Gretchen Schmidt, JD

Gretchen Schmidt has been in academia for nearly 20 years. Currently she serves as the Faculty program director for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program at Excelsior. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1998 after several years in the legal field she determined that she could give back more and make more of an impact on peoples lives through teaching. She went back to school and earned an MSCJ with a forensic psychology concentration and an MBA. As a lifelong learner herself, she truly believes in Excelsior's mission.