Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
Online (Zoom)
This webinar will cover:
1. Define succession planning and it’s importance in organizations2. Implementing succession planning as part of overall strategic planning
3. Defining the components of a good succession plan
4. Examine and aligning succession planning as part of a Business Continuity Plan
5. Succession Plan tools
Speaker
Dr. Suzanne Morrison-Williams, BSc, MPA, EdD

Some of her key achievements include developing and implementing an onboarding process and learning assessment for faculty and staff, directing a team of 70+ across multiple departments and campuses, transforming the regulatory process for national accreditation, and instituting a highly interactive outbound marketing program that increased enrollments and profitability.
Currently, Dr Morrison-Williams serves as the Chief Academic Officer at Library Information and Resources Network (LIRN), a non-profit consortium of over 350+ educational institutions that provides equity and access to online library and information resources.
Dr Morrison-Williams started her career as a student worker at Florida International University where she earned both her Bachelors degree in Public Relations and a Masters in Public Administration. She developed a love for the education and academic sector and would later return to work in the field of both Public and Private Education. She has held every role from Registrar to faculty, then Academic Director, then Assistant and Associate Dean before moving on to her role of Vice President of Academic Affairs over a private college system. Her love for education and leading successful organizations led her to complete her doctorate in Organizational Leadership in 2015 from Argosy University.
Dr Morrison-Williams is a founding member of Sisters Breaking Glass Together, which is a non-profit women’s empowerment organization. She is also a Certified Life Coach and serves as a Women’s Leadership Empowerment coach through her organization, Dr Sue Speaks, LLC. In 2021, she authored a women’s empowerment book - Bossladyship: Color me a Bosslady.