Kirsten Huff

Kirsten C. Huff is the director of the Bryn Athyn Church School, a private K–8 school in the Philadelphia area. She holds a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Positive Organizational Development from Case Western Reserve University. She uses the skills of resilience in her leadership style, and she promotes these skills among the staff and students at her school.

Prior to her current job, Cronlund worked with Karen Reivich to train Army sergeants and educators in the skills of resilience. She has led workshops and talks on resilience, and she contributed a chapter to Resilience: How to Navigate Life’s Curves. Cronlund is also a coach, specializing in strengths and resilience.

The Weatherhead School of Management is different from other business schools. We are bold in our ideas, creative in our approach, and adaptive in our interactions within a changing business environment. We''ve enhanced traditional management education by integrating the fundamentals of business with ideas and practices that change individuals, organizations and societies. At Weatherhead, we develop leaders as good global citizens who innovate to create sustainable value.