Amanda J. Gould

Amanda oversees all functions that support our accelerated undergraduate programs for adult women. She is also the Project Director for a 3.4 million dollar grant that The American Women’s College received from the US Department of Education to study the efficacy of adaptive learning and its impact on degree completion. In this capacity she was […]

B. Jean Mandernach, Ph.D.

Jean is the Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching at Grand Canyon University. Her research focuses on enhancing student learning in the online classroom through innovative instructional and assessment strategies, and she explores strategies for integrating efficient online instruction in a manner that maximizes student learning, satisfaction, and engagement. In […]

Martin Klubeck

Marty plays a significant role in strategic IT planning, metrics, and organizational improvement efforts within the Office of Information Technologies, and across campus at the University of Notre Dame. He has presented at numerous conferences and seminars, and taught courses on organization development throughout the United States. His latest book, Don’t Manage…Coach (2016) is a […]

Kate Harrison

Kate Harrison has built a superior portfolio of donor stewardship work over a decade in Higher Education and now with the nation’s number one cancer center. This includes launching award-winning volunteer programs, crafting bespoke donor engagements, and executing spectacular events and milestone celebrations. Kate believes that collaboration and a donor-centric mindset are the keys to […]

James Vermillion

James is a member of the University Development (UD) leadership team at UC San Diego. In his role, he helps ensure significant levels of philanthropic support for the eight academic divisions that comprise general campus by managing and driving UD’s $1M+ gift pipeline and helping inform strategic direction in partnership with key Advancement partners. He […]

John Lewis

In his 26 years of practice, Mr. Lewis has been involved with projects across the US and abroad. These include facilities such as the Osborne Center for Science & Engineering at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, the Michael B. Enzi STEM Undergraduate Laboratory Facility at the University of Wyoming, and the Tracy Hall Science […]

Dr. Terry McGlasson

Dr. McGlasson’s sixteen years of clinical experience included residential care, family preservation services, addictions counseling, directing two university counseling centers and private practice. He was a Disaster Mental Health Responder for the American Red Cross, deployed to New York in 2012 to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and he recently returned from Baton […]

Rachelle Clarke

Rachelle Clarke serves as the Dean of Enrollment Services in the Division of Student Affairs at Rio Salado College. In this role, she leads strategic and operational initiatives that directly impact student, staff and institutional success. Clarke has over 15 years of progressive operations experience in the community college and specializes in systems thinking, high […]

Navigating Senior Leadership Transitions in Higher Education

Some senior leaders starting a new position may still imagine they will be granted an informal “honeymoon” period with the time and space to acclimate to their new responsibilities, conduct a “listening tour” before making any big decisions, and build relationships. The reality, however, is starkly different. In today’s world of higher education, senior leaders […]

Taking Large-Scale Recruitment Events Online

As we face declining enrollments and a pandemic that limits in-person events, many enrollment and admissions professionals are struggling to adjust the traditional tactics they have used to recruit more students. Though most institutions rely on face-to-face recruitment events, the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging us to strategically shift to hosting virtual events instead. This program […]