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UCO-Based Educators’ Leadership Academy Welcomes 2024-25 Transformative Leadership Academy Class

Nov. 19, 2024

The University of Central Oklahoma-based Educators’ Leadership Academy (ELA), now in its 26thyear, welcomes 18 education professionals from across the state to the 2024-25 Transformative Leadership Academy.

Founded in 1998, the academy is dedicated to developing leadership skills that empower professionals to drive transformation within their academic organizations. Through a focus on motivation and building meaningful connections with employees, colleagues and students, participants gain the tools to lead effectively. The academy covers a wide range of essential skills, including emotional intelligence, cultural competence, leadership theories, negotiation strategies and Oklahoma higher education governance.

Those participating in the 2024-25 Transformative Leadership Academy and their institutions include:

  • Kaitlyn Armon, University of Oklahoma
  • Lizzie Best, UCO
  • Emily Carpenter, Seminole State College
  • Leeda Copley, Ph.D., UCO
  • Sydney Dorrough, OTD, Northeastern State University
  • Travis Draud, Oklahoma City Community College
  • Laura Dumin, Ph.D., UCO
  • Maha El Hachi, Ph.D., RN, UCO
  • Bryan Fulton, Oklahoma City Community College
  • Kyle Gardner, Oklahoma City Community College
  • Lani Garner, Ph.D., UCO
  • Stephanie Jones, Ph.D., UCO
  • Sophia Kuschel, UCO
  • Elizabeth Overman, Ph.D., UCO
  • William Pratt, Ph.D., UCO
  • Kathy Smith, DNP, RN, UCO
  • Carlie Wellington, UCO
  • Jennifer Woolston, Ph.D., Oklahoma City Community College

The ELA Transformative Leadership Academy advisors and their institutions include:

  • Elizabeth Albright, Ph.D., Langston University
  • Hardeep S. Saluja, Ph.D., D.Ph., Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The ELA Transformative Leadership Academy faculty and their institutions include:

  • Nicole Warehime, Ph.D., UCO
  • Carrie Bentley, Ph.D., UCO
  • Mackenzie Murphy-Wilfong, J.D., University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
  • Jarrett Jobe, Ph.D., Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
  • Jeanetta Sims, Ph.D., UCO
  • Amy Jo Ellefson, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Omaha

For more information, contact Mary Howard, MBA, director of Educators’ Leadership Academy, at 405-974-5561 or mhoward28@uco.edu.

For more information about ELA’s Transformative Leadership Academy, visit go.uco.edu/ELA-Academy.

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Cutline: The University of Central Oklahoma-based Educators’ Leadership Academy (ELA), now in its 26thyear, welcomes 18 higher education professionals from across the state to the 2024-25 Transformative Leadership Academy. Pictured, front row, left to right, Elizabeth Albright, Ph.D., Langston University; Maha El Hachi, Ph.D., RN, UCO; Sophia Kuschel, UCO; Stephanie Jones, Ph.D., UCO; Kaitlyn Armon, University of Oklahoma; Lizzie Best, UCO; Lani Garner, Ph.D., UCO; Elizabeth Overman, Ph.D., UCO; Jennifer Woolston, Ph.D., Oklahoma City Community College; and, Nicole Warehime, Ph.D., UCO. Top row, left to right, Kyle Gardner, Oklahoma City Community College; Bryan Fulton, Oklahoma City Community College; Laura Dumin, Ph.D., UCO; Travis Draud, Oklahoma City Community College; Carlie Wellington, UCO; William Pratt, Ph.D., UCO; Sydney Dorrough, OTD, Northeastern State University; Leeda Copley, Ph.D., UCO; Kathy Smith, DNP, RN, UCO; and, Carrie Bentley, Ph.D., UCO.

Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

 

 

 

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