Equity in Nursing Program, College of Nursing
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Maria Cecire
Program Officer, Higher Learning
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Sarah Chard
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC – University of Maryland Baltimore County
Jennifer Cramer
Professor of Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Kentucky
Pearl Dowe
Vice Provost For Faculty Affairs and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Emory University
Mabel Ezeonwu
Professor
University of Washington Bothell
Jennifer Fewell
President’s Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University
Kimberly Filer
Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Virginia Tech
Dawn Formo
Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Professor, Literature and Writing Studies
California State University-San Marcos
Laura Frost
Associate Dean of Faculty and Graduate Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Chemistry
Florida Gulf Coast University
Ingrid Furniss
Interim Dean of the Faculty and Dean of Arts and Humanities
Lafayette College
Lisa Gabel
Professor, Rappolt Scholar in Neuroscience, Chair of Neuroscience, Incoming Dean of Natural Science
Lafayette College
Sherona Garrett-Ruffin
Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education (Psychology), Teaching Professor (Psychology)
Bowling Green State University
Ellen Gawalt
Interim Dean of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Science
Duquesne University
Courtney Giles
Director of Curricular Enrichment, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences; Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Vermont
Catherine Golden
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives
Purdue University Main Campus
Adrienne Hall-Phillips
Associate Professor of Marketing and Undergraduate Programs Chair
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Megan Halpern
Associate Professor, Science + Society Group, Lyman Briggs College; Director, CIRCLE
Michigan State University
Payne Hiraldo
Associate Director for Residential Education
University of Vermont
Erica Johnson
Director, Center for Global Engagement; Adjunct Faculty, K-12 and Secondary Programs, College of Education
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Casey Kendall
Executive Director, Applications and Infrastructure
Ithaca College
Lara Khansa
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs and Sonny Merryman Professor in Business
Virginia Tech
Mary Khetani
Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ozlem Kilic
Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and Dean of College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Anne Lambright
Professor of Hispanic Studies and Head of Modern Languages
Carnegie Mellon University
Nandita Mani
Dean of University Libraries
University of Massachusetts
Holly Matusovich
Professor of Engineering Education and Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering
Virginia Tech
Rebecca McCue
Director of Community Engagement and Operations, Center for Community Action & Public Policy & Adjunct Faculty
Connecticut College
Tricia McFadden
Dean of Francis Worldwide School of Continuing Studies
Saint Francis University
Lucrisha Menjivar
Assistant Dean, Student Engagement and Leadership
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Lisa Millsaps-Graham
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health and Nutrition Science Department, and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment
City University of New York Brooklyn College
Mignon Moore
Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Sociology and Special Advisor to the President
Barnard College
Mohini Mukherjee
Executive Director for International Student Services; Lead of India Relations
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick Campus
Ingrid Nelson
Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of Sociology Department
Bowdoin College
Annie Nevells
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Student Experience
University of New Hampshire
Elizabeth Oldmixon
Director of Academic Policy
James Madison University
Lisa Ranfos
Associate Clinical Professor, Child Study and Development Center, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies
University of New Hampshire
Amy Ribera
Director of Research and Evaluation and Associate Research Professor
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Heather Sharpes-Smith
Associate Provost, Instructional Design and Technology, Director of Instructional Design, Engagement and Support (IDEAS)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Wendy Singer
Associate Provost and Roy T. Wortman Distinguished Professor of History
Kenyon College
Daniella Smith
Hazel Harvey Peace Endowed Professor and Director of the Information Science Ph.D. Program
University of North Texas
Jean Spear
Senior Program Manager for Academic Affairs
University of New Hampshire
Nicole Stark
Director of Alumni Relations, USC Gould School of Law
University of Southern California
Beth A. SteffelChair of the Academic Senate for the California State University (ASCSU) and Associate Professor of DesignCalifornia State University
Vidya Sundar
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Department; Chair, Faculty Senate
University of New Hampshire
Rebecca Thomas
Department Chair & Professor of Biology
Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
Carrie Tzou
Professor and Director of the Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal
University of Washington Bothell
Lindsey Van Note
Executive Director Human Resources
Georgia Gwinnett College
Dana Veron
Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Director of Climate Change Science and Policy Hub, Full Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science
University of Delaware
Laura Voith
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Erin Walsh
Associate Provost for Administration
Bryn Mawr College
Lisa Withers
Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Associate Professor of Music
Emory & Henry College
Traci Zimmerman
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters
James Madison University
