This article was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
The Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Provost in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) are launching a custom faculty leadership development program with a focus on higher education for mid-career to senior-level women of color.
As a university serving a diverse student body and community, this new program recognizes the importance of the development of future leaders that represent diverse backgrounds and who will bring new perspectives to solving the challenges we face in higher education.
The UNCG Leadership Development Program for Scholars of Color invites those with a stellar record of accomplishment, demonstrated leadership capacity, and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion for this new initiative.
The pilot program includes a series of virtual half-day sessions, combined with one-on-one executive coaching and personalized assessment, and participants will be matched with an executive-level UNCG mentor at the conclusion of the program. This is also an opportunity to network and engage with other women of color faculty with interest in leadership roles.
Dr. Princess Cullum, senior faculty member from the Center for Creative Leadership will facilitate the program. With more than 15 years of experience, she is a sought-after expert in the field of women’s leadership.
2021 UNCG/CCL Faculty Leadership Program Participants
| Participant | Contact | Position |
| Gaby Stein | glstein@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Psychology |
| Tanya Coakley | t_coakle@uncg.edu | Professor, Social Work, Provost Fellow |
| Robin Gee | rmgee@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Dance |
| Stephanie Irby Coard | sicoard@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies |
| Cheryl Nakata | ccnakata@uncg.edu | J.M. Bryan Distinguished Professor of Innovation, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism |
| Sharon Morrison | sdmorri2@uncg.edu | Professor, Public Health Education |
| Selima Sultana | s_sultan@uncg.edu | Professor, Geography, Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Director of Graduate Studies |
| Silvia Bettez | scbettez@uncg.edu | Professor, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations |
| Joi Bulls | jwbulls@uncg.edu | AP Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies; Student Success Faculty Fellow |
| Shelly Brown-Jeffy | slbrown2@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Sociology; Co-PI, ADVANCE |
| Cerise Glenn Manigault | clglenn@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Co-PI, ADVANCE |
| Pam Rowsey | pjrowsey@uncg.edu | Professor, Adult Health Nursing |
| Tara Green | tgreen@uncg.edu | Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Linda Arnold Carlisle Excellence Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies. |
| Hemali Rathnayake | hprathna@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Nanoscience |
| Leila Villaverde | levillav@uncg.edu | Professor, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations; Dean’s Fellow of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
| Merlyn Griffiths | magriff3@uncg.edu | Associate Professor, Marketing |
| Julia Mendez Smith | jlmendez@uncg.edu | Professor, Psychology, Chancellor’s Campus Climate Fellow |
| Andrea Hunter | aghunter@uncg.edu | Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Chancellor’s Campus Climate Fellow |
| Edna Tan | e_tan@uncg.edu | Professor, Teacher Education and Higher Education (Science Education) |
