Nancy Pratt
Executive Director Division of Continuing and Extended Education, Cleveland State University, United States of America
Dr. Pratt joined Cleveland State University in May 2018 as the Division's inaugural executive director. She oversees all continuing education, professional development, workforce development, and lifelong learning throughout the University. Before joining CSU, she worked as Executive Director of Continuing Legal Education and Master's Degree Programs at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she held multiple positions during her seventeen years of service there.
Dr. Pratt's first Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Studies, specializing in organizational leadership during conflict and crisis. Dr. Pratt is completing her second Ph.D. in Urban Education at Cleveland State University, specializing in Adult, Continuing, and Higher Education. Her current research interests include crisis leadership for higher education institutions, the future of credentialing systems, and education as meaning-making for mature adult learners.
Pratt is an alumna of Union Institute and University (Ph.D.), Hiram College (M.A.), and Case Western Reserve University (B.A.).