Kathy Hansen

Kathy joined the College of Saint Benedict in 2015 and is responsible for all institutional fundraising and alumnae engagement around the world. She led the successful Illuminating Lives campaign, the largest in the college’s history, raising $113 million toward a $100 million goal. The campaign focused on growing the college’s endowment—which doubled over the course […]

Susan C. Turell, Ph.D.

In higher education for 30 years, Susan brings a passion to her work for supporting people and designing and implementing effective processes, all striving toward an equity-minded perspective. Her goal is to synthesize best practices and approaches to help shift 21st-century higher education toward becoming equitable and inclusive.  Prior to serving in higher education administration, […]

Paula Thompson, Ed.D.

I create a positive, energizing space for you to discover what you want and craft a plan to achieve your career and leadership goals. Paula is an expert on how individuals manage their careers in higher education, with an emphasis on career planning, career transitions, and academic job searching. Previously she served as Assistant Dean […]

Peter Anderson, Ph.D., ACC

Peter is a leadership coach with over 20 years of experience in higher education and broad exposure to academic leadership and faculty governance. He specializes in strategies for a mindful approach to work, life, and a full engagement with work/life balance through emotional intelligence. His long practice in mindfulness is supplemented by modern research in […]

Jenna Ledford

Jenna brings over a decade of experience to her role as Learning & Development Manager for Faculty & Student Success, having worked in higher ed as student, faculty, and staff. She leverages her knowledge and experience of academic culture in combination with her background in pedagogy, instructional design, and faculty development to co-create solutions to […]

Warren Burggren

Warren’s 40+ year career as a university researcher, educator and administrator has included faculty positions at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of North Texas. Additionally, he has been a visiting researcher at universities in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Mexico, Panama and Taiwan, and has given […]

Kathleen Vinson

Suffolk Law’s legal writing program has been ranked in the Top 10 in the nation since 2013 by US News and World Report. Kathy has served as Chair of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research; President of the Association of Legal Writing Directors; a board member of […]

Lauren Wise (she/her)

Lauren refers to frontline fundraising as a calling. She brings her passion for education around the “how-to” of this work through her personal experiences transitioning from annual giving to frontline fundraising, and through her research for a capstone project about discovery work best practices. In her current role at the University of Colorado Anschutz (CU […]

Kelly Ball, Ph.D.

Kelly completed her PhD at Emory University, earning prior degrees at Transylvania University and The Ohio State University. First joining Agnes Scott College as a faculty member, she is the founding dean of the graduate and post-baccalaureate programs at Agnes Scott College. She has led their development from the initial ideas in 2016 to the […]

Susan Gordon-Hickey, Au.D., Ph.D.

Prior to serving as Interim Dean, Susan served as Associate Dean for the College with a focus on Academic Affairs. She is an Associate Professor of Audiology and serves on the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Her research focuses on background noise and acceptable noise levels. Her other professional interests include […]