The ADVANCE Leadership Alliance (ALA) consists of women who participated in the 1st three cohorts of the program. This group is charged with serving as an advisory board for future leadership cohorts and continuing leadership training to systematically transform the culture of the university.
ALA Members
Kathleen Hoffman, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the ALA
Linda Baker, Professor of Psychology
Marie desJardins, Associate Dean of College of Engineering and Information Technology, Professor of Computer Science and 2014 ACE Fellow
Lisa Kelly, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Patrice McDermott, Vice Provost-Faculty Affairs
Penny Rheingans, Professor of Computer Science and Director of CWIT
Phyllis Robinson, Professor of Biological Sciences and Co-Chair of WISE
Kathy O’Dell, Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Janet Rutledge, Dean of Graduate School
Carolyn Seaman, Associate Professor of Information Systems