Amy J. Armstrong is the Associate Dean of Faculty for the College as well as an associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has served as the chair of the department for over 10 years. Dr. Armstrong has been involved in advocacy, education and employment issues related to individuals with disabilities for over 35 years. She has extensive experience providing national personnel training on a variety of topics to include: strength-based leadership, employee engagement and wellbeing, and appreciative inquiry. She received an MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from Michigan State University and a PhD in Education from VCU. She also has The Appreciative Inquiry Certificate of Positive Business and Societal Change from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and is a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator through the Appreciative Inquiry Commons.