Participants in the third cohort of Leadership Tech began year two of the program on Friday, Sept. 20, by visiting the Russellville Fire Department central station in Russellville Downtown and participating in a conversation about leadership with Russellville Mayor Richard Harris.
Arkansas Tech University founded Leadership Tech in 2016 as a means of providing an internal professional development program available to all employees on all campuses of the institution.
The mission of Leadership Tech is “to develop and enhance the leadership knowledge, skills and abilities of all individuals as well as the collective leadership capacity of the university in order to achieve unparalleled excellence in serving our students, community supporters and institutional family.”
The members of Leadership Tech cohort three are:
- Sara Bailey, grant coordinator, Division of Academic Affairs
- Dr. Blake Bedsole, vice president for enrollment management, Division of Enrollment Management
- Jessica Spicer, coordinator of advising, testing and records, ATU-Ozark Campus
- Jessica Brock, director of admissions, Division of Enrollment Management
- Sarah Burnett, director of STEM Education Collaborative, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Tracy Cole, interim associate dean and professor of legal studies, College of Business
- Dr. Rene Couture, associate professor of college student personnel, College of Education
- Shelley Culwell, administrative specialist III, Arkansas Tech Career Center
- Kristy Davis, associate dean for student wellness, Division of Student Affairs
- Katy Dodd, workforce education in English, ATU-Ozark Campus
- Tammy Dougan, public safety commander, Division of Student Affairs
- Dr. Peter Dykema, professor of history, College of Arts and Humanities
- Brent Etzel, director of library, Division of Academic Affairs
- Laura Flake, director of teacher education student services, College of Education
- Lindelle Fraser, coordinator of graduate student support services, Graduate College
- Matt Fraser, assistant director of budget, Division of Administration and Finance
- Bob Freeman, director of human resources, Division of Administration and Finance
- Tammy Guarino, director of stewardship and gift acceptance, Division of Advancement
- Dr. Shellie Hanna, interim department head and associate professor of curriculum and instruction, College of Education
- John Harris, instructor in criminal justice and law enforcement, Arkansas Tech Career Center
- Dr. Justin Killingsworth, interim department head and associate professor of agricultural education, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Jennifer Lackie, administrative specialist III, College of eTech
- Dr. Tenille Lasker-Scott, assistant professor of professional studies, College of eTech
- Dr. Justin Moss, assistant professor of psychology, College of Arts and Humanities
- Dr. Debra Murphy, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, College of Education
- Dr. Hamed Shojaei, associate professor of physics, College of Natural and Health Sciences
- Tera Simpson, front end web developer, Division of Enrollment Management
- Dr. Melinda Wilkins, professor of health informatics, College of Natural and Health Sciences
- Dr. Erica Wondolowski, assistant professor of rehabilitation science, College of Arts and Humanities
