Amber Reed was promoted to assistant dean of strategic assessment and accreditation in the College of Education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. For the past four years, Dr. Reed has served as director of the college’s office of strategic assessment and accreditation. Before coming to Purdue, she was dean of global education at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Dr. Reed earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education and a doctorate in language literacy with minors in early child education and curriculum and instruction from Indiana University.
Carrie Zelna was named vice president for student affairs at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Dr. Zelna comes to her new appointment from North Carolina State University, where she served as senior associate vice chancellor in the division of academic and student affairs. Earlier in her tenure, she was the university’s associate vice provost/associate vice chancellor and director of assessment.
Dr. Zelna earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her master’s degree in counseling and human development from Radford University in Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy analysis from North Carolina State University.
Heidi Norman has been appointed vice chancellor for the division of strategic partnerships and economic development at North Carolina A&T State University. Norman has a background in public sector leadership and experience with fostering collaborations between government, academia, and the private sector. Most recently, she served as chief information officer for the City of Pittsburgh.
Norman received her bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and her master’s degree in information resources management from Syracuse University in New York.
Susan Chadwick was named director of financial aid at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Chadwick comes to her new position from The College Board, where she oversees the organization’s non-federal financial aid application, as well as the imaging and document processing system. Earlier, she was dean of financial aid at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
Chadwick received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and religious studies from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and her master’s degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania.