Samantha Rushing

Samantha Rushing currently serves in dual roles as the Associate Director and Executive Assistant to the Board for the Executive Leadership Academy under the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) and as the Policy Coordinator for Berkeley Global Executive Education for the Goldman School of Public Policy. 

As the Executive Assistant, Samantha managed the marketing, nomination, application, and acceptance process for the ELA Fellows. Currently, as the Associate Director, she develops, designs, and edits the ELA Program Manuals, researches relevant topics in higher education, and works with the Founding Executive Director and Advisory Board to create the program's curriculum. Samantha has also assumed the role of Financial Analyst for the ELA program, to plan, analyze, and maintain the ELA finance budget; she manages the processes for reimbursments, honorariums, and invoices for all program vendors, faculty, fellows, and staff.

As the Chair of the ELA Indigenous Scholarship Selection Committee, Samantha spearheaded the annual ELA Indigenous Scholarship Fundraiser in December 2021, which has exceeded it's goal for the past two years.

Samantha graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in English and a minor in Medieval Studies.

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Areas of Responsibility

• Center for Studies in Higher Education

Service

• Staff Council

Last updated on 09/21/2023