Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Leadership Experience
Advisory And Strategic Planning Experience
Engagement In Community Equity Initiatives
Awards
Affiliations
Timeline
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Paola Ehrmantraut

Minneapolis,MN

Summary

Highly effective in driving cultural change initiatives and program development. Passionate about fostering an inclusive spaces through innovative approaches and effective stakeholder engagement. I represent the future of EIDA with a deep and personal commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of MA in Diversity Leadership and Endowed Chair in the Humanities

University of St. Thomas
01.2022 - Current

Designed innovative Master's program and launched it successfully

Navigated accreditation process.

Managed inaugural budget and enrollment.

Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

University of St. Thomas
01.2019 - 01.2023

Created innovative curriculum.

Changed name and developed a more inclusive identity for program.

Doubled number of credit hours (revenue measure unit).

Tenured Associate Professor of Spanish

University of St. Thomas
01.2009 - Current

Created innovative curriculum on Latinx cultures.

Incorporated community engagement.

Developed DEI plan for Languages department.

Education

PhD - Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, MO
05.2009

Graduate Certificate - Program of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, MO
05.2009

Master of Arts in Spanish - Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, MO
05.2004

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish -

University of Missouri - St. Louis
St Louis, MO
08.2001

No Degree - Profesorado y Traductorado en Lengua Inglesa

Universidad Nacional De Córdoba, Argentina
Cordoba, Argentina

Skills

  • Education and Training
  • Bilingual Communication
  • Cultural Competence
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Leadership
  • Innovation
  • Analytical
  • Critical Thinking
  • Community Relations
  • Active Listening
  • Adaptability
  • Resourcefulness

Leadership Experience

  • University of St. Thomas, Director of MA in Diversity Leadership and Endowed Chair in the Humanities, 01/01/22, Present
  • University of St. Thomas, Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, 01/01/19, 01/01/23
  • University of St. Thomas, Chair of the Faculty Senate, 01/01/22, 01/01/23

Advisory And Strategic Planning Experience

  • University of St. Thomas, President's Cabinet, 01/01/21, 01/01/23
  • University of St. Thomas, Faculty Member at the College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board, 01/01/20, 01/01/23
  • University of St. Thomas, Steering Committee - Strategic Prioritization Task Force, 01/01/22, 01/01/22
  • University of St. Thomas, Strategic Prioritization Task Force, 01/01/22, 01/01/22
  • University of St. Thomas, Chair, Human Diversity Requirement Committee, 01/01/18, 01/01/21
  • University of St. Thomas, Women's Studies Advisory Board, 01/01/14, 01/01/18
  • University of St. Thomas, Strategic Planning. Diversity and Inclusive Culture Subcommittee, 01/01/14, 01/01/14

Engagement In Community Equity Initiatives

  • Race Equity Advisory Council for Hennepin County (REAC), Chair and Executive Member, 01/01/22, 01/01/24
  • Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council, Member, 01/01/23, 01/01/24
  • Anwatin Middle School, Site Council Member, 01/01/23, 01/01/24
  • American Men Studies Association, Executive Member, 01/01/21, 01/01/24

Awards

  • Professor of the Year, 2023, University of St. Thomas
  • Honoree, 2024, CBIZ Women Transforming Business Award, Community Impact

Affiliations

  • American Men's Studies Association
  • Latin American Studies Association
  • National Women's Studies Association

Timeline

Director of MA in Diversity Leadership and Endowed Chair in the Humanities

University of St. Thomas
01.2022 - Current

Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

University of St. Thomas
01.2019 - 01.2023

Tenured Associate Professor of Spanish

University of St. Thomas
01.2009 - Current

PhD - Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Washington University in St. Louis

Graduate Certificate - Program of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Washington University in St. Louis

Master of Arts in Spanish - Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish -

University of Missouri - St. Louis

No Degree - Profesorado y Traductorado en Lengua Inglesa

Universidad Nacional De Córdoba, Argentina
Paola Ehrmantraut