Alabama Cooperative Extension System Assistant Director Dr. Kimberly Sinclair-Holmes recently graduated from the national Historically Black Colleges and Universities Executive Leadership Institute (HBCU ELI) in Atlanta.
The HBCU ELI is a 12-month program that provides fellows with training using 13 core competencies and micro-credentials to master skills in a particular area. The program also includes a virtual coaching component and matches each fellow with a past or current HBCU president who serves as a mentor.
“The lessons learned from past and present HBCU presidents and skills sharpened in the program have positioned me to optimally address the challenges we face as we provide opportunities for improving quality of life and economic mobility for all Alabamians,” said Holmes.
Holmes has been with AAMU for five years and directs a team of seven specialists and eighteen urban regional Extension agents that deliver Extension programming in more than 44 counties across Alabama.
Holmes has an electrical engineering from Tuskegee University, a master’s with an electrical engineering concentration from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a doctorate in Public Affairs (Public Policy and Administration) from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Holmes received her HBCU ELI certification in November along with 32 other 2023 fellows.
“We congratulate Dr. Holmes on completing the HBCU ELI program and wish her continued success in using her leadership skills to further the goals of Alabama Extension and Alabama A&M University,” said Interim Extension 1890 Administrator Majed El-Dweik.
