Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Loading
CH![]()
author
Cynthia Mary Heelan
Dr. Cynthia Heelan brings the knowledge, experience and credibility of providing organizational leadership at several levels as well as working with national forums and individual clients. She is c...view moreDr. Cynthia Heelan brings the knowledge, experience and credibility of providing organizational leadership at several levels as well as working with national forums and individual clients. She is co-author, with Gail Mellow, of Minding the Dream: Process and Practice in the American Community College. One of Cynthia’s life goals is to support transformation within herself and with others.
Cynthia lives in St. Paul, Minnesota and loves to dance, go to movies and do anything near her beloved Mississippi River.
Dr. Cynthia Heelan is a retired president of Colorado Mountain College and an organizational consultant. She is co-author with Dr. Gail Mellow, of the book, Minding the Dream: Process and Practice or the American Community College. She assists educational organizations to lead and plan in ways that engage the entire institution’s heart and voice. She was President at Colorado Mountain College from July, 1993 to November, 2002; over a period of 30 years she served as an associate dean and as a vice president of community colleges in Minnesota. She is a Past Chair for the American Association of Community College Board of Directors and past Board member of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Accrediting Association, the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board, the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University; Past Chair of the Colorado Literacy Commission, and the Minnesota Association of Continuing Adult Education, and member of numerous state, regional and local boards and advisory groups. She currently serves as board chair for Battery Dance Company of New York City. She is preparing a new book for publication: Speaking From the Heart at Work: Co-Creating Inspired Organizations.
Dr. Heelan holds a Ph.D. in policy analysis and administration and a Masters Degree in Adult Education from the University of Minnesota. She was an Archibald Bush Foundation Fellow in the College Management Program at Carnegie Mellon University where she completed post-doctoral study.view less