Gill Robinson Hickman

Gill Robinson Hickman is currently a Professor of Leadership Studies in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Her career has involved both administrative and academic appointments. At California State University, Dominguez Hills, she served in several capacities including founding Dean of the School of Health, Dean of Faculty Affairs, Director of Staff Personnel and Professor of Public Administration. She has also served as Interim Associate Dean of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, Director of Personnel for the Ontario-Montclair School District, Personnel Analyst for the California State University system and Administrative Assistant for the City of Inglewood, California.

She has been a faculty presenter at the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg, Austria and at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa where she presented a conceptual framework for leadership and transformation in twenty-first century organizations. She has published two books titled Leading Organizations: Perspectives for a New Era for Sage Publications and Managing Personnel in the Public Sector: A Shared Responsibility with Dalton Lee for Harcourt College Publishers. In addition, she has published a number of articles and book chapters on leadership studies and is currently engaged in research for her third book titled Organizations of Hope: Leading the Way to Transformation, Social Action and Profitability.

Dr. Hickman received her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Denver in Political Science, Master of Public Administration degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

About : Board : Gill Robinson Hickman