Pearl serves as Executive Director of Organizational Culture at Georgia Tech and a Professor of the Practice in Scheller College of Business. She consults and educates on strategic leadership, culture management, and inclusion practices.

A change agent, she has catalyzed transformations in culture and organizational leadership for over 35 years. Tapped to solve the most complex “people” challenges of these times, Pearl’s versatile career assignments have spanned from peacebuilder to spokesperson, storyteller, and strategist. Her notable “thought leadership” has been featured in several media.

Alexander is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, and past member of The Conference Board’s Diversity Strategists Council, and Forbes Coaches Council. She integrates inclusion and belonging principles within her services inspiring others to courageously access their personal power and step into “wholeness.”

She came to Tech in 2012 after 17 years as a high school Latin teacher, and is currently the Assistant Director of Pre-Graduate Advising. She has been a Fulbright Scholar twice and continuously seeks out ways to improve professionally and personally. She is Dare to Lead trained through the Georgia Tech 2021 Inclusive Leaders Academy, as well as a Georgia Tech Changemaker. Her coaching training includes the Co-Active Training Institute and Associate Diversity Coach certification from CoachDiversity Institute.

She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Clayton State University, and is a certified professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). She currently serves as the Assistant Director of Advising & Coaching with the Office of Undergraduate Advising & Transition (UAT), a unit of Academic Success & Advising (ASA). Her focus within UAT is Academic Coaching – assisting students with strengthening their executive functioning skills (organization, time management, metacognition, etc.) – and working with a team of talented academic professionals in Exploratory Advising – helping students explore majors, minors, and certifications as they shape their aspects of their academic identity.

Prior to her stint with UAT, Nicole worked with the GT Honors Program LLC as Advising & Outreach Manager, and the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering as an administrative professional. She has also pursued additional leadership training through participation in the Georgia Tech ASPIRE program, Center for Deliberate Innovation Change Accelerator, and Inclusive Leaders Academy. Nicole served as a Georgia Tech Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Leadership Fellow Coach for several years and as an instructor for several courses, including GT 1000, GT special topic, GT innovation internship, and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) courses. She has been a member of the Georgia Tech Academic Advisor Network (GTAAN) since 2008, serving as Vice President of Programming from 2012-2014, and a member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) since 2009, currently serving as the Academic Coaching Advising Community Chair. Nicole believes that effective academic coaching is critical for student success in higher education.

Ms. Ray is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she majored in speech communication and history. In addition, she earned a master’s degree in student personnel services in higher education from the same institution.

Ray is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who speaks on a myriad of areas, including but not limited to diversity, equity & inclusion, leadership, and communication. Stephanie is also a member of Toastmasters International, where she earned the designation of Distinguished Toastmaster. While in college, Stephanie was a member of the WKU Speech and Debate Team, and she competed at the national level in several events. Ray loves theatre, and she has directed three productions at Georgia Tech.

Stephanie is the recipient of many honors and recognitions. She served as president of the Georgia College Personnel Association, and she was named Administrator of the Year by the Student Government Association twice, and by the Graduate Senate once. Stephanie was the recipient of the GT Staff Leadership Award, and she was recognized by the University System of Georgia in the same category.

Her past roles include Academic Program Manager for the Executive MBA Program and Administrative Manager II at GTRI in their inaugural DEI Unit.

Michelle’s expertise lies in administration, operations and program management, budget and finance, process improvement, coaching, and diversity and inclusion. Michelle is a thought leader, committed to creating a culture of diversity, inclusion, allyship, and equity for all stakeholders. She is also a change agent, always focusing on the positive impacts of change, and eager to help individuals transform into their best selves as students or leaders at our Institute.

Michelle received her Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Valdosta State University, her Master of Arts in Education from Central Michigan University, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Davenport University. Michelle received her Associate Diversity Coach certificate from CoachDiversity Institute.