Leaders from across the Commonwealth make up the inaugural Leadership exChange cohort

July 01, 2024

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and its affiliate, the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative (KYSSC), are hosting the inaugural Leadership exChange cohort beginning in September.

The Leadership exChange is a year-long change leadership program designed to provide participants with a comprehensive set of skills and tools to lead strategic change initiatives, foster innovation, and drive continuous improvement within their institutions of higher education.

“Embracing change leadership strategies in higher education has the potential to profoundly enhance student success outcomes,” Dr. Lilly Massa-McKinley, executive director of KYSSC, said.

Throughout the program, participants will learn about and apply various methodologies that center the student in the design and implementation of solutions to significantly improve student success outcomes.

More than 30 campus leaders from public, private and Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) institutions will participate in five workshops throughout the academic year, culminating in a team-based project.

Members of the inaugural Leadership exChange cohort are:

• Kate Adamchik, University of Louisville
• Vincent Bingham, Kentucky State University
• Chris Butcher, Eastern Kentucky University
• Lamont Campbell, Family Scholar House
• Amy Danzo, Northern Kentucky University
• Pattie Dillon, Spalding University
• Ashley Garrett, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College
• Kayla Gill, University of Kentucky
• John Gregory, Education & Labor Cabinet, University of Louisville
• Emily Howard, Bellarmine University
• Christopher Jensen, Western Kentucky University
• Rebecca Johnson, Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
• Saundra Kimberlain, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
• Leslie Maxie, Bellarmine University
• Kausha Miller, Bluegrass Community & Technical College
• Heidi Neal, Morehead State University
• Maggie Price, Maysville Community & Technical College
• Matthew Purdy, Murray State University
• Tamara Russell, Jefferson Community & Technical College
• Sarah Shaaban, Evolve 502
• Savannah Sipple-McGraw, Bluegrass Community & Technical College
• Sarah Stevens, University of Louisville
• Amanda Stonecipher, Indiana University Southeast
• Barb Tipmore, Owensboro Community & Technical College
• Stephanie Tolliver Hyman, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College
• Lara Vance, Eastern Kentucky University
• Kristen Wallitsch, Bellarmine University
• Emily Weideman, Morehead State University
• Deborah Whistler, Spalding University
• Beth Wiley, University of Louisville
• Joshua Williams, Bellarmine University

Cohort members will hear from national speakers, including:

• Jack Hess, Civic Lab
• Juliette Price, National Association of System Heads (NASH)
• Lena Blackstock, Process/Practice Studio
• Dana Jackson, Dana Jackson Consulting

Throughout the program, cohort members will learn key change leadership principles, connect through a team-based capstone project and apply those concepts to benefit Kentucky students.

The first module of the Leadership exChange begins Sept. 6, with Jack Hess from Civic Lab talking about systemness and an ecosystem approach. To learn more about the Leadership exChange, visit https://kystudentsuccess.org leadership-exchange/.