Cecilia Olivares and Heather Doyle, Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board
NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising is committed to ensuring that its leadership is reflective of its membership and to providing individuals the opportunity to become more involved in the association at all leadership levels. In order to assist with this goal, the NACADA Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) was developed in 2006, as an initiative from the Diversity Committee, to encourage members from diverse backgrounds to explore and get involved in leadership opportunities within the organization. Each year, beginning with the 2007-2009 Class, 10 Emerging Leaders and 10 Mentors are selected for the two-year program. Leaders are matched with Mentors who have a wide range of experience within NACADA, from research and publication to serving on the Board of Directors. Leaders and Mentors work closely to connect the Leaders to the areas of the association they are interested in and develop a plan for continued involvement and growth within the association. Emerging Leaders receive a $1,500 stipend to assist them with travel to NACADA conferences, institutes, and seminars, helping to promote their engagement and involvement.
We are excited to be celebrating our 10th year of the ELP program, recognizing that many members of the Emerging Leaders classes have served in elected and appointed positions, as chairs of NACADA regions, commissions, interest groups, committees, advisory boards, and task forces. ELPers have already made a lasting impression on NACADA and have a long list of accomplishments, including:
Several have shared their stories in Academic Advising Today articles, which may be found linked from the Program homepage. To learn more about the contributions of our ELP Classes, visit the Accomplishments webpage.
The 2014-2016 Emerging Leaders and Mentors (pictured below), who began work at the 2014 Annual Conference in Minneapolis, have been diligently pursuing their goals over the past two years and look forward to receiving their Certificates of Completion at this year's conference in Atlanta, where they will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony.
Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board Chair Cecilia Olivares is pleased to announce the 2016-2018 NACADA Emerging Leaders and Mentors.
Emerging Leaders
Quentin Alexander, Longwood University Mehvash Ali, American University of Sharjah Tania Alvarez. Old Dominion University Amalauna (Amy) Brock, Young Harris College Fabiola Mora, Colorado State University Shantalea Johns, Wayne State University Locksley Knibbs, Florida Gulf Coast University Mark Nelson, Oklahoma State University Patricia MacMillan, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Jennifer Plante, Clark University
Mentors
Kathy Davis, Missouri State University Kyle Ellis, University of Mississippi Dawn Fettig, University of Colorado-Boulder Sally Garner, University of Oregon Rebecca Hapes, Texas A&M University Theresa Hitchcock, University of Louisville Craig McGill, Florida International University John Paul Regalado, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Kathie Sindt, Johns Hopkins University Mandy Stephens, Carroll University
New Emerging Leaders and Mentors will meet at the Annual Conference in Atlanta to create partnerships and begin development, conversation, and group-building. Partners will develop goals pertaining to leadership in NACADA over the next six months and continue their work together over the two-year program.
Visit the Emerging Leaders Program website for more information.
Cecilia Olivares ELP Advisory Board Chair, 2014-2016
Heather Doyle Incoming ELP Advisory Board Chair, 2016-2018
Cite this article using APA style as: Olivares, C., & Doyle, H. (2016, September). NACADA emerging leaders program celebrates ten years of successful leadership development. Academic Advising Today, 39(3). Retrieved from [insert url here]
