Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Krystyne Savarese

Associate Vice Provost of Student Success

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Marty Alvarado

Partner

Sova

Gina Amatangelo

Associate Dean and Distinguished Teaching Professor

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Israah Ansari

Undergraduate Transfer Student

Johns Hopkins University

Marcia Ballinger

President

Lorain County Community College

Tierney Bates

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

University of South Carolina Upstate

Tyler Beckman

Student

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Matt Bergman

Senior Fellow

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Beau Boice

Director of Work-Based Learning

Strada Education Foundation

Arthur Brooks

Professor of Management Practice

Harvard Business School

Courtney Brown

Vice President of Strategic Impact and Planning

Lumina Foundation

Richard Brown

Associate Dean of Student Life and Director of the Center for Belonging and Inclusion

Denison University

John Byrne

Editor-in-Chief

Poets&Quants

Erica Clark

Director of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Christopher Clarke

Assistant Vice President of Community Belonging and Success

Austin Peay State University

Leonard Clemons

Vice President of Student Affairs

Austin Peay State University

Shakima Clency

National Director of Campus Partnerships and Student Success

Kessler Scholars Collaborative

Jon Clifton

Chief Executive Officer

Gallup

Trey Conatser

Assistant Provost of Teaching and Learning

University of Kentucky

Edward Conroy

Senior Policy Manager of the Higher Education Policy Program

New America

Frank Cuevas

Vice Chancellor of Student Life

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Sara Custer

Editor-in-Chief

Inside Higher Ed

Sharon Duffy

Assistant Vice President of Student Success

Emerson College

Camille Dumont

Associate Director of Career Readiness

Excelsior University

Morgan Erickson

Student

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Aimée Eubanks Davis

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Braven

Melissa Ezarik

Editor for Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

Vivienne Felix

Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Center for Professional Pathways

Washington & Jefferson College

Tania Ferreira

Head of Content for Events

THE

Colleen Flaherty

Senior Editor for Special Content

Inside Higher Ed

Kia Fletcher

Senior Director of Academic Success Programs

Ohio State University

Brianne Frazier

Director of Student Engagement and Success

Arizona State University

Tina Gaddy

Executive Director of Employer Relations

The Washington Center

John Gardner

Co-Founder and Executive Chair

John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

Cié Gee

Associate Vice Provost

University of Texas at San Antonio

Dante Grayson

Student Body President of the Student Government Association

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Kevin Grubb

Chief Career Officer

Villanova University

Artem Gulish

Senior Federal Policy Adviser

Georgetown University

Luke Hansen

Senior Education Consultant

Gallup

Dan Harder

Chief Academic Technology Officer

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Whitney Hawkins

Director of the Center for Student Success Insights

New York University

Nina Huntemann

Chief Academic Officer

Chegg

Sally Hunter

Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Amy Johnson

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rushton Johnson

Vice President of Student Affairs

Pellissippi State Community College

Casey Johnstone

EDU Growth Client Relationship Manager

Guidebook

Wendy Kilgore

Senior Director of Research

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Valerie Kinloch

President

Johnson C. Smith University

Jillian Kinzie

Associate Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement

Indiana University Bloomington

Caleb Knight

Director of Partnerships and Economic Engagement

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jonathan Koppell

President

Montclair State University

Alistair Lawrence

Head of Branded Content

THE

Noah Leavitt

Co-director of the Career and Community Engagement Center

Whitman College

Ro Lee

Associate Director of Career and Professional Development

Claremont Graduate University

Leo Lo

Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences

University of New Mexico

Travis Loveday

Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs

Pellissippi State Community College

Paul Mabrey

Director of Student Success and Enrollment Analytics

James Madison University

Susannah Marshman

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Leadership and Campus Engagement

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jason Mastrogiovanni

Director of Academic and Student Success

University of Florida

Nicolette Miller

Senior Director of Student Success Initiatives

Arizona State University

Rachael Miller

Director of Experiential Learning

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Mitch Mitchell

Associate Vice President of Student Success and Dean of Students

California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

Kimberly Moore

Executive Director of Workforce, Professional and Community Education

Wichita State University

Tim Morenz

Director of Student Success and Counseling Services

Blackburn College

Catherine Morris

Senior Editor in the Center on Education and the Workforce

Georgetown University

Ashley Mowreader

Reporter for Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

Michelle Ong

President

Mabalacat City College

Rebekah Paré

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Paré Consulting

Colin Pears

Chief Retention Officer and Associate Provost of Student Success

University of New England

Donde Plowman

Chancellor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Raphaella Prange

Vice-President of Student Life

Maryville University

Jamie Ramacciotti

Director of Global Events

THE

Adrian Ramirez

Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development

Southwestern University

Natychia Redmond

Director of Coaching and Mentorship Initiatives

Sewanee-The University of the South

Silvia Patricia Rios Husain

Associate Vice President of Student Success

University of South Carolina

Jamey Rorison

Senior Program Officer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Juana Sanchez

Director

Beyond Transfer

CortneyJo Sandidge

Associate Vice Provost for Student Success

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Philippa Satterwhite

Coordinator of Financial Wellness and Education

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Bernie Savarese

Vice President of Academic Affairs, Research and Student Success

The University of Tennessee System

Phil Schuman

Executive Director of Financial Wellness and Education

Indiana University

Andrew Sedillo

Director of Microcredentials Instructional Design

New Mexico State University

Kevin Smith

Assistant Director of Clinical Services

East Tennessee State University

Jamia Stokes

Vice President of Postsecondary Programs

Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

Takeo Suzuki

Executive Director of the Center for Global Education

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Omar Toulan

Dean of the MBA Program & Hilti Chair and Professor of Strategy & International Management

IMD Business School

Sofia Trelles

Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Development

Florida International University

Niklas Trzaskowski

Director of the Career Center

Maryville College

Kirsten Turner

Vice President for Student Success

University of Kentucky

H. Rao Unnava

Michael and Joelle Hurlston Dean

UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Robert Vela

President

Texas AM University-Kingsville

David Walden

Director of the Counseling Center and Lecturer in Psychology

Hamilton College

Jessie Wang

Assistant Dean of Student Success and Access

East Tennessee Sate University

Bryce Warden

Director of Education-to-Work Initiatives

Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

Linwood Webster

Student Success and Retention Specialist

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Patti West-Smith

Senior Director of Customer Engagement

Turnitin

Amber Williams

Vice Provost of Student Success

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Candace Williams

Director of Regional Initiatives

Business-Higher Education Forum

Harry Williams

President and Chief Executive Officer

Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Kamilah Williams

Dean of College and Career Readiness

Illinois Central College

Chotsani Williams West

Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Adelphi University

Eric Wood

Director of Counseling and Mental Health

Texas Christian University

Melissa Young

Assistant Vice President of Student Success

Columbus State University

Bridget Yuhas

Executive Director of the Institute for Well-being

Butler University

John Zomchick

Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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