Jan Lyddon, Ph.D.

Principal with Organizational Effectiveness Consultants in Columbus, Ohio 

As an Achieving the Dream Data Coach, Jan Lyddon consults five colleges including four in Texas and one in New England.  She is particularly proud that one of them, El Paso Community College, was the recipient of the Leah Myer Austin Award for 2011. 

In addition to her role with Achieving the Dream, Dr. Lyddon’s experience encompasses more than 18 years leading college or university institutional research, planning and institutional effectiveness offices, and 15 years of leadership in state-level higher education research coordination and analysis. Her specialties include strategic planning, strategy execution, and measurement including balanced scorecards and dashboards.

Dr. Lyddon is also involved in the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), where she and her husband (also a Data Coach) have presented a day-long workshop on balanced scorecards and strategy execution in higher education.  She also serves as a national IPEDS trainer. 

Educational Background: Dr. Lyddon holds a B.S. from Iowa State University; a M.A. from Michigan State University; a M.P.A. from Western Michigan University; and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.