Dr. Suzanne Klein
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Suzanne Klein has over 30 years of educational experience as a teacher, administrator, trainer, consultant, adviser, superintendent, committee member and chair, professor, reviewer, director and presenter in preK-12 to Higher Education settings. At Oakland University, she currently teaches in the Educational Specialist Program and coordinates the Central Office Certificate Program, in the Department of Organizational Leadership. She serves as an advisor to students in the Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs, and is also the director of OU’s Galileo Institute, which supports the advancement of teacher leadership and student learning through a variety of community-based projects and initiatives.
An active voice on policy initiatives at both the state and federal level, Klein serves as president of the Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration and a member of OU’s 2025 Strategic Planning Community Engagement Committee. She was co-chair of the first Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices conference and now serves as a liaison to the current Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices Fellows. She also is a co-founder of EdConOU, a collaborative learning event for teachers and administrators to share and gain expertise on various education-related topics.
She is a member of the National Council of Professors in Educational Administration, the Michigan Association of School Administrators, the American Educational Research Association, and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. She has presented regionally, nationally and internationally on school district and organizational leadership and goal setting, the merits of strong educational leadership training, and leading learning that matters.
Suzanne Klein has over 30 years of educational experience as a teacher, administrator, trainer, consultant, adviser, superintendent, committee member and chair, professor, reviewer, director and presenter in preK-12 to Higher Education settings. At Oakland University, she currently teaches in the Educational Specialist Program and coordinates the Central Office Certificate Program, in the Department of Organizational Leadership. She serves as an advisor to students in the Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs, and is also the director of OU’s Galileo Institute, which supports the advancement of teacher leadership and student learning through a variety of community-based projects and initiatives.
An active voice on policy initiatives at both the state and federal level, Klein serves as president of the Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration and a member of OU’s 2025 Strategic Planning Community Engagement Committee. She was co-chair of the first Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices conference and now serves as a liaison to the current Galileo 3.0 Trusted Voices Fellows. She also is a co-founder of EdConOU, a collaborative learning event for teachers and administrators to share and gain expertise on various education-related topics.
She is a member of the National Council of Professors in Educational Administration, the Michigan Association of School Administrators, the American Educational Research Association, and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. She has presented regionally, nationally and internationally on school district and organizational leadership and goal setting, the merits of strong educational leadership training, and leading learning that matters.
