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Alum Sinks Teeth Into Director Role at Prosthodontists’ Association By Nicholas A. Love
NLU alum Linda Caradine- Poinsett, Ph.D., recently took on the role of executive director of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) in Chicago. It’s one of a string of successes for Caradine- Poinsett, who attended NLU for her B.S. in Health Care Leadership in 2005 and her
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The College of Professional Studies and Advancement (CPSA) has received some exciting attention over the past months. CPSA professors were featured on major news platforms like CBS 2 News, DNAinfo, “Good Day Chicago” and “Chicago Tonight” for their expertise and commitment to bettering our communities. » » NLU’s Doug Schreder, Ph.D., an associate professor in the MBA program, was showcased in the “Who’s Who in Executive Education” feature of the Daily Herald Business Ledger. » » Adjunct professor of criminal justice Cynthia Schumann, Ed.D., was interviewed by DNAinfo for her work educating hotel managers on best-practices for handling domestic violence in hotels. » » Wytress Richardson, Ed.D., associate professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was featured on Fox 32’s “Good Day Chicago” explaining “Five Signs A Clique Is Making Your Daughter Miserable.” » » In response to the results of 2016’s contentious election, NLU’s Claudia Pitts, Ph.D., associate professor of Psychology, and Susan Thorne-Devin, LCSW, assistant professor in Counseling, leveraged their expertise by preparing a list of “Tips to Keep the Election Results From Spoiling Your Family’s Thanksgiving,” which was featured in the Chicago Tribune and on WTTW Chicago’s “Chicago Tonight.” You’ve seen our faculty first hand, so you understand when I say that it’s the quality of our instructors that makes CPSA such an exceptional college. All this recognition simply reflects what we already know to be true: our business, human services and social sciences faculty have a wealth of experience and skills to share and a passion to do the work of serving and enlightening everyone they come into contact with — whether it’s in the classroom, in the community or in the newsroom.
“I truly believe that my academic experience helped to shape the leader I am today.”
MBA in 2007. She has used those two degrees as a launching pad for further education and a career. She earned a Ph.D. and a law degree while taking on roles of increased leadership at prestigious membership associations. Caradine-Poinsett held leadership positions with the College of American Pathologists, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America-Midwest. She also worked as an associate director of an American Bar Association section and as executive director of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists. “I was always impressed with many of the professors who taught my classes, mainly because they were in leadership roles within their organizations,” Caradine- Poinsett said of her experience at National Louis. “I truly believe that my academic experience helped to shape the leader I am today.” In her newest role at ACP, an international non-profit prosthetic dentistry professional association, she’s focusing her academic and career experience on developing strategy, promoting new technologies and building out professional development. Even with her long list of credentials, Caradine-Poinsett defines leadership primarily in terms of character. “I believe leadership is first, and foremost, about a willingness to serve. In addition, a true leader recognizes that she or he cannot possibly know everything. Therefore, it takes humility to accept that realization and then surround yourself with strong, competent individuals that you trust.”
Judah Viola, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Advancement
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