Washington Adventist University Provost and Dean Presented Workshop on Women Who Lead at Recent Federal Training Program in Orlando, Florida
Takoma Park, Maryland (May 25, 2016) A workshop entitled “When Change Wears Pink: Strategies for Distinctive Organizational Transformation through Women Who Lead” was recently presented by Washington Adventist University Provost Cheryl Harris Kisunzu and School of Graduate and Professional Studies Interim Dean Nicole Currier at a national conference in Orlando, Florida, May 9-13, 2016.
Sponsored by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), the 31st National Leadership Training Program featured the theme, “Walk Together: Embrace Differences and Build Legacies.” Washington Adventist University (WAU) was an invited presenter and conference exhibitor.
Cheryl Harris Kisunzu has considerable experience in leading organizational transformation. Earlier this year, she was recognized by the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards (MPEA) Program for devoting 120 volunteer hours to formal and on-the-job training regarding performance evaluation processes and improving performance through consensus. In addition to her current position as Provost of Washington Adventist University, she has held senior level positions of progressive academic and administrative leadership, including Executive Dean and Director of Nursing at Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas; grant administrator at Eastfield College, Mesquite, Texas; Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Harper College, Palatine, Illinois; as well as administrator for the Life Science Human Services Division and director of the nursing program at Harper College. She also has more than 15 years of teaching experience in higher education. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Interim Dean of the WAU School of Graduate and Professional Studies Nicole Currier has previously served as Dean of Humanities at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she also chaired the Council of Statewide Academic Division Administrators (CADA) representing all 15 Massachusetts community colleges from 2010-2011. Prior to that, she chaired the History Department at Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, Massachusetts. She holds an M.A. in American Studies from University of Massachusetts, Boston, and is currently completing a Ph.D. in American Studies at University of Maryland, College Park.
While attending the conference, Kisunzu and Currier accepted an award from FAPAC in recognition of Washington Adventist University’s collaboration last November, when the university hosted the 2015 Federal Employment Career Fair on campus. More than 35 federal agencies recruited students and alumni for permanent positions and internships at the November 19 mid-day event.
“In accordance with Washington Adventist University’s goal to ‘engage minds and transform lives’ for global enrichment, it is with rich anticipation that we look forward to a continued partnership with this most distinctive organization,” said Kisunzu.