Senior-Level Leadership Shadow Program Cohorts


2019-2020 cohort

2019-2020 Cohort

Mentees are (from left): Julia Heck, associate director, Office of the Ombuds, Eastern Michigan University; Joi Cunningham, assistant vice president, Academic Human Resources, Oakland University; Dorine Lawrence-Hughes, assistant dean, Undergraduate Education, University of Michigan; Amber Benton, director of diversity programming & student engagement, Michigan State University. Not pictured: Beth Kubitskey, associate dean of students and curriculum, College of Education, Eastern Michigan University

Their mentors were Suzie Nagel-Bennett, AVP/dean of students, Western Michigan University; Beverly Walker-Griffea, president of Mott Community College; Don Ritzenhein, provost and vice president for the Learning Unit, Macomb Community College; Dave Veneklase, executive vice president for organizational development, Davenport University; Anita Welch, dean, College of Education, Wayne State University


2018-2019 Job Shadow Cohort

2018-2019 Cohort

Mentees are (from left): Jeannette Stein, UM-Flint; Amy Radford-Popp, MSU; Michelle Bruner, Wayne State; Karry Kiste-Toner, Mid Michigan College; and Anne Crain, MSU.

Their mentors were Rhonda Longworth, EMU; Matt Miller, Mid Michigan College; Beverly Walker-Griffea, Mott Community College; Connie Tingson-Gatuz, Madonna University; and Alayne Thorpe, Andrews University.


2017-2018 Job Shadow Cohort

2017-2018 Cohort

Mentees are (from left): Mecha Crockett; Chiara Hensley, Eastern Michigan University; DeeDee Stakley, Ferris State University; Michele Kelly, Macomb Community College; Christine Jackson, Wayne State University.

Their mentors were Provost Michael McDonald, Kalamazoo College; Provost Keith Whitfield, Wayne State University; President Christine Hammond, Mid Michigan Community College; President Dale Nesbary, Muskegon Community College; Sanjay Gupta (primary) and Denise Maybank (secondary), Michigan State University.


2016-2017 Job Shadow Cohort

2016-2017 Cohort (Inaugural)

Mentees are (from left) Michelle Allmendinger, Michigan State University; Christine Benson, Madonna University; Colleen Croxall, Eastern Michigan University; Anne Hitt, Oakland University; and Lisa Miller, Grand Valley State University.

Their mentors were Christine Hammond, Mid Michigan Community College; Nick Piccolo, Alma College; Diane Anderson, Western Michigan University; Gayle R. Davis, Grand Valley State University; and Cameron Brunet-Koch, North Central Michigan College.




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