Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) to (CEO) Institute December 4 - 6, 2018 ~ Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) 1307 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

Chief Diversity Officer to Chief Executive Officer Institute December 4 - 6, 2018

Dear CoopLew Friends and Colleagues,

CoopLew is excited to welcome you to its inaugural CDO-to-CEO Institute! With the support and partnership of Academic Search, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU), TIAA, and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, we are pleased to present to you an extraordinary array of nationally recognized experts to help you design a path to a senior-level leadership position in a college or university. Our collaboration represents a new paradigm for positioning CDOs for advancement to CEOs, and for diversifying the landscape of leadership in the academy.

Your presence here with us, in our nation’s capital, helps keep in motion the CoopLew Promise to serve diversity officers at all phases of their careers. We aspire to identify, encourage, and support a comprehensive and effective network of diversity professionals in the academy and you are now part of this initiative. Thank you for joining us.

The CoopLew inaugural CDO-to-CEO institute will be at once, both an intellectual and practical experience. It includes discussion of central academic concerns, along with a series of presentations designed to explore issues and answer questions about various segments of CEO responsibility. All prominent higher education leaders, the institute presenters will offer a cross section of experiences and perspectives, including journeys taken by CEOs who were once CDOs; informative analyses by leaders of national higher education organizations; and authentic, unrestrained exchanges with former CEOs. We expect that the value of the information provided in these sessions will help guide you towards successful transitions to top positions in American higher education institutions.

A special highlight of our inaugural institute is the keynote address that will be delivered by Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County since 1992. Dr. Hrabowski’s stellar career has resulted in his identification as one of American’s Best Leaders by U. S. News and World Report in 2008, and by Time Magazine as one of America’s 10 Best College Presidents in 2009 and one of 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Dr. Hrabowski has motivated professionals in higher education to advance in their fields, break barriers, and shape new paradigms. His participation in the institute is both meaningful and inspiring because it exemplifies the paradigm shift that will be realized as CDOs emerge on the higher education scene to become viable candidates for CEO positions in the 21st century.

We are confident that you will be enlightened and inspired as you experience the Institute. The program is a manifestation of the CoopLew Promise to promote CDO resolve and resilience, while creating roadmaps to CEO leadership. Few venues exist where concerns of CDOs about their readiness for institutional leadership can be addressed and resolved. This Institute intends to serve that purpose.

In service, with our Promise for transformative diversity leadership,

Ken Coopwood, Sr., Ph.D., CDE, CDROI William T. Lewis, Sr., Ph.D. Co-Founder, CoopLew, LLC Co-Founder, CoopLew, LLC William B. Harvey, Ed.D., D.Sc. (Hon) Strategic Advisor, CoopLew, LLC CDO to CEO Institute Washington, DC December 4 - 6, 2018

Institute Agenda: December 4, 2019

Event Registration: Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) 1307 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

Program Overview and Introductions

Small Group Discussions of The Future of Undergraduate Education

Welcome Reception: EMBASSY SUITES 900 10th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, US

Guest Speaker: “The Climb to the Top” – Session 1 Dr. Nancy “Rusty” Barcelo, Former President, Northern New Mexico University Dinner presentation at: Capitol City Brewing Company 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

Institute Agenda: December 5, 2018 Announcements and Introductions

Why Not You as a CEO? Analyzing the Academic Leadership Pool Lorelle Espinosa, for Research, American Council on Education

National Higher Education Policy Analysis Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education

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Considering Leadership Opportunities in Community Colleges Walter Bumphus – President, American Association of Community Colleges

Legal Issues and Concerns: What Keeps the President Awake at Night ~ Panel Discussion: Kathleen Santora, President, National Association of College and University Attorneys; Jerry Blakemore, , University of North Carolina - Greensboro; Sandhya Iyer, General Counsel, Dartmouth College; Sonali Wilson, General Counsel, Cleveland State University

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Lunch: On Site at APLU Guest Speaker: “The Climb to the Top” – Session 2 Dr. Juan Sanchez Muñoz President, University of Houston, Downtown CDO to CEO Institute Washington, DC December 4 - 6, 2018

Institute Agenda: December 5, 2018 (continued)

Understanding the Role of Boards of Trustees Charlie Nelms, Former President and Former Chancellor, North Carolina Central University, University of Michigan-Flint, and Indiana University-East

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The Dynamics of Successful Fund Raising Rob Henry, Vice President of Education – Council for the Advancement and Support of Education

Small Group Discussions

Guest Speaker – Freeman Hrabowski III, President, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Dinner presentation at: The Hamilton ~ Loft 600 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005

Institute Agenda: December 6, 2018

Announcements and Introductions

Presidential Reflections on Diversity in Higher Education Ricardo Fernandez, President Emeritus, Lehman College, City University of New York

What Every President Needs to Know About Accreditation Barbara Johnson, Vice President for Accreditation Relations, The Higher Learning Commission

Understanding and Managing the Search Process Andrea Warren Hamos, Vice -President, American Academic Leadership Institute

LUNCH: On Site at APLU Guest Speaker: “Moving Across the Sectors of Public and Private Institutions” Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan, President, St. Mary’s College

Wrap-Up, Questions and Comments

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CoopLew Professional Development Programs

CoopLew provides ongoing professional development services and activities to higher education chief diversity officers at various stages in their career. Services are tailored to support aspiring, incumbent and emerging CDOs. CoopLew also provide consulting and advising services to higher education professionals who want to advance strategic diversity agenda. CoopLew leads in this area because of our researched-based approach to CDO development that capitalizes on lived-experiences of diversity professionals and their expectations for future paradigms in the workplace. Exclusive insight into CDO realities informs our work and accelerates their success. CoopLew core principles: • Address the general sense of demographic change in higher education. • Disrupt common patterns for recognizing and valuing the chief diversity officer. • Prepare CDOs for a paradigm shift as catalysts for inclusion, diversity and equity.

Program Portfolio Who Should Attend

CDO Boot Camp Higher Education Aspiring and Early Career Chief Diversity • 90 Day Plan Officers • New Paradigms Spring—2 ½ Days

CDO Skill-Set Symposium Higher Education Chief Diversity Officers at all levels in their • Budgeting careers • Fundraising • Strategic Planning Summer—2 ½ Days Spring—2 ½ Days

CDO Institute Higher Education Chief Diversity Officers aspiring to become a • Transition from CDO to university president CEO • Changing Landscape of Higher Education Leadership Winter--2 ½ Days

CDO Seminar Higher Education Chief Diversity Officers working in Community • Horizontal Colleges Administration • Building Networks Spring—2 ½ Days

Dr. Nancy “Rusty” Barceló

Nancy "Rusty" Barceló took office on July 1, 2010 as President of Northern New Mexico College (NNMC). Prior to this appointment she served as Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity at the University of Minnesota. From 2001 to 2006 Dr. Barceló served as Vice President and Vice Provost for Minority Affairs and Diversity at the University of Washington and from 1996 to 2001 she served as Associate Vice President for Multicultural and Academic Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Barceló brings a national reputation and a 30-year career in higher education at the university level to Northern, as the College continues a transition to a high- quality four-year institution offering baccalaureate degrees in 14 disciplines, and a graduate-level program in the advanced planning stage. Dr. Barceló’s teaching experience is extensive; she has served as an affiliate faculty, affiliate assistant professor, adjunct faculty, and adjunct assistant professor.

Dr. Barceló developed the infrastructure of University of Minnesota’s newly-formed Vice President and Vice Provost Office; developed and implemented a strategic diversity statement; enhanced the perception of the University’s commitment to diversity via development initiatives; and developed and implemented the Faculty Diversity Research Institute. When Dr. Barceló was at the University of Washington she established alumni development efforts and provided leadership in a capital campaign which raised $22 million and in secured Federal and State grants for K-12 pipeline efforts.

Dr. Barceló has written numerous publications, including Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas and one that is forthcoming, a chapter in a book by Sylvia Hurtado on diversity and institutional transformation in universities. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Chico State College, a Master of Arts in Recreational Education from the University of Iowa, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration.

Jerry D. Blakemore

Jerry D. Blakemore has over 25 years’ experience in higher education administration, policy development and the providing of legal services, 12 of which as General Counsel for major institutions of higher education. He served as Vice President and General Counsel at Southern Illinois University, Vice President and General Counsel for Northern Illinois University was appointed General Counsel for The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in January 2017.

Mr. Blakemore is a graduate of Princeton University from which he received his B.A. Degree in Political Science and was the 1976 recipient of the Princeton University Frederick Douglass Service Award for his community service. Mr. Blakemore is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, and is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, as well as various Federal District and Appellate Courts.

Mr. Blakemore is currently Chair-Elect of The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and immediate past Chair of the Board Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusiveness. Other NACUA service includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Board’s Advisory Committee on Compliance and Secretary of the Board of Directors. He has published more than twenty-five professional papers focusing on compliance, ethics and governance issues.

Mr. Blakemore is a Life Member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and served as President of the Mu Kappa Lambda Chapter of the Fraternity. Mr. Blakemore is currently a member of the Kappa Lambda Chapter of the Fraternity located in Greensboro, NC.

Dr. Walter Bumphus

Walter Bumphus is President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges. He has served as a professor in the Community College Leadership Program and as chair of the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin, holding the A. M. Aikin Regents Endowed Chair in Junior and Community College Education Leadership.

From 2001 to 2007, Dr. Bumphus served as President of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Prior to 2001, he was Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC). Before joining BRCC, Dr. Bumphus worked in the corporate world, serving as President of the Higher Education Division of Voyager Expanded Learning. Six years earlier, he served as President of Brookhaven College in the Dallas County Community College District.

In 1992, Dr. Bumphus was recognized as a distinguished graduate from both Murray State University and The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bumphus holds the distinction of being one of the few leaders in the field of education to receive the ACCT Marie Y. Martin CEO of the Year Award, to chair the AACC Board of Directors, and to receive the John Roueche and Terry O’Banion International Leadership and the AACC Leadership Awards.

He also has the distinction of having worked collaboratively with two presidential administrations. He was appointed to the Department of Homeland Security’s Academic Advisory Council, the 100,000 Strong Initiative, and the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans under President Obama. And, he was selected as 1 of 20 commissioners out of over 400 applicants to serve on the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion under President Trump.

Dr. Lorelle Espinosa

Lorelle Espinosa serves as the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Vice President for Research. She is responsible for developing and managing the organization’s research agenda, including the portfolio of ACE’s Center for Policy Research and Strategy, which focuses on issues of diversity and equity in 21st century higher education, dynamic and resilient institutions, and transformational leadership. Her personal scholarship focuses on diversity and inclusion and STEM education, and she is co-chair of the National Academies study committee, "Closing the Equity Gap: Revitalizing STEM Education and Workforce Readiness Programs in the Nation’s Minority-Serving Institutions."

Espinosa has served the higher education profession for 20 years, beginning in student affairs and undergraduate admissions at the University of California, Davis; Stanford University; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has contributed opinion and scholarly works to peer-reviewed journals, academic volumes, and industry magazines on a variety of topics, and is a national thought leader on issues pertaining to college access and success for diverse populations. She has lived and worked in Washington for nine years and prior to ACE served as a senior analyst at ABT Associates and as Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Higher Education Policy. She currently serves on the boards of College Possible and the American Youth Policy Forum.

Dr. Espinosa earned her Ph.D. in higher education and organizational change from the University of California, Los Angeles; her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Davis; and her Associate of Arts from Santa Barbara City College.

Dr. Ricardo R. Fernández

Ricardo R. Fernández was President of Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 1990 to 2016. Previously, he held academic and administrative appointments at Marquette University (1968-1970) and the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (1970-1990), where he served as Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Professor of Educational Policy Studies.

Dr. Fernández was a Fellow in Academic Administration of the American Council on Education (1981-1982). In 1992 he attended the Harvard Institute for Educational . He chaired the board of directors of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) in 1998-1999, and the American Council of Education (ACE) 2007-2008.

He is the recipient of numerous public recognitions, including Crain’s NY Business’s of “People to Watch in Higher Education” (2014), the “Builder of the New New York Award” from the New York Immigration Coalition (2013), the National Football League’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award (2012), and the ASPIRA Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2011). In 2007 Hispanic Business magazine named him to the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” and in 2004 Crain’s named him one of NY City’s “100 Most Powerful Minority Business Leaders.” For more than two decades he has been a trustee of Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, serving on the Strategic Planning and the Law and Insurance Committees. His service on business and education-related boards and advisory committees includes Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), a K-16 research and advocacy organization serving public school districts in Texas and several states across the U.S., the PepsiCo Latino/Hispanic Advisory Board (2003-2007) and the TIAA Hispanic Advisory Committee (2015-2016).

The author and co-author of two books, several research reports, book chapters and numerous articles on educational equity, Hispanic school dropouts, bilingual education, school desegregation and Hispanic students, Dr. Fernández has testified before committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on wireless technology and higher education policy.

Dr. Fernández holds degrees from Marquette University (BA, Philosophy and MA, Spanish Literature) and Princeton University (MA and Ph. D., Romance Languages and Literatures).

Dr. Andrea Warren Hamos

Andrea Warren Hamos is Vice President for Consulting Operations and Senior Consultant at Academic Search. Prior to her appointment, Dr. Hamos served for five years as Associate Director, and subsequently Interim Director, of the American Council on Education’s (ACE)Emerging Leaders Group and the ACE Fellows Program. At ACE, Dr. Hamos also served as a co-chair of ACE’s Annual Meeting, work that included the development of programs for presidents and chancellors, new presidents, and presidential spouses and partners.

Prior to joining ACE, Dr. Hamos rose through academic ranks and served as department chair, associate dean, and acting dean of the College at liberal arts colleges in Massachusetts and Virginia. She has also taught at Richmond-The American International University in London. In addition to leading curriculum design in departments of foreign languages, Dr. Hamos has designed and implemented faculty development opportunities and served as an external reviewer of foreign language programs at the college and pre-college levels. In addition to her work in higher education, Dr. Hamos served on the boards of directors and executive committees of an independent K–12 school and of a synagogue.

Dr. Hamos has spoken at regional, national and international conferences on her research on Hispanic balladry in the oral tradition, on her work in academic administration, and on leadership development. Dr. Hamos received her academic training at the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned the B.A. in Spanish and French cum laude and the Ph.D. in Spanish literature. She also earned the M.A. in Spanish from The Ohio State University and studied at the Sorbonne (Paris) and the University of Salamanca (Spain).

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Dr. Terry W. Hartle

Terry W. Hartle is one of America’s most effective and experienced advocates for higher education. At the American Council on Education (ACE), where he has served for more than 20 years, he directs comprehensive efforts to engage federal policymakers on a broad range of issues including student aid, government regulation, scientific research and tax policy. His work involves representation before the U.S. Congress, administrative agencies and the federal courts. As an expert voice on behalf of colleges and universities, he is quoted widely in the national and international media on higher education issues.

Given ACE’s historic role in coordinating the government relations efforts of some 60 associations in the Washington-based higher education community, Hartle plays a central part in developing public policy positions that impact all colleges and universities, and oversees the Council’s external relations functions.

Prior to joining the council in 1993, Hartle served for six years as education staff director for the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, then chaired by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Prior to 1987, Hartle was director of social policy studies and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a research scientist at the Educational Testing Service. Hartle has authored or co-authored numerous articles, books, and national studies and contributes regular book reviews to The Christian Science Monitor.

He received a doctorate in public policy from the George Washington University (DC), a master’s in public administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University (NY) and a bachelor’s degree in history (summa cum laude) from Hiram College (OH). He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Northeastern University (MA). He has received the Hiram College Alumni Achievement Award, and has been inducted into the Hiram College Athletic Hall of Fame. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Robert Henry

Rob Henry has acquired extensive managerial and development experience during his 25+ year professional career. Currently, he serves as the Vice President of Education with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In this role, Henry provides overall global strategy for achieving CASE’s vision and mission related to . He directly oversees educational programs including Conferences (60 + per year in North America), Research, InfoCenter, Diversity/Inclusion and Student Advancement. Henry previously served as the of Emerging Constituencies at CASE leading initiatives designed to engage and serve selected CASE U.S. and international constituencies with significant emphasis to increase advancement staffing needs including diverse populations, student advancement and the career center. Prior to joining CASE he served as the director of individual giving at Yale University, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive annual and special gift fundraising program, soliciting six-figure+ donors, and managing the volunteer program for the Yale School of Management. He has also served as assistant vice president at the University of Connecticut Foundation, and began his development career at Michigan State University. In each advancement position, Henry has significantly raised support and participation while simultaneously assessing the potential of the emerging market. This experience, coupled with his attention to fundamental infrastructure practices, has allowed him to offer training and development to international markets such as Africa, Europe, Australia and South America. He was awarded the CASE Crystal Apple for teaching excellence in 2006. He holds a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Murray State University and a master's degree in communication and public address from Eastern Michigan University.

Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski

Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, President of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992, is a consultant on science and math education to national agencies, universities, and school systems. He has transformed a commuter university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His administration has built a campus that is first rate in research and instruction, and that prepared students of all backgrounds for career success. Under his leadership, UMBC was ranked as the #1 Up and Coming university in the US for six consecutive years. Dr. Hrabowski was named by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. He also chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (2011). His 2013 TED talk highlights the “Four Pillars of College Success in Science.”

Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME (2012) and one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report (2008), he also received TIAA-CREF’s Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence (2011), the Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award (2011), and the Heinz Award (2012) for contributions to improving the “Human Condition.” Examples of other honors include election to the American Association of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, the US Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Award and the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s William D. Carey Award. He also holds honorary degrees from more than thirty institutions.

Dr. Hrabowski’s most recent book, Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement, describes the events and experiences that played a central role in his development as an educator and leader.

Sandhya Iyer

Sandhya Iyer joined Dartmouth in July 2017 bringing extensive legal expertise in higher education to Dartmouth. She joined Oberlin as General Counsel in 2008, and before that was Chief Attorney for the U.S. Department of Education Cleveland Office for Civil Rights. There, she managed teams investigating federal civil rights violations by educational institutions.

Iyer earned a BS summa cum laude in chemistry and women’s studies and a JD from Yale, before gaining experience in litigation at the firm Ropes & Gray in Boston, and clerking for the Honorable Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In 1998 she became Policy Counsel for the National Partnership for Women and Families (formerly the Women’s Legal Defense Fund) and worked to improve family and medical leave policies at the state and federal level. She also co-authored an amicus curiae brief for a U.S. Supreme Court case recognizing a Title IX cause of action for peer sexual harassment.

In 2000, she joined the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s special litigation section, ultimately serving as special counsel there. She received five performance awards while there and at the Department of Education, which she joined in 2005. At the Justice Department, she also received a special achievement award and a special commendation for outstanding service. Iyer has served on the board of directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and currently serves on the board of the Yale Law Journal.

Dr. Barbara J. Johnson

Barbara J. Johnson is a Vice President for Accreditation Relations at the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accreditor for the North Central United States. She has worked in academe for over 20 years as both an administrator and faculty member and has she held two executive leadership positions at Meharry Medical College. Prior to joining Meharry, she served as a Professor of Adult and Higher Education and Chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Johnson has held faculty positions at the University of New Orleans, Jackson State University, Vanderbilt University, and Volunteer State Community College. Her previous professional experience includes student affairs administration, community college and adult education, marketing research and consultation in both higher education and corporate environments at Wake Forest University Medical School, Vanderbilt University and CB&A Market

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She has published empirical research in several refereed journals (e.g., Review of Higher Education, Journal of the Professoriate, Urban Education, Education and Society) and edited books. In addition, she is the former co-editor for the peer-reviewed journal for the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Professoriate. Dr. Johnson has presented her research at international, national, regional, and state professional association meetings. Currently, she is working on an edited volume on HBCUs.

Dr. Johnson actively participates in several professional associations within higher education including the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Division J of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE). Currently, she also serves as the Director of the Leadership and Mentoring Institute for AABHE. She recently received the AABHE Exemplary Award for Public Service and the Alumni Achievement Award from her undergraduate alma mater for her professional accomplishments.

She received a baccalaureate degree from Winston-Salem State University, an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Education and Human Development with an emphasis in Higher Education from Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan

Tuajuanda Jordan has served as St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s (SMCM) seventh President since July 2014. During her tenure, the Board of Trustees approved “A Time for Rebirth”, a new three-year strategic plan that builds on the College’s charter as Maryland’s only public honors college and the first of its kind in the nation.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been widely recognized for its successes. Ranked among the top 100 Kiplinger’s list of best values in public colleges (2016) and among the top 10 best public liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report (2016), SMCM continues to build upon its solid reputation for academic excellence under Dr. Jordan’s watch. Under her leadership, the College continues to analyze and assess its programming to ensure that students are provided opportunities to be engaged, productive global citizens and leaders.

Since joining the College, President Jordan has been widely recognized for her contributions to higher education and the larger community. Recently, she was named one of the Top 25 Women in Higher Education by the national magazine, Diverse Issues in Higher Education. In addition to serving on numerous national panels and boards, she was recognized as a Black Leader in Education by the AFRO (2017), was named as one of Fisk University’s Talented Tenth (2016), Purdue University’s Distinguished Women Scholars (2015-16), and as an Influential Marylander by the Daily Record (2015). She received the Torchbearer Award (2014) from the National Coalition of Black Women, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter and was inducted (2015) into the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.

Prior to SMCM, Dr. Jordan served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as a professor of chemistry at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon. While there, she helped recruit an exceptional and diverse faculty, launched a center for entrepreneurship, and developed a campus-wide system to increase student persistence and graduation rates. While an associate dean and tenured faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana, she helped establish the center for undergraduate research and creativity.

Dr. Jordan gained national prominence in the realm of science education with the creation of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance (SEA) program and the launch of its first initiative, the SEA Phage program, which engaged novice undergraduates in research in genomics and bioinformatics. This program has been implemented at more than 50 diverse institutions across the nation, impacted thousands of students and faculty, and resulted in numerous scientific and pedagogical publications.

Dr. Jordan holds a B.S. in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Purdue University.

Dr. Juan Sanchez Muñoz

Juan Sanchez Muñoz was appointed as the President of the University of Houston-Downtown on Feb. 23, 2017. During his first year at UHD, Dr. Muñoz kicked off a major capital campaign; led the institution’s recovery efforts during Hurricane Harvey; and presided over six commencement ceremonies. He continues to preside over the improvement of student success metrics, increase in enrollment and retention; the addition of new degree programs and accolades from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the university’s model success programs, and a major grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Muñoz served at Texas Tech University (TTU) as a vice provost for undergraduate education and student affairs and senior vice president for diversity, equity and community engagement. His research interests include educational access, equity and the advancement of public school students, and particularly those from under-represented and under-served communities. Dr. Muñoz serves on the Association of Public and Land Grant University's (APLU) Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence and the board of directors for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. He is a graduate of the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership, ACE’s Spectrum Executive Leadership Program, AASCU’s Millennium Leadership Initiative, Harvard’s Institute for Management and Leadership, the University of California, Berkeley’s Executive Leadership Academy, and the University of Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy, Governor’s Executive Development Program. Dr. Munoz earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Arts in Mexican-American Studies from California State University, Los Angeles. He was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has authored numerous book chapters, academic articles, scholarly reviews and conference presentations. In 2010, he was among the contributing editors of the seminal compilation, Handbook of Latinos and Education, Routledge which received the American Association of Educational Studies' prestigious Critic's Choice Book Award. Prior to his career in higher education, Muñoz was a secondary school teacher, community college advisor and instructor in California, and a sergeant from the U.S. Marine Corps. President Muñoz is married to Dr. Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz, and the couple has three sons, Joaquin Diego Muñoz, Cruz Santos Muñoz and Juan Amado Muñoz.

Dr. Charlie Nelms

Charlie Nelms is a transformational servant-leader, a motivational speaker, and a consultant with expertise in higher education. He has more than 40 years of experience and leadership in student access, retention, and graduation; institutional effectiveness; and strategic planning. The former chancellor of universities in North Carolina, Indiana, and Michigan, Dr. Nelms serves as a board member for leading educational associations and foundations across the U.S. He is currently a senior scholar at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, providing leadership in assisting minority-serving institutions.

Dr. Nelms is the recipient of numerous awards for his accomplishments in higher education, including two honorary doctorates and fellowships from the American Council on Education and the Ford Foundation. In 2012, President Obama honored Dr. Nelms with the MLK Drum Major for Service Award for helping to address the most pressing needs in our communities and our nation. Dr. Nelms is a founding member of the Millennium Leadership Initiative and Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. During his tenure as chancellor of North Carolina Central University, U.S. News & World Report ranked NCCU as one of the best public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation for three consecutive years.

Dr. Nelms is the founder and director of the Destination Graduation Initiative, which aims to increase retention and graduation rates at HBCUs. In 2011, Dr. Nelms published, “A Call to Action”, a policy directive intended to spur a national dialogue concerning the revitalization of HBCUs as an important sector of American higher education. In August 2012, Dr. Nelms established the Destination Graduation Initiative (DGI) to assist Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with increasing retention and graduation rates. The central dimension of DGI entailed utilizing the expertise of senior higher education officials, policy experts, and faculty to identify impediments to student academic success and to design strategies for improvement. In 2013, Dr. Nelms and a colleague received a grant, Leading to Completion (L2C), to design protocols, processes, and procedures to assist Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with increasing retention and graduation rates.

Kathleen Curry Santora

Kathleen Curry Santora has been President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) since February 2001. Before coming to NACUA, she was Vice President and of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE). She previously served in various positions at Georgetown University - as Secretary of the University, as Assistant to the President for External Relations, and as Assistant to the President/Chief of Staff. For nearly ten years prior to that, from 1982-1986 and again from 1987-1992, Ms. Santora worked for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) - as Vice President for Operations and Counsel; as Executive Director and Counsel for State Relations; as Associate Director of Government Relations and Associate General Counsel; and as its Legislative Representative. In the intervening year 1986-87, she served as Director for Public Policy and External Relations at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB).

Kathleen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Scranton and a Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and currently serves on the boards of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Association Mutual Health Insurance Company (AMHIC) and the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). She previously served on the boards of the University of Scranton, EDUCAUSE (the association for IT professionals), the American Council on Education (ACE), and Academic Search; as a member and Chair of the Washington Higher Education Secretariat Steering Committee (WHES); as a member of the Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA) Steering Committee, and as a member of the Western New England College board.

Sonali Bustamante Wilson, Esq.

Sonali Bustamante Wilson currently serves as General Counsel of Cleveland State University. She provides counsel to the University’s board of trustees and president on a wide variety of matters, including procurement and management contracts, educational partnership agreements, employment matters, student privacy and conduct issues, as well as real property and construction matters. She was instrumental in developing the Office of University Compliance, which is part of her division and oversees the Office of Institutional Equity and the Office of Internal Audit. She joined the University in 1996 as a lecturer in the College of Law and in 1997 became assistant university legal counsel. She served as secretary to the board of Trustees from 2000 to 2011 and was named general counsel in 2004.

Sonali is a former board member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and has served on several NACUA committees. She is also a former member of the Board Professional Leadership Group of the Association of Governing Boards. She has served as a speaker locally and nationally on topics affecting in-house counsel in higher education settings. In 2013, she was elected to serve as the first Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association for an inaugural two-year term. She is also a supportive member of The Norman S. Minor Bar Association. Sonali received the 2013 Trailblazer Award from the Norman S. Minor Bar Association was named 2014 Professional Woman of the Year by the Women of Color Foundation, and was a finalist in Crain’s Cleveland Business 2014 Class of Top Ten General Counsel and In-House Counsel in the Region. In 2015, she was named a YWCA Woman of Achievement.

Sonali holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University, a master’s degree in government studies from Harvard University, and a juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Active in community service, she is currently a member of the Cleveland Institute of Music Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of The United Way of Greater Cleveland, the Board of Visitors for the Cuyahoga Community College, the University Hospitals’ MacDonald Women’s Health Leadership Council, The Cleveland Chapter of The Links, Inc., and The Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Ken Coopwood, Sr., Ph.D CDE, CDROI

Ken "Coop" Coopwood, Ph.D., is Co-Founder of CoopLew, LLC. A four-time CDO, “Dr. Coop”, as he is affectionately called by students, has earned national prominence as a transformative agent in higher education diversity administration. His service to higher education spans 25+ years, across five institutions and three states. His scholarly history has been founded upon the stages of intercultural sensitivity and racial identity, and he instructs certification coursework at the national level for the Society For Diversity. He is co-author of national research targeting the lived-experiences of chief diversity officers in higher education and holds certifications in cognitive diversity applications, diversity return on investment, diversity executive leadership, creative problem solving and adaptive-innovation theory. He is an alum of Indiana State University and is a post-doctoral alum of both the Harvard Management Development Program and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Millennium Leadership Initiative.

Dr. Coopwood is a member of the International Association of Diversity Officers, past board member and co-chair of professional development for the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education and a past member of editorial, academic, natural disaster and international boards. His latest literary work appears in Campus Diversity Triumphs: Valleys of Hope, and was selected for presentation by the Association for Advancement of Educational Research International in 2018. He is also Owner of Coopwood Progressive Workshops & Developments (CPWD, LLC), a multi-faceted diversity education, public address, research and development company, and currently serves as the Interim Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Dr. Coopwood earned his Ph.D. in educational administration, leadership and foundations, his master’s degree in political science, with emphasis on federal policy, and his undergraduate degree in business administration, with emphasis in finance, marketing and management, all from Indiana State University.

William B. Harvey, Ed.D., D.Sc. (Hon)

William B. Harvey, the Strategic Advisor at CoopLew LLC, has more than four decades of experience in the academic and nonprofit sectors. A distinguished researcher and administrator, his scholarly activities have been focused on the cultural and social factors that affect underserved populations, with particular emphasis on college and university settings.

The founding president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, he also served as the inaugural chief diversity officer at the University of Virginia and as Vice President and Director of the Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity at the American Council on Education. He is a past board member of the National Council for Research on Women, the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, the Yale-Howard Center on Health Disparities, the Study of New Scholars Project at Harvard University, the W.E.B. DuBois Scholars project at Princeton University, the Site Support for Schools project at Johns Hopkins University, and the Martin Luther King Living History and Public Policy Center. His current position is Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity. He currently holds a position as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity.

Harvey received a bachelor's degree in English from West Chester University, a master's degree in Social and Philosophical Foundations and a doctorate in Anthropology of Education, both from Rutgers University. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

William T. Lewis, Sr., Ph.D.

Nationally recognized diversity and inclusion thought leader, Dr. William T. Lewis, Sr., is Co-founder of CoopLew, LLC. He has authored several articles, most notably, he was one of three co-authors of the historic Standards of Professional Practice for the Chief Diversity Officers, published by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE 2014). Additionally, he co- authored “From Their Mouths: The Lived Experiences of Chief Diversity Officers in Higher Education.

Lewis is a former Chief Diversity Officer, he has led diversity and inclusion efforts at three highly acclaimed universities-- Indiana University, Bridgewater State University and Virginia Tech University. In these roles, he has provided executive leadership for strategic diversity administration. He has been an advisor and consultant to university deans, presidents and corporate executives. His areas of expertise include diversity and inclusion strategic planning, executive coaching, and inclusive pedagogy. Lewis currently teaches human services students group counseling, Asset- Based Community Building (ABCB), social justice, group process and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills. Lewis earned a doctoral degree from Indiana University, and a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Purdue University. Post- doctorate, Lewis participated in the Harvard Management Development Program and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: The Fundraising School Certificate of Fundraising Management. Lewis proudly and honorably served his country for 8 years while in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.

Supporter/Sponsor of the CoopLew Institute

Founded in 1887 The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), is North America's oldest higher education association with member institutions in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, as well as Canada, and Mexico. It is a research, policy, and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. APLU's agenda is built on the three pillars of increasing degree completion and academic success, advancing scientific research, and expanding engagement. The association's work is furthered by an active and effective advocacy arm that works with Congress and the administration as well as the media to advance federal policies that strengthen public universities and benefit the students they serve. APLU along with its members, provides a forum for public higher education leaders to work collaboratively to better meet the challenges and opportunities facing public universities. Rallying the talents, knowledge and expertise among its member institutions is critical to the association's mission. The APLU council structure enables university leaders with comparable titles, working in similar positions, to come together to address critical issues and expand their knowledge base within their professional area of expertise. The association's commission structure enables individuals, regardless of position and from multiple disciplines across the universities, to come together to address critical issues and expand their knowledge base in areas of common interest regardless of position.

Supporter/Sponsor of the CoopLew Institute

Academic Search is an executive search firm dedicated to serving higher education institutions and related organizations and is the only search firm in the nation with a formal relationship to a premier leadership development program. Originally founded in 1976 as Presidential Search Consultation Service, and later in 1988 as Academic Search Consultation Service, the firm's name was changed to Academic Search, Inc. in 2006. Academic Search has written the book on how to recruit the best and brightest academic leaders through a process that fosters a successful appointment. Through the years, it has also built a dossier of premier clients and earned a reputation for integrity, confidentiality, and excellence. Based in Washington, D.C., it is the wholly owned subsidiary of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI), a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership identification, development, and support programs to academic leaders in various administrative positions across all sectors of higher education.

Supporter/Sponsor of the CoopLew Institute

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education stands alone as the only source of critical news, information and insightful commentary on the full range of issues concerning diversity in American higher education. Diverse began writing about diversity in higher education long before diversity and multiculturalism became “hot-button” issues. Today, our mission remains as true as it was more than 30 years ago: to provide information that is honest, thorough and balanced. We seek, through traditional and nontraditional mediums, to be change agents and generate public policies that resolve inequities that still exist today. In fulfilling our mission, we believe we are helping to build the educational, cultural, social and economic structures necessary to allow every individual to reach his or her full potential, and thus contribute to the greater good of their community and the nation. With more than 30 years of experience covering education, Diverse is the only newsmagazine focusing on matters of access and opportunity for all in higher education. Its unparalleled coverage of issues surrounding topics such as tenure, salary, faculty, students, recruitment, retention and access and equity earned Diverse the 2002 Folio Award for best education publication in America. And as our communities have grown more diverse, so, too, has our editorial focus. Launched in 1984 as Black Issues In Higher Education, the magazine focused on the role of and issues pertaining to African-Americans in higher education. To better reflect inclusivity and America’s changing demographics, in 2005 we renamed the magazine Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, and expanded coverage to address issues that affect Asian Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, people with disabilities, seniors, LGBTQIA, veterans and other underrepresented groups in higher education.

Supporting Sponsor of the CoopLew Institute

The TIAA Institute helps advance the ways individuals and institutions plan for financial security and organizational effectiveness. The Institute conducts in depth research, provides access to a network of thought leaders, and enables those it serves to anticipate trends, plan future strategies and maximize opportunities for success.

CoopLew CDO – CDO Institute Participant List 2018 Washington, DC

Ash Jeffery Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion University of Maryland School of Nursing [email protected] Bailey Rahn Kennedy Chair & Professor of Psychiatry Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSOM), NC [email protected] Barcelo Nancy "Rusty" President Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) [email protected] Bernal Jesse Vice President for Inclusion and Equity Grand Valley State [email protected] Blakemore Jerry General Counsel University of North Carolina at Greensboro [email protected] Bonderoff Mary Chief Diversity Officer SUNY Morrisville [email protected] Branch Anna Associate Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer University of Massachusetts Amherst [email protected] Bumphus Walter President and CEO American Association of Community Colleges [email protected] Coopwood Ken Co-Founder CoopLew [email protected] Cox Leah Vice President of Inclusion & Institutional Equity Townson University [email protected] Dodge Georgina Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bucknell University [email protected] Espinosa Lorelle Vice President for Research American Council on Education [email protected] Fernandez Ricardo President (Retired) Lehman College [email protected] Gravett Erika Executive Director of Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator Kennesaw State University. [email protected] Guerra Pérez Gioconda Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Academic Inclusive University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign [email protected] Hamos Andrea Warren Vice President for Consulting Operations and Senior Consultant Academic Search Hartle Terry Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs American Council on Education [email protected] Harvey William B. Strategic Advisor CoopLew [email protected] Henderson Carol Vice Provost for Diversity University of Delaware [email protected] Henry Robert Vice President of Education Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) [email protected] Hrabowski Freeman A. President University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Iyer Sandhya General Counsel Dartmouth [email protected] Johnson Barbara Vice President for Accreditation Relations Higher Learning Commision (HLC) [email protected] Johnson Cheryl Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) Humboldt University [email protected] Jordan Tuajuanda President St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s (SMCM) [email protected] Kilkenny Rosemary Vice President, Institutional Diversity & Equity Georgetown University [email protected] Lewis Will Co-Founder CoopLew [email protected] Lollis Kent Executive Director for Diversity Initiatives LSAC [email protected] MacDonald-DenChristopher Chief Diversity Officer MCLA [email protected] Martin Marcus Vice President & Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity University of Virginia [email protected] Munoz Juan Sanchez President University of Houston-Downtown [email protected] Ndura Elavie Vice President of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Gallaudet University [email protected] Nelms Charlie Consultant Nelms & Associates [email protected] O Lambert Ame Chief Diversity Officer Roger Williams University [email protected] Outing Donald Vice President for Equity and Community Lehigh University [email protected] Santora Kathleen President & Chief Executive Officer National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) [email protected] Sawyer Don Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer Quinnipiac University [email protected] Townsend Tiffany Senior Director, Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs American Psychological Association [email protected] Tyner Artika Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion University of Saint Thomas [email protected] Wilson Sonali B General Counsel Cleveland State University [email protected]