Vicki Klopsch, Executive Director of Laspa Center for Leadership

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A South Carolina native, Vicki Klopsch earned her master’s degree in Organizational and Multicultural Communication from DePaul University (Chicago, IL). Her areas of expertise include organizational communication, strategic planning, and program assessment. A leader in higher education, Vicki currently serves as executive director of the Laspa Center for Leadership at Scripps College where she guides leadership development through mission-driven programming and partnerships to address the gender leadership gap and to empower emerging leaders.

Vicki Klopsch has management experience in Student Affairs and Institutional Advancement. Early in her tenure at Scripps, she led an overhaul of student employment that incorporated new standards and wage classifications for on-campus student employment still in use. Under her previous leadership as executive director of Career Planning & Resources, the career center was twice recognized as a top 20 career center by The Princeton Review. She continues to contribute to the strategic direction of leadership and career development and the analysis of post-graduation outcomes for the College.

Prior to joining Scripps, Klopsch managed a nationally recognized alumni mentoring program. She began her career with a brief stint in advertising and found her niche within the nonprofit sector. She currently lives in Pasadena, CA with her husband and two daughters.