The Institute for Leadership Excellence is proud to recognize the participants in the first Leadership Excellence and Accelerated Development Program. Each hand selected participant of this accelerated course is responsible for helping shape the future of ILE.

Inaugural LEAD 2023 Cohort

Nicole Allen
Associate Dean
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Will Andrews
Director, Residential Student Housing
Residential Life
Matthew Arthur
Director, Incident Communications Solutions
WashU IT – EUS AV & Media Services
Nick Benassi
Senior Associate Dean of Strategy, Communications & External Relations
McKelvey Dean’s Office
Gail Boker
Associate Dean and Chief of Staff
School of Law
Katie Cammarata
Manager Communications
Pediatrics
Marc Carlton
Director of Parking and Transportation
Parking & Transportation Services
Johnnie Cartwright
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Chief of Staff
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Jeff Cooper
Director of Auxiliary Enterprises
Auxiliary Enterprises
Jessie Cooper
Pre-Clinical Business Director
McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI)
Siomari Collazo Colon
Associate Dean for Administration
Brown School
Bill Courtney
Research Administrator
Office of Health Information and Data Science
Nadia Ghasedi
Associate University Librarian
University Libraries
Candice Goeggel
Assistant Vice Chancellor/Assistant Dean Finance
Office of Finance
Ronee’ Horton
Business Director
Psychiatry
Nicole Hudson
Assistant Vice Chancellor for the Academy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office of Institutional Equity
Stephanie Kurtzman
Peter G. Sortino Executive Director
Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
Angela Lilly
Executive Director, Advancement Administration
University Advancement
Christie Livingston
Director of Budget & Finance
Division of Student Affairs
Julia Macias
Associate Dean
Office of Scholar Programs
Sheryl Mauricio
Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
Division of Student Affairs
Dzenana Mruckovski
Director Capital Projects
Facilities Planning & Management
Saint Rice Jr.
Assistant Dean & Director of Faculty, Staff and Community Engagement
Olin School of Business Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Sara Ryu
Director of Academic Initiatives and Special Advisor to the Vice Dean
College of Arts & Sciences
Wendy Valeriote
Nurse Administrator
Pediatrics
Elizabeth Walsh
Associate Dean, Student Life
School of Law
George Winston
Director of Admissions
University College – Student Engagement & Communications
Linda Yun
Manager of Clinical Trials and Operations
Department of Anesthesiology