{"id":4,"date":"2021-11-02T13:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:28:21","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CPD Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for Professional Development is proud to introduce dedicated members from many disciplines across campus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to be involved in CPD? A CPD member commits to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>biweekly meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rotating open office hours (two hours once every other month)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leading a subcommittee or special project (UTAP, peer observations, mentoring, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/BSU_Psychology_Keith_Gora.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Gora\" class=\"wp-image-67 img-fluid\" style=\"max-width:150px;height:undefinedpx\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/BSU_Psychology_Keith_Gora.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/BSU_Psychology_Keith_Gora.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/BSU_Psychology_Keith_Gora-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/keith-gora\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/keith-gora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Keith Gora<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department: Psychology<br>Office: Bensen Hall 402<br>Phone: (218) 755-2882<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:keith.gora@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">keith.gora@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/20BSU_SACS_Rucha_Ambikar3.jpg\" alt=\"Rucha Ambikar\" class=\"wp-image-65 img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:150px;height:196px\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/20BSU_SACS_Rucha_Ambikar3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/20BSU_SACS_Rucha_Ambikar3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/20BSU_SACS_Rucha_Ambikar3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/rucha-ambikar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Rucha Ambikar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Director<\/strong> (Sabbatical 2023-2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department: Sociology<br>Office: Sattgast Hall 215D<br>Phone: (218) 755-2540<br>Email:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"mailto:rucha.ambikar@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\"><u>rucha.ambikar@bemidjistate.edu<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/hillary-barron\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/hillary-barron\/\">Hillary Barron<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department: Biology<br>Office: Sattgast Hall 218F<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hillary.barron@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hillary.barron@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/kjerstin-owens\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/kjerstin-owens\/\">Kjerstin Owens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department: Biology<br>Office: Sattgast Hall 218J<br>Phone: (218) 755-2916<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:kjerstin.owens@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">kjerstin.owens@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/professional-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/07\/20BSU_SACS_Donna_Pawlowski8.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Pawlowski\" class=\"wp-image-64 img-fluid\" style=\"object-fit:cover;max-width:150px;height:223px\" 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