Iowa State's Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) has welcomed 32 faculty and professional and scientific staff, chosen to participate in the program's 13th cohort.
ELA, established in 2009, is an academic-year professional development program designed to help new and aspiring campus leaders build their skills, better understand university function and culture, and think beyond their department or unit. Participants attend monthly sessions on topics such as leadership theory and practice, organizational environment and culture, budgeting, communications and ethics.
The 2023-2024 cohort members are:
- Alice Alipour, civil, construction, and environmental engineering
- Mitch Amundson, Ames National Laboratory
- Rizia Bardhan, chemical and biological engineering
- Karen Bramow, office of the vice president for research
- Steve Butler, mathematics
- Christian Carichner, music and theatre
- Matthew Carver, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- Rita Case, Military-Affiliated Student Center
- Chunhui Chen, physics and astronomy
- Amy Crabbs, ISU Alumni Association
- Katy Cran, office of the senior vice president for student affairs
- Mridul Datta, food science and human nutrition
- Kristi Dillon, office of the senior vice president for operations and finance
- Alison Doyle, ISU Research Park
- Jason Follett, College of Engineering administration
- Susan Harper, Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success
- Bonar Hernandez, history
- Robin Jones, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences administration
- Megan Myers, world languages and cultures
- Michael Olson, facilities planning and management
- Erin Olson-Douglas, College of Design and ISU Extension and Outreach
- Rahul Parsa, finance
- Sara Pistolesi, chemistry
- Amy Rutenberg, history
- Stacy Sassman, procurement services
- Yuko Sato, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine
- Doug Smith, School of Education
- Jenny Smith-Wittrock, kinesiology
- Angie Strotman, strategic relations and communications
- Bobbi Sullivan, business career services
- Kitt Tovar Jensen, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
- Amy Tremain, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
In addition to lectures and other coursework, participant teams choose projects that allow them to apply what they are learning and support university priorities.
ELA is led by Tera Jordan, assistant provost for faculty success; Katharine Hensley, faculty success coordinator in the office of the senior vice president and provost; and Brad Dell, chair of the music and theatre department.
Applications for the 2024-25 cohort will be available during the spring semester.
