Instructors
Dr. Nichole S. Prescott is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas System, focusing on equity in the student success continuum. She is a proud citizen of the federally recognized Miami Nation of Oklahoma, and lives in Texas with her wife, two kids, two dogs, and two cats.
As one of Academic Impressions’ account managers, Ryan brings his 8 years of account management experience at Headway Marketing to help build and maintain long-term relationships with our members. Ryan received his undergraduate education and the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) and his master’s degree from Georgia State University. A recent transplant to Denver, Ryan […]
As the inaugural chief diversity officer for her campus, Jennifer serves as a principal advisor to the chancellor and cabinet on diversity matters. She leads UAA’s efforts to transform programs, services and processes to support a vibrant campus life, a positive and respectful culture, a diverse curriculum and the meaningful inclusion of UAA’s diverse population […]
As a Program Operations Manager, Katie provides logistical support to ensure that our events make their way from the creators to the end users. Prior to joining Academic Impressions, she was the Teacher Training Program Manager and an Instructor at CorePower Yoga. She still enjoys practicing yoga regularly in addition to going on hikes and […]
As Customer Relations Manager, Katie manages all correspondence with our customers and Subject Matter Experts, and coordinates various internal procedures for our Operations Team. She enjoys problem solving and finding a way to meet the needs of everyone we work with. Katie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from Washington University in St. […]
Paulyne Becerra has 15 years of experience in higher education advancement and currently serves as the Executive Director of Development, Student Success and Parent Programs at the University of California San Diego. In this role, Paulyne manages a team of frontline fundraisers and program directors who support student success initiatives and parent and family engagement. […]
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 […]
