NAAHP-Leads Program Mission and Values:

The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) is committed to developing ethical, compassionate, and servant leaders. To that end, NAAHP is proud to offer NAAHP-Leads, a premier leadership development program for pre-health advisors. NAAHP-Leads aims to develop enlightened, progressive, adaptable, and competent leaders that ensure vitality, sustainability, and the relevance of the pre-health advising profession and leadership within NAAHP and regional organizations. 

To meet the mission, NAAHP-Leads is providing multiple leadership tracks for NAAHP members: the National & Regional Leadership (NRL) Track focuses on preparing future national and regional leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in their advising position, on their campus and in both the regional and national associations.

New for 2024-2025, NAAHP-Leads will also offer the Applied Leadership in Higher Education (ALHE) program focusing on an Academic Leadership Track with a curriculum designed to strengthen members' knowledge and skills in areas necessary for success in academic leadership.


NATIONAL & REGIONAL LEADERSHIP (NRL) PROGRAM:

THE NRL 2024-2025 COHORT APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED 

NAAHP Leads will follow a cohort model that runs September through May of the following year. Classes will meet on the second Thursday of every month, from 2-4pm EST, beginning on Thursday, September 12, 2024, and ending on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The course will be facilitated through a learning management system with some synchronous and asynchronous work. Participants should prepare to be engaged with NAAHP Leads between 5-6 hours a month for pre-work, class time and assignments. Participants should also expect to develop a capstone portfolio project that they will work on during the course. The project will be due on June 8, 2025.

APPLIED LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ALHE) PROGRAM:

THE ALHE 2024-2025 COHORT APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED 

The NAAHP-Leads Applied Leadership in Higher Education program will follow a cohort model that runs from September through May, with an optional second year focused on applying what you learned in the program on a project for your home institution. The curriculum will be facilitated through both synchronous and asynchronous work. Leads Scholars can expect to engage in approximately 7-8 hours of work each month. On the second and fourth Fridays of each month (1-3 pm EST), scholars will participate in synchronous meetings/lectures/activities.  The other 3-4 hours will be spent working on asynchronous pre-work, assignments and/or a portfolio project. Post-work will be focused on applying course content specifically to analyzing/critiquing your home institution.

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2023-2024 NRL Scholars

  • Emily Baker, Hope College
  • Heather Banks, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Meredith Beaupre, University of Florida
  • Linda Bruner, Auburn University
  • Marc Counterman, Pennsylvania State University
  • Megan Dailey, Syracuse University
  • Yan Liang, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Brittany Morhac, Duke University
  • Christine Nguyen-Koelzer, Michigan State University
  • Sarah Olinghouse-Rockwell, University of Oklahoma
  • Eugene Rubin, Marymount Manhattan College
  • Sharon Rupp (Kahn), Hillsdale College
  • Pamela Stacey, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Johnica Winter, Franklin College
  • Carson Wood, University of South Alabama
  • Ashley Worthington, Virginia Commonwealth University

2022-2023 NRL Scholars

  • Natalie Bittles, Stetson University
  • Cailin Cordon-Waldman, Muhlenberg College
  • Kayla Cullum, Johns Hopkins University
  • Marian Denham, The University of Alabama
  • Patti Kreke, Mount St Mary's University
  • Susan Lawrenz-Smith, Northwestern Health Sciences University
  • Ashley McNeill, Springfield College
  • Zuri (Obado) Bennett, Johns Hopkins University
  • Anthony Smith, Washington University
  • Katie Spink, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Anna Tognazzini, Western Washington University