Leadership exChange Speakers & Coaches
Speaker & Coach
Beth Ann Collins
Teach for America
Senior Director, Innovation and Collective Impact
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Jack Hess is the President and co-founder of CivicLab, a nonprofit institute dedicated to advancing the practice of community collaboration. He has partnered with hundreds of communities across the country, teaching collaborative teams how to better approach complex social problems by redesigning the way they work together. Prior to his work with the CivicLab, he was the President of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. Within two years of implementing its new strategic plan, the Columbus Chamber was named the Indiana Chamber of the Year. One year later, the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) presented the Columbus Chamber with the National Chamber of the Year Award.
Coach
Lilly Massa-McKinley
The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative
Assistant Vice President
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Lilly is the Executive Director of the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, a statewide program backed by CPE in supporting greater degree completion and successful transition into early career attainment. Lilly has over 15 years of experience in higher education, working in crisis counseling, community engagement, access support, career development, and strategic partnerships. She led collaborative action networks for the 55,000 Degrees Initiative in Louisville, KY, enhancing systems coordination for student access and completion. At Bellarmine University, she served as Assistant Vice President for Career Development and Strategic Partnerships, focusing on collaboration and student success. Lilly holds a bachelor’s from Wake Forest, a master’s from Indiana University, and a doctorate from Vanderbilt University.
Coach
Stephanie Cheung
Kentucky Student Success Collaborative
Associate Director
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Dana Jackson is the CEO of Dana Jackson Consulting, a Louisville-based firm specializing in results-based leadership and urban engagement strategies. Formerly, she was Executive Director of the Network Center for Community Change (NC3), where she expanded the organization to a nationally respected non-profit. With over 32 years of experience, Dana has held various state roles, including Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Community Based Services. Her firm consults for major organizations like the Annie E. Casey Foundation and StriveTogether. Dana holds degrees from California State University, Northridge, and Spalding University. She is married to Dr. Eliot Thompson and has three sons.
Speaker
Juliette Price
Institute for Systems Innovation and Improvement at NASH
Senior Improvement Science Coach
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Juliette is the Senior Improvement Science Coach at the Institute for Systems Innovation and Improvement at NASH. She designed the NASH Improvement Model to integrate improvement science into higher education, enhancing economic mobility and democracy. Juliette believes in systems thinking, collaborative problem solving, and data-informed solutions. She has experience in health care, higher education, and social care, and trains teams in the IHI’s Breakthrough Improvement Model. Previously, she led The Albany Promise, a collective impact partnership improving economic mobility in New York. Juliette was awarded the White House Champion of Change award in 2016 for her work. She has also worked on statewide education initiatives with the SUNY Chancellor and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New NY Education Reform Commission.
