Margaret Kasimatis is professor and chair of the Leadership Department at Saint Mary’s College of California and serves as the program director of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Equity and Social Change. She has served as a senior academic leader in higher education for more than 15 years. Before coming to Saint Mary’s she held faculty and administrative appointments at Loyola Marymount University, Cal Poly Pomona, Harvey Mudd College, and Hope College. She earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University and is an alumna of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management, the AGB Institute for Leadership and Governance in Higher Education, and the HERS Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration. She was also named as one of the most influential women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times in 2021.Her professional accomplishments include leading transformational, equity-based strategic planning processes; creating a culture of evidence to foster continuous organizational improvement; designing and implementing equity-focused processes for student success and faculty evaluation; and developing innovative new graduate and professional programs. She is a nationally recognized expert in assessment and accreditation, as evidenced by her recently published book, “Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment: A How-To Guide for Higher Education Faculty.” Her deep knowledge of and commitment to higher education is reflected in her leadership on the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). She has also been a strong advocate for internationalization in higher education and currently serves on the governing board of United States International University – Africa.