What is the Social Change Model of Leadership Development?

Student Leadership & Involvement uses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development and it's 7 C's as a framework for a series of guided conversations, engaging activities, and keynote addresses.

• “The individual”: Participants will be able to identify the personal qualities (within themselves) needed to support group functioning and positive social change.
  • Consciousness of self - Self-awareness of the beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions that motivate you to take action
  • Congruence - Thinking, feeling, behaving with consistency, geniuses, authenticity, and honesty in all areas of your life
  • Commitment - Motivation energy that dives forward a collective effort. Commitment is connected to passion, intensity, and duration of a collective effort.
• “The group”: Participants will demonstrate skills needed for collaboration to effect positive social change.
  • Collaboration - Working with other towards a common goal or effort. Collaboration is the cornerstone of group leadership efforts because it empowers self and others through building trust
  • Common Purpose - Working with others in a way that elevates shared aims, values and goals. These elements enable groups to engage in collective analysis and solutions to address group goals
  • Controversy with Civility - Acknowledges two fundamental reality of any group effort: 1) differences in viewpoints and perspectives are inevitable and 2) such differences must be aired openly but with civility in order to find the best solution or outcome
• “Community”: Participants will be able to identify ways in which community service influences group development and strengthens individual leadership qualities towards positive social change
  • Citizenship - Process in which the individual and collaborative groups become responsibly connected to the community and society through leadership efforts and experiences

Kamaile Tripp-Harris

CHW Program Manager, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine – Office of Academic Culture and Community

CHW Coordinator, University of Utah Health – Eccles West Valley

Kamaile Tripp-Harris is the CHW Program Manager at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine’s Office of Academic Culture and Community. She leads a team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) representing Utah’s populations, guiding medical students to understand community dynamics and develop tailored health interventions. Kamaile integrates CHWs into educational curricula and oversees Clinical CHWs within student-led clinics.

Previously, she provided technical assistance to Health Equity Teams across Utah, promoting community engagement and partnerships to address health disparities in underserved communities. Kamaile serves on the Board of Directors for the Utah Community Health Workers Association, advancing community healthcare statewide.

Her career spans 18 years in Mental and Behavioral Healthcare and includes time as a Hawaiian Heritage Teacher at Pacific Heritage Academy in Rose Park, Utah. Kamaile also produces and co-hosts the Island Wave Podcast, celebrating Utah’s Pacific Island community and fostering connections through shared stories.

With expertise in education, healthcare, and cultural advocacy, Kamaile's work bridges communities and supports mentorship and collaboration in every role she undertakes. She was the recipient of the 2024 CHW of the Year Award from the Utah Area Health Education Center and the 2023 Healthcare Heroes Award from Utah Business Magazine.

Most recently, Kamaile has been appointed to lead the University of Utah Health Institutional Goal to Advance the Role of Community Health Workers. In this role, she is overseeing the development of a Community Health Worker Coordination Center and community space as part of the Eccles West Valley Initiative, a transformative effort to integrate CHWs into clinical care, strengthen community partnerships, and expand culturally responsive health services in one of Utah’s most underserved regions.

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