Marilea Bramer

Marilea Bramer, PhD, serves as the Leadership Development Coordinator at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities since August 2023. With extensive experience in training and professional development across various institutions since February 2017, Marilea has developed and led multiple training curricula, including Philosophy for Children and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, benefiting over 50 educators and administrators. Between August 2022 and September 2023, Marilea worked as an Instructional Designer at Century College, where significant advancements were made in Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) and training program redesign. Previous roles include Professor at Metropolitan State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead, where Marilea designed and implemented numerous courses and training sessions in both face-to-face and online formats. Education credentials include a PhD and MA in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota, a BA in Philosophy from St. Catherine University, and a Post-baccalaureate Teaching Certificate in progress at Bemidji State University.