Live from San Juan 🌴

Honored and energized to be here today facilitating a half-day leadership development experience with faculty research leaders from minority-serving institutions across the country.

This isn’t a “sit back and listen” kind of keynote.

It’s a dynamic, deeply interactive space where we’re about to roll up our sleeves and do the real work:
✨ Expand what’s possible in academic careers
✨ Take the first steps toward crafting sustainable, values-aligned paths
✨ Practice coaching-based leadership in real time
✨ Build the foundation for cultures of growth within labs and institutions

In a moment where uncertainty in academia can feel overwhelming, what I’m seeing in this room is something else entirely: clarity, courage, and commitment to leading differently.

Today’s focus — From Uncertainty to Possibility: Career Crafting & Coaching-Based Leadership — is about moving beyond default paths and into intentional design. Not just for individual careers, but for the future of research environments these leaders will shape.

We’re not just talking about leadership.

We’re practicing it.

Let’s goooo!