Kimberly Novak, MPA, Higher Education Strategist

Kimberly Novak is an independent consultant for Campus Safety, Student Risk Management and Student Organization Development. She is recognized as a national expert in student-focused risk management and campus safety. She has been invited to speak at national conferences and on college campus around the country and served as faculty for several nationally sponsored professional institutes including the including the National Interdisciplinary Hazing Intervention Institute which was renamed in her honor in 2010 as the Kimberly Novak Hazing Prevention Institute.   Kim has also served as a member of the U.S. Department of Education Higher Education Center for Alcohol Other Drug and Violence Prevention Review Group and currently serves as a Center Fellow.

Prior to embarking on her consulting career full-time, Kim served as the Director for Student and Campus Community Development at Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. Kim was a key player in the opening of the campus in 2004. Her work as a Chapter Advisor for Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has earned her Student Organization Advisor of the year at both Texas A&M University and Arizona State University. She has been awarded Accolades for Fraternal Service by Kappa Alpha Order and recognized as Chapter Advisor of the Year by Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, and most recently recognized by Sigma Phi Beta as a Community Ally. Additionally she has been honored for her work as a volunteer advisor by being awarded Student Organization Advisor of the Year at both Texas A&M and Arizona State Universities. Kim is a proud member of Delta Gamma Fraternity. Kim approaches her work with college students with the heart of an advocate and is committed to the advancement of fraternal values on college campuses across the country.