Dr. Kathy Dale, Editor

Kathy is the Assistant Dean of the College of Education and Technology, an Educational Consultant-Coach, and Assistant Professor at Fort Hays State University in Education Administration & Counseling.  As Editor of Academic Leadership, her role is to work with the Fort Hays State University Education Administration and Counseling Department and academic community at large to advance the knowledge base and research in the field of academic leadership across disciplines and content areas.

Kathy has focused her work and research in systemic and systematic continuous improvement and leadership development for superintendents and principals.  Kathy continues to present at national and state conferences and maintains a consulting presence in K-12 public, education coaching the implementation of leadership practices in the field.  Her 25 years of leadership in school administration and teaching have enabled her to keep a practitioner’s perspective about educational research and the application of research in real world scenarios.

Kathy is a licensed Legacy Leadership Consultant and co-author of Legacy Leadership for Educators that primarily targets superintendents, boards of education and principals. She is an experienced leader and administrator who spreads the positive messages of education through teaching executives the Best Practices of Leadership and assisting executive leaders create practical tools with which to implement the best practices in their school districts through systemic improvement initiatives.

Kathy has an Ed. D. degree in Education Administration from Kansas State University , a Master's degree in special education from Fort Hays State University , and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University .