One Woman's Story: Reaching the Executive Suite in Academic Leadership
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Great food, fine wines and higher education are three of Dr. Yvonne Friedman\'s loves. Better known as Dr. Y, she shares her passion for all three and her climb up the executive ladder to become a vice president in the student affairs arena. While her story is very similar to other women of color who work in the academy, this petite, Mexican American, latina says after several moves, she is very content where she is at Coastal Carolina University, but is always looking towards the future.\\xa0
In addition to leading well, she wants to coach and mentor other women and women of color in who are in higher education. Listen in to find out what got her to the "E-Suite" of academia.
"Leader and advocate for nurturing underrepresented women in the workplace by creating communities of practice and pipelines for success" is her motto.\\xa0
You can read more about Dr. Friedman on LinkedIn. There, she writes about helping women and trauma0nformed pedagogy and leadership:\\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonneh
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