Staff and Faculty
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Josh P. Armstrong, Ph.D. Director, CLP Email: armstrongj@gonzaga.edu Work Phone: 509.313.6493 Office Location: Tilford 220 | Dr. Josh Armstrong is a faculty member and newly appointed Director of the Comprehensive Leadership Program for undergraduate students at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He holds a Ph.D. in education and leadership from Michigan State University, a master's degree in higher education and student affairs from the University of Vermont, and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Whitworth College. Dr. Armstrong's research interests include service-learning, servant leadership, experiential education and transformational learning. In addition to teaching, Dr. Armstrong provides leadership training for student leaders at Gonzaga. Josh serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity-Spokane. He is married and has two boys. He is also an avid backpacker, and has led an Outward Bound wilderness expedition through the Costa Rican rainforests. |
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Katie Herzog, M.Ed Coordinator, CLP Email: herzogk@gonzaga.edu Work Phone:509.313.3579 Office Location: Tilford 112 |
Katie Herzog is the Program Coordinator of the Comprehensive Leadership Program. Her primary duties include assisting students and faculty with registration and event programming needs. Katie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and a Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration from WSU. Katie has worked in higher education at the University of Washington, Washington State University, and now at Gonzaga University. She loves spending time with her family, especially camping, biking, and cheering on her two daughters in various sports. |
Faculty
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Joseph F. Albert, Ph.D. Faculty Phone: 313-6645 Email: albert@gonzaga.edu |
As the former chair and an assistant professor for the Masters in Organizational Leadership Program, Joe has an extended background in leadership studies. He is a co-founder of the Comprehensive Leadership Program (CLP), and also director of the Renaissance Center for Leadership at Gonzaga. He holds a Ph.D. in leadership, a master's degree in counseling psychology and two undergraduate degrees in business management. In addition to teaching, Joe provides consulting and training services to organizations in a number of areas including; leadership in organizations, psychological issues in leadership, understanding organizations, organizational change, motivation and empowerment. |
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Nicolas Herberger Faculty Email: nick@liveyourjourney.com |
Nick is a speaker, life coach, and the author of "The Freshman 40," a book that helps prepare graduating high school seniors to make the transition into college and adulthood. As the founder and president of Live Your Journey, Nick has helped students of all ages to live life "with purpose, on purpose." Nick graduated from Azusa Pacific University with Bachelors degrees in Religion/Youth Ministry and Sociology, and later received his Masters in Education and Counseling from Whitworth University. |
| Carole Baumgartner Faculty Phone: 313-6712 Email: baumgartner@gonzaga.edu |
Carole Baumgartner teaches both literature and writing for the past 24 years at the high school and college level. She is in her 9th year of teaching at Gonzaga in the English Department and first year for the Comprehensive Leadership Program. She currently teaches LDRS 220, Introduction to Leadership and LDRS 320, Theories in Leadership. Baumgartner is pursuing her PhD in the Philosophy of Leadership. She has two children and loves to paint, play the piano and run in her free time. | |
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Kassi Kain Faculty Phone: 313-5801 Email: kain@gonzaga.edu |
Kassi Kain is a Spokane native and is the Director of Judicial Affairs and Student Conduct and Off Campus Student Relations. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Communications, and her Masters of Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga. She is an alumna of Leadership Spokane and is currently pursuing her doctorate in GU's Leadership Studies Program. She has worked in higher education administration for the last eighteen years at University of California/Riverside, Gonzaga University, Jacksonville University and Gonzaga-in-Florence. |
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Michael I. Poutiatine, Ph.D. Faculty Phone: 534-5459 Email: makalu1@earthlink.net |
Dr. Mike Poutiatine is a private Educational Consultant and faculty member for the On-line Organizational Leadership Program at Gonzaga University. In addition to teaching, Mike consults with organizations in the areas of educational research and the development of educational organizations. Mike has a special interest in teacher development and improving the organizational support of teachers. |
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Derek Yankoff | Vitae to come |
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Aaron McMurray Faculty Email: amcmurray@whitworth.edu |
Aaron McMurray is the Director of Alumni and Parent Relations at Whitworth University. He is currently a student in Gonzaga's Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, holds a master's degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga and an undergraduate degree in history from Whitworth College. Previously, Aaron served as Inland NW Regional Director for Young Life. He and his wife have twin boys and live in Spokane. |
