Dr. Angela Spranger, MBA, MA Ed.
Dr. Angela Spranger is a dynamic strategic HR executive, inclusive systems architect, and culture stabilizer with more than two decades of experience leading equity-centered change across higher education, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. As Founder of Chandler Henley Consulting LLC, she partners with executive leaders to transform organizations by aligning people, systems, and culture through clarity, accountability, and care.
Known for her no-fluff, systems-focused approach, Dr. Spranger is deeply committed to building high-performing, trauma-informed workplaces rooted in justice and operational excellence. She brings to the table both scholarly expertise—holding a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University—and lived experience as a Black woman and seasoned DEI executive. Her leadership has guided institutions through significant transformation, from founding the Center for Inclusive Excellence at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management to securing inaugural funding and forging cross-sector partnerships that expand access and equity.
Dr. Spranger is also a respected executive coach, facilitator, and speaker, frequently leading conversations on race, power, leadership, and justice in business. Her board service with the ACLU of Minnesota and the Ivy Foundation reflects her deep personal commitment to civil rights and economic empowerment. Whether stabilizing culture during disruption, designing inclusive leadership frameworks, or guiding strategic HR from the ground up, Dr. Spranger is a trusted advisor and catalyst for meaningful change.
• Change Management Foundations
• Change Management Tips for Leaders
• Leading Your Org on a Journey of Allyship
• Business Ethics
• Getting Started as a LinkedIn Learning Admin
• How to Use LinkedIn Learning
• Managers as Multipliers of Well-Being
• Research Administration (COI)
• Unconscious Bias
• CITI Export Controls Course
• Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Duke University - BA
• Virginia Commonwealth University - MBA
• The George Washington University - MA Ed.
• Regent University - Ph.D.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Outreach and education are core values in both my professional and personal life. I am committed to continuing my work in the nonprofit sector and fostering a deeper understanding of history within the communities I serve.