The TCU Leadership serves as TCU's premiere resource for leadership development.  The key to the Center’s success is its interdisciplinary approach - serving students of all majors, TCU faculty and numerous community agencies. At TCU, we believe everyone is born with leadership potential. We help you find it, develop it, then take it into the workforce when you graduate.

Unlike traditional notions of leadership that are defined by power and position, the Leadership Center defines leadership as positively impacting the lives of others.

Using the Social Change Model of Leadership Development as its foundation, the TCU Leadership Center prepares individuals to become ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community by providing opportunities for them to make a positive difference within themselves, on campus, in the community, and around the world.

Meet the Leadership Center Staff, the TCU Leadership Council comprised of outstanding student leaders, and our Board of Partners of comprised of distinguished Fort Worth leaders.

At TCU, our mission is to help students become ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community.  The TCU Leadership Center was created to help you discover and develop YOUR leadership experience.  We believe that every student has the capacity to lead – and we believe that our staff can help you to find your own unique leadership experience based on your individual passion, strengths, and aspirations.

Our Approach: Leadership at TCU is about finding a way to make a positive difference in the lives of others.  It begins with YOU.  Take a class, meet with a TCU Leadership Center staff person, or attend a program.  Whatever method you chose, take the time to learn about your self as a leader.  Then, move on to OTHERS.  Leadership doesn't happen in a vacuum.  It’s essential to gain the skills necessary to interact with others effectively – strong communications strategies, a global perspective, and group dynamics will help you to be prepared for LEADING OTHERS.   Motivating and inspiring others to action requires exceptional leadership.  Take advantage of student organization training, coaching and a strengths-based approach to building a strong team.  Finally, the TCU Leadership Center will help you learn to LEAD FOR CHANGE. 

In keeping with TCU’s mission, our programs focus on helping you develop the following competencies:

Self-awareness

Communication

Ethics

Responsible Citizenship

Global Leadership 

At the Center, we provide you the opportunity not only to LEARN how to change the world, but also to develop the skills necessary to LEAD the change you wish to see.

Through experiential learning opportunities, you take action, learn more about yourself, and integrate your leadership experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. 

So what are you waiting for?  LEAD…It’s what Horned Frogs do!

The Leadership Center staff is composed of individuals dedicated to higher education and academia as evidenced by their work and educational experiences.

Cyndi Walsh, Assistant Dean of Student Development Services & Director of the TCU Leadership Center, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Sociology from the University of Arizona and her Juris Doctorate at Arizona State University where she taught an academic class within the Sociology Department. As Assistant Dean, Cyndi is responsible for not only directing the TCU Leadership Center but providing vision and support for the Office of Community Involvement & Service-Learning, and the Office of Student Organizations.  

STRENGTHS: Responsibility, Learner, Restorative, Achiever, Relator.  Email: c.walsh@tcu.edu

Natasha Chapman, Associate Director for the TCU Leadership Center, received her B.S. degree in Human Services, with an emphasis in Community Service, from Black Hills State University.  Natasha continued her education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln completing a M.A. in Educational Administration, specializing in Student Affairs; and earning her Ph.D. in Education Studies, pursuing a track in Leadership and Higher Education Administration.  During this time, Natasha supplemented her education by teaching freshmen seminar classes, advising student organizations, and gaining experience within the Division of Student Affairs; including Career Services, Judicial Affairs, Service-Learning, and Academic Support and Intercultural Services.  Prior to coming to TCU, Natasha served as the Director of Minority Recruitment and Retention for the Graduate School at UNC Chapel Hill.   In her role at TCU, Natasha’s responsibilities include coordinating and instructing leadership classes, developing individualized training opportunities for on and off campus entities, advising Chancellor's Leadership Program fellows, and serving as the primary advisor for the Leadership Council.

STRENGTHS: Learner, Empathy, Achiever, Developer, Maximizer.  Email: n.chapman@tcu.edu

In recognition of our efforts and successes, staff members have been asked to participate in a number of national and international leadership, student affairs, and academic conferences.  Leadership staff members have given presentations at meetings of the American College Personnel Association, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the Gallup Organization. Our staff members have also served in prominent leadership roles in a number of community organizations. 

The Board of Partners is a group of distinguished Fort Worth business and community members who help you investigate internships, mentoring opportunities and service learning experiences within the local community.

Kathy Livingston Community Relations Department City of Fort Worth Bob Bolen Former Mayor of Fort Worth Special Assistant to the Chancellor Joe Breedlove Summer Bridge, FWCDS Wayne Carson All Church Home for Children Mary Jane Debenport Community Volunteer Gretchen Denny Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Hugo Del Pozzo Bravo Equity Partners

Judie Greenman Training Unlimited, Inc. Bill Harrell Former President TCU Alumni Association Hoyt Harris SouthWest YMCA Kathleen Hicks City Council Member City of Fort Worth Julie Kleberg Community Volunteer Natalie Murray, M.D. Hepatology Baylor All Saints Medical Center

Rosa Navejar Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Tom Palmer William C. Jennings Ann Rice United Way Metropolitan Tarrant County Gary Riding International Wireless Kathy Rosenthal Community Volunteer Jim Ryffel Woodcrest Capital Terri Sexton All Saints Health Foundation Estrus Tucker Liberation Community, Inc. Jim Wright Frmr. Speaker of the House of Representatives & TCU Political Science Professor