Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman joins ADU’s Steph Garcia Cichosz at the 2022 Women Leaders Convention to discuss the ways a commissioner connects their member institutions and effectively represents their various interests at the national level before reflecting on the value of streamlined communication channels. Ackerman and Garcia Cichosz also talk about the evolving nature of leadership, the importance of “escape hatches” as a way to instill balance in a busy work schedule and how the industry has evolved for working moms.
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