Nathan Eva, Ph.D. (he/his), a Fulbright Scholar, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the Monash Business School, Kulin Nation, Australia. His local and international leadership development units have been consistently recognised over the last decade through awards from the Australian Business Dean’s Council Network, Monash University (x4), and Monash Business School (x4). Nathan’s leadership and leadership development research has been published in leading outlets such as The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of Organizational Behavior. The impact of this work has been acknowledged by multiple international bodies, such as Elsevier / Stanford University’s list of “World’s Top 2%” scientists, ScholarGPS’ top 1% of leadership scholars, and in 2024 was named League of Scholars’ global leader in the field of Human Resources and Organisations. He is the Outgoing Chair of the Leadership Scholarship division for ILA, a Senior Editor for Management and Organization Review and an editorial board member of The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Ethics, and Group and Organization Management.

Dan Jenkins, Ph.D., is Professor of Leadership & Organizational Studies at the University of Southern Maine. He received his doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Florida. Dan is co-author of The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters on leadership education.  As an award-winning international speaker and facilitator, Dan has engaged thousands of leadership educators, students, and professionals on topics such as leadership pedagogy, AI, followership, and curriculum and course design. Additionally, Dan is  past Chair of the ILA Leadership Education Member Community, Co-Founder of the ILA Leadership Education Academy, Co-Lead of the Association of Leadership Educators Teaching & Pedagogy/Andragogy Focus Area Network, Associate Editor of the Journal of Leadership Studies, and co-host of The Leadership Educator Podcast. 

Corey Seemiller, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Leadership Studies in Education and Organizations at Wright State University. Corey is the author of several books, including The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook, Generation Z: A Century in the Making, Generation Z Goes to College, Generation Z Leads, Generation Z Learns, and Gen Z Around the World, and gave a talk at TEDxDayton on Generation Z, which has been viewed by more than a quarter million people. Corey has served as an issue editor for New Directions for Student Leadership, co-chair for the National Leadership Symposium, co-chair for the Leadership Education Academy, board member of Lead365, and Associate Editor for the Journal of Leadership Studies.

Lauren Bullock, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor of instruction at Temple University. She teaches sports media, public relations and leadership courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Bullock co-hosts the Leadership Educator Podcast, a digital space for leadership educators, trainers and facilitators to converse about best practices and trends in leadership. She is part of the team at Stretch, where she works with clients on weaving their philosophies, goals, values and beliefs into their professional communication.

Jennifer Espinola, J.D. has been teaching and facilitating leadership learning for over 25 years in various higher education settings. Since 2013, she has served as the Dean of Students and Director of the Frohnmayer Leadership Program at the University of Oregon School of Law where she teaches a course for law students called “Leadership Practices for Professional Success.” She also co-developed and co-facilitates the University of Oregon’s Leadership Academy for faculty and staff, now in its 7th year. Prior to joining the Ducks, Jennifer served as Director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement at the University of South Florida. At USF, she also served as co-chair of the Leadership Studies department and taught courses from 2003 – 2013. She is a certified Clifton Strengths coach and also certified in Academic Impression’s Five Paths to Leadership assessment. Jennifer was a co-lead facilitator for the LeaderShape Institute for 12 years, passionately dedicated to its mission of increasing the number of people who lead with integrity and a healthy disregard for the impossible. She is inspired by living in the Pacific Northwest and loves spending time with her husband, Wayne, and their dogs, Rio & Luna. She also loves to travel, visit amusement parks, build LEGO sets, host parties, and sing karaoke.

Nyasha M. GuramatunhuCooper, PhD, is a passionate learning and development consultant and leadership educator, working with organizations across industries. Nyasha is the founder of Girton Road Leadership  Learning & Consulting and serves consultant, facilitator, and faculty roles with organizations such the Center for Creative Leadership, DeEtta Jones & Associates, and Soley DEI Consulting. Nyasha has facilitated team retreats, professional development programs, and capacity-building sessions for clients across industries. With extensive experience in learning experience design, Nyasha taught undergraduate through doctoral leadership courses as Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University, Assistant and Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at Kennesaw State University, and adjunct faculty at Gonzaga University. Recognized for excellence in teaching, research, and service at Kennesaw State University, Nyasha has been honored as a recipient of the University College Distinguished Faculty Award, the University College Excellence in Teaching Award, the Leadership and Integrative Studies Kiesler Service Award, and the Kennesaw State University Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award.

Jason Headrick, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of leadership and community development at Texas Tech University. He is an educator and researcher focusing on leadership education, civic leadership, and community development (agricultural and rural spaces). He teaches courses in leadership theory, effective groups and teams, civic leadership, and leadership and diversity. He is the director of the Civic Leadership Academy, a yearlong program focused on civic leadership development for college students. He co-edited Developing Human Potential: A Personal Approach to Leadership, an open educational resource (OER) released in 2023. His work with civic leadership received the 2024 President’s Emerging Engaged Scholarship award. He received the 2023 Distinguished Agricultural Educator Award from the Western Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education and the Texas Tech University Alumni Association 2023 New Faculty Award. Headrick has served on the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) board and is currently the Agricultural & Extension Leadership FAN chair. A native of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, he holds degrees from the University of Kentucky (Go Cats!) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (GBR!). He and his partner, Jay, love traveling, cooking, sports, getting creative with painting and clay, and amateur gardening.

Jason Headrick, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of leadership and community development at Texas Tech University. He is an educator and researcher focusing on leadership education, civic leadership, and community development (agricultural and rural spaces). He teaches courses in leadership theory, effective groups and teams, civic leadership, and leadership and diversity. He is the director of the Civic Leadership Academy, a yearlong program focused on civic leadership development for college students. He co-edited Developing Human Potential: A Personal Approach to Leadership, an open educational resource (OER) released in 2023. His work with civic leadership received the 2024 President’s Emerging Engaged Scholarship award. He received the 2023 Distinguished Agricultural Educator Award from the Western Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education and the Texas Tech University Alumni Association 2023 New Faculty Award. Headrick has served on the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) board and is currently the Agricultural & Extension Leadership FAN chair. A native of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, he holds degrees from the University of Kentucky (Go Cats!) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (GBR!). He and his partner, Jay, love traveling, cooking, sports, getting creative with painting and clay, and amateur gardening.

Dr. Melissa L. Rocco (she/her) is a senior lecturer in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont. At the core of Dr. Rocco’s work is her desire to help individuals, groups, and communities identify, develop, and engage their capacity for change-making. Her research, teaching, and practice focus on the application of transformative and liberatory pedagogy to challenge dominant leadership narratives and center identity, equity, and justice in leadership education. Dr. Rocco primarily teaches courses on leadership and identity, social action and change, learning and curriculum design, developmental theory, and postsecondary educator preparation.

Dr. Rocco’s professional and scholarly contributions include roles as Faculty Director for the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP), co-chairperson for the Leadership Educators Symposium (LES) and Leadership Educators Institute (LEI); and national representative to the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in higher education. She is also a collaborating author on the National Leadership Education Research Agenda 2020-2025, issue editor and author for New Directions for Student Leadership (NDSL), and contributor and reviewer for some of the most widely-used texts in graduate and undergraduate leadership education.

Prior to her faculty appointments, Dr. Rocco worked as a higher education administrator in functional areas including co-curricular leadership programs, student activities, academic advising, and fraternity and sorority life. She has also facilitated hundreds of leadership programs for professionals and students across the globe through her consulting and volunteer work. Dr. Rocco has over 18 years of professional experience as an educator and holds a PhD in Higher Education, Student Affairs, & International Education Policy from the University of Maryland.

Cris Wildermuth, Ed.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Education and the Director of Barry University’s Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership. At Barry, Dr. Wildermuth teaches organizational leadership, ethics, and human resource development courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Wildermuth has traveled extensively, facilitating leadership development programs in Europe and Latin America. She is the author of the book Diversity Training, published by the Association for Talent Development, and has been published in various academic journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of Academic Ethics, the Journal of Leadership Education, and the Journal of Psychological Issues In Organizational Culture. Wildermuth is passionate about the use of pop culture – especially TV shows, movies, and fables – in her graduate and undergraduate courses. Her courses have incorporated materials from classic TV Game Shows, The Hunger Games, the legend of King Arthur, the Food Network “Chopped” competition, and the TV series Game of Thrones. Currently, Dr. Wildermuth is exploring applications of the TV series The Handmaid’s Tale to adaptive and crisis leadership.