Mayra Beers Ph.D. 

John S. and James L. Knight Research Fellow | Education Programs Chairs for the Center for Leadership at FIU 

Dr. Beers is the John S. and James L. Knight Research Fellow and Education Programs Chairs for the Center for Leadership at Florida International University (FIU). She holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from FIU and her work has been recognized with numerous awards including the prestigious James R. Scobie Memorial Award, the Jay I. Kislak Foundation Prize, and a Mellon Foundation Fellowship, and numerous best paper awards, among others. Dr. Beers also holds Certificates in African New World Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She has presented her work at several prestigious venues including the Carolingian University in Prague, the American Historical Association (AHA), The Carnegie Center for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).

A founding member of the Center for Leadership, Dr. Beers served as Director of Strategy and Operations until her retirement in 2019. She was instrumental in the development and implementation of numerous executive leadership development programs and workshops