| Suzanne Elise Walsh | |
|---|---|
.png) Walsh in 2012 | |
| 19th President of Bennett College | |
| Incumbent | |
| 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.
Life
Walsh was born in 1968 or 1969. She earned an associate degree in applied science from Hudson Valley Community College. She earned an undergraduate degree in social work from Cornell University. She completed a M.S.W. and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.
Walsh worked at the Heinz Endowments. She was the deputy director of postsecondary education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation until 2018. She stepped down to work as an independent consultant and founded Discerning SEWLutions, LLC. Walsh became the 19th president of Bennett College on August 1, 2019, succeeding interim president Gwendolyn O’Neal. In 2022, she joined the national advisory board of the Institute for Emerging Issues.
In 2019, Walsh resided in Seattle.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chang, Kirsten (April 5, 2022). "Suzanne Walsh Joins IEI National Advisory Board". Institute for Emerging Issues. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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- 1960s births
- Hudson Valley Community College alumni
- Cornell University alumni
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation people
- Bennett College faculty
- Heads of historically black universities and colleges in the United States
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century American women academics
- African-American women academic administrators
- American women academic administrators
- African-American academic administrators