Dr. Cathy Buyarski serves as the Executive Associate Dean for University College at IUPUI. In this role she oversees 13 programs and services designed to support student success, learning, and graduation. Student success has been the focus of Dr. Buyarski’s career which includes experience in residence life, orientation, academic advising, first-year programs, and educational equity. Most recently, Dr. Buyarski has partnered with Stanford researchers from the College Transitions Collaborative and PERTS to examine the role of academic mindsets in college student success. She is working with the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) on the “First Day” project which will lead to the development of tools for faculty to use early in courses to ensure that students are receiving and internalizing positive cues about their academic success. Dr. Buyarski holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Anne Browning, Ph.D. has been looking at the ways internal psychological resources (e.g. self-compassion, resilience coping, psychological capital) buffer against adverse experiences and stressors. She looks at how skills, like emotional intelligence, can be best leveraged in academic and medical settings to support learning and patient outcomes. As an Atlantic Fellow at GBHI, Browning hopes to develop programming to support caregivers and focus on shifting conversations about dementia towards thinking about brain health over one’s lifespan. She promotes well-being in her own life through rowing, biking, and being as active as possible – including chasing a three-year-old with her wife in Seattle. Anne Browning studied Social Anthropology as an undergraduate at Harvard University. Browning went on to earn a Master’s in Education at the University of California at Berkeley. At the University of Washington (UW), she earned a PhD in Education, Leadership and Policy Studies while working to support equity and access for a diverse student body. She now serves as the Assistant Dean for Wellness at the UW School of Medicine, is the Founding Director of the UW Resilience Lab, and serves as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the UW College of Education. Anne regularly gives talks to audiences […]
Dr. Jacob Diaz oversees a diverse portfolio of areas including Housing and Residence Life, Student Conduct, Student Outreach and Support, Title IX Services, and the Military and Veterans Success Center. His purpose in our profession is to create a university or college where every student feels empowered to share the fullness of who they are and to help faculty and staff to be more equipped to shape their learning environment so it reflects the institutions aspirations of inclusivity. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of capacities such as multicultural affairs, student conduct, housing and residence life, behavioral interventions teams, and Title IX services in both public and private institutions. In each, he has advocated for and led the development of departmental and divisional strategic plans that demonstrate the organization’s stated commitment to diversity and inclusion. Dr. Diaz has served as a faculty member teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in intergroup dialogue, leadership and governance of higher education, and community engagement. Dr. Diaz’ undergraduate degree in English literature is from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from the […]
Sheila Radford-Hill is the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Title IX Coordinator at Dominican University. Her teaching and scholarship focus on black feminism and social change from a womanist perspective. She is the author of Further to Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment and has been an executive in the field of diversity and inclusion since 2003. At Luther College, Sheila was the founding director of the Luther College Diversity Center, now the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Student Success. At Dominican, Sheila led the team that developed Promising Pathways, a project sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to promote equity in college classrooms. In addition to her work with AAC&U, Sheila became a founding member of the Latinx Visioning Group whose project Encuentos en La Plaza resulted in Dominican University’s receipt of a $2.75M grant to elevate its institutional identity as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). In her role as CDO, she developed the President’s Advisory Council, a student council that advises the President on diversity and equity issues on campus. Sheila conducts workshops for the Higher Education Resources Services (HERS), a women’s leadership organization in Higher Education. Sheila completed a B.A. at […]
Jennie Marchal serves as an Associate Director of the Vanderbilt University Career Center. She provides vision, leadership, and oversight for relationship development with more than 500 recruiting organizations across the country. Jennie optimized data collection and reporting for the Career Center, enabling the office to better identify successful initiatives and partnerships. This included building out VU’s customized DoreWays portal, a holistic system to track student engagement, connect them with Career Center coaches and employers, and manage the office’s 350+ events per year. Recently, Jennie successfully launched the first Vandy In career communities. She enjoys building connections across campus and has established a Campus Collaborations group to build stronger partnerships between Vanderbilt University stakeholders and recruiting organizations. Jennie’s passion for collaboration has led her to take on numerous roles outside of the Employer Relations sphere. She served on steering committees for the 2016 Presidential Debate, 2013 Clinton Global Initiative, 2008 Vice Presidential Debate, and 2015 Student Affairs Strategic Plan at the Washington University in St. Louis. She chaired the University’s LGBT Advisory Board 2010-2012 and was awarded a 2014 NACE Chevron Honorable Mention for her SLAM program. One of Jennie’s personal interests is supporting students pursuing internships. Jennie managed the Summer […]
Lou Gaglini joined Boston University’s Center for Career Development in 2017 after extensive experience in higher education career services, as well as executive roles in human resources and recruiting in the private sector. At Boston University (BU), Lou is responsible for leading the Center for Career Development and overseeing the mission, vision, and strategies of the office. Prior to BU, he led the Employer Engagement initiatives at Boston College for six years. Lou is a sought-after speaker and presenter on a wide range of topics including trends in career development and innovative approaches to employer relations and engagement. His career began at Northeastern University in its world-leading cooperative education program and has included other leadership roles in organizations such as Deloitte & Touche, Polaroid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Kronos. Lou has also consulted in the areas of human resources and recruiting with Children’s Hospital of Boston, Nokia, and Keystone Associates. He remains very active in the business community and has served in leadership roles within several professional associations, including: the Association of Employment Professionals where he served as president for two years, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the Northeast Human Resources Association, and the Society for Human Resources […]
Stuart Mease has committed his career to connecting talent and companies. His service in this industry spans the private, governmental and higher education sectors providing a unique lens to the labor market. Currently, Mease serves as the Executive Director of Employer Relations at Wake Forest University. Prior to this role, he worked at the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business overseeing admission and diversity recruiting, mentoring, career services, employer outreach and lifelong career services. He has authored “The Perfect Job Seeker” for Wiley and has developed other content for their Wiley Plus platform. Prior, he worked has a corporate recruiter for Rackspace. Mease’s enjoyment of working in the talent ecosystem stemmed from a stint at the City of Roanoke, Virginia where he created programs and events aimed at attracting and retaining the creative class workforce. Stuart enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two children.
Dan Gould has over a decade of diverse experience in alumni relations, annual giving, nonprofits, and executive management. His professional practice offers clients strategies and insights for both traditional and emerging alumni and development programs. His expertise resides in challenging convention and routine, offering an approach inspired by metrics and data. Dan served as the executive director for alumni relations and annual giving at the University of Colorado Denver, where he helped integrate philanthropy and engagement practices for a network of 92,000 graduates from Colorado’s only public, urban, research university. Before joining the University of Colorado Denver, Dan previously held roles in alumni relations at the University of Chicago and Loyola University Chicago. Dan began his higher education career in Chicago, where he was a fourth-generation resident of the city. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado where you can find him exploring the front range and the backcountry (and everything in between) with his family.
In her current role, Danielle (Danny) Robinson is responsible for planning, staffing, and implementing new strategies for recruitment to enroll and retain first-time undergraduate, transfer, and graduate students. Robinson focuses on targeting underrepresented student populations by developing and implementing diversity enrollment strategies according to institutional goals. Along with this role, Robinson serves as the Puerto Rican Student Association’s Co-Advisor and Adjunct Professor for Freshmen Seminar. Robinson serves on various committees in NYSACAC, as well as other admissions counseling affiliates. From the perspective of a Caucasian American female, Danny’s passion lies in equity, inclusion, and access work. Continuing to push the boundaries for her students, the industry and Higher Education as a whole. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in French & English and a Master of Science in Career Development from The College of New Rochelle. Prior to her work at SUNY Maritime College, Robinson worked in similar capacity for five years in admissions/enrollment management at The College of New Rochelle.
Louise Coburn, who has served as the social media strategist for the University of New England for over five years, oversees the strategic direction of UNE President James Herbert’s brand across social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Her responsibilities include managing the President’s multiple content channels and ensuring that his messaging supports the University’s strategic direction while continuing to be an authentic representation of the President’s ideas and personality.
