Executive director, Iowa Campus Compact, Pella
Job Description: Iowa Campus Compact is an association of college and university presidents who want to fulfill the civic purposes of higher education. They value integrating community engagement into students’ academic and co-curricular experiences. I provide assistance to member institutions preparing students for lives of engagement and service to society. I also make resources, forums, and information available to member campuses to achieve community engagement and improvement. In addition, I manage an AmeriCorps*VISTA project…

…Why I do what I do: I have the opportunity to work with amazing people who are facilitating student learning in ways that both deepen their students’ education and improve the quality of community life…

…What Iowa can do to attract more people like me: The communities across the state need to teach our brightest students that being successful doesn’t have to mean leaving. We need to show them how staying is successful.
My leadership philosophy: Work is a team effort with each person understanding his or her role and expectations. Leaders contribute, but also facilitate the team’s work and growth…

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