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Jim Buckley – Azusa Pacific University

Est. reading time: 4 mins

In 2018, Jim Buckley, who had worked as a chemical engineer, an attorney and consultant, made a faith-based decision about his life and career. “I felt called to understand God’s word more deeply,” says Buckley about taking a sabbatical to earn a master’s degree in theological studies at The Master’s University. His decision required obedience […]

Chris Jensen – City Colleges of Chicago

Est. reading time: 4 mins

Both his parents were attorneys, so Chris Jensen was expected to follow the same path. He even got into law school during his senior year of college. But when it came time to accept the offer, something didn’t feel right. So instead, he found a job at the county clerk’s office in his hometown of […]

Sarah Mack – Everett Public Schools

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Sarah Mack comes from a family of educators who believe in the purpose and potential of public schools. So, it’s only natural that she would end up working for a public school district—albeit in a different capacity. As general counsel for Everett Public Schools in Washington’s Snohomish County, Mack supports the teachers, administrators and staffers […]

Becky Broadbent – Utah Tech University

Est. reading time: 4 mins

While email makes sharing information more efficient, it doesn’t always keep it well organized. Becky Broadbent noticed this when she joined Utah Tech University as general counsel in January 2020. The university had been managing contracts via email, and she wanted to implement a contract management system. “I wanted something that would allow us to […]

Victoria Mangiapane – University of Phoenix

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Over the course of her career, Vicki Mangiapane has worked with farmworkers to secure good working conditions and access to reliable medical care. She’s served in Kenya for two years with the United Nations and spent a decade with the Arizona attorney general’s office. Now, as vice president and deputy general counsel at University of […]

F. Willis (Bill) Caruso Jr. – DeVry University

Est. reading time: 5 mins

There are times when Bill Caruso might sigh at the regulations a private, for-profit college must adhere to. Case in point: No more than 90 percent of its revenue can come from federal financial aid. The underlying theory is that a private, for-profit school should be of sufficient quality to garner more than 10 percent […]

Valencia Gallon-Stubbs – Bethune-Cookman University

Est. reading time: 4 mins

When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September, Bethune-Cookman University was the first college in the state to evacuate students. Located in Daytona Beach, along Florida’s eastern coast, the campus was damaged by flooding and severe winds. Trees fell across much of campus and awnings were ripped from buildings. Students left on Sept. 26, two days […]

Karen Petrulakis – Wellesley College

Est. reading time: 4 mins

When leaders at Wellesley College started creating the school’s first strategic plan in 2019, they knew inclusion and a global mindset would be part of it. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made the need more apparent and important. “The goal of inclusive excellence runs through all of our strategic plan,” says Karen Petrulakis, Wellesley’s general counsel. […]

Hal Denton – AFS Intercultural Programs

Est. reading time: 5 mins

The first day at a new job is always chaotic, with onboarding, paperwork, desk organization—or in Hal Denton’s case, the U.S. invasion of Panama. On December 20, 1989, the day Denton became general counsel for AFS Intercultural Programs, U.S. troops landed in Panama. The international youth exchange organization had 40 students en route to a […]

Erika Robinson – Trinity University

Est. reading time: 4 mins

Most strategy retreats end with specific goals and actions planned. But a retreat for leaders at Trinity University in June finished with an opposite approach. Rather than ending with specific steps to make Trinity a top liberal arts university, it culminated with ideas that were adaptable. The executive leadership team wanted to leave room for […]

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