Connector, synthesizer and systems thinker. Compassionate leader energized by change. Collaborative manager of people and projects with a strategic mindset. Storyteller.• Led a qualitative research project to revise institutional educational goals, involving the voice of almost three-quarters of the faculty, successfully completing with a full faculty vote in one year. • Devised a mechanism to shift institutional DEI work from reactive to proactive through strategic outreach and listening to community feedback. Resulted in increases in hiring and enrollment of global majority faculty and students. • As an elected Commissioner and then City Councilor, prioritized the voice of the community; this innovative approach to collecting community input led to a City Charter that has not been amended since its adoption in 2005. • As elected President of the national Association for Institutional Research, led a tactical, operations minded Board toward a more strategic, visionary approach. • Performed as an actor in dozens of plays and directed adult and children’s plays, with an emphasis on inclusion and themes of care and understanding.Specialties: Strategic planningFacilitationManagementAccreditationResearch and analysisFederally mandated reportingAssessment