Discovering Your Mission w/ Dr. Mordecai (Special Guest - Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández)

Discovering Your Mission w/ Dr. Mordecai - Episode 21

Interview Summary

In this episode of Discovering Your Mission, Dr. Mordecai interviews Yves Salomon-Fernández, Ph.D. , President of Urban College of Boston . They discuss the mission of Urban College, the importance of diversity, and Dr. Solomon-Fernández's journey to leadership. She shares insights on navigating challenges, overcoming imposter syndrome, and the future of higher education. Dr. Solomon-Fernández emphasizes the need for cultural dexterity and self-awareness in leadership and the importance of personal well-being and community support. She concludes with her personal mission statement focused on helping others discover their agency.

Guest Biography - Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández

Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández is the President of Urban College of Boston (UCB), an affiliate institution of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). Prior to joining UCB, Dr. Salomon-Fernández served as Senior Vice President for Operations Planning at SNHU. Before SNHU, Yves led several community colleges as president in Massachusetts and New Jersey.

In addition to leading UCB, Dr. Salomon-Fernández currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ’s Inclusive Economies initiative that creates private-public partnerships to ensure full economic participation in urban and rural communities. She is also a former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Community Development Advisory Council and a former Corporator of Greenfield Cooperative Bank . Dr. Salomon-Fernández periodically serves as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Johns Hopkins University Press.

Yves Salomon-Fernández is a current member of the Board of Directors at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) . She also serves as the Board Chair of Mass Humanities and as a member of the Board of Double Edge Theater, located in rural western Massachusetts. Yves is the former Chair of the American Council of Education’s Learner Success Lab Advisory Council and a member of Jobs for the Future (JFF) ’s Policy Leadership Trust.

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Mordecai Ian Brownlee, Ed.D.'s mission as a higher education administrator is to work collectively with college stakeholders to create a safe and equitable learning environment that promotes student inclusion, engagement, and success. For more information, please visit www.ItsDrMordecai.com.

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