Elke Leeds
Western Governors University (WGU), Salt Lake City, has hired Elke Leeds as academic vice president in the College of Information Technology. She will direct program strategy and curriculum development for the college. Leeds spent the last eight years at Kennesaw State University (KSU) leading a cybersecurity workforce development team, teaching information systems, and designing and implementing online courses. Most recently, she served as KSU's associate vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of information systems. She previously served as assistant vice president of technology-enhanced learning and executive director of distance learning at KSU. WGU's College of IT has more than 14,000 students enrolled in all 50 states.