The Leadership Excellence and Development Program (LEAD) is designed for participants to develop a stronger leadership impact multiple layers out from their immediate scope of influence.
The Institute for Leadership Excellence is proud to recognize the participants in the 2024 ILE Leadership Excellence and Development Program (LEAD) cohort.
2024 LEAD Program Cohort

Coco Jones
Assistant Director, TRIO Student Support Services; Student Affairs

Lauren Karpman
Director of Pharmacy, Department of Medicine

Christine Keller
Director, Career Development & Career Communities; Student Affairs

Seth Kirchhoff
Associate Director of Admissions; Graduate Programs, Olin Business School

Amanda Lovelace
Senior Director – Marketing, Planning & Business Development; Orthopedic Surgery

Kelly McBride
Senior Manager; EPIC EHR Training; School of Medicine Administration

Robert Pampel
Associate Dean/Director of Student Academic Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences

Christie Peters
Head, Area Studies, Humanities, Social Sciences Librarians, University Provost

Theresa Puljic
Business Director, Department of Medicine

Sonia Sequeira
Director of Programs and Operations, Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement

Beth Sims
Associate Dean – Academic Advising Strategy; Olin Business School

Randall Stateler
Director Business Operations, Anesthesiology