For this episode we welcome Dr. Johanna Maes to discuss multiculturalism, inclusivity, gender bias, and culturally competent teaching methods. She has a multitude of expertise in all facets of education and has compiled extensive curricula, experiential education initiatives, and trainings to address all of these topics. In particular, she helps us explore the power of followers and their critical role in leadership.
Dr. Johanna B. Maes has twenty-five years of experience in the non-profit sector, k-12, and in higher education. She has developed, implemented, and evaluated innovative curricula, experiential educational initiatives and trainings that focus on multiculturalism, inclusivity, gender bias, and culturally competent teaching methods for audiences ranging from k-12 and university students, nonprofit and business executives, and school administrators.
Dr. Maes is a graduate of two of the nation’s leading leadership development institutes- Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Executive Leadership Program and the Center for Creative Leadership Executive Leadership Program. Both institutes focus on leadership development, conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, strategic planning and the importance of collaborative decision-making processes.
In addition to serving as an Independent Education Consultant, Dr. Maes serves as the Director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education Program at the University of Colorado Boulder’s School of Education. She is also Senior Instructor in the School’s Multicultural Leadership Scholars Program. She has developed and implemented curricula on topics including multicultural education, race/ethnicity/privilege, cultural competency, Ethnic Studies, multicultural leadership development, service learning, and social justice.
Dr. Maes has co-authored a number of academic articles relating to issues of education inclusivity, transformational leadership, women in leadership, action research methods, and Latina academic achievement. Dr. Maes is co-editor of the book Journeys of Social Justice: Women of Color Presidents in the Academy (Peter Lang International Academic Publishers), released in 2017. She is also co-editor of the book Case Studies in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: An Intersectional Perspective (Kendall Hunt Publishers), released in 2020.
As a formally trained journalist, who received her Bachelor of Science degree through the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dr. Maes has been a columnist/journalist for The Denver Post and the Boulder Daily Camera.
Dr. Maes received her Master’s degree in Multicultural Education from Regis University and a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Human Resource Studies from Colorado State University.