September 4, 2024
Arthur School announces Leadership in Residence Program
New this year to the Arthur School is its Leadership in Residence Program, designed to enrich the educational experience of graduate business students by facilitating meaningful interactions with accomplished leaders and fostering mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and career development. Dr. Worth Carter and Joanna DeMott are this year’s Arthur Leaders in Residence (LIR).
Carter is an assistant professor in ECU’s Department of Political Science and Leadership Studies. He also serves as the Chair of the Arthur School’s Advisory Board. Carter recently retired as the program manager for System Readiness, Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama. Carter served 26 years in the United States Air Force and retired as Colonel in November 2005. Dr. Carter graduated from East Carolina University with a BS in Business Administration in 1977 and completed his MBA at East Carolina University in 1981. He received an EdD in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University in 2015.
DeMott is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in military community support, especially in the employment and entrepreneurship space. DeMott has a unique combination of both lived and professional experience that makes her most qualified to support the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Program for Military-Connected Personnel. Joanna is a military spouse, has worked in military community readiness since 2000, and was the Associate Director for Military Affairs at a UNC System school. She knows the military-connected population and the UNC System. Joanna is also a PMP-certified program manager with proven experience leading projects in higher ed, state and federal government, and small and large businesses. Joanna’s unique combination of experience in military community support, higher education, and project management makes her most qualified to perform these services.
What is the LIR
The program is designed to have the Arthur LIRs spend extended time interacting with students and faculty. The Arthur LIRs will share their experiences, provide mentorship, and facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions, enriching the educational experience of our students.
“Specific activities are tailored based on the interests and expertise of the leader and the needs of the students,” said Len Rhodes, executive director of Arthur School.
And those activities are well underway. Worth is currently driving the Arthur School’s Emerging Leader experience, a two-day deep dive focused on personal and professional development centered on leadership. Launched this past summer, 20 current Arthur MBA students learned about the Leadership Seven capabilities and participated in the Truist Emerging Leaders Certification program.
DeMott will help launch and eventually manage the Empowering Military Transition through Acquisition Entrepreneurship initiative, designed to help transitioning military personnel achieve small business ownership through acquisition while preserving the legacy of local businesses in eastern North Carolina. The initiative takes a unique, four-step approach, including finding the participants, providing them the education to be business owners, matching them with business opportunities and then providing the resources to keep the business sustainable and successful.
The Arthur School hopes to pilot the initiative in late fall or early spring ‘25, all with the goal of launching at the end of spring ’25.
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