Kay Lillig Cotter

Dr. Kay Lillig Cotter is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Business, Hamline University, with over 20 years of expertise in leadership development, organizational transformation, and executive coaching. Her career spans Fortune 500 companies, private businesses, government sectors, and non-profits.

• Earned Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Psychology from Portland State University
• B.S. in Psychology from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion

Dr. Cotter specializes in designing programs that build leadership talent and organizational impact, leveraging her 13 years of experience leading Personnel Decisions International's Japan office and Asia-Pacific operations. Her pedagogical approach emphasizes immediate skill application through engaging, feedback-driven education.