Matt Manfra

With more than 20 years of higher education experience, Matt has served as advancement vice president on two occasions and chief alumni officer at four institutions. In his current role at Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ), he provides oversight regarding all matters related to fundraising, alumni engagement, special events and the university’s professional studies program. […]

Anita Kite

As a leadership coach, team coach, and group facilitator, Anita helps clients identify and sidestep many of the inner gremlins that keep them from achieving their goals. Think of her as your thought partner who, through powerful questions, helps you identify your roadblocks and explore your limiting beliefs. She often leverages humor to prompt self-reflection […]

Carina Vocisano, Ph.D.

Helping academic leaders focus on the stuff that really matters.  Work less, work more effectively, experience more joy. Carina Vocisano, PhD has extensive experience in creating change as an academic leadership coach. She draws on evidence-based approaches to leadership coaching including mindfulness-based stress reduction, positive psychology, and organizational psychology. A core assumption of Carina’s approach […]

Allison DiBianca Fasoli, Ph.D.

Allison DiBianca Fasoli, Ph.D. is a faculty coach, leadership coach, and a psychological researcher and educator. She coaches clients around career growth and career decisions, work-life balance, branding, leading others, and defining visions for their teams. She helps scholars, researchers, and writers increase their scholarly productivity (without working more!), transform their writing practices and processes, […]

Jill Johns, DrPH

Jill is a faculty, team, and success coach who specializes in interpersonal communication, self-advocacy, and professional growth. As a certified professional coach, Jill began working with executives, leaders and front-line managers in a corporate capacity in 2010, in conjunction with leadership development training programs. She has built a thriving coaching and consulting practice in Statesboro, […]

Michael Reynolds

Mike primarily supports the array of degrees offered through the School of Education, as well as MFA programs in Creative Writing and a Master’s in Legal Studies. His enthusiasm for institutional service has led him into the directorship of Hamline’s Collaborative Research program, co-directorship of the Race, Gender, and Beyond faculty development program, and membership […]

Marcela Kostihova

As Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Kostihova establishes the College’s academic priorities, oversees resource allocation, and coordinates strategic and long-range planning, as well as the day to day work with recruitment and development of faculty and staff. She’s co-directed Hamline’s Collaborative Research Program, and served as Associate Dean prior to her appointment […]

Stephanie Hinshaw

Prior to joining ACE, Stephanie spent 14 years in multiple roles at other institutes of higher education. Specifically, she worked at Orbis Education, Medtech College, and Harrison College in various roles in leadership, admissions, academics, and operations. As a servant leader, Hinshaw loves working with team members and students to grow their leadership capacities. Stephanie […]

Elizabeth Peterson

Elizabeth Peterson has been a speech-language pathologist for 24 years specializing in voice, business communication styles and how it influences one’s personal leadership brand, particularly for professional women. She has a full-time practice in Denver, Colorado where she works with executives, teams and business professionals as a speech, voice and presentation coach, foreign accent reduction […]

Amer F. Ahmed, Ed. D.

Dr. Amer F. Ahmed is an organizational strategist who helps institutions and leaders address diversity, inclusion, equity, and intercultural development through consulting, coaching, group facilitation, and keynote speeches. A frequently requested speaker nationwide, Dr. Ahmed’s approach is grounded in a commitment to Inclusive Excellence in organizations and communities. His pivotal understanding of the depth of […]