Kristin Joyce Tardif is an Associate Professor and Program Lead for the Organizational Leadership and Office Management Technology programs at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. She teaches Organizational Leadership, serves on the university’s standing committees on assessment, curriculum development, and faculty awards, and is the Faculty Adviser to the Student Veterans Organization, Salute Honor Society, and Leadership Human Resource Student Association. Dr. Tardif has lived and worked internationally, and has developed Canadian, Indian and Latin American partnerships, study abroad programs, as well as maymester programs. Her research focuses on two areas: Global Citizen Leadership, and the competencies to successfully participate in international trade and global assignments; Disruptive Creative Leadership, and igniting the creative economy. Dr. Tardif has a PhD in Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. A Masters of Liberal Studies in Organizational Leadership from Fort Hays State University. Dr. Tardif was an executive with Nestle Foods in the corporate affairs marketing, and natural resources departments.