Bryan Hanson is an ombuds, educator, mediator, facilitator, and leader in the field of conflict engagement. Currently, Bryan is the ombuds for the Graduate School at Virginia Tech. In this role, he works with members of the Graduate School community so they may engage in and manage conflict in a constructive way. This is achieved through conversations aimed at creating a greater understanding of the university system and a deeper awareness of productive ways to communicate the concerns related to the conflicts experienced.
Durga has had an accomplished career at Wentworth Institute of Technology, where she has worn many hats over 19 years, from faculty in Computer Science and Networking, to her appointment a year ago as Special Assistant to the Provost for Graduate Programs, Dean of Graduate Education, and Dean of the School of Computing & Data Science. While faculty, she received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the President’s Award for Excellence in Service, and was also named Woman of the Year. She has been a faculty mentor, a senator, a search committee chair, a member of the community standards board, and graduate coordinator. As Special Assistant to the Provost for Graduate programs, Durga acted as an architect to the restructuring of graduate programs and provided strategic guidance to the University. She was instrumental in revamping and launching the master’s degrees in Civil Engineering, Applied Computer Science, and Project Management as 4+1 programs. She led the effort for the University to be certified for Integrated Path to Architecture licensure, which brings the university national spotlight as one of the best places for Architecture Education. She has also been instrumental in creating a new portfolio of graduate scholarships, academic excellence, and […]
A nationally recognized leader in the field of special education, Elizabeth served as assistant dean, chair, and director of the Department of Special Education—undergraduate and graduate—at Simmons College in Boston prior to joining Bay Path as the Dean of Faculty for the Burlington campus. She has been the principal investigator on several federal grants; conducted numerous program curriculum evaluations; chaired college accreditation evaluations; and served as a grant reader for several state and federal grants in Washington, DC; and was a participant at the CISSLM-IMLS International Research Symposium discussing the impact of school libraries on student learning in New York. Currently, she is co-editor of the Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, an education publication, and is a member of the national CEC finance committee for the Council of Special Education Administrators. Elizabeth’s research interests are in the areas of special education, professional development, and inclusionary practices for both educators and students. She has conducted national and local presentations and initiated programs for the practice of inclusion, and she is actively committed to training professionals to expand educational skills to educators at all levels.
In his current role, Gordon is tasked with innovating new degrees, certificates, and experiences born out of the best faculty, student, and community input to ensure the growth and value of a Boise State education. The goal of the CI+D is to incubate the most innovative and exciting ideas facing Boise State and higher education today, from new cross-disciplinary majors to new courses designed to build skills employers demand to re-imagining the future of a university. Prior to his role at Boise State, Gordon served as the Evans Family Foundation Managing Director of the Harvard Innovation Lab. Hired as the inaugural Director in 2011, Gordon led the i-lab from launch to maturity with 600 ventures incubated and $250M raised in professional funding since opening while nurturing applied cross-disciplinary experiential learning experiences. Over the past 20 years, Gordon has leadership experience with startups, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries. He has also served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Bentley University, teaching marketing to MBA and undergraduate students. He graduated from Brown University (BA) and earned an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
William has been involved in bringing Norwich’s curriculum to the online environment and in developing new continuing and distributed education programs serving students in several fields, particularly for the military. He currently leads 24 degree programs and six certificate programs for over 1,600 students in the university’s online programs. Norwich University also serves a significant proportion of military students as one of the U.S. Senior Military Colleges, and birthplace of ROTC. William has been involved in online education for over 20 years and helped build the current College of Graduate and Continuing Studies from a few master’s programs into a more comprehensive set of offerings at the undergraduate and master’s level since assuming his current leadership duties in 2005. He is presently leading the implementation of several new degree programs, a continuing and professional education unit, geographic expansion, and incorporation of best practices in online education and program structure for residential programs post-pandemic. In addition, William serves on accreditation teams for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and on the New England Board of Higher Education, State Authorization and Reciprocity Agreement Regional Steering Committee, and as a founding member of the Board of Trustees for The Holy Spirit […]
Amir assumed his current role at California State University, Fullerton in December 2008. At Cal State Fullerton, Amir oversees all enterprise services of IT in support of the University’s mission and strategic plan. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of information technology and is the former Assistant Vice Chancellor of Information Technology Services (ITS) for the California State University, Office of the Chancellor.
Dr. David Forgues has served as Vice President of the Division of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion since January 2017 at Cal State Fullerton where he is responsible for the development of University-wide human resource management and strategies and diversity & equity initiatives. He joined CSUF in 2012 as chief of operations for Student Affairs providing oversight for the office operations, division wide efforts in the areas of advancement, assessment, staff development, divisional budget and human resources matters. Prior to joining CSUF, Dr. Forgues served as the assistant dean in the Academic Success Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he built a comprehensive learning support area; oversaw a developmental academic advising unit for all undeclared majors at the institution and created an academic success coaching program. He also has held positions in Residence Life, Admissions, Judicial Affairs and Student Life. He earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and an Ed. M. in Student Affairs Administration from the University at Buffalo, and a B.A. in English from Mesa State College.
Carolyn provides leadership and support for Titan students, staff, and faculty who seek, through learning, to create a more equitable, just, and sustainable world. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
Ryan has been in his role since July 2014. He is responsible for facilitating the university’s achievement of its state and federal legislative agendas and coordinating the governmental relations activities of the university. Prior to becoming Chief of Staff, he served as legal counsel for Missouri State University for almost four years. Before arriving at Missouri State, Ryan was an associate at Husch Blackwell, LLP and a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Richard E. Dorr. DeBoef received his law degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2005. He received his Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude in 2001 from Evangel University with majors in government and public administration.
