Introduction

The (ELP), hosted by the CU System Employee Services Office, provides听an exceptional opportunity for faculty and staff from the four CU System campuses and System office to become听effective leaders. ELP fellows participate in a nine-month (August鈥揂pril) program designed to broaden their understanding of the University of Colorado and to develop the skills necessary to be a successful leader. CU Boulder has supported program participation by more than 200 faculty and staff since 2002.听

    Faculty Nomination Process

    Staff and faculty nomination and selection processes are separate. The CU Boulder faculty nomination and selection process occurs in the spring semester. CU Boulder selects eight faculty fellows annually. 听

    Eligible nominees are tenured faculty who have demonstrated both their commitment to the University and their potential as future leaders. They may or may not currently serve in a leadership position.听

    Deans nominate faculty by March 1 by email to Merinda McLure, Faculty Fellow, Excellence in Leadership Program. Faculty are encouraged to indicate to their respective deans their interest in being nominated (faculty self-nominations are not accepted). Merinda McLure begins notifying selected fellows and their deans by April 30. 听

    Program Commitment

    Participation in the program is a significant time commitment that begins with a two-day retreat in August and runs through April. Fellows participate in a full schedule of workshops held throughout the year at the four CU campuses and the Denver CU System office (see, for example, the听; dates vary annually). Fellows also commit to a schedule of monthly conversations (September鈥揂pril) with CU Boulder senior leaders, held on the CU Boulder campus.听

    Meet our ELP Cohorts

    • Reece Auguiste, Associate Professor and Chair, Critical Media Practices听
    • Amy Bauer, Associate Dean for Instructional Development, Law听
    • Mandy Cole, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning, Budget and Fiscal Planning听
    • Elizabeth Dutro, Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty, School of Education听
    • John Evans, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Curriculum, Ann and HJ Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.听
    • Marlon Lynch, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety, Public Safety听
    • Kevin Mahan, Professor, Geological Sciences听
    • Erika Randall, Associate Dean for听Student Success, Theatre and Dance听
    • Caroline Sinkinson, Director Learning and Engagement Team, Univeristy Libraries听
    • Kylee Thomas, Assistant Director for Events, Protocol and Outreach, Office of the Chancellor听
    • Zack Tupper, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Resource Management, Provost's Office听
    • LA Varela, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Support & Enrichment, Office of Undergraduate Education听
    • Sabrina听Volpone, Associate Professor, Leeds School of Buisiness听

    • Alexia Brunet Marks, Associate Professor, Law School
    • Cindy Thill, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Health and Wellness, Health and Wellness Services within Strategic Resources & Support听
    • Ed Van Wesep, Professor, Leeds School of Business
    • Jacqueline Loya, Events and Outreach, Office of the Chancellor
    • Jeff York, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Operations, Leeds School of Business
    • Jennifer Fluri, Professor and Department Chair, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
    • Leila Heil, Associate Professor of Music Education, College of Music
    • Lynne Howard, Program Coordinator, Boulder Faculty Assembly听
    • Megan Welsh, Associate Professor, University Libraries
    • Peter Hamlington, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
    • Robyn Fergus, Chief People Officer, Human Resources听
    • Samantha Hertenstein, Program Director for Academic Review and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Faculty Affairs听
    • Shideh Dashti, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science

    • Max Boykoff, Professor and Chair, Environmental Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
    • Lindsey Fell, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor
    • Carrie Howard, Assistant Dean for Budget and Finance, College of Music
    • Amy Javernick-Will, Professor, Construction Engineering Management, College of Engineering and Applied Science
    • Stacy Lindholm, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, Owner representative听
    • Caitlin Manning, ADA Coordinator and Director of ADA Compliance, Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance
    • Vicki Nichol, Controller, Office of the Campus Controller
    • Austin Okigbo, Associate Professor and Chair, Musicology, College of Music
    • Hanspeter Schaub, Professor and Chair, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Glenn Murphy Endowed Chair, College of Engineering and Applied Science听
    • Scott Skinner-Thompson, Associate Professor, Colorado Law
    • Rick Stevens, Associate Professor and Chair, Media Studies, College of Media, Communication and Information
    • Juleah Swanson, Associate Professor, Lead, Acquisition and Accounting Services Section, University Libraries
    • Dan Zhang, Professor and Interim Chair, Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations Division, Leeds School of Business

    • Margaret Berg, Professor of Music Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Music听
    • Rebecca Bell, Executive Director, Real Estate Services听
    • Darren Chavez, Manager of Provost鈥檚 Office Operations, Academic Affairs听
    • Orrie Gartner, Interim Deputy CIO and Director of IT Infrastructure and Engineering, Office of Information Technology听
    • Nils Halverson, Professor and Department Chair, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences听
    • Amy Lenahan, Executive Assistant, Office of the Chancellor听
    • Christine LV, Associate Professor, Computer Science听
    • Jennifer McDuffie, Associate Vice Chancellor, Division of Student Affairs听
    • Merinda Mclure, Lead, Research Engagement Section; Health and Human Sciences Librarian; Associate Professor, University Libraries听
    • Donna Mejia, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Theatre & Dance听
    • Nathalie Moyen, Professor and Division Chair, Leeds School of Business听
    • Sean Shaheen, Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering听
    • Anu Sharma, Professor, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences听

    • Emina Begovic, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Resource Management
    • Austin Banks,听Dean of Students,听Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
    • Brandon Boger, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
    • Susan Jurow,听Learning Sciences & Human Development, Education,听Prof,听Assoc Dean of Diversity and Community Engagement
    • Rebecca Kuglitsch,听University Libraries,听Assoc Prof,听Branches & Services Team Lead
    • Abbie Liel,听Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering,听Assoc Prof,听Dept Leader for Outreach
    • Julie Lundquist,听Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,听Assoc Prof,听Graduate Advisor
    • Helen Norton,听Law, Prof, Former Associate Dean
    • Llen Pomeroy,听Assistant Vice Chancellor & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
    • Hillary Potter,听Ethnic Studies,听Assoc Prof,听Assoc Dean for Inclusive Practice
    • Katrina Spencer,听Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance
    • Tony Tong,听Strategy, Entrepreneurship, operations, Leeds, Prof, Department听Chair
    • Ka Yong Kleiner,听Program Director for Academic Review, Communications & Strategic Initiatives, Office of Faculty Affairs

    • Arturo Aldama, Associate Professor and Chair, Ethnic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences 听
    • Nate Bindel, Senior Director, Budget and Finance, Continuing Education听
    • Robin Burke, Professor, Information Science, College of Media Communication and information听
    • Katja Friedrich, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences 听
    • Millie Gort, Professor, Education Equity & Cultural Diversity, School of Education听
    • Juliet Gopinath, Associate Professor, Electrical Computer & Energy Engineering College of Engineering and Applied Science听
    • Brian Lindoerfer, Assistant Vice Chancellor Facility Management College of Engineering and Applied Science 听
    • Quentin McAndrew, Executive Director Digital Initiatives and Assistant VP听
    • Kenny Nelson, Director, HR Service Center 听
    • Mark Rentschler, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences 听
    • Hanna Rose Shell, Associate Professor, Art & Art History, Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts, College of Arts and Sciences听
    • Valerie Simons, Associate Vice Chancellor, OIEC 听
    • Candace Smith, AVC, Strategic Relations and Issues Management 听
    • Gabrielle Wiersma, Associate Professor and Director, University Libraries

    • E. Scott Adler, Professor, Political Science, A&S听
    • Francisca Antman, Assistant Professor, Economics, IBS, A&S听
    • Kirsi Aulin, Director, Ombuds Office听听
    • Ryan Bachtell, Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience, A&S听
    • Lisa Flores, Associate Professor, Communication Department, CMCI听
    • Celeste Montoya, Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies, A&S,听
    • Leslie Reynolds, Interim Dean, Associate Professor, Libraries听
    • Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, CEAS听
    • Derek Silva, Executive Director, Real Estate Services听
    • Christina Tenerowicz, Associate Director, Business Analysis & Solution Architecture, OIT听
    • Thomas Vossen, Associate Professor, Division Chair, Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations, Leeds School of Business听

    • Maia Andreasen, Director of Budget and Operations, Office of Student Affairs.听
    • William Aspray, Professor and Associate Department Chair, Department of Information Science, College of Media, Communication and Information听
    • Robin Dowell, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, BioFrontiers Institute, College of Arts and Sciences听
    • Chris Ewing, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Planning, Design and Construction听
    • Erin Furtak, Associate Professor, School of Education听
    • Amy Griffin, Associate Dean for Instructional Development, University of Colorado Law School听
    • Gregor Henze, Professor and Victor Charles Schelke Endowed Chair, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences听
    • Reid Kallman, Associate Registrar, Enrollment and Records Services, Office of the Registrar听
    • Ruth Ellen Kocher, Professor and Chair, Department of English, College of Arts & Sciences听
    • Matt McQueen, Director, Public Health Program & Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, College of Arts and Sciences听
    • Kristi Ryujin, Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Director, Office of Diversity Affairs, Leeds School of Business听
    • Somchanok "Nok" Sitchawat, Manager of Student Financial Services, Bursar鈥檚 Office听
    • Bernadette Stewart, Director of Personnel, Office of the Dean College of Arts and Sciences听

    • Yonca Ertimer, Professor, Leeds School of Business
    • Erin Frazier,听Director, Campus Communications and Engagement,听Office of Strategic Relations听
    • Harsha Gangadharbatla, Founding Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design听
    • Michael Hannigan, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering
    • Nicole Jenkins, Assistant Director Communications & Training, Office of Contracts and Grants听
    • Angela Knight, Senior HR Director, Colorado Law School听
    • Kevin MacLennan, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, Executive Director of Admissions, Admissions, University of Colorado Boulder听
    • Elizabeth Meyer, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, School of Education
    • Noah Molotch, Associate Professor, INSTAAR/Geography听
    • Matthew Roeder, Associate Professor; Associate Director of Bands; Director, CU Marching Band, College of Music, Department of Bands听
    • Elizabeth Skewes, Associate Professor,听Journalism听
    • Cindy White, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Curriculum and Programs, College of Media, Communication and Information
    • Melissa Zak, Chief of Police,听Police Department听

    • Jennifer Gerke, Associate Professor of Libraries
    • Brian Groves, Assistant Vice Chancellor in the Office of Business and Finance
    • Amy Lavens, Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations.
    • Amanda Lisenmeyer, Director of Women鈥檚 Resource Center
    • Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    • Michele Moses, Associate Dean in the School of Education
    • Steven Rock, Chair of the Accounting Division
    • Denitta Ward
    • Jaime Zender, Chair of the Finance Division In Leeds School of Business

    • Margaret Campbell, Professor of Marketing
    • Paul Chinowsky, Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development
    • Eric Frew, Faculty Director of RECUV
    • Richard Johnson
    • Steven Lamos, Associate Professor in English
    • Paul Moeller, Assistant Professor and Faculty Director of E- Resource & Serial Access, University Libraries.
    • Ofelia Morales
    • Jason Neff, Faculty Director of Future Earth Project
    • Amy Palmer, Associate Professor in Chemistry
    • Ronald Ried
    • Mary Steiner, Associate Dean of Students, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    • Pei-San Tsai, Chair of Integrative Physiology

    • Rusell Cropanzano, Chair of the Division of Management Entrepreneurship
    • Charlotte Erwin, Office of Discrimination and Harassment & Labor Relations
    • Monika Fleshner, Professor of Integrative Physiology
    • Cynthia Husek
    • Jennifer Knievel, Faculty Director of Humanities in University Libraries
    • Chris Leach, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
    • Jonathan Leslie, University Communications
    • Scott Palo, Associate Chair of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
    • Yumi Roth, Chair of Art & Art History

    • Kenneth Anderson, Associate Chair of Computer Science
    • Alejandro Cremaschi, Associate Professor of Piano
    • Leila Gomez, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
    • Carla Ho-a
    • Gwen Pomper, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management/Director of Financial Aid Departments
    • Ann Schmiesing, Associate Chair of Germanic and Slavic Languages
    • Bryan Taylor, Chair of Communication

    • Laura Kornish, Associate Professor of Marketing
    • William Kuskin, Associate Chair and Professor of English
    • Kurt Maute, Associate Dean of Research
    • Keith Molenaar, Professor of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering
    • Thomas Perkins, Associate Professor of adjoint
    • Jeanne Quinn, Associate Professor of Art and Art History
    • Cora Randall, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
    • Theodore Scambos, Lead Scientist of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, a part of CIRES
    • Tin Tin Su, Associate Chair of Molecular, Developmental and Cellular Biology

    • Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz, Faculty Director of Cinema Studies
    • John Davis, Faculty Director of Jazz Studies
    • Lang Farmer, Chair of Geological Sciences
    • Christine Hrenya, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Sciences
    • Sharon Matusik, Assistant Professor in Leeds School of Business
    • Michael McDevitt, Associate Professor of College of Journalism and Mass Communication

    • Angela Bielefeldt, Faculty Director of Environmental Studies
    • Julien Keith, Professor of Applied Mathematics
    • Daryl Maeda, Professor of Ethnic Studies
    • Catherine Shea, Associate Vice Chancellor
    • Michael Theodore, Faculty Director of Center of Arts, Media and Performance

    • Cathleen Burns, Associate Dean of Leeds School of Business
    • Andrew Calabrese, Associate Dean of School of Journalism and Mass Communication
    • Deborah Hollis, Faculty Director of Special Collections Department
    • Manuel Laguna, Associate Dean of Faculty
    • Daniel Liston, Associate Dean in School of Education
    • Diane Sieber, Faculty Director of Herbst Program

    • Penina Axelrad, Acting Chair of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
    • Victor Bright, Faculty Director for Discovery Learning
    • Steven Burns Associate Dean in College of Music
    • Donna Goldstein, Associate Professor of Anthropology
    • Patrick O鈥橰ourke, Executive Vice Chancellor

    • Jason Armbruster, Director of Operations and Infrastructure at University Management Systems in the System office.
    • Marie Banich, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science
    • Polly McLean, Faculty Director of Women and Gender Studies
    • Brenda Romero, Associate Professor of College of Music
    • Anne Sheehan, Professor of Geological Science
    • Joann Silverstein, Department Chair of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

    • Natalie Ahn, Associate Faculty Director of Initiative Biotechnology
    • Darna Dufour, Chair of Anthropology
    • John Gibert, Associate Professor of Classics
    • Charles Rogers, Associate Chair of Physics

    • Shu-Ling Berggreen, Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
    • Sanjai Bhagat, Professor of Finance
    • Kimberly Dicky, Associate Chair of Art and Art History
    • Lori Hunter, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
    • Elizabeth Jessup, Associate Chair of Computer Science
    • Patricia Rankin, Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
    • Mark Winey, Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

    • Brian Argrow, Associate Chair of Department of Aerospace Engineering
    • Oliver Gerland, Associate Professor of Theater
    • Susan Kent, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
    • Steven McNally
    • Jana Milford, Associate Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Mary Shea, Instructor in the Honors Program

    • Donald Lichtenstein, Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs
    • Nina Molinaro, Faculty Director of the Women Studies Program
    • Marguerite Mortiz, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
    • Armando Pares, Director, Evening & Credit Programs for the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies.
    • Melinda Piket-May, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Research