Suzanne Elise Walsh
Suzanne Elise Walsh | |
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![]() Walsh in 2012 | |
19th President of Bennett College | |
Assumed office August 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gwendolyn O’Neal (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968/1969 (age 55–56) |
Education | Hudson Valley Community College Cornell University Case Western Reserve University |
Suzanne Elise Walsh (born 1968/1969) is an American academic administrator serving as the 19th president of Bennett College since 2019.
Biography
Walsh was born in 1968 or 1969.[1]
Walsh earned an associate degree in applied science from Hudson Valley Community College.[2]
Walsh earned an undergraduate degree in social work from Cornell University.[1] She completed a M.S.W. and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.[3]
Walsh worked at the Heinz Endowments.[1]
Until 2018, Walsh was the deputy director of postsecondary education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[1]
In 2018, Walsh stepped down from the Foundation to work as an independent consultant, founding Discerning SEWLutions, LLC.[1]
In 2019, Walsh resided in Seattle.[1]
On August 1, 2019, Walsh became the 19th president of Bennett College, succeeding interim president Gwendolyn O’Neal.[1]
In 2022, she joined the national advisory board of the Institute for Emerging Issues.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Hawkins, B. Denise (August 8, 2019). "New Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid Crisis". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Office of the President". Bennett College. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Chang, Kirsten (April 5, 2022). "Suzanne Walsh Joins IEI National Advisory Board". Institute for Emerging Issues. Retrieved November 25, 2023.