Twenty Arkansas Tech University faculty and staff members have been accepted into the Leadership Tech professional development program for the 2025-26 academic year.
The following individuals, listed alphabetically with the area of the university in which they work, constitute Leadership Tech’s seventh cohort:
- Rachel Broussard, Division of Advancement
- Cass Capen-Housley, College of Business and Economic Development
- Brandi Duvall, Division of Academic Affairs
- Dr. Kyler Hecke, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
- Connie Herring, Division of Academic Affairs
- Katie Hook, College of Business and Economic Development
- Alina House, ATU-Ozark Campus
- Dr. John Jackson, College of STEM
- Dr. Terri McKown, College of Education and Health
- Ryan Mikles, ATU-Ozark Campus
- Lucas Moody, College of STEM
- Cody Neal, Division of Administration and Finance
- Dr. Subha Pratihar, College of STEM
- Dr. Adolfo Santos, Division of Academic Affairs
- Alexis Scrimshire, Division of Academic Affairs
- Kasten Searles, College of Arts and Humanities
- Tracy Spence, Division of Administration and Finance
- Dr. Bethany Swindell, College of Education and Health
- Megan Toland, College of Arts and Humanities
- Dr. Jessica Young, College of STEM
The members of Leadership Tech cohort seven participated in their initial sessions Sept. 18-19. The group will continue to meet on a regular basis throughout the 2025-26 academic year.
Leadership Tech was founded in 2016. The mission of the program is “to develop and enhance the leadership knowledge, skills and abilities of all individuals as well as the collective leadership capacity of the university in order to achieve unparalleled excellence in serving our students, community supporters and institutional family.”
The seventh cohort of Leadership Tech will be guided through its experience by a team that includes Dr. Sheila Jacobs, ATU-Ozark Campus chancellor; Pam Cooper, ATU director of annual giving; and Daniel Smith, ATU-Ozark vice chancellor for administration and finance.
Four graduates of Leadership Tech — Jessica Crabaugh, Eric Rector, David Spicer and Susan West — have stepped forward to serve as lead facilitators for cohort seven.
Learn more about Leadership Tech at www.atu.edu/leadershiptech.
