CEO, Human Energy
Professor of English, former Dean of Liberal Arts Saint Mary’s College of California
A Professor of English and former Dean of Liberal Arts at Saint Mary’s College of California, Sheila Hassell Hughes serves on the Human Energy Advisory Board, chairs the organization’s Education Steering Committee, and co-chaired the first N2 Conference in 2023. Since February 2024, she has served as Human Energy’s first Chief Operating Officer. Sheila is a scholar, teacher, leader, and poet whose personal and professional mission is to “see, speak, and stitch connections.” Her research focuses on the intersections of Indigenous American literature, gender, and religion and on holistic, transformative education. She holds a BA (UBC) and MA (University of Toronto) in English and was one of the first to earn an interdisciplinary PhD in Women’s Studies (Emory University).
