Mike Hayes, Ed.D.

About:

Hayes is currently the Head of School at Worthington Christian School in Ohio. Prior to 2022, he served as the Vice President for Student Development at Lee University in Cleveland, TN where he had served in several significant roles since 1995. His early career at Lee includes positions as Counselor, Coordinator of Academic Assessment, and Director of Student Development. He became a member of the President’s Cabinet in 2006 as an Assistant Vice President and was promoted to his current role as Vice President for Student Development in 2010

While at Lee, Hayes oversaw campus ministries, counseling, health clinic, new student orientation, racial and ethnic relations, and residential life and housing, among many other functions. He has also spent consistent time in the classroom and taught many undergraduate and graduate courses in personal and team leadership, psychology, and educational practices. His work with younger students includes his oversight of an esteemed summer honors program for high school students that has grown substantially under his leadership.
An Ohio native, Mike earned his EdD in Educational Administration and Policy Studies and MEd in Counseling from the University of Tennessee, and a BA in Psychology from Lee College.