Constancio Nakuma, Ph.D.

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at University of Colorado, Denver A dedicated educator with 30 years of higher education experience, Constancio joined CU Denver in July 2021 after a successful 19-year tenure at Clemson University, where he served as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. In addition to his administrative role […]

Eddie Phillips

Provost and Senior Vice President at National Louis University Dr. Eddie Phillips serves as the Provost and Senior Vice President at National Louis University. As Provost, Dr. Phillips is responsible for the academic enterprise of the University. This includes the institution’s academic portfolio, academic policy and operations, faculty leadership and engagement in teaching service and […]

Dr. Chris Howard

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University In his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chris works closely with President Crow and the other executive vice presidents to coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives and advancements, oversee ASU Enterprise affiliates, advance new enterprise relationships and opportunities, and integrate ASU Enterprise planning and […]

Edmund O. Acevedo, Ph.D., FASCM

Professor Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Ed Acevedo is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and presently serves as the Director of Faculty Development and Research in the You First at VCU First-Generation Student Success and Faculty Research Center.  Ed has wide-ranging experience in academic leadership as a department chair for 10 years […]

Candi N. Smiley, J.D.

Candi is a licensed attorney with an enduring passion for the intersection of sports and the law. Early in her career, this passion took her to USA Track & Field’s Business and Legal Affairs, and later to the National Football League’s Management Council. In 2014, she made a career change and decided to focus her […]

Colleen M. Dutton, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Colleen has been at UT Dallas since 2012 where she provides strategic leadership and oversight of all Human Resources operations. She has strategically incorporated original concepts, the talent management and strategic planning model TREE (Total Rewards; Recruitment, Retention and Recognition; Excellence in Performance; Employee Engagement; and the Four C’s of a Diamond Employee model (Character, […]

Amy Hogan

Amy Hogan joined Virginia Tech’s Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost in the role of Assistant Provost in May, 2012. In this role, Amy is responsible for initiatives relating to academic leadership development, including senior-level searches and evaluations, leadership coaching and consulting, and academic leader development programs and initiatives. In March of 2023, […]

Karen L. Dace, PhD

Karen L. Dace is vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Previously, she served as Deputy Chancellor for Diversity, Access & Equity at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Associate Vice President for Diversity at the University of Utah. She holds a tenured faculty appointment in Communication Studies and […]

Don Chu

Don is a native of New York. He earned his bachelor’s from Oberlin College, master’s and Ph.D. from Stanford University with specialization in sociology of education and formal organizations. At Skidmore College and California State University Chico he served as chair for ten years before deanships at the University of West Florida, California State University […]

Kristen DeVries

Kristen R. DeVries is Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and serves as Executive Director of the WMU Foundation. With a depth of experience building first-rate development and alumni relations teams and successfully executing major comprehensive fundraising campaigns, she manages corporate, foundation, and major giving, as well as alumni engagement and donor relations. In […]