2023-2024 Leadership Academy Graduates

The UO Leadership Academy is a year-long commitment for an interactive, engaging and fully in-person experience.

Cohort

David Benedict      
Interim Assistant Dean for JD Admissions     
​​​​​​School of Law

Jessica Best     
Director, Career Strategy     
Mohr Career Services, Lundquist College of Business

Emma Bjorngard Basayne     
Advising Center Operations Director & Academic Advisor     
College of Education

Heather Bottorff     
Sr. Director, Advising and Student Experience     
Lundquist College of Business

Allison Caruthers     
Project Director     
Prevention Science Institute

Kelley Christensen     
Director of Research Communications     
Office of the Vice Presdient for Research and Innovation

Ihab Elzeyadi     
Professor of Architecture     
Architecture

Peter Fehrs     
Associate Director of Employee and Labor Relations     
Human Resources

Sally Garner     
Director of Student Services     
School of Journalism and Communication

Kate Harvey     
Asst. Director of HR     
Office of the Vice Presdient for Research and Innovation

Lindsey A Hayward     
Program Manager     
Office of the Provost

Helen Huang     
Career Faculty     
English

​​​​Maile Hutterer     
Associate Professor     
History of Art and Architecture

Rayna Jackson     
Director of Communications, UOAA; Interim Sr. Director of Communications, Advancement     
Advancement/UOAA

Judy Kanavle     
Project Manager     
Office of the Provost

Brad Lowary     
Executive Assistant     
Office of the General Counsel

Philip Matern     
Senior Instructor I     
Human Physiology

​Jessica Matthiesen     
Undergraduate Program Director, Undergraduate Internship Director     
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management

Taylor McHolm     
Program Director, Student Sustainability Center     
EMU - Division of Student Life

​​​Diego Melgar     
Associate Professor     
Earth Sciences

Yihua (Kylie) Post     
Assistant Director, Chinese Flagship Program     
EALL

Lindsey Salfran     
Executive Assistant & IMT Planning Chief     
Safety and Risk Services

Spencer Smith     
Assistant Director of Communications for the Division of Global Engagement     
University Communications/Division of Global Engagement

Tim Sorg     
Instructional Designer     
UO Online, Office of the Provost

Lisa Thornton     
Public Records Officer     
Office of Public Records

Ixchel Verdugo     
Multicultural Counselor and Latine/Chicane Retention Specialist     
CMAE

Kate Werdebaugh     
Senior Associate Director     
University Career Center

Katie Wolf     
Assistant Director     
Accessible Education Center

Melissa Yamamoto     
Director, Holden Center for Leadership & Community Engagement     
Office of Dean of Students