CIC recently announced selections for the 2018–2019 cohorts of the Senior Leadership Academy (SLA) and Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) (see the participant lists below). Individuals chosen for the year-long ELA program are vice presidents or cabinet officers who aspire to be successful college or university presidents or to perform more effectively in their current positions. Individuals chosen for the SLA program are mid-level administrators in higher education who have been identified by their institutions as having the potential for senior leadership positions in independent colleges or universities. Both programs include two national seminars, readings, webinars, structured mentorship guidance, and considerable emphasis on individualized experiential activities.
The ELA and SLA provide participants opportunities to learn about the real issues that will confront them as they advance in their careers, to reflect on their own abilities and experiences, and to seek the positions for which they are best suited.
One of the participants accepted into the 2018–2019 ELA is Lori Quigley, vice president for academic affairs at
Medaille College (NY). Quigley was pleased to be nominated for the ELA because of the quality of her experience in the 2013–2014 SLA, when she was dean of the Esteves School of Education,
The Sage Colleges (NY)-Russell Sage Campus. “The SLA allowed me to refine and begin to perfect my interpersonal skills in respecting and appreciating the diverse roles within each cabinet area,” Quigley explained. “My professional experience plan through the SLA provided me with a healthy appreciation of the value and importance of all areas beyond academics. Through my provost’s mentorship and the academy activities, I gained a deeper appreciation of various cabinet-level roles and responsibilities, strengthened my skills in understanding the working relationship between the college president and vice presidents, and enhanced my ability to maintain a positive and respectful relationship with the college’s Board of Trustees.” As these experiences helped her to move up to a position as chief academic officer, she expects that the ELA will help her develop her abilities to take on a presidency, should she decide to seek the role.
Another recent alumnus of the SLA, Joseph Roidt, chief academic officer at
Dakota Wesleyan University (SD), also believes strongly in the value of the program. “SLA provided me with precisely the sort of guidance and support I needed and proved invaluable in teaching me how to present myself effectively on the CAO market,” Roidt said. “The program helped me to more clearly see the broader landscape of higher education and to discern the next steps in my career.”
Both the ELA and SLA are made possible through the generous support of Academic Search, Inc. CIC partners with the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) to present the SLA and with both AALI and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to present the ELA. Nominations for the 2019–2020 ELA and SLA will open in September 2018. For more information, visit the
ELA program page and the
SLA program page.
CIC EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS, 2018–2019
Carlos Basurto Meza Provost Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico)
Mark L. Biermann Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Valparaiso University (IN)
Justin Carswell Vice President for Christian Ministries and Dean of the Chapel College of the Ozarks (MO)
Sharon Dudley General Counsel
Bethune-Cookman University (FL)
DonnaJean Fredeen Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rider University (NJ)
Monique Guillory Vice President for Academic Affairs
College of Saint Elizabeth (NJ)
Steve Herendeen
Vice President for Enrollment Management Indiana Institute of Technology
Mark A. Husbands Vice President for Academic Affairs
Northwestern College (IA)
Walter Iwanenko Vice President for Academic Affairs Gannon University (PA) | Kevin Jackson Vice President for Student Life
Baylor University (TX)
John J. King Vice President for Student Life
Roger Williams University (RI)
Terry Logan Papillon
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Tracy S. Parkinson Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Special Assistant to the President Coker College (SC)
Joan Poor Provost Upper Iowa University
Lori V. Quigley Vice President for Academic Affairs Medaille College (NY)
Beth Reissenweber Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer Augsburg University (MN)
Karl Ivan Solibakke Vice President for Finance and Interim Vice President for Advancement Ripon College (WI) |
SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS, 2018–2019
Adrian Aldrich Executive Director of Development and Alumni Affairs North Central College (IL)
J. Alan Alewine Associate Dean of Curriculum and Professor of Mathematics McKendree University (IL)
Aimee Badeaux Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesia Program Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (LA)
Paul James Ballard Associate Dean of Student Success and Retention St. Norbert College (WI)
Lauren Bergey Chair, Science Department; Director of Honors Program; and Associate Professor of Biology Centenary University (NJ)
Natalia F. Blank Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Assessment and Associate Professor of Chemistry Norwich University (VT)
Gregory LaMont Bosworth Dean of Arts and Sciences Jarvis Christian College (TX)
Robin Bowlus Senior Director of Advancement Operations and Public Relations Bluffton University (OH)
Duane Coltharp Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Faculty Development Trinity University (TX)
Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell Director of the Teaching Excellence Program and Professor of Psychology Lewis & Clark College (OR)
John Joseph Dilustro Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Chowan University (NC)
Tracy Dinesen Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Retention
Simpson College (IA)
Derek John Driedger Dean of the College of Adult and Professional Studies and Associate Professor of English Dakota Wesleyan University (SD)
Cheryl Denise Edelson Interim Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts Chaminade University of Honolulu (HI)
Lorna Laney Fink University Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator Lynn University (FL)
James Godo Assistant Vice President for External Affairs and Special Assistant to the President
North Central College (IL)
Deborah Hokien Director, PhD Program and Professor of Chemistry Marywood University (PA)
Joseph Michael Incandela Associate Dean and Professor of Religious Studies Saint Mary’s College (IN)
Steven Paul Jacobson Senior Associate Vice President for Student Life University of the Pacific (CA)
Andrew B. Jones Dean of Student Success Illinois College
Daniel Kelting Executive Director of Adirondack Watershed Institute and Professor of Environmental Science Paul Smith’s College (NY)
Deborah Kisatsky Director of Peace and Conflict Studies and Associate Professor of History Assumption College (MA) | Kristi Kneas Dean of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development Elizabethtown College (PA)
Jeremy Kolwinska Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN)
Marcela Kostihova Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Hamline University (MN)
Deborah Lawrence Dean of Russell Sage College The Sage Colleges (NY)
Michael Marshall Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services and Interim Dean of Student Services and Campus Life Clark Atlanta University (GA)
Tracey Dexter Matthews Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Springfield College (MA)
Steven Michels Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Sacred Heart University (CT)
Mildred A. Mihlon Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Assessment Saint Peter’s University (NJ)
Jonathan Millen Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Rider University (NJ)
Jennifer Miller Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Professional and Graduate Studies Hiram College (OH)
Roman Ortega Director of Veterans Affairs and Recruitment Lewis University (IL)
Heather Pieper-Olson Interim Co-Vice President for Institutional Advancement
College of Saint Benedict (MN)
Rosa Rivera-Hainaj Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Our Lady of the Lake University (TX)
Juan Armando Rojas Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Professor of Spanish Ohio Wesleyan University
Maynard Schaus Associate Provost and Professor of Biology Virginia Wesleyan University
Ashley Schofield Controller Claflin University (SC)
Brian William Smith Associate Dean and Professor of Political Science
St. Edward’s University (TX)
Gabrielle St. Leger Dean of Students New York Institute of Technology
Michele Starkey Associate Provost Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA)
Jamie Thompson Director of Student Involvement Trinity University (TX)
Mary Alice Trent Chair, Division of Modern Language and Literature and Professor of English Indiana Wesleyan University
Scott Wilson Associate Dean for Global Citizenship Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Mark Darrell Wood Director of Pre-Health Sciences and Professor of Chemistry Drury University (MO) |