Meet Cohort 2 and 3 Fellows
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Jameta Nicole Barlow, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor of Writing, Health Policy & Management and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University Writing Program and Women’s Leadership Program | Directors of Undergraduate Studies, WGSS
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Christopher Cahill, Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs, Chair- Chemistry Department
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Adriana D. Glenn, Director of RN-BSN Program Track, GW School of Nursing
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Antonio Lopez, Associate Professor, Department of English, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
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Jane Hyatt Thorpe, JD, Sr. Associate Dean for Academic, Student & Faculty Affairs, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
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Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives, GSEHD
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Andrea Anderson, MD, Associate Chief of the Division of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Casey Burgat, Director of the Legislative Affairs Program, Graduate School of Political Management
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Laurie S. Kohn, Associate Dean, Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, George Washington University Law School
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Cara Padovano, Associate Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program, GW School of Nursing
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Elizabeth Vaquera, Director, Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
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Full participation in seven seminars throughout the year (view schedule)
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Leading a project that will serve as a case study to apply their learning
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Investing time (approximately 2-4 hours a month) to complete required assignments
Hear from Inaugural GWALA Cohort Fellow Experiences
Christopher A. Bracey
Christopher A. Bracey, GW Provost and Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs. Provost Bracey has served as the GWALA executive sponsor since the program launched. He has been a champion of the program engaging with both cohorts. With the appointment of Emily Hammond to serve as the new Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, the GWALA program ownership will now transition.
Kathleen Griffith
Kathleen Griffith, School of Nursing, Associate Dean for Research. Focused on the development of an advisor workshop for the new SON PhD program, which reinforces alignment with the GW core values and the university strategic plan. At graduation, she discussed the importance of effective decision making, the adaptive nature of leadership, especially when needs of the organization change. She is a member of the GWALA Alumni Advisory Group.
Jonathon Grooms
Jonathon Grooms, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Pedagogy; Co-Director of GWTeach. Focused on STEM teacher preparation. At graduation, he discussed the importance of communication among team members and highlighted the need for leaders to provide clear insight into their thinking related to decisions and give the “why” behind responses. He is a member of the GWALA Alumni Advisory Group.
Anna Helm
Anna Helm, GW School of Business, Associate Teaching Professor of International Business; Director of GW’s Center for International Business Education & Research. Focused on Liberal Arts @ GWSB – bringing a liberal art focus into the undergraduate program. At graduation, she shared that during the program she reflected on her core understanding of herself, who she is and wants to be, and the core values she wants to project to the world. She is a member of the GWALA Alumni Advisory Group.
Howie Huang
Howie Huang, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. He focused on developing his leadership skills. At graduation, he talked about the value of feedback and mentioned he participated in the Leadership Practices Inventory, a 360 multi-rater feedback tool. He also highlighted the importance of "communication, communication, communication” for leaders to be effective.
Gabrielle Julien-Molineaux
Gabrielle Julien-Molineaux, Enrollment and Student Success, Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Enrollment. Focused on creating an online resource center for GW's enrollment professionals to give the distributed team easy access to the tools they need to do their important work. At graduation, she highlighted the need for leaders to listen. She closed by saying, "leaders collaboratively create solutions and contribute to the development of other leaders.”
Jisoo Kim
Jisoo Kim, Elliott School of International Affairs, Director of GW Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS); Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Literatures. As the founding Director, she focused on the success of GWIKS. At graduation, she emphasized the need for collaboration across the institution and with organizations outside GW. She highlighted the importance of teamwork and the leader's role in effective communication.
Manya Magnus
Manya Magnus, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Epidemiology. Focused first on research infrastructure and pivoted to lead the effort to submit a proposal for a large clinical trials grant. At graduation, she shared a number of her lessons learned including that leaders need to be adaptable. She also emphasized that flexibility is one of the most important leadership skills.
Melissa Napolitano
Melissa Napolitano, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, Professor and Director of Prevention and Community Health Doctoral Programs. Focused on a core PhD program curriculum across GWSPH to accommodate a yearly admission cycle. At graduation, she highlighted a component covered early in GWALA when she shared how the team adapted the GW Values to focus on the admission process with an emphasis on excellence, integrity, and diversity.
Arturo Sotomayor
Arturo Sotomayor, Elliott School of International Affairs, Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Security Policy Studies Program. Focused on diversifying security studies, "one step at a time." At graduation, he shared personal and professional stories that underscored the value of diversity. He highlighted success in recruiting diverse faculty and emphasized that there is still work to be done.
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, Associate Professor and Director of the Community-Oriented Primary Care Program. Focused on a curricular evaluation of the Community-Oriented Primary Care Program. At graduation, he shared his experiences leading a very collaborative effort with faculty, staff, students, and the broader community. He highlighted that to bring about change, leaders need to understand and motivate others.
Megan Siczek
Megan Siczek, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, Director and Associate Professor of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program. Focused on creating a web based resource guide to empower faculty from across disciplines to develop innovative and inclusive pedagogy for the multi-lingual and diverse students we teach. At graduation, she emphasized that participating in GWALA served as a great motivator to moblize a team to work on this important project.
Ayman El Tarabishy
Ayman El Tarabishy, GW School of Business, Deputy Chair, Department of Management and Executive Director of the International Council for Small Business. Focused on the launch of the GW Entrepreneurship Week. At graduation, he expressed deep appreciation for the support and partnership to realize a vision and the importance of holding on to a vision regardless of the challenges presented.
Heather Young
Heather Young, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, Professor and Vice Chair for Education. Focused on leading by example during a public health crisis. At graduation, she shared her lessons learned including that leaders are not supposed to be perfect all the time, and strength can come from recognizing vulnerability.
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