Kathy is an Educational Consultant-Coach and Assistant Professor at Fort Hays State University in Education Administration & Counseling. As Editor of Academic Leadership, her role is to work with the Fort Hays State University Education Administration and Counseling Department and academic community at large to advance the knowledge base and research in the field of academic leadership across disciplines and content areas.

Kathy has focused her work and research in systemic and systematic continuous improvement and leadership development for superintendents and principals. Kathy continues to present at national and state conferences and maintains a consulting presence in K-12 public, education coaching the implementation of leadership practices in the field. Her 25 years of leadership in school administration and teaching have enabled her to keep a practitioner’s perspective about educational research and the application of research in real world scenarios.   More detail...