Kerry Ann Rockquemore, PhD is an author and speaker in the field of faculty development and leadership. She spent the early years of her career writing about interracial families, biracial identity, and the politics or racial categorization. She is author of two important books: Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America and Raising Biracial Children, as well as two-dozen articles and book chapters on multiracial youth. Kerry Ann’s research on biracial identity has been featured in numerous media outlets such as the New York Times and ABC’s 20/20. After Kerry Ann became a tenured professor (at the University of Illinois at Chicago), her focus shifted to improving conditions for pre-tenure faculty by creating supportive communities for professional development, writing productivity, and work/life balance. Her award-winning work with under-represented faculty led to the publication of her most recent book The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul. Kerry Ann now provides writing workshops for new faculty at colleges across the U.S., facilitates a popular online discussion forum, writes a weekly advice column for Inside Higher Education, and works with a select group of new faculty each semester in her Faculty Success Program.