Dr. Julie Dierberger is the Chief Engagement Officer and Paul Sather Distinguished Director of the Service Learning Academy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has provided leadership in service-learning, community engagement and development, and student leadership development in public and private higher education institutions for the past 20 years. Julie’s research and scholarship focuses on professional development, student learning, and partnership development in experiential contexts across the P-16 educational spectrum and with community.