Archives: Instructors

Dr. Thibeault has served as the Dean of Distance Learning and Instructional Support at Sinclair Community College since 2003. In October 2012, she assumed the role of Director for the College’s $12M Department of Labor TAACCCT grant to develop three IT programs for competency-based delivery. Dr. Thibeault also has full responsibility for Sinclair’s online programs, including course development, faculty training, student support, and media development. With over 30 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Thibeault previously served as Directory of Learning Technologies, Chair of Computer Information Systems, Director of Computer Facilities, and Associate Professor of Computer Science. She was recognized as one of the top 50 innovators in the 2011 Converge Yearbook and co-leads Ohio’s State Authorization Network.

Dr. Kazin serves as chief academic officer for the newly launched College for America (CfA), an innovative, online, low-cost, competency-based program for underserved working adults. She created the CfA competency-based model and continues to oversee all aspects of curriculum and assessment development. CfA was the first entirely competency-based program to be approved by its regional accreditor, NEASC, and the first program to be approved under the “direct assessment” provision of Title IV by the US Department of Education. Dr. Kazin came to SNHU from Educational Testing Service (ETS), where she served as executive director for the higher education division and led efforts to develop next generation assessments for 21st century skills. Dr. Kazin is also an attorney specializing in civil rights and higher education law. She earned a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was an editor of the Law Review. After working at the law firm of Hogan and Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), she joined the US Department of Labor, where she served both as an attorney and as a speechwriter to Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Dr. Luna has served over twenty-six years in higher education, with fifteen of those years in institutional research. He has published research studies on many topics including assessment, quality improvement, salary studies and market research. Dr. Luna received his PhD and MA degrees in higher education administration and his MA and BA degrees in journalism, all from the University of Alabama.

In his role, Steven specializes in marketing, event planning, and brand development. He is known by his peers as an innovator in the area of marketing with his engagement marketing approach to recruiting students to enroll in summer courses. After he has recruited student’s to enroll in summer courses, he programs events like sno cones, concerts, and pool parties for students to enjoy while taking summer courses. Steven graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast and Electronic Media in 2010 and a master’s degree in Adult and Higher Education in 2012. He is an experienced public speaker and has shared his knowledge with thousands through a social media brand awareness program, Brand University.  Over the course of six years, Steven Lee has planned hundreds of events that have impacted and influenced the University of Oklahoma and Norman, Oklahoma communities.

Along with several colleagues in Texas and the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, Charlie launched the Texas Language Consortium. With support from the Teagle Foundation, he and his colleagues have begun a multi-year project that will enhance and expand this consortium so that the institutions involved can expand the educational offerings for students without increasing expenses.

Chris serves as provost for academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College, a large urban community college serving over 60,000 students annually at five full service campus locations. He supervises over 300 full-time and 1500 part-time faculty and manages a budget of over $120 million. He has served as an invited member of Utah Governor Herbert’s Trade Commission, accompanying him to Canada to explore energy policy as well as electronics manufacturing and trade. He serves also on the executive committee of the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (WACCAL) as well as the governing board of the Utah Experimental Program to Stimulated Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grant. He led efforts to create the Gen Ed Step Ahead, a cohort based program aimed at improving student degree completion as well as efforts to pilot MOOCs within the community college.

Dr. Mark Allen Poisel currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs at Georgia Regents University, focusing on student success. He previously served as the Associate Provost for Student Success at Pace University, enhancing academic support and retention for all students including transfer, first-generation, international, honors, and veterans. Prior to his role at Pace, he was the Associate Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services at the University of Central Florida establishing a transfer services center, a student success center, a sophomore and second year center, and a veterans’ academic resource center. His focus on student success at UCF also included building new facilities, improving classroom and class scheduling, implementing policy and a variety of other initiatives in student development and enrollment services. Dr. Poisel has also worked for the Florida Legislature, Florida Division of Community Colleges, and Indiana State University.

Daryl oversees all administrative and business functions for the Office of Research including budget, finance, human resources, and communications. Additionally he is responsible for the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and research administration. Prior to serving in this role, Daryl was the founding executive director of the University of Michigan’s Business Engagement Center (BEC). Under his leadership, the BEC grew rapidly and now oversees institutional relationships with more than 1,000 companies. A graduate of a combined degree program at U-M, Weinert holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics and a bachelor of science degree in industrial and operations engineering. Before joining U-M in 1999 as director of corporate relations in the College of Engineering, he was director of procurement strategy at Aon Corp. in Chicago.

Todd Roberson teaches upper-division courses in corporate finance, international finance, and strategic business analysis and MBA-level accounting. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Professor Roberson chairs the Kelley Indianapolis Assessment Committee, directs the recruitment of high-ability students in the undergraduate program, and serves as a frequent on-screen and media spokesperson for the Indianapolis campus of the IU Kelley School of Business. Prior to his academic career, Todd was the creative director and CFO of a large advertising and communications agency. He studied finance at Indiana University Bloomington, management at Indiana Wesleyan University, and mathematics and education at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.