BFSA Completes Second Successful Round of AIM!

Above photo of AIM cohort, mentors, BFSA, and executive members from left to right: Dominque Hill, President Livingstone, Charles Weaver, Robert Garcia, Malcolm Foley, Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Samara McLennan, Adrienne Cain, Meg Hoefer, Laura Johnson, Tyler Grant, De'Janae Tookes, Hayley Thomas, Andrea Shepherd, Lisa Jones, Chad Eggleston, Tranquility Cowan, Ryan Reed, Jeffry Archer, Susan Anz, Renée Umstattd Meyer, Geoffrey Griggs, and Tiffany Flood, (not pictured) PaToya Hall, Shanna Hagan-Burke, Wes Null

BFSA is proud to announce the completion of the second cohort of the AIM (Accelerate, Innovate, Matriculate) Leadership Collective. This program is dedicated to the professional and leadership development of faculty and staff of underrepresented groups at Baylor. For the past 9 months, participants have taken courses on a variety of leadership topics, engaged in conversations with subject matter experts of various fields, and partnered with their matched mentors for discussion, advisement, and fellowship. This year's cohort graduates are :

• Tiffany Flood, D.N.P., Clinical Instructor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing
• Robert Garcia, Ph.D., Associate Professor for Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
• Tyler Grant, Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving, University Advancement
• PaToya Hall, Director of Change Management & User Support, Business Process & System Optimization
• Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing and Faculty Director of Industry Relations and Experiential Learning, Hankamer School of Business
• Samara McLennan, Financial Analyst Post Award Administration, Office of Vice Provost for Research
• Ryan Reed, Business Officer, Office of Vice Provost for Research
• Andrea Shepherd, D.N.P., Clinical Instructor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing
• Hayley Thomas, Residence Hall Director for Campus Living and Learning, Student Life
• De'Janae Tookes, Program Manager for Supplemental Instruction of the Center for Academic Success and Engagement, Academic Affairs

BFSA would like to thank Human Resources - especially Ruby Bowen, Broc Edwards, Stephanie Fenty - for all their hard work and weekly dedication to this program, our executive sponsor Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley, and President Livingstone for their continued support of the AIM Leadership Collective. BFSA is also extremely grateful to this year's mentors for their time and dedication toward the growth of this program.

We are now accepting applications from faculty and staff for our 2023-2024 cohort! If interested, sign up for an upcoming info session.

If you have any questions regarding the AIM Leadership Collective, please email BFSA@baylor.edu or Broc_Edwards@baylor.edu.