Lonnie Ledbetter
SVP, Organizational Development & Culture
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Economics
First student housing experience: Moving into a residence hall that had very industrial metal furniture and sharing a bathroom with 30 other college freshman girls. I was shocked to learn that I did not have a curfew!
Most memorable college experience: On the first night of my freshman year, the RA staff held a hall meeting for all the residents to get to know one another. The RA staff was so welcoming and made sure we were all comfortable. I decided that night that I wanted to be an RA. the following year, I became an RA and started my career in student housing.
Favorite thing about college: Football season, the RA staffs that I was a part of, and the friendships I made.
Most people don't know: I am obsessed with Sudoku puzzles. They are a great stress reliever.
Favorite college-themed movie: Road Trip
Lonnie is the SVP of Organizational Development & Culture, overseeing employee development, recruiting, training, residence life, health and wellness, and culture.
Lonnie spearheads our employee development department. ACC is committed to providing team members at all levels of the organization with the training, support, and learning opportunities they need to be successful. Additionally, Lonnie is responsible for ACC’s residence life program, which fosters the academic success and well-being of our student residents. Our programming centers around the development of three core skillsets –interpersonal, life management, and academic success.
Lonnie also oversees the ACC health and wellness program, which aims to provide ACC employees with informational resources, external affiliations and internal company programs that focus on fitness, nutrition and lifestyle.
During her time at ACC, Lonnie designed and implemented our InsideTrack conference, which offers career development for community-level team members interesting in becoming general managers. The curriculums delivered in an intensive three-day training program at the ACC corporate office, and a 6 month long mentoring program emphasizing residence life, human resource management, business operations, marketing and leasing, facilities, and career development. From 2003 to 2015, InsideTrack had 298 graduates, and five InsideTrack graduates are now Executive or Senior Vice Presidents at ACC.
Since Lonnie began her career as a Resident Assistant, she has gained invaluable experience in student and multifamily housing in her roles with private real estate developer JPI and with ACC as a leasing consultant, director of business development, VP of training and VP of organizational development. Lonnie is a CPLP, and her experience and leadership have played a critical role in the growth and internal development of ACC.