Brock Tibert

Brock has worked in higher education for 11 years, holding various roles within Enrollment Management and Institutional Research. His work at Bentley centers on enabling data-driven strategies to support financial aid, admissions, and marketing initiatives through the use of various analytical methods. In addition, Brock is responsible for deploying new technology, and is currently working […]

Michelle Burcin

Dr. Michelle Burcin currently serves as the director of Healthy Carolina. In this role, Michelle is responsible for collaborative development, promotion and assessment of a wide-ranging array of wellness programs and research at the University of South Carolina. More than nine years of experience in college health has prepared Michelle to develop Healthy Carolina as […]

Melissa Thammavongsa

Melissa Thammavongsa began her career as a development administrator at her alma mater, the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. The University of South Florida is a global research university with over 50,000 students across three campuses. Melissa has been the International Alumni Officer at USF since 2017, building the international alumni shop from […]

Elizabeth Chapman

Betsy Chapman is responsible for communications with undergraduate parents across a variety of platforms, including the Parents’ Page website and the Daily Deac blog, as well as parent content for Facebook and Twitter. She also works with the Wake Forest Parents’ Council and is responsible for the Council’s operations, meetings, and member fundraising. Betsy also […]

Pamela Monaco

Pamela has spent her career working with non-traditional students. Since 2000, she has been an instructor and administrator for online programs at the University of Maryland University College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Brandman University. Responsibilities have included converting all on-ground courses to blended and online delivery for a large system, developing and delivering online […]

David C. Paris, Ph.D.

David and the Alliance aim to improve student learning through voluntary and cooperative professional efforts to significantly improve assessment of — and accountability for — student learning outcomes. He is also a senior advisor to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and a professor of government at Hamilton College. David was one of the primary […]

Using Empathy and Humility in Managing Difficult Faculty and Staff

Many leaders encounter team members with toxic or narcissistic traits, and those team members can wreck a team dynamic if left unchecked. Join us for a 1-hour discussion to strategize how to address difficult team members from a place of humility and empathy. You’ll have the opportunity to further explore themes from Building Stronger Teams […]

Jessica Cohen

Jessica has overseen the design and management of Washington and Lee’s reunion gift program since 2006. Her multi-year method has expanded reunion giving by 54%. Before arriving in her current post, she held the same position at the University of Richmond and managed the parents program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She presents on […]

Ron Brown, Ph.D

I empower clients to manage and lead with conviction, achieve success, and change reality within their existing cultures. Ron is a university administrator and executive coach with over 4 decades of experience in higher education that includes two decades of administrative experience at major universities. A core component of his approach to coaching is assisting […]

Dr. Nichole S. Prescott

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.