Lisa Endersby

Lisa Endersby is a higher education and student affairs storyteller, exploring the intersections of technology, assessment, leadership, community, and professional development. As a speaker and consultant, she works with institutions, departments, organizations, and colleagues to ask better questions while (re)defining success. She currently serves as as Educational Developer at York University, where she creates, leads, facilitates, and supports innovative practices in supporting faculty in developing their teaching practice.

Lisa is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Windsor, exploring the intersections of technology & professional development in higher education communities of practice. She received her Master’s of Education degree from the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., specializing in Leadership Studies. Her thesis project explored new ways of assessing leadership development in co-curricular programming using individual and group reflection activities. She has over five years of experience in student affairs and services, serving in roles in areas including leadership development, new student orientation & transition, service learning, career services, and student unions. Lisa is an alumnus of the University of Toronto, Scarborough with an Honours Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology.

Grounded in a long standing commitment to give back to the profession, Lisa remains actively involved with numerous associations and organizations. After completing terms as Community Engagement Coordinator and Co-Chair Elect, Lisa served as the Chair of the NASPA Technology Knowledge Community (TKC), providing opportunities for advocacy, scholarship, and professional development related to technology in higher education for over 900 members. She has recently completed a term with the Assessment Subcommittee for the 2015 CACUSS Annual Conference, providing support and guidance in the creation and dissemination of conference evaluations. She also currently works with CACUSS as a member of the Professional Development Committee, working to develop and provide meaningful learning opportunities for members across Canada. Lisa has also recently served on the ACPA Assessment Planning Team to support the development of the association’s assessment plan. She also served as a member of the ACPA 2016 Convention Planning Team, aiding in the development and facilitation of the Next Gen convention pre-conference as part of the historic annual conference, being held for the first time in Canada.

Lisa is a sought-after speaker and facilitator, leading sessions on assessment, technology in student affairs, and professional development across North America. She has spoken at numerous conferences, including multiple presentations at the annual meetings of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), College Educators International (ACPA), and the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS). Locally, Lisa has spoken on assessment at Western University and York University, and has been invited to discuss assessment as a facilitator, panelist, and speaker for numerous webinars and virtual sessions. Most notably, Lisa was selected to as a speaker for TEDxUTSC, sharing her thoughts on “Daring to Teach” with over 1000 people both locally and internationally.

As a writer, Lisa’s work has been featured in multiple mediums. Her review of “Learning Is Not A Sprint” was published in Research & Practice in Assessment and she was invited to write the Foreword for the 2015 Student Affairs Feature e-publication. She has recently completed a chapter for the upcoming publication “Building Leadership Bridges: Leadership 2050” , was published in late 2015. Finally, she is a co-editor and author on a future New Directions in Student Leadership edition discussing the impact of technology on leadership development, anticipated for release in Spring 2017.