Dyer-The Intersection of Resilience and Global Leadership in a VUCA World

Αρετή (Arete) Journal of Excellence in Global Leadership | Vol. 1 No. 1 | 2022

About the author

As the Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), Karen Dyer leads the fundraising, marketing, alumni, and strategic planning efforts. With more than two decades of higher education fundraising experience, Dyer has been an agent for change through embracing a dynamic and collaborative leadership strategy. Dyer is a doctoral student in the inaugural Global Leadership Development program at SMWC. Actively engaged

in the community, she shares her talents in strategic planning, brainstorming, fundraising, and leadership. She is a writer and editor, authoring blogs and articles for various platforms. She was honored in 2022 with the Gift of Music Award for her service to the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and named as a 2022 Women in Business. Acknowledgments: The author wishes to acknowledge the leadership of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dottie L. King, Ph.D., and SMWC Provost Janet Clark, Ph.D., along with SMWC leadership colleagues Brennan Randolph and Jaclyn Walters for providing inspiration and examples of extraordinary real-world leadership resilience during times of great disruption.

GLI classification: (89)

Paper type: Critical Essay & Perspective

Received: 9/12/2022

Accepted: 11/5/2022

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