John Kearns
- Role
- Director of Change Management at Minnesota State Colleges And Universities
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Kearns
RETIRED ON JANUARY 10, 2025. Former leader with a passion for transforming lives through learning and the arts. 20+ years of experience in executive leadership, communications, organizational change, and theatre for young audiences My career trajectory - which began as a professor teaching Latin and Greek - has provided me with expertise in the broad spectrum of areas vital to helping organizations thrive in challenging times HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP Enterprise Leadership Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Community Engagement Executive Communication Engagement with Governing Boards ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Shared Governance Faculty Engagement New Curriculum Development Sponsored Programs General Education Regional & Professional Accreditation STUDENT AFFAIRS Student Success Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Career Services HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT Focus on Increasing Revenue vs Slashing Budgets Organizational Change Strategic Planning Advancement Marketing & Communication COMMUNICATION Playwriting Executive and Strategic Communication Academic Scholarship
Experience
Director of Change Management
Minnesota State Colleges And Universities
Mar 2019 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Lead systemwide stakeholders through 7-year/$300M process of adopting new technology landscape to dramatically improve student experience at Minnesota State’s 37 colleges and universities Partner with implementation consultants to build and execute strategy and plan to help end users adopt new technology and associated streamlined business processes Work with campus presidents and c-suite leaders on alignment with goals, objectives, and key messages shared with local stakeholders Lead marketing/communications team in identifying target audiences, developing key messages, identifying communication vehicles, and measuring effectiveness of communications Lead end-user training team in analyzing training needs of stakeholders and designing, developing, implementing a training curriculum Lead campus teams responsible for ensuring that local stakeholders successfully and seamlessly move to the new technology landscape
Education
UCLA
PhD
University of Hawaii at Manoa
BA, MA
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