OUR LEADERSHIP

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Dr. Kim Abel

Founder | Strategist |Coach

Innovation, confidence through chaos, and persistence are the attributes I have leveraged as a leader in higher education. From developing student programs used as models for others to designing world-class professional development programs for employees, I optimize human, fiscal, structural, and technical systems achieving unparalleled results. An academic at heart, I lean on theory, research, and assessment to define purpose, path, and expected results.  
  • Innovation and Change
    • Effectively led change and grass-roots initiatives through collaboration and trust
    • Created programs and services used as a model for others
    • Led programmatic shifts resulting in improved service, financial viability, and increased morale
    • Facilitated, designed, and implemented strategic plans
    • Utilized group facilitation activities including human-centered-design to champion change
  • Leadership
    • Engaging and dedicated leader having served at the Director level or above for over 20 years
    • Led organizations of three to 300
    • Leveraged individual and organizational capacity increasing efficiency, productivity, and performance
    • Designed and delivered leadership development programs
    • Coached organizational leaders
  • Education

    Doctor of Education, Leadership and Administration, Point Park University


    Dissertation: Where Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, and Title IX Intersect


    Master of Science, College Student Personnel,  Western Illinois University


    Bachelor of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Western Kentucky University

  • Experience
    • Over 25 years of leadership experience
    • Led functional areas including student affairs, human resources, marketing and communications, financial management, facility management, and technology
    • Contributed to institutional success in a variety of settings including Rank I, land grant, liberal arts, single-gender, and religious-based colleges and universities
  • Research Interests
    • Higher Education Leadership Transitions and Organizational Performance
    • Design Thinking as a Problem Solving Strategy
    • Rethinking Industry and Workforce Development
    • Effectiveness of Policy and Compliance Implementation
    • High-Risk Student Behaviors
    • Title IX and Sexual Violence