Moderator: Emily A. Daniels, Academic Consultant, Dr. Daniels Academic Consulting
Katherine S. Conway-Turner is the ninth president of Buffalo State College,
SUNY’s largest and only comprehensive college located in an urban setting. Under her leadership, Buffalo State received a Higher Education Civic Engagement Award and earned Carnegie’s Advancement of Teaching’s Community Engagement Classification. Conway-Turner serves on several boards including the Western New York Women’s Foundation and Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa. As a first-generation college student, she appreciates the process of education and embraces its transformative aspects. Gerry Gunnings Stroman is a retired Chief of Staff at Indiana University Kokomo. She was the first person to hold that position in the history of the campus. During her 32 years on campus, she served in many roles including Affirmative Action Officer and Chief Diversity Officer. Stroman is active in her community and is President of her local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is a member of the Kokomo Chapter of Indiana Black Expo.