David is responsible for all legal issues affecting the UNC School of the Arts, a unique degree-granting public university of arts conservatories that trains young people of talent in dance, design and production, drama, filmmaking, and music. Prior to becoming General Counsel at UNCSA, David was Associate Vice President for Legal affairs at the seventeen-campus University of North Carolina, with a focus on intellectual property, research, online education, media, nonprofits, and the entrepreneurial campus. Harrison is also Adjunct Professor of Law at UNC Chapel Hill School of Law, teaching Copyright and the Music Industry. David is a former law clerk to Justice James H. Brickley in the Michigan Supreme Court, and partner of a Grand Rapids, Michigan, law firm. He is licensed to practice law in both state and federal trial and appellate courts in Michigan and North Carolina, and as a member of the Tribal Bars of the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Tribe. David also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). He is also a recipient of the First Decade Award from the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).
Stephanie Rockwell has many years of fundraising experience with an emphasis in annual fund solicitation and development marketing. In 2008, she joined Gonzaga University’s annual campaign team, managing the student phone program. She progressively assumed greater responsibility of the solicitations and marketing efforts for the annual campaign and development office. During her tenure at Gonzaga University, the total of yearly donors and dollars to the unrestricted fund has increased nearly 30%, with integrated direct mail, email, phone, and social media marketing driving the success. The fundraising campaigns while under her direction have won top recognition from regional associations and CASE VIII, with the innovative and interactive Gonzaga University Advent Calendar receiving the 2012 Virginia Carter Smith Grand Crystal Award and multiple other comprehensive fundraising campaigns taking Gold. She approaches the solicitation calendar from a holistic point of view, believing that a potential donor should have multiple modes to receive and respond to a targeted giving message.
Cindy is the founding director of the University of South Florida’s new Summer Institute as the university implements a plan to enhance its summer education offerings and experiences. Previously, Cindy was the associate vice provost of enrollment management and services at North Carolina State University where she provided strategic vision, leadership, and direction for all aspects of summer sessions, Joyner Visitor Center, new student orientation, and parents and families services. Under her leadership the university’s summer sessions have undergone a transformation to a student-centered, college-led model that continuously examines how student success might be enhanced by strategically building summer into the university’s overall approach to academics. Over the course of her career, Cindy has been an officer in the state, regional, and national summer sessions organizations. She is currently the immediate past president of the North American Association of Summer Sessions. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from East Carolina University.
Scott has been in the entertainment and event production business for 31 years. He worked for Anheuser Busch Theme parks for 19 years, and then moved on to Baylor University as the Executive Director of Constituent Engagement Productions. While at Baylor he earned his MBA and then in 2011 was thrilled to accept the position of Executive Director of Programs and Special Events at the University of Pennsylvania. His initial focus at Penn was to create a range of world-class memorable experiences to commemorate the conclusion of the Making History Campaign.
Janet oversees the Office of Adult Students and Evening Services (OASES) at UNC Charlotte, which is designed to enhance student success. She also works collaboratively with academic units to provide the 49er Finish program, re-entry programs, advising, scholarships, a mentoring program, newsletters, and two honor societies for adults on campus. In addition to internal relationships, Janet oversees OASES work with external organizations to promote the mission of OASES and develop scholarships for adult students. In addition to her present work with academic programs, Janet enhances learning opportunities for professionals and students by hosting and presenting at national and regional conferences for UNC Charlotte. She coordinated a recent adult learner conference sponsored by UNC Charlotte, the Charlotte Area Education Consortium, and the North Carolina Adult Education Association; and she assisted in coordinating the 2012 Region 3 NACADA Conference in Charlotte. One of the founding leaders of the Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE), she has served as conference director and host for two national ANTSHE conferences. In addition, Janet serves on the executive board of Phi Kappa Phi at UNC Charlotte, and currently holds an office on the executive board of Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education. She […]
Jennifer has been at Rio since 2004 and has served as biology faculty as well as an instructional designer and the faculty chair for eLearning design. In addition to serving as the co-principal director for the Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework Grant, she is the principal investigator for the Next Generation Learning Challenges Wave IIIb Grant, All Roads Lead to Student Success. She also works closely with academic affairs leadership and the faculty of the college on learning innovation. Current projects include analytics, personalized learning, credit for prior learning, and competency-based education efforts.
John Sanchez joined the higher education community in 2009 where he was hired to establish the Office for Tax Services at Tufts University. His timing aligned with the advent of the newly-redesigned Form 990. In his current role of five years as Manager of Tax Services, John is responsible for all university tax matters including operational compliance, tax policy, and planning. Related to bond compliance, John manages Private-Use and UBI reporting along with educational outreach for staff and faculty. He also serves as a member of the University Post-Issuance Bond Compliance team. Prior to higher-education, John spent over 20 years in the Boston area working in the private sector holding various corporate tax and accounting roles for three fortune-500 companies in high-tech, publishing, and the financial services industries. A majority of his progressive professional experience came from 13+ years at Nortel Networks/Bay Networks where he worked within the corporate controller’s organization in various tax and accounting roles. John’s corporate tax experience covers all facets of federal, state, and international compliance matters as well as settlement, negotiation, and managing large-case IRS and State tax audits. Other areas of expertise include international reporting, consolidations and world-wide financial integration in more than 40 […]
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Dr. Mancini has led the undergraduate nursing program through the implementation of its innovative and successful online Academic Partnership program. She also managed the preparation and execution of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offering that the UTA nursing program has released. Mary has more than 90 publications to her credit and is a sought after speaker at local, national, and international conferences on such topics as innovations in health professions education and the transformative redesign of education. Dr. Mancini received a BSN from Rhode Island College, a Masters in Nursing Administration from The University of Rhode Island, and a PhD in Public and Urban Affairs from The University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to moving to an academic role in 2004, Dr. Mancini held progressive management positions in the service sector including 18 years as Senior Vice President for Nursing Administration and Chief Nursing Officer.
Shad Hanselman has served as the senior director of annual giving for the ASU Foundation for a New American University since August of 2010. Shad oversees all strategies related to raising gifts under $25,000, directs the Office of Annual Giving team, and serves as a resource for fundraising advice and information to the many units at Arizona State University. During his time with the ASU Foundation Shad has transformed annual giving into an affinity-based, engagement program. The ASU Foundation’s program relies heavily on experimentation and metrics to develop unique and sustainable approaches to relationship building and fundraising. Prior to joining the ASU Foundation, Shad served as the director of the annual fund at Northern Illinois University where he created the university’s first comprehensive faculty and staff giving campaign. He also oversaw programs that included the student call center, direct mail, parent giving, and student philanthropy engagement.
