Larry Goldstein

Larry’s consulting interests cover a wide range of topics, including higher education budgeting, strategic planning, accounting, and finance. He writes and speaks frequently on these topics. He is the author of A Guide to College and University Budgeting: Foundations for Institutional Effectiveness and has co-authored several publications including Presidential Transitions: It’s Not Just the Position, It’s the Transition. Immediately prior to establishing Campus Strategies, LLC, Larry served as senior vice president and treasurer of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). He joined NACUBO after spending twenty years in higher education financial administration. In his last campus position, he served as the University of Louisville’s chief financial officer. Before that, he held administrative appointments with the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Virginia.

Mark Koenig

Mark Koenig is the vice president for technology and chief innovation officer for the OSU Foundation. In this role, he serves as the Foundation’s technology strategist, including oversight of relationship insights, pipeline development, analytics, data and CRM operations, and technology services. Mr. Koenig is the past chair of the Ellucian Advancement Executive Advisory Committee and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Service Award from CASE District VIII recognizing his many years of service to the organization and in 2018, he received the Ellucian ‘EllumiNation’ Community Award recognizing his dedication to infusing innovation throughout the advancement profession. Mr. Koenig earned his bachelor’s in history and economics from the University of Houston and a master’s in adult education and organizational capacity from OSU.

Lynne Wester

Lynne is a frequent conference speaker and a well-known resource for donor relations and fundraising. She has been featured in The Washington Post, CURRENTS magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and other industry publications. Lynne also created the website and blog where she shares her expertise, opinions, and collections of samples on a variety of topics to the greater development world and hosts a monthly webinar series. Using her hands-on approach, Lynne works with many organizations to help them keep their focus donor driven, technology savvy, strategic, and always with a splash of good humor. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of South Carolina and is a loyal gamecock alumna, donor, and fan, and holds a master’s in strategic fundraising and philanthropy with an emphasis in higher education.

Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller’s passion for supporting student success and for creating colourful, individualistic artistic pieces come together in perfect harmony. Her approach to both includes exploring new ways to communicate, collaborate and combine ideas – and the outcomes are dynamic and bold. As York University’s Strategic Enrolment Management lead, Michelle Miller is responsible for directing pan-University, transformative change guided by innovation and her dedication to student success. Michelle has successfully implemented high levels of organizational improvement through collaboration, sharing best practices and guiding data informed decision making. She has presented nationally at numerous conferences to share York’s approach to using Strategic Enrolment Intelligence to impact the student experience. In her current role, Michelle spearheads projects that support the Division’s 5-year strategic plan such as strategic enrolment management and the first-year experience with an intentional focus on providing student-centric and evidenced-based services to students. As an influencer and change agent, Michelle has worked in partnership with the Office of Institutional Planning & Analysis to connect enrolment and resource planning with institutional and Faculty-specific strategies. Beginning her journey as a true “Yorkie” almost 20 years ago, Michelle has had the opportunity to work in a variety of student service areas in both administration […]

Mike Holbeck

Mike has been employed at South Dakota State University for nearly ten years and has filled various roles within the Office of Finance and Business over this time period. His current role at SDSU includes university-wide financial modeling, policy development, and financial reporting and analysis. Over the last couple of years one of his major undertakings has been helping to lead the change from a historical incremental budget model to a new Decentralized Budget Model (DBM).He has been involved in all phases of the change from the theoretical side, including the research and policy recommendation, to the implementation side, which involved redesigning their financial accounting process and developing reports and simulation tools to help drive efficiency and improve forecasting. He received bachelor degrees in mathematics and agricultural business, as well as a masters degree in economics, from SDSU. He also holds a doctoral degree in sociology with a focus on differential pricing and resource allocation in higher education.

Mary Hinton

Mary Dana Hinton is the president of Hollins University and president emerita of the College of Saint Benedict. Active in the national higher education arena, she is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Association of Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Interfaith Youth Core, Saint Mary’s School and the Teagle Foundation. She founded the Liberal Arts Illuminated Conference. In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hinton’s scholarship focuses on African American religious history, higher education leadership, and inclusion in higher education. She is the author of “The Commercial Church: Black Churches and the New Religious Marketplace in America” and frequent op-ed contributor across higher education publications. Dr. Hinton earned a Ph.D. in religion and religious education from Fordham University, a Master of Arts degree in clinical child psychology from the University of Kansas, Lawrence and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Williams College.

Melanie Weaver

Melanie Weaver is the Director of Financial Aid at Ohio Northern University. She has been at ONU for nine years, serving as a counselor and assistant director prior to taking the director position. In her role, Melanie oversees all financial aid operations and funding at Ohio Northern University. In addition, she is a member of the enrollment leadership team. Melanie’s work has been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education “Head Count” blog and she has also presented at several state and national conferences on financial aid and enrollment topics. She is currently is pursuing her Ed.D degree in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.

Norm Vaughan

An educator and researcher with interests in blended learning, faculty development, and K-12 schooling, Dr. Norm Vaughan is a professor in the Department of Education, Faculty of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. He is the co-author of the books Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry (2013) and Blended Learning in Higher Education (2008). He has also published a series of articles on blended learning and faculty development.

Peter G. Land

Peter G. Land is a partner in the Higher Education and Labor & Employment Practice Groups at Franczek Radelet P.C. Pete represents private and public sector higher education, academic medical center, and business clients in a wide array of litigation and counseling matters. Pete regularly advocates on behalf of institutions in court and agency proceedings, mediations, and arbitrations, as well as counseling on employment and student disputes, policy drafting, and training. Pete also has extensive experience with sensitive internal investigations regarding senior administrators, preparing confidential and privileged reports, and assisting decision-makers in addressing investigative findings in a variety of contexts, including board-mandated, government, and athletic-department investigations. Pete has served as lead counsel in a variety of litigation, including employment discrimination and harassment cases, faculty terminations and tenure disputes, institutional governance issues, First Amendment disputes, student matters, school and program closings, non-compete agreement and trade secret disputes, and defamation and privacy issues. He has also counseled institutions on accommodation and leave requests pursuant to the ADA and FMLA, privacy issues and compliance with FERPA, academic program closures and institutional affiliations, reductions in force, compliance with Title IX student-discipline and gender-equity standards, accreditation issues, and investigations by the DOE’s Office for Civil […]

Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D.

As president of Bob Johnson Consulting, LLC, Bob has worked with 72 colleges, universities, and professional associations since 2006 to develop strong online marketing communication programs. Specialties include Customer Carewords research to better engage website visitors, marketing communication reviews of college and university websites, and “Writing Right for the Web” workshops. He is a partner with Gerry McGovern at Customer Carewords, Ltd in Dublin, Ireland. Bob is the editor of the popular email newsletter Your Higher Education Marketing Newsletter, sent monthly to 3,500 subscribers; the @highedmarketing Twitter site, with more than 6,500 followers; and “Bob Johnson’s Blog on Higher Education Marketing.” He is also the author of chapters in Advancement and the Web: Thriving in a New World and Transforming Your Web Site into a Collaboration Marketing Tool, and co-editor of Integrated Marketing Communication, A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Communication Strategies. Both are CASE publications.