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WWHEL 2009 State
Conference October 22-23, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Women as
Transformational Leaders:
Gender and Clear-Headed Leadership in Higher Education
Keynote speaker:
Venita Kelley, Ph.D. Founder of Kelley Communications and
Consulting
The 2009 WWHEL state conference topic is “Women as Transformational
Leaders: Gender and Clear-headed Leadership in Higher Education.” In her
keynote speech and subsequent workshop, Venita Kelley will show that
women are significant contributors at all levels and that when they
engage in transformational leadership they strengthen processes,
strategic planning, and institutions. In an interactive session on the
first day of the conference, Dr. Kelley will provide the constructs of a
transformational leadership model that women can begin using immediately
to meet their own leadership goals.
The Friday morning session will focus on women’s need to bring their
leadership vision and best practices to the forefront in their work and
personal environments, including how to present oneself as a leader in
formal and informal ways while incorporating a communication skill
component.
See www.wwhel.org for registration and details.
About the Presenter
Venita
Kelley, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Kelley Communications and
Consulting, a cultural competence, leadership development, and media
consulting firm. Her expertise is in media, intercultural communication
and leadership development. In one of her current projects she serves as
the Urban Scholar with Central State University in Ohio on the
Governor’s Initiative to Increase the Graduation Rate. The goal of the
Initiative is to reclaim the educational progress of students placed at
risk through an innovative intersection of service coordination,
programming and cultural competence training.
Dr. Kelley’s experience includes fellowships at Harvard University,
Cornell University, and positions as an Associate Dean of leadership
development; as a professor of Communication and Ethnic Studies with
affiliated status in Film and Women’s Studies; and intercultural
communication consultation and training with local and federal
government, K-12 and university systems, medical schools, and
foundations. Her scholarly foci include intercultural and inter/intragender
competency, images of culture and gender in media, African American
rhetoric and culture, and African American women’s communication
strategies and leadership development. She is a popular speaker, noted
as a master teacher, and has an award-winning local and national service
background.
Dr. Kelley holds a B.A. in Social Science with a concentration in
Mass Communication, Cinema, & Literature from the University of
California in Berkeley. She received her M.A. in Mass Communication and
Public Policy from Howard University, followed by a Ph.D. in
Intercultural and Public Communication from the University of Kansas.
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