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Dr. Nelia Viveiros is a C-Suite Executive with over 30 years of leadership experience including recruitment and retention, strategizing and policy development, inclusion, culture and organizational design, competitive intelligence and research, examining and resolving problems, collecting and analyzing data, and development and implementation of strategic plans.

Dr. Viveiros’s scholarship focuses on organizational development and repair. She has authored work in the Journal of Family Violence, The Conversation, Inside Higher Ed, Feminist Criminology, The National Academies Press, the Journal of Loss and Trauma and co-edited a book with Cognella titled: “Incivility in Higher Education”. Viveiros is a recipient of various leadership awards, including inclusion in The Marquis’ Who’s Who Publications Board (2024) and the highest civilian university award—the Thomas Jefferson Award. 

Rev. MK Abadoo (she/they) is a seasoned, joy-focused, reparative creative leader whose work bridges higher education, the arts, and community transformation. MK is an Associate Professor of Dance + Choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University and Chair of the Opportunity in Arts & Culture Cluster within the Thriving Communities Convergence Lab. MK designs and leads initiatives that integrate curriculum development, community-engaged research, and strategic leadership.

Nationally recognized as a 2022 Dance/USA Fellow to Artists and a Fulbright Fellow, MK’s practice engages intergenerational communities through movement building frameworks such as Sistering and Shore-to-Shore, advancing belonging and collective joy.

In addition to her creative and academic leadership, MK is an ordained Zen Buddhist novice priest who has been engaged in active Zen training since 2009, and is  currently a student of Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho. MK is also an active member of Still Breathing Zen Sangha, a Zen refuge for black practitioners. These and their creative practices remain central to how she cultivates spaces where folks can thrive, connect, and imagine new possibilities together.