Kathleen A. Rinehart now serves as the ninth President of Cardinal Stritch University. Prior to her appointment, she served as the General Counsel and Secretary of the Corporation for Saint Xavier University and in an Of Counsel role at the firm of Franczek Radelet in Chicago. Kathleen also served as a consultant, facilitator and conflict coach for colleges and universities across the country, assisting them with the implementation of supervisory best practices and communication tools to effectively manage departmental and other campus conflict. Kathleen was a featured speaker on higher education and dispute resolution issues at numerous local, regional and national conferences. Prior to her legal career, Kathleen was an educator and master teacher at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL, and served as the law clerk to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice (Ret.) Janine P. Geske.
Kathleen received her BA, Juris Doctor and Masters in Dispute Resolution from Marquette University, and a Master of Arts in Teaching (History) from The University of Chicago.
As well as serving on the NACUA Board of Directors from 2005-2008, Kathleen served on numerous committees, such as the Committee on Legal Education and the Committee on Board Operations, and chaired the Committee on Membership and Member Services. She has also spoken at over two dozen NACUA conferences.
In the words of her colleagues, her individual relationships with and mentoring of countless NACUA attorneys, her tireless advocacy of excellence in the practice of higher education law, and most of all, her generous willingness to help and advise her colleagues whenever called upon make her more than worthy of this honor.
NACUA is pleased to recognize Kathleen A. Rinehart as a Life Member of the Association in recognition of her outstanding service and her sustained and substantial contributions to NACUA and the field of higher education law.