Spring 2008 "Authentic Leadership" Lecture Series
What
makes a real leader?
A 2006 study holds that leadership in the 21st century is about "being authentic, uniquely yourself, the genuine article." Because authentic leaders know themselves, they don't feel a need to impress others.
"They not only inspire those around them, they bring people together around a shared purpose." Authentic leaders "know the 'true north' of their moral compass and are prepared to stay the course despite challenges."
And so, with "authentic leadership" as its first theme, the Program in Leadership and Professional Studies is launching an annual spring lecture series featuring the opportunity for students to interact with guest speakers.
- Time: 12:00 p.m. each Thursday. Dates listed below.
- Location: room 249, Academic Center, Riverpoint Campus, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd., except where noted.
- Open to the general public, faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the program.
- Offered for credit under LPSt 499
Guest Speakers
January 17, 2008—Christy Hamilton
Executive Director, Spokane Community Oriented Policing
Christy Hamilton worked in the prison system for thirteen years and
developed many core programs currently in use. Additionally, Hamilton has served
as a disabilities coordinator for the Early Head Start Program and as a public
mental health administrator for Spokane County. In April 2006, she was appointed
Executive Director of C.O.P.S. Two Washington governors have recognized
Hamilton's leadership abilities by appointing her to commissions targeting the
needs of persons of disability.
January 24, 2008—Dr. Bob Scarfo
Associate Professor, WSU Spokane Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Dr. Scarfo is a registered landscape architect in both Washington and
Massachusetts. In addition to teaching both undergraduate and graduate Landscape
Architecture courses and serving as the graduate coordinator for the MSLA
program, Scarfo pursues interdisciplinary projects related to how design impacts
society. The urban and rural revitalization studies include healthy environments
and are based on multigenerational live, work, play, and learning environments.
Scarfo’s enviable ability to engage his students in projects that serve the
community is legend on the WSU campus.
February 7, 2008—Anne Kirkpatrick
Chief of Police, City of SpokaneSelected as the Spokane Chief of Police in 2006, Anne Kirkpatrick took her bachelor's in business administration and planned to go into the hotel business, but couldn't get a job. Instead, she became one of 50 new officers hired by the Memphis Police Department. Kirkpatrick has a law degree and a master's in counseling. She moved to the Redmond Police Department in 1987 before becoming a law enforcement instructor at a Seattle-area community college. Kirkpatrick soon landed a job as police chief in Ellensburg and then moved to Federal Way in 2001, where she ran a department with 158 officers.
February 14, 2008—Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
Director of Horizons, WSU Cooperative Extension and
Center to Bridge the Digital Divide
Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom is an
Extension educator currently serving as the Horizons Project Director for
WSU Extension. In career and education, Hauser-Lindstrom has focused on youth
and adult education and community youth development. She has developed or built strong 4-H
club base programs, effective
out-of-school time programs, and community networks that support
leadership in youth and adults.
Rejeana Goolsby, Karl Goolsby, and Anita Raddatz will also participate in this presentation.
When Rejeana Goolsby of Sprague didn’t get the school board position she tried for, she decided to act on her mayor’s recommendation to participate in Horizons. Because of that decision, Rejeana has become part of a program that both gathers community members and provides training on subjects like grant writing. Rejeana especially enjoys recording life in Sprague through new media.
Karl Goolsby has been in leadership and supervisory positions throughout his employment career. Not all of his ventures have succeeded, but he has taken from these experiences the skills he needed for future challenges. Currently, he serves as a member of the Sprague city council and a as manufacturing supervisor. With Horizons, Karl acted as a primary facilitator for Leadership Plenty workshops.
Horizons focuses on increasing local leadership skills, so that people can tailor and implement projects in their communities that reduce poverty. Through nine years of service in Spokane County 4-H and three decades of working in and owning a media production company, Anita Raddatz came to Horizons well-prepared to further this mission in her capacity as a "coach."
February 21, 2008— Dr. Anthony "Tony" D. Bonanzino, PhD
President and CEO
Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC
Dr. Bonanzino serves as president and CEO of Hollister-Steir, a pharmaceutical
manufacturing company in Spokane. He earned a PhD in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University
and MS in Management from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Bonanzino has
also served in leadership positions for the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
(now Greater Spokane, Inc.) and currently belongs to the Gonzaga University
board of regents. Governor Christine Gregoire recently appointed Bonanzino to the Washington State Economic Development Commission.
February 28, 2008—Dr. Brian Pitcher
Chancellor, Washington State University Spokane
Dr. Pitcher is Chancellor of the Washington State University Spokane campus
and holds a university-wide responsibility as Vice Provost for Health Sciences.
Prior to joining WSU Spokane in 2005, Pitcher served as provost and acting
president of the University of Idaho, where was also a professor of sociology
and an adjunct professor of educational administration. From 1978 to 1996,
Pitcher worked in both faculty and administration at Utah State University. He
currently serves on the boards of a number of community institutions.
March 6, 2008—Scot D. Auble, MAI
President, Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry
Scot Auble serves as president of Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry, the largest
real estate consulting and appraisal firm in the Inland Northwest. Under Auble’s
leadership, which began eleven years ago, the firm’s revenues have roughly
doubled and profits have increased from negative to 12% of revenues. In addition
to his professional activities, Auble currently serves on the committees of
several community organizations, including the WSU Spokane President’s Advisory
Board and the YMCA Corporate Board.
March 20, 2008— Mary Ann Murphy and Dr. Alan Hendrickson
Mary Ann Murphy, Executive Director, Partners with Families and Children Dr. Alan Hendrickson, Medical Director, Partners with Families and Children
Partners with Families and Children: Spokane, sponsored by Deaconess and Sacred Heart Medical Centers, addresses the needs of children and families who are victims of abuse and neglect.
Mary Ann Murphy—who has worked with children and families for more than 30 years—facilitates collaboration among such entities as courts, schools, and Child Protective Services. The 2005 recipient of the prestigious Lee Ann Miller Award for the advocacy of Washington State children, Murphy believes that "there is no rescuing children without needs of families."
Dr. Hendrickson practices pediatrics in Spokane, Washington. In 1986, he designed a revolutionary method of collaborating on child abuse investigations. The result was the 1988 opening of the Deaconess Regional Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, which became Partners with Families and Children: Spokane. As medical director, Hendrickson has been responsible for the treatment of more than 10,000 children threatened by abuse, neglect, drugs, or violence.
March 27, 2008—Toni Lodge
Director, Native American Treatment InterVention Education (N.A.T.I.V.E.) Project
Toni Lodge directs the N.A.T.I.V.E. Project and N.A.T.IV.E. Health Clinic of Spokane and
belongs to the DSHS Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee. Note: This
presentation will be held at the N.A.T.I.V.E Health Clinic located at 1803 W.
Maxwell.
April 3, 2008—Diane Wilhite
Former Mayor, City of Spokane Valley
For more than 23 years, Diana Wilhite and her husband have operated a company
serving the small business community. In November 2002, Wilhite became the City
of Spokane Valley’s first Deputy Mayor. Two years later, Wilhite's fellow
council members selected her to serve a one-year mayoral term. At the close of
that term, Wilhite was re-elected to a four-year term and again selected to
serve as mayor for 2006 through 2007.
April 10, 2008—Bev Reed
Vice President of Operations/Youth Development, YMCA of the Inland Northwest
Bev Reed, Vice President of Operation for the YMCA of the Inland Northwest, has worked professionally with YMCAs for the past 28 years.
In Spokane, Reed has responsibility for all YMCA programs involving early childcare,
school age care, summer day camps, and teen programs.
She spent the majority of the past years with the YMCA/YWCA Capital Campaign,
which had a $40.5 million goal. In addition to her local responsibilities, Reed also
serves as a faculty trainer in several venues for the National YMCA.
April 17, 2008—John Sklut
Attorney, Center for Justice
John Sklut joined the Center for Justice after serving for over ten years as a
deputy public defender in the San Francisco Bay area. Committed to the ethical
representation of his clients, Sklut has always been proud to call himself a
public servant. He believes that collaborative efforts most effectively address
the issues facing any community. His strong sense of community and commitment to collaboration
brought Sklut to Spokane. In addition to his legal practice, Sklut has served as
an adjunct professor of law at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.
April 24, 2008—Dr. Bill Robinson
President, Whitworth University
Dr. Robinson assumed his duties as the seventeenth president of Whitworth
University in 1993. He came to Whitworth from Manchester College, in Indiana,
where he served as president from 1986 to 1993. A communications scholar who has
distinguished himself as a teacher, speaker, and community leader, Robinson
recently published Leading from the Middle: the Universal Mission of Mind and
Heart. Robinson serves on the boards of several community institutions and
is a founding co-chair of the Higher Education Leadership Group of Spokane, as
well as the chair of the Independent Colleges of Washington.
May 1, 2008—Dr. Sylvia Oliver
Director, WSU Spokane CityLab
Director, WSU Health Science Laboratory Operations and Education Outreach
Dr. Oliver founded and directs the WSU Spokane CityLab, a fully equipped,
laboratory-based teaching and learning center providing experience in
inquiry-based teaching methods and laboratory instruction in biology, chemistry,
and biotechnology. Since 1995, Oliver and CityLab staff have brought in nearly
$600,000 from private, state and federal sources. Oliver, moreover, has received
numerous academic awards. Oliver is co-founder of a biotechnology company that
makes products to protect cell function.