Engaging Educators 2025

Teresa Perkins, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Director M.Ed Leadership and EDSC Department Chair, Doane University.
Dr. Perkins's commitment in education includes culturally proficient leadership with research and writing focusing on gender, race/ethnicity/culture with emphasis on courage, hope and belonging. Her professional experiences include 20+ years serving in PK-12 teaching and administration roles before joining higher education in 2019. Dr. Perkins's Culturally Proficient Leadership presentations include: National Summit for Courageous Conversations '22, '23, ASCD '23, Women in Educational Leadership Conference, and Mid-Western Research presenter on Covid19 impact on Educational Leaders.Teresa earned a BS & Doctorate from University of Ne-Lincoln, and M.Ed.in leadership from Doane University. teresa.perkins@doane.edu.   @teresagperkins (Twitter)