Hank Rubin, ICL President & Founder
"... Rubin possesses that special forward-looking thinking of a great collaborative leader"
Robert J. Danzig
Retired Senior Executive of Hearst Newspapers and
author of The Leader Within You
A lifelong “pracademic” … Dr. Rubin’s experience includes: middle school teacher and high school coach, Associate Superintendent of Public Education for the State of Ohio, Dean and Professor of Education, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Director of a school of Public Administration, Dean-in-Residence at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, executive director of several nonprofits, member of dozens of school boards and nonprofit boards of directors, and participant, convenor or facilitator in hundreds of collaborations.
Publications… Rubin is the bestselling author of two books and dozens of articles on collaborative leadership; plus scores of editorial, scholarly and professional articles on public ethics, leadership, rural and urban education, higher education, and administration. His most recent book, Collaborative Leadership: Developing Effective Partnerships for Communities and Schools, captures the principles, components and strategies that have emerged from the Institute's coaching partnerships and practical research.
ICL Board of Directors
Bill Milliken [Founder & Vice President, Communities in Schools]
David Smith [Dean Emeritus, University of Florida]
Carol Franklin [Professor Emerita, University of Redlands]
Paul Houston [Founding Partner, The Center for Empowered Leadership; Retired Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators]
Jamie Ferrare [retired President, Academic Search, Inc.]
Hank Rubin [President, Institute for Collaborative Leadership]
Charlie Coble (Advisory Board)
David Wilhelm (Advisory Board)