Molly has 20 years of experience in the field of community engagement in higher education, including, campus-community strategic partnership development, place-based engagement, community-engaged teaching, and student civic leadership development. She was the founding director of Eastern Washington University’s Office of Community Engagement and has served in the role of director/assistant dean of Gonzaga University’s Center for Community I Engagement for over six years. She is an active mother of two boys who enjoys time spent outdoors with her family. She is also has received a doctorate in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University.