Department of Educational Leadership

Jody Ellis, Senior Administrative Assistant
363 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535
foxksu@k-state.edu

Dr. Judy Favor, Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
K-State Olathe
913-307-7362 | jfavor@k-state.edu

Jamie Griffin, Coordinator
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
353 Bluemont Hall | jeg14@k-state.edu

Dr. Robert Hachiya, Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
349 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | rhachiya@k-state.edu

Dr. Haijun Kang, Associate Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
323 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | hjkang@k-state.edu

Dr. Jia Grace Liang, Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
321 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | gliang15@k-state.edu

Margaretta B. Mathis, Ph.D., Senior Director, John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, and Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University

Dr. Mischel Miller, Director
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
364 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5515 | mischel@ksu.edu

Terry U. O’Banion, Ph.D., Senior Professor of Practice, John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, K-State; and, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, The League for Innovation in the Community College

Dora Pérez, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Programs and Projects, John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University

Jaishri Ram, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
364 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5515 | jaishri@k-state.edu

Dr. Alex Red Corn, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Coordinator for Indigenous Partnerships
329 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | aredcorn@k-state.edu

John E. Roueche, Ph.D., Executive Director, John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership and Senior Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University (TX); and Sid W. Richardson Chair Emeritus and Director Emeritus, Community College Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Maja Stojanović, Assistant Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
356 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | majas@ksu.edu

Dr. Susan Yelich Biniecki, Associate Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
361 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5535 | susanyb@k-state.edu

Dr. Jeffery Zacharakis, Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
324 Bluemont Hall | 785-532-5872 | jzachara@k-state.edu

Dr. Kellen J. Adams, Superintendent
USD #413 Chanute Public Schools
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership

Dr. Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent
USD #501 Topeka Public Schools
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership

Elisabeth Barnett, Ph.D., Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center, and, Associate Director, National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University (NY), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

COL (Ret) Paul Berg, Ph.D.
Hiring Our Heroes Fellow

George Boggs, Ph.D., President and CEO Emeritus, American Association of Community Colleges; and, Superintendent/President, Palomar Community College District (CA), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Nozella Brown, KSU Extension
County Agent, Metropolitan Sector
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Michael Burke, Ph.D., Chancellor Emeritus, Riverside Community College District (CA), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Sara Butler, Ph.D., Dean, Social Sciences & Arts; and, Tenured Professor, Social Sciences, College of the Desert (CA), Cohort Coordinator, Community College Leadership Program

Terry Calaway, Ed.D., President/CEO Emeritus, Johnson County Community College (KS); and, President/CEO Emeritus, Central Arizona College, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Donald W. Cameron, Ed.D., President/CEO, Don Cameron & Associates, LLC; President Emeritus, Guilford Technical Community College (NC), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Matt Cardin, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs, North Arkansas College, Cohort Coordinator, Community College Leadership Program

Michelle Chavey, Ed.D, AIA
Vice President and Senior Partner - Education
Hollis + Miller Architects

Dr. David Culkin LTC (Ret), Assistant Professor
Army Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Harvey Dorrah, Ph.D., Campus President/Provost, Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center-Center for Learning Technology, Wayne County Community College District (MI), Professor of Practice/Cohort Coordinator, Community College Leadership Program

Martha Ellis, Ph.D., Senior Pathways Lead for the Texas Success Center, Texas Association of Community Colleges, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Robert J. Exley, Ph.D., President, Alvin Community College (TX); President Emeritus, Snead Community College (AL), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Michael Fulton, Superintendent
USD #512 Shawnee Mission School District
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership

Larry A. Galizio, Ph.D., President & CEO, Community College League of California; President Emeritus, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Linda Garcia, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), The University of Texas at Austin, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Allen Goben, Ed.D., Senior Consultant, Communities of the Future (IA), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Steven Gonzales, Ed.D., Interim Chancellor, Maricopa Community College District (MCCCD) (AZ); President Emeritus, GateWay Community College, MCCCD (AZ), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Deb Gustafson, Principal, Ware Elementary, USD #475 Geary County
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Liaison – KSU/USD #475 Geary County Leadership Academy

Dr. Tom Hawk, Senator
Kansas 22nd District
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership

Curtis L. Ivery, Ed.D., Chancellor, Wayne County Community College District Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Nancy Kiltz, Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership

Jason Kovac, Ph.D., Dean, Effectiveness and Planning, Clackamas Community College (OR), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Teara Lander, Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership

William F. Lasher, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Leadership, The University of Texas at Austin; and, Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost, The University of Texas at Austin (TX), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Bruce Leslie, Ph.D., Chancellor Emeritus, The Alamo Colleges District (TX)

Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Amy Loder, Principal, USD #443 Dodge City
Co-Liaison – KSU/USD #443 Dodge City Leadership Academy

Terri Long, Ed.D., Vice President Emerita, California Community Colleges (CA), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Bill Macdonald, Improvement Specialist, USD #501 Topeka Public Schools; Co-Liaison – KSU/Topeka Public Schools Leadership Academy

JaNice Marshall, Ed.D., Collegewide Vice President, Access & Community Connections, Access, Learning & Success Division, Workforce, Community & Economic Development Division, Cuyahoga Community College (OH), Professor of Practice and Cohort Coordinator, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Bill McCollum LTC (Ret), Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Christine Johnson McPhail, Ed.D., President, Saint Augustine’s University (NC); CEO/President of The McPhail Group LLC; Founding Director Emerita, Morgan State University CCLP (MD); President Emerita, Cyprus College (CA), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Martha Mendoza, Principal, USD #443 Dodge City
Co-Liaison – KSU/USD #443 Dodge City Leadership Academy

Dr. Tom Pawlowski COL (Ret), Principal Simulation Modeling Engineer
MITRE Corporation
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Cathy Kemper-Pelle, Ed.D., President/CEO, Rogue Community College (OR) Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. John Persyn CDR (Ret), Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Sandy L. Robinson, Ph.D., Administrator, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (FL); and, President Emerita, North Campus, Florida State College at Jacksonville (FL), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Gerardo de los Santos, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Civitas Learning; President/CEO Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community College, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Michael Schumacher, Assistant Director for Human Resources, USD #512, Shawnee Mission Public Schools; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership; Liaison – KSU/USD #512 Leadership Academy

Kathie Sigler, Ed.D., President, Higher Education & Technology Consultants, Inc. (FL); President Emerita, Medical Center Campus, Miami-Dade College (MDC) (FL); Provost and COO Emerita, MDC (FL), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Jennifer Spielvogel, Ph.D., Senior Strategist, Incisive Analytics (IA) Business Intelligence Consulting Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program Group (OH); Vice President Emerita, Evidence and Inquiry, Cuyahoga Community College (OH), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Cynthia Tanner, Ed.D., Advising Supervisor, San Gabriel Campus, Austin Community College (TX), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. David Vance, Associate Professor
Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership

Leonard Valverde, Ph.D., Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Education, Arizona State University; and, Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin (TX), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Jackie Vietti, Ph.D., Developer/Facilitator, Kansas Community College Leadership Institute, Kansas Association of Community College Trustees; President Emerita, Butler Community College (KS), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Natalie Villarreal, Ed.D., Director, External and Board Relations, Office of the President, Del Mar College (TX), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Richard A. Voorhees, Ph.D., Principal, Voorhees Group; President Emeritus, Association for Institutional Research (NM); Director Emeritus, Education Policy Initiatives/Senior Advisor, State Higher Education Executive Officers (CO), Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Dr. Marvin Wade, Superintendent
USD #383 Manhattan/Ogden Public Schools
Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership

Evelyn Waiwaiole, Ph.D., Vice President of Development, Temple College, and Executive Director, Temple College Foundation (TX); Executive Director Emerita, Center for Community College Student Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin, Professor of Practice, Community College Leadership Program

Billie Zabokrtsky-Wallace, Assistant Superintendent
Teaching and Learning, USD #501 Topeka Public Schools
Co-Liaison – KSU/Topeka Public Schools Leadership Academy

Dr. Christy Ziegler, Assistant Superintendent, Shawnee Mission Public Schools, Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership
Shawnee Mission Cohort/Leadership Academy

Dr. Hobart Harmon, Leader of Strategic Advancement
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
Senior Research Associate, Educational Leadership – K-STATE