Oakton’s Leadership Excellence Certificate helps you advance your career and step into impactful management roles. This 18-credit-hour program is perfect for working professionals and aspiring managers looking to build leadership skills. Whether you're starting your leadership journey or refining your expertise, this program equips you to inspire teams, manage change and achieve results.
You'll explore leadership fundamentals through courses like Principles of Management, Strategic Management and Effective Leadership Skills. These classes cover planning, decision-making and motivating employees, helping you improve organizational success and foster personal growth. You’ll get practical learning with real-world applications to you to meet challenges and seize chances in today’s workplace.
With flexible online and in-person options, the program fits your schedule. Complete the 18-credit-hour certificate at your own pace, quickly gaining the skills and credentials to advance your career. It’s also ideal for those with a bachelor’s degree in another field who want to sharpen their leadership abilities or enhance their resume.
Earning this certificate opens doors to upper-level management roles. Invest in yourself. Oakton College’s Leadership Excellence Certificate prepares you to stand out, achieve your goals, and build a brighter future in management and leadership.
Enrolling at Oakton College can save you thousands of dollars and help you earn more over the course of your career. Our tuition is among the lowest in the region, and we offer many ways to bring your costs down even more.
99 percent of Oakton students graduate without debt.
To help you get there, you can apply for a scholarship, which you don’t have to pay back. We award $12 million in scholarships annually. Financial Aid includes grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance that can reduce your costs of attending college.
We offer payment options that give you control over how you pay. Pay all at once or spread your payments over the course of the semester.
Learn more about your options for paying for your education
Tracy Fulce
Chair of Business
Professor of Business
B.A. Michigan State University
M.B.A. Baker College
tfulce@oakton.edu
847.376.7803, Skokie
Office: B216, Skokie
David Lewis
Associate Professor, Business
dlewis@oakton.edu
847.635.1917
Office: 3604, Des Plaines
Meet our part time faculty:
Larry Benjamin
Lecturer
B.S. Illinois State University
M.B.A. Northwestern University
lbenjamin@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Murneka Davis
Lecturer
B.S. Northeastern Illinois University
M.H.R.M. Keller Graduate School
mmdavis@oakton.edu
847.376.7198
Office: 1268, Des Plaines
Danielle Dickerson
Lecturer
B.A. Columbia College, Chicago
M.A. Roosevelt University
ddickers@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Astrid Duran
Lecturer
B.S. National Louis University
M.B.A. National Louis University
aduran@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Leslie Dubin
Lecturer
A.B. University of Illinois Chicago
M.B.A. Northeastern Illinois University
ldubin@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Randy Felsenthal
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois, Urbana
M.A. Webster University
rfelsent@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Terry Lange
Lecturer
B.A. Illinois State
M.S.F.D. Northern Illinois University
tlange@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Althea McIntyre
Lecturer
B.S. American University
M.S. Loyola University Chicago
amcintyre@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Bruce Mueller
Lecturer
B.B.A. Loyola University Chicago
M.B.A. Loyola University Chicago
bmueller@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Brian Porter
Lecturer
B.B.A. Georgia State University
M.B.A. Texas Southern University
J.D. Chicago-Kent College of Law
bporter@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Christiana Sexton
Lecturer
B.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.B.A. DePaul University
M.S.H.R. DePaul University
csexton@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Wynn Shawver
Lecturer
B.S. Northwestern University
M.N.A. North Park University
wshawver@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Jillian Verstrate
Lecturer
A.A.S. Oakton Community College
B.A. Augustana University
J.A. Seton Hall University
jillv@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
David Williams
Lecturer
B.A. Harvard University
M.B.A. Loyola University Chicago
dwilliam@oakton.edu
847.635.1910
Office: B206, Skokie
Graziano Berto
Owner
Carlucci Rosemont
Robyn Wall Berto
Owner
Kolon and Associates
Raymond Camosy
Camosy Construction
Robert Chakrabarty
Account Director
Taproot Foundation
Jim Coates
IUOE Local 399 ETF
Training Fund Administrator
Dr. Jerry Field
Executive VP J.B. Burling Group Ltd.
Joseph Gurreri
Founding Principal/Innov Consult
Rand Hass
President
Medusa Consulting Group
Cynthia Morgan
Shift 2 Green
Pres-CEO
Richard Paullin
Executive Director
International Trade Assoc. of Greater Chicago
Steven Schumacher
Director Corporate HR
Sears
Brian Simek
Senior Manager Fleet Repair Services
Wheels Inc.