Instructors
Maria is a career educator whose work experience spans a variety of institutional categories, including research universities, comprehensive universities, land-grant universities, and urban-located and rural-located, HBCUs, and PWIs. She served as President and CEO of Coppin State University (CSU) and was the first woman to be installed as president. Prior to her appointment at CSU, […]
Dorine is a leadership coach and consultant with over 30 years of experience in higher education and the law. Her coaching and consulting expertise is grounded in positive psychology, creative problem solving, and education leadership literature, as well as her extensive faculty and administrative experience in community colleges, regional state universities, and selective higher education […]
Yianna is one of Academic Impressions’ Account Managers. She is responsible for building and maintaining long-term relationships with Academic Impressions’ members through active service and strategic engagement. Yianna arrived at Academic Impressions after spending nearly eight years at her alma mater, Clemson University (Go Tigers!). While at Clemson, Yianna worked as an academic coordinator for […]
In Nicolle’s administrative role, she is responsible for faculty development to strengthen teaching and research as well as leadership programming for administrators. She is also responsible for developing policies and assisting with the promotion and tenure process. Nicolle continues her research on disproportionate minority contact and program evaluation. The second edition of Disproportionate Minority Contact […]
Melinda J. Papowitz is Director of Prospect Research at Yale University. In this capacity, Melinda oversees prospect research, prospect management, data analysis and prospect identification divisions. Her department serves Yale College and Yale’s schools, museums, libraries, and other program areas. Under her guidance, the prospect research department played a pivotal role in Yale’s successful $3.88 […]
A. Graham Peace is currently Chair of the Department of Management Information Systems and an Associate Professor of MIS in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He previously served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Affairs, where he focused on improving the undergraduate student experience. He […]
Rebel Smith is currently Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. She is passionate about student success and focuses on recruitment and retention.
Donna obtained her doctorate in experimental social psychology from the University of Kansas in June 2006 and her Master’s in applied social psychology from the University of Guelph, Canada, in May 2001. Her field of interest is diversity science and her program of research concerns the effects that cultural legacies of oppression have on psychosocial […]
Eric Spicer is the Assistant Vice President of Unit Development for the ASU Foundation. In this role, Eric serves unit leaders within the ASU Foundation as they build and lead high performing teams. He is also privileged to help amazing people create transformative impact by investing in access to education, student success, groundbreaking research, and community […]
Dr. Leah Gallant is currently the Talent Development Consultant and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at MIT’s Office of Resource Development and the Alumni Association. Dr. Gallant has over 25 years of progressive experience working in higher education, including building and facilitating teams and navigating complex organizations. As a leader and previous manager, she is […]
