Chief Diversity Officer, Kennesaw State University

Dr. Jennifer A. Wade-Berg joined Kennesaw State University as the Chief Diversity Officer in August 2008.  She also is an Assistant Professor in the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services in the Department of Social Work and Human Services where she teaches nonprofit management.  Her research interests include strategic management and alternative funding sources for nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurship (and nonprofit business planning), diversity, and sports philanthropy.  ?As the Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Wade-Berg works collaboratively across campus  “To promote an inclusive campus environment through the adoption of policies, procedures, and curricula that are guided by the principles of diversity, equity, transparency, and shared governance.” Prior to coming to Kennesaw State University, Dr. Wade-Berg was employed with the University of Colorado at Denver as an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs. During her tenure, she held the position of Faculty Fellow for Inclusion with the Office of the Provost where she was responsible for the policies, procedures, and activities as they related to diversity and creating an inclusive campus environment.  She also taught courses in the areas of organizational management and nonprofit management.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Wade-Berg holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration (concentrations in public administration, public policy and nonprofit management) and a  master’s degree in Public Administration (concentration local government) from the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs; and a Bachelor of Arts in Government (emphasis American Politics) from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT).  ??She is a member of the Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), the Academy of Management (AOM), and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).  Dr. Wade-Berg is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Developmental Instrument and volunteers in the community through her involvement as a member of The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and by serving on nonprofit boards of directors.