Instructors
Sarah Marshall Elliott is an accomplished brand strategist, as well as marketing and publishing expert. Her career began at USA TODAY, where she worked in marketing, advertising, licensing, new media, and business development. She also launched and served as vice president of advertising/marketing for an innovative new media start-up, USA TODAY SkyRadio. Sarah spent 10 […]
Dr. Erica Lewis is an expert in innovation and problem solving. Her primary work is in the School of Nursing at James Madison University, where she partners with doctoral students completing quality improvement research and implementation projects. Dr. Lewis has coached several doctoral students using innovative methods, such as design thinking to create change in […]
Dr. Ludwig is passionate about using evidence-based practices to ensure that the humans responsible for our future are prepared for the challenge. Her doctoral training as a population ecologist at the University of Virginia primed her thinking about how important relationships are for learning. Today, her research focuses on understanding how students and instructors form […]
Nick Swayne leads a team of partner institutions in meeting the mission to leverage their strengths to improve the efficiency and economic impact of higher education across the Commonwealth. He serves as faculty advisor for the University Innovation Fellows, the Executive Director of Virginia-DC robotics, he chairs the Veteran Scholar’s Task Force, is co-founder of […]
Matt has been in higher education administration for the past 15 years. Prior to his current role, he was the Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center at Cornell and previously held positions at Princeton University and St. Francis University Upward Bound. Matt has a BA in political […]
James is a member of the University Development (UD) leadership team at UC San Diego. In his role, he helps ensure significant levels of philanthropic support for the eight academic divisions that comprise general campus by managing and driving UD’s $1M+ gift pipeline and helping inform strategic direction in partnership with key Advancement partners. He […]
Gloria Goosby began her career in Annual Giving and Alumni Relations nearly 15 years ago as the Phonathon Coordinator at her alma mater, Georgia Southern University. Today, she serves as the key annual giving strategist for central office funding priorities. She and her team raise current-use funding for scholarships, programs, centers, and special projects across […]
Benjamin Johnson is the director of media and public relations at The Ohio State University, where he co-manages media relations for the Office of the President, develops a communications strategy for key university issues and initiatives, and serves as a university spokesperson. Prior to joining Ohio State, he spent five years as director of communications […]
Dr. King is dedicated to supporting, strengthening, and developing experiential education for post-secondary students. Her doctoral research explored the importance of experiential education for civic engagement. Her current research combines her passions for experiential education and social justice education for a more equitable community.
Dr. Gay’s current responsibilities include fostering strategic opportunities, and oversight for institutional effectiveness, diversity and inclusion, online learning, multimedia services, and community engagement. She held previous positions at the College as Chief Academic Officer and as Interim President. Before coming to Community College of Philadelphia, in addition to serving various administrative roles, she served as […]
