The Kardia Group

The Kardia Group is a network of conversations and collaborations focused on the interesting, unique, and challenging realities of academic institutions and faculty careers. Led by Diana Kardia, Ph.D., developed through collaborations with faculty advisors and organizational experts, and inspired by faculty development and institutional transformation goals originally explored at the University of Michigan, the Kardia Group is an emerging leader of academic leadership development and organizational change.

See also:
Kardia Group Clients

Diana Kardia, Ph.D.

Coaching and Consultation
diana@kardiagroup.com

Diana Kardia applies her academic training and experience with faculty careers, diversity and multiculturalism, curricular design, student development, and the complex organizational dynamics of colleges and universities to provide coaching and consulting to administrators, departments and institutions. Skilled in organizational change, climate assessment, conflict resolution, strategic planning, diversity, and academic leadership development, she has provided in-depth coaching to more than 50 department chairs, deans, and senior faculty; brief coaching to over 100 full and associate professors; and consulting and facilitation resources for hundreds of faculty and academic administrators through seminar, faculty meeting, and retreat settings. She specializes in longer term projects with departments and colleges that enact a deep transformation of the culture, climate, and success of the academic endeavor.

Diana has taught and conducted research in the fields of statistics, psychology, education, and women's studies; held a variety of administrative roles in academia; and conducted workshops, retreats, and multi-day trainings on organizational change, effective teaching, diversity and dialogue, and the dynamics of academic departments.

Karen Williams

Program and Resource Development
karen@kardiagroup.com

Karen Williams combines organizational development skills with an information technology background to produce leadership programs, and print, web, video, and audio resources for departments, faculty, and administrators. Skilled in program development, organizational analysis, leadership development, internet strategies, outreach, and communication and information principles, she has consulted with more than 50 individuals and businesses.

Karen has more than 20 years of experience in information systems, 14 of those in an academic setting, as well as extensive experience in writing, data analysis, internet research, web-based outreach, and the creation of publications.

Mandy Lobert-Skinner

Executive Assistant
mandy@kardiagroup.com

Mandy Lobert-Skinner keeps the trains on time, serving as the primary point person for all things administrative, including contracts and invoices.

Kardia Group Collaborators

Karla Vineyard

Vineyard Associates
Current Projects: Leadership Development for Full Professors (initiated in 2008, on-going)
Karla Vineyard, M.A., is a Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant and is president of Vineyard Associates, specializing in all areas of organizational development including needs assessment, program design and implementation, transformational change initiatives, performance improvement, and leadership development. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University and has worked in a wide variety of industries including Pharmaceutical, Health care, Higher Education, Manufacturing, as well as State and Local Government.

ADVANCE at the University of Michigan

ADVANCE at the University of Michigan
Current Projects: Strategies Toward Excellent Practices in Departments (STEP) (annual event initiated in 2007, ongoing)

CRLT Players

The CRLT Players at the University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Current Projects: Strategies Toward Excellent Practices in Departments (STEP) (annual event initiated in 2007, ongoing)

Patricia Romney, Ph.D.

Romney Associates

Intergroup Dialogue

Dialogue Across the Divide