Roberge will participate in the institute’s year-long program, designed to enhance the skills participants need to assume major decision making roles in their institutions. The training includes institutional practice in supervisory and human relations skills, planning and budgeting, and organizational transformation as well as discussions with national experts on the issues confronting higher education during the next decade.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College, in continuing its mission of providing excellence in higher education, will send Roberge to the LEADERS program Leaders’ Institute in Phoenix, Ariz., the first week in May. The Institute’s coursework focuses on identity and skills development as well as leadership and community college issues.

Throughout the year, Roberge will be mentored by Rosie Mortenson, Dean of Continuing Education and Customized Training at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, and Ralph Anderson, Dean of Student Affairs at Normandale Community College, to work on projects that will aid the institution and foster individual professional growth.

Roberge was chosen to participate in the LEADERS program for her professional abilities, her interest in advancement in higher education, and the quality of her work.

A member of Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s staff since 1992, Roberge has previously worked in counseling services and as director of student development. She holds an associate of arts degree in Human Services from Golden Valley Lutheran College, and a bachelor of arts in Social Work and Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from St. Cloud State University. A lifelong Twin Cities area resident, Roberge grew up in Fridley, Minn., and is a resident of Andover, Minn.

The National Institute for Leadership Development is internationally recognized by colleges, universities and businesses for its visionary, holistic programs that produce leaders who effectively challenge assumptions, eliminate barriers and create new pathways to successful solutions.