Courtnee Jordan-Cox
Courtnee Jordan-Cox
Managing Associate
Courtnee Jordan-Cox brings a wealth of experience in the higher education, nonprofit, public service, and K-12 sectors to her role as Managing Associate at Art & Science Group. With a strong background in organizational leadership, she specializes in strategic planning, institutional assessment, and developing systems that promote emotional, physical, and intellectual safety on college campuses. Her work as a Title IX officer, care team member, conduct officer, and Threat Assessment Team co-chair has been shaped by her early career as a professional counselor, providing her with a deep understanding of student needs and institutional dynamics.
Prior to joining Art & Science Group, Courtnee served as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College, where she played a key role in shaping student-centered residential and academic initiatives, particularly in response to the pandemic. Her leadership helped establish effective critical cross-divisional teams focused on assessment, strategic planning, and equity work. She has also served as an administrator at Delaware Valley University and at Rowan University – Camden and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at Wilmington University.
Courtnee is actively engaged in professional organizations such as NASPA (National Association for Student Personnel Administrators) and MACUHO (Mid-Atlantic College and University Housing Officers). She holds professional credentials as an Internationally Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, and in Title IX Hearings (officer and advisor), Advanced Violence Risk Assessment, Title IX Bias and Cultural Competencies, Online Teaching Pedagogy and Standards, and Strategic Communication. Her specialized training also includes antisemitism awareness, mentoring, and child welfare advocacy. Passionate about her higher education leadership, she is dedicated to exploring the systemic factors that influence retention, recruitment and belonging of students, faculty, and staff.
Beyond the Work
In her spare time, Courtnee enjoys teaching vinyasa-style yoga and advocating for maternal health and infant mortality improvements. She is a San Francisco Bay Area native, and an avid traveler, with a special fondness for Ghana, the Netherlands, and Greece. A dedicated member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. since 2006, she actively participates in community service initiatives. Courtnee also enjoys creating mixed-media art, discovering new brunch spots, and seeking out the tallest and scariest roller coasters. At home, she cares for a rescue dog, an opinionated parrot, a 20-year-old aquatic turtle, and an ever-growing collection of houseplants. She has a working knowledge of Spanish and American Sign Language and continually seeks opportunities to expand her language proficiency.
Education
B.A. Advertising and Sociology, Marquette University
M.A. Strategic Communication, Villanova University
Ph.D. Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Organizational Leadership, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington, DC