Craig L. Jackson, Jr. serves as Associate Vice President of Development and Principal Gifts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He oversees unit fundraisers for eight colleges at UNLV (Business, Engineering, Education, Hospitality, Urban Affairs, Fine Arts, Sciences, and Liberal Arts). Before he arrived at UNLV, Craig served as Senior Director of Development for the College of Engineering at UC Davis and the lead fundraiser for the UC Davis Coffee Center, the first of its kind in the country. Additionally, Craig writes and presents on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and its application in the business practice for development and alumni relations. Craig began his career in advancement as a Clarence J. Jupiter fellow. This honor is bestowed by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which is the professional organization for fundraising professionals in higher education. He received this honor as an undergraduate student at Upper Iowa University, a private liberal arts college in Iowa. Given this honor, Craig was recruited to the University of Kansas (KU) to serve as a Graduate Assistant at KU Endowment, where he worked to engage alumni of color in the university’s philanthropic efforts. Craig possesses an extensive and robust career […]
Kristin Daiber is the Director of the Office of Student Retention at Western Carolina University—a regional comprehensive university in the mountains of Western North Carolina where access is part of their mission. Kristin’s work in retention focuses on fulfilling that mission as she leads efforts to support traditionally underserved students including those who are first-generation, low-income, or conditionally admitted, as well as students who have aged out of foster care, who are emancipated, orphaned, or experiencing housing insecurities. She creates data-driven retention initiatives that center around the individual student experience. Kristin is honored to lead an incredibly talented, thoughtful, and innovative team dedicated to the success of all students. She holds an MBA from Western Governors University, an M.A. in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University, and a B.S. in Marketing from Quinnipiac University.
Katharine has been a faculty member since 1996 and has been mentoring other faculty members and academic leaders (department heads and deans) for over two decades. As a professor and senior vice provost, she is responsible for most policies and processes related to faculty success (including promotion and tenure) as well as for faculty development programming at her university. A significant part of her current role is to work closely with department heads and deans in managing their academic units. The two things that motivate everything Katharine does are her love for faculty life and her desire to help other faculty members and academic leaders be both successful and joyful in their careers. She uses her extensive experience as a clinical psychologist, NIH-funded researcher, award-winning classroom teacher and mentor, and long-time academic leader along with what she’s learned from the dozens of faculty, department heads, and deans that she has mentored over the years to inform her practice. Using a strengths-based and cognitive coaching approach, Katharine will help you set clear goals that make the most sense for you, strategize about how to navigate the internal and external roadblocks you may be facing, and develop an action plan to help […]
Mary has worked in the field of stewardship and donor relations for 15 years, beginning at the University of Illinois Foundation in 2006. In 2009, she joined the University of Chicago’s Donor Relations team, leaving in 2012 to become Director of Alumni Relations & External Engagement for Loyola University’s Health Sciences Division. Mary next managed stewardship for a portfolio of corporate and foundation donors at YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for local YMCAs across the globe. Mary returned to the University of Chicago in 2016 to serve as Director of Donor Relations, leading the Donor Relations team in their work to create meaningful donor experiences that deepened relationships with the University. Mary is an active member of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals (ADRP) and chaired the 2018 International Conference in St. Louis as well as the 2019 International Conference in Miami. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Education Committee and is an ex officio member of the ADRP Board of Directors.
“Our unique backgrounds, experiences, and identities will reveal themselves in the divergent goals for which we advocate and in the behaviors we exhibit,” comments Dean Paaige Turner. “By putting in place structures that bring together diverse groups in productive, action-based collaboration, and by retaining a sense of optimism, purpose, and belief in the ability of those around us those differences will lead to creating programs, opportunities, and a world each of us, alone, could never have imagined.” Paaige is an experienced higher education administrator, communication teacher-scholar, and organizational consultant with an extensive background in gender in the workplace, strategic planning, mentoring, change management, budgeting, education technology, and international education. Her focus upon collaborative working partnership has allowed her to support the creation of year-round high school to college programs, assessment practices with 100% compliance, faculty and student mentoring programs, award-winning faculty educator/learning technology platforms, budget/mission alignment for net revenue gain, and award-winning international programs. Her background in organizational communication and her commitment to achieving goals that fulfill an organization’s mission have garnered her the opportunity to serve higher education in a variety of roles. Currently she serves as Co-Director for the ACE Women’s Network of Indiana, Vice Chair of Operations […]
Tricia Penniecook has over 25 years of experience as a physician, educator, and public health administrator. She believes that it is the responsibility of public health academia to create, educate, and support leaders of different passions, interests, and experiences—leaders who will understand and embrace their responsibilities in achieving health equity through practice, research, advocacy, and policy development. She has been the Vice-Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs, University of South Florida, College of Public Health for over three years. She provides strategic leadership for all academic, educational, student, and faculty-related matters within the College, and currently leads the Academic Master Plan process with a Comprehensive Strategy to Address Systemic Racism. Since 2012, she has also been serving as a Site Visitor for the Council on Education for Public Health, the accrediting body for schools of Public Health, and also served as National Councilor from January 2020 to December 2021. Tricia is no stranger to starting over and leading change, and she believes that women need to be empowered with knowledge, skills, and opportunities in order to step confidently into their life’s purpose.
As VDFA, Marie coordinates many aspects of faculty work life, including organizing the New Faculty Orientation, assembling mentoring committees for pre-tenure faculty, preparing summary reports for the Provost Office regarding the tenure and promotion processes of individual faculty members, meeting individually with faculty regarding any concerns they may have, and providing support services for faculty during the retirement process. She is responsible for creating faculty development workshops and events as well as nominating faculty members for external awards. Marie also is a Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology. She is the author of three books, including a newly published title exploring the experiences of women in STEM fields, and over 65 publications dealing with multicultural issues in counseling and psychology. Marie previously served as Associate Editor of The Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, and is the Book Series Editor for the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 44. She previously served as the 2015 President of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA), President of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, and Vice-President for Education and Training for the APA Division 17. Dr. Miville is an APA Fellow (Divisions 17 and 45). Prior […]
Working with faculty and academic leaders to hone their communication skills, disable procrastination, and locate processes and practices to unlock their productivity and creativity. Heather N. Martin is a writing professor, cross-cultural mentor, and faculty coach. With over 20 years in the academy, she helps faculty and academic leaders sort through competing obligations to design professional lives of meaning and purpose. Whatever the challenge, Heather helps faculty hone their self-advocacy and communication skills, disable procrastination, and locate processes to unlock their productivity and creativity. Using a project-based approach, Heather empowers faculty to find their voice, and reach professional goals. As faculty teaching and service loads increase, research and lived experience tell us that these burdens fall disproportionately on BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and women faculty, who are more likely to be asked to serve on important but time-consuming committees (e.g., DEIB/JEDI initiatives). With awareness and sensitivity to these forms of invisible labor, Heather supports faculty through these challenging conditions to both assert their value and hit professional goals, while preserving their personal and familial wellbeing. Heather holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver, an M.A. from the City University of New York–Queens College, and a B.A. from the State […]
Corinne is an ICF-certified coach with a passion for guiding academics as they define their career paths to create impact in their professional lives. This passion is an outgrowth of a 25-year faculty career in higher education, in both small liberal arts and research university settings, and the many opportunities she was afforded to grow alongside and lead colleagues as they negotiated different stages of their careers. And it is that passion that led to a second act in her career –leaving academia to start her own coaching practice exclusively serving faculty and academic leaders — and, ultimately to Academic Impressions in 2023. In her role as AI’s Assistant Director of Coaching, Corinne leverages her experience as a former academic and coach to ensure that faculty and academic leaders find the right coach-partners and get the support and results they desire to advance their careers. She also develops coaching programs that provide tailored solutions to the challenges faculty and academic leaders face on their campuses. Born and raised in France, Corinne earned a PhD in English Composition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as Masters degrees, in Education and English respectively, from Tusculum University and the University of Haute […]
Mike is an executive coach and higher education leader with a focus in group dynamics, interpersonal communication, leadership, and second career development. Three questions inspire Mike’s work as a coach: What brings you joy? What are you good at? What does the world need you to be? Mike’s professional career has taken him in many different directions, but always with the same focus, on helping others to grow, change, and become better. As a faith community leader, spiritual director, learning coach, academic counselor, and now as an Assistant Dean for Faculty and Student Success at the MGH IHP in Boston, Mike has developed and honed deep listening skills, asking questions that both challenge and inspire, and he knows how to accompany a client on their unique journey without imposing his own agenda or needs. He is especially skilled in dealing with grief, change of career, LGBTQ+ leaders, and crisis leadership. His own work as a faculty member enables him to understand the unique challenges of faculty who may be torn between the demands of scholarship, teaching, and service, while struggling to meet home and personal concerns. Mike’s educational background includes an MDiv with coursework in counseling, philosophy, and psychology, a […]
