Amanda Kruger Hill, EdD Executive Director
Dr. Amanda Kruger Hill is an award-winning educational leader with over twenty years of experience. In addition to serving as Cowen Institute’s Executive Director, Professor Hill teaches education and leadership courses at Tulane. Amanda earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus on entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins University as well as her Master’s in Educational Leadership, Principal Licensure, and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Amanda is a former high school teacher and principal. As an educational entrepreneur, Amanda was on the design teams for the first youth-initiated high school in the United States, the Reach Institute for School Leadership, and New Harmony High, an award-winning XQ Super School. Additionally, she provided system-level leadership at New Schools for New Orleans and College Summit (now Peer Forward). Dr. Hill has coaching certifications from Tulane Leadership Institute and the Center for Executive Coaching. She has mentored aspiring leaders through Columbia University’s Principals’ Academy, Relay Graduate School of Education’s National Principal’s Academy Fellowship, and Tulane’s Leadership Institute. Dr. Hill oversaw the development of the Educational Leadership specialization in Tulane's School of Professional Advancement's new Masters of Education. She has served on task forces with the Department of Education and volunteered on several boards. Amanda received a public commendation for Outstanding Community Impact from Alameda County and Alternatives in Action, as well as a Tulane Research, Scholarship, and Artistic Achievement Award, and was selected as one of Gambit’s 40 under 40 and Tulane Women’s Association’s Woman of the Year.