ELAM is excited to host a conversation on leadership with Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Joni Taylor, moderated by Cathie Siders, PhD, as part of our 2022 Speakers Series, December 14 at 7 p.m. ET.

Coach Taylor welcomes your questions. Please send in advance to elam@drexel.edu or place in the chat during the event.

This is a free program! Please consider a donation to ELAM 's Legacy Fund to support future programming like this.

Joni Taylor, 2021 SEC Coach of the Year, is the women's basketball head coach at Texas A&M. Taylor was named the SEC Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year after leading her team to a 21-7 record and 10-5 ledger in SEC action in 2020-21. She was the youngest coach of the year honoree in the SEC since 2010. In 2021, Taylor led the Lady Bulldogs to the SEC Tournament Championship game for the first time since 2004. Taylor, and South Carolina's Dawn Staley, became the first pair of African American female head coaches to coach against one another in the SEC Tournament title game.

She coached four players who were taken in the WNBA Draft, with Jenna Staiti and Que Morrison having an opportunity to add to that number in this year's draft. She mentored the program's only three SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year selections (Marjorie Butler – 2016, Haley Clark – 2018, Mikayla Coombs - 2022). Taylor saw a Lady Bulldog featured on the conference all-defensive team in each of her seven years at the helm of Georgia, including Morrison, who earned three all-defensive selections and was the 2021 SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor led 19 players to All-SEC selections during her run at Georgia.

About Cathie Siders, PhD

Dr. Siders is a psychologist specializing in organizational consulting and executive coaching. Her professional experience reflects strong interest in the issues affecting the private and professional lives of women and the leadership challenges of setting direction in organizations. As an early adopter of the executive coaching concept in academic medicine, Dr. Siders transitioned from the practice of psychotherapy to the application of psychological principles in organizations and groups. Her expertise from many years as a therapist provides invaluable understanding of human behavior and the importance of making well-informed judgments and healthy choices.

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Please consider a donation to ELAM 's Legacy Fund to support future programming like this.

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Established in 1995, the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program offers an intensive one-year fellowship of leadership training with extensive coaching, networking and mentoring opportunities aimed at expanding the national pool of qualified women candidates for leadership in academic medicine, dentistry, public health and pharmacy.

ELAM Speaker Series - An Interview with Coach Joni Taylor