Dr. Shawna M. Lesseur, CPTD is an expert in education and training; international relations; innovative instructional design; project management; outreach and communications; digital storytelling; and organizational development. She has more than 13 years of experience as an educator, trainer, and thought leader in adult education and educational/training technology. Much of her work has focused on program building, management through transition, policy development for diversity and equity, curriculum development, and leadership coaching.

As a researcher, she has directed and presented at international conferences and public events consistently. Notably, in 2018 she co-directed an international Art and Conflict academic workshop at the University of Melbourne Law School. As Director of Grants and Communications for the Cambodia Town Film Festival in Long Beach, California, she has supported philanthropy, social justice, and the arts since 2012.

LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS
• Clifton Strengths: Achiever, Learner, Relator, Discipline, Responsibility
• Meyers-Briggs: INFJ
• DiSC: DS Style

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Instructional design, genocide and mass atrocities, human rights, social justice pedagogy, writing across the curriculum, educational technology, leadership development, high-impact educational practices, learner experience and transition, political art, international relations, film