Purdue Engineering Staff Leadership Academy
Through real-world case studies, small group discussions, and interactive presentations, PESLA encourages you to think beyond your own administrative area and lead in ways that support larger institutional objectives. PESLA provides the tools and insight to think more strategically, balance competing demands on your time, and engage in more forward - thinking leadership.
Please contact Will Sondgerath at wsondgerath@purdue.edu with questions about PESLA.
Leadership

Catherine (Kat) Burkhart
Senior Program Manager, Purdue Systems Collaboratory
Chelsea Cummings
Senior Staff Specialist, CoE
Karin (Kaisa) Ejendal
Senior Research Scientist, BME

Patrick Francis
Director of Career Relations, Indianapolis
Rabita Rajkarnikar
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning & Lecturer, CCE
Will Sondgerath
Senior Assistant Dean for Staff and Administration, CoE
Leadership Academy Members - Cohort 5.0
Darcy Allen
Senior Academic Advisor, BME
Brandon Boyd
Director of Undergraduate Student Services, ME
Kevin Brower
Senior Bowen Laboratory Manager, CCE
Shan Chen
Associate Director of Faculty Recruitment, EAA
Colleen Coulter
Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment, CoE
Constance Golando
Senior Academic Advisor, ECE
Lea Greathouse
Managing Director, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, ME
Alexandra Jordanov
Faculty Recruitment and Retention Specialist, EAA
Jill Kimbrell
Director of Operations, Office of the Dean, CoE
Tam Markey
Director, Engineering Student Success
Holly Mueller
Senior Academic Advisor, ECE
Brenda Schroeder
Director of Undergraduate Programs, ABE
Leslie Valiant
Assistant Director Marketing and Communications, OFE
