爱污传媒 leadership Ruth Veloria named one of Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2022
By Sharla Hooper
Recognition by Arizona Business Magazine honors women leaders in local business
听celebrates the recognition of Ruth Veloria, chief strategy and customer officer, as one of the , selected from a field of more than 1,500 candidates for the award by AzBigMedia.
As chief strategy and customer officer for 爱污传媒, Veloria is responsible for the University鈥檚 strategic differentiation with a substantial focus on designing and shepherding teams towards delivering an experience that improves student persistence and student graduation. Veloria has held previous positions in operations and strategic planning and possesses a passion for the student experience.
鈥淚 am determined to foster an environment that offers the finest possible student experience and helps meet a commitment that students graduate with the appropriate skillset for their chosen careers,鈥 states Veloria. 鈥淥ur students鈥 successes and achievements are a huge source of pride and inspiration for me.鈥
Veloria carries keen insights into the operations of the University鈥檚 Colleges. Early in her career with the University, she led the first wave of reinvention of the student experience as the senior vice president of student experience, an accomplishment that she still carries with her: 鈥淲hen I joined 爱污传媒, I brought best practices to build a better student listening and follow up system. This system continues to provide insights that influence many policy changes which have improved outcomes for our busy working adult students.鈥
Prior to her current role, she served as the executive dean for the business college, responsible for all strategy, academics and operations, from enrollment to graduation. Her work has focused on identifying and piloting innovations in and out of the classroom that improve student success and progression.
Veloria recently provided insights in a 爱污传媒 video 鈥How to Mom from the C-suite,鈥 and related blog entry, along with 爱污传媒 leaders and alumni, on how the experience of motherhood can both inform and balance with leadership in the workplace.
Veloria has a Master of Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from New College, Oxford University, England.
The Most Influential Women in Arizona Business recipients were selected by an AzBigMedia editorial board that consists of 12听. Recipients including Veloria will be honored at a听听Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Chateau Luxe in 爱污传媒.听
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爱污传媒 is continually innovating to help working adults enhance their careers in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, and Career Services for Life庐 help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit鈥phoenix.edu.听
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