Patricia Gonzalez, Ed.D.

Educational Leadership Studies Masters Program courses in the National College of Education

Organizational Leadership 

Organizational Design

Organizational Trust

Change Management

Creating Cultures for Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement Cycles

System and Instructional Coherence

BA in Elementary Education, University of Illinois at Chicago

Masters of Art in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Olivet Nazarene University

Masters of Art in Education Administration, National Louis University

Ed.D Educational Leadership, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. González began her career in education in 2002 as a middle school teacher in Chicago Public Schools in the southwest neighborhood where she lived. As a first generation college graduate, she understood the promise and obstacles for students in her community. Upon her hiring, her principal told her he believed she had a story to tell that would help students who often got overlooked. 

Dr. González  went on to lead in expanding leadership roles including school administration and district leadership. Her leadership trajectory encompasses leading elementary, high school and district communities toward academic excellence by casting shared visions, building organizational systems and team trust and capacity to strengthen schools in urban and suburban settings. 

Leading in complex and diverse contexts developed her commitment and ability to bring out the best in others to place the needs of young people at the heart of organizational improvement efforts.

Dr. González is an adjunct professor at National Louis University in their Educational Leadership Studies graduate program. NLU is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution and as a former NLU graduate student herself, it is rewarding to pay it forward by sharing her insights and experiences as a Mexican American in educational leadership with the next generation of education leaders. 

Distributed Leadership
System and Instructional Coherence
Change Management
Continuous Improvement Cycles
Relational Trust