Clint LaRue has been employed at Oklahoma Christian (OC) for twenty years and has served in various roles related to both Enrollment and Finance. His current role focuses on two major areas of the University operation – Budgeting/Forecasting and Student Financial Services. Over the past three years Clint has developed and maintained complete, accurate, and up-to-date long-range financial plan modeling integrated with enrollment forecasting that includes net student revenue and expense forecasts. Additionally, an essential part of his role is to keep the university financial outcomes in alignment with board policy objectives. He received his Bachelor degree in Math Education from Oklahoma Christian as well as a Master in Business Administration from George Fox University.
Denise became interested in the field of instructional design as an outgrowth of her online experiences—both as an educator and a student. Her desire to create varied learning environments that foster student/faculty growth and learning led her to UCF. She is now one of the instructional design team leads. Prior to coming to UCF from North Carolina, Denise maintained a private counseling agency after working for years as a counselor/supervisor in government and public agencies. This work included business consultations, seminar development, educational materials development, and teaching both traditional and online courses at two universities.
Dr. Donald Pearl oversees extensive programs in tutoring, supplemental instruction, and academic coaching that serve more than 4,000 students each semester. He has been an academic administrator for 18 years, during which time he has held the positions of science chair, academic dean, and vice-president of academic affairs at several two year colleges. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, he served as the Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta Georgia, where he was responsible for Complete College Georgia initiatives, tutoring, supplemental instruction, advising, Dekalb Early College Academy, and dual enrollment. Dr. Pearl earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in physics from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and M.S. in mathematics from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He has presented at a number of conferences about student retention, progression, and graduation including “Student Success Seminar for Students Returning from Academic Dismissal” at the 2017 American Association of College and Universities conference on Diversity, Learning, and Student Success and “Empowering Students to Conquer Academic Dismissal” at the 2018 National Conference of Academic Deans annual conference.
In her current role, Stasia serves as a liaison between the Division of Marketing & Communications and Office of Institutional Advancement and is responsible for coordinating multi-channel strategy, creative execution, and production of print and digital communications for the college’s alumni relations, development, and engagement efforts. Stasia has 15 years of experience in higher education marketing working at and with institutions such as Bryant University, Harvard University, Mount Holyoke College, Occidental College, and Stonehill College. Before higher ed, Stasia worked in the journalism, healthcare, and non-profit sectors. She is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication and currently resides in Cranston, R.I.
Donnie began his career in higher education 21 years ago at Valencia Community College in Orlando FL, serving in administrative roles in Academic Advising, Student Development, Orientation, and Postsecondary Transition. At UC he served as Assistant Director of the Transfer Center, Director of the Center for Exploratory Studies, and project manager for the Starfish Early Alert pilot. He is currently the Director of the Center for Pathways Advising and Student Success, primarily charged with advising Transfer, Transition, and Non-Matriculated students. He has presented nationally at National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the Noel-Levitz Conference on Student Retention (NISTS), and several local and state wide conferences.
Dr. Buchman is a member of the Higher Learning Commission’s Peer Corps. She serves on the ASU-Newport Higher Learning Commission’s Assessment Academy Team and as co-chair for Criterion Four. This experience has allowed her to work across functional boundaries of the institution to create a culture of assessment and planning that is aligned with institutional strategic priorities. These involvements allow her to have a greater insight into the importance of integrated planning and its impact on institutional success.
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 Rouge, LA where he assisted those impacted by the historic floods. He teaches, researches and writes on issues such as professional practice, sexual identity, inclusivity/multicultural care and spirituality. A bi-racial man with extensive cross-cultural experience, he has been a civic volunteer/mentor in major urban centers, worked with the Blackfeet Nation in Montana and served abroad as a consultant and humanitarian worker in Brazil, Cuba, India, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. Dr. McGlasson frequently presents at regional and national conferences and has spoken to audiences across the country. Dr. McGlasson holds the Ph.D. in Counseling and master’s degrees in both counseling and theology.
