About

Dr. Tammy M. Gocial

Founder of Gocial Leadership Advisors (GoLead!)

Throughout her 35-year career in academe, Tammy spent almost 20 years as a cabinet-level leader in both academic and student affairs at three different institutions. At the cabinet level, all leaders are responsible for stewarding the fiscal and human resources of the institution, setting goals and leading their teams consonant with the strategic direction of the institution, and hiring and empowering a diverse team to achieve departmental, divisional, and university goals. During her most recent 15 years, she worked extensively on full- and part-time faculty engagement, faculty on-boarding, recruitment of diverse faculty, curriculum development (including assessment and alignment with learning outcomes), and teaching and learning for a technologically-driven workforce in her roles as an academic dean, associate academic vice president, and founding program director of a doctoral program in higher education leadership. Prior to that, Tammy served as the Senior Student Affairs Officer at two institutions where she oversaw Residential Life, Student Activities and Leadership Development, Athletics and Recreation, Multicultural Affairs (including DEI, Hillel, Women’s Center, and International Programs), Career Development, Judicial Affairs, Health and Wellness, and all student life facilities. Over time, Tammy has led faculty and staff teams of 12-90 colleagues in successful program and curriculum development, change management, DEI, and student success initiatives.

Tammy’s consulting practice has focused on leading strategic change, leading diverse teams, and leading with Strengths (using the CliftonStrengths assessment). In all cases, clients identify their needs, and programs are tailored to address those specific needs.

Gocial received her B.S. in education from Northwestern University, her M.A. in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University, and her Ph.D. in applied-experimental psychology from Saint Louis University.