Lauren Villanueva, Ed.D.

In her current role, Lauren directs a comprehensive programming, volunteer, annual giving, and communications strategy designed to deepen meaningful engagement among Syracuse University’s 300,000+ alumni worldwide. She collaborates with the Syracuse University Alumni Association Board of Directors, campus stakeholders, and volunteer leaders to support philanthropic and engagement priorities associated with the Forever Orange campaign. Prior […]

Colleen DelVecchio

As Sr. Alumnae Engagement Advisor, Colleen DelVecchio focuses on strategically engaging alumnae with the college through professional development, volunteerism, advancing women’s leadership, and connecting with current students. Colleen is also the owner of Colleen DelVecchio Coaching, a coaching and consulting business focused on helping business increase women’s leadership and move towards a strength-based management model. […]

Lorna Fink, J.D., CCEP

In addition to her current roles, Fink created the Office of University Compliance, which coordinates campus-wide compliance and ethics programs, manages the policy and procedure program, supports risk management, shares responsibility for NCAA Compliance, and oversees equity programming, including Title IX, ADA, and discrimination. Fink speaks at national and international conferences on issues related to […]

Ruperto M. Perez, Ph.D.

Dr. Perez is a licensed psychologist and former Director of the Counseling Center at Georgia Tech. He previously worked at the University of Florida Counseling Center as Assistant Director for Clinical Services/Clinical Assistant Professor, and as Counseling Services Coordinator and Training Director at the University of Georgia Counseling and Testing Center. During his tenure as […]

Timea Halmai

Timea is responsible for ensuring our programs, trainings, and products are aligned to help meet the needs of our partners, members, and customers. She brings a keen marketing eye to all things at AI with 6+ years of brand management experience. Timea is originally from Budapest, Hungary, but calls London, UK her second home as […]

Jessica Koschik

Jessica manages all conference shipping, binder building, speaker communication, as well as other responsibilities. From customer service to assisting with conference logistics to back-end operations, Jessica does it all. Outside of work, she enjoys watching her sons play sports and attending University of Colorado football games (Go Buffaloes!).

Brittany Iwaszkiw

In her role as Program Manager, Brittany seeks to develop vibrant learning experiences for our attendees. Prior to joining Academic Impressions, Brittany worked in Housing and Residence Life at the University of Washington Tacoma, Fordham University, St. John’s University New York, The Ohio State University, the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and Loyola University Chicago. […]

Deidra Aitken

As the Marketing Coordinator for Academic Impressions, Deidra works with the marketing team to ensure smooth execution of events and the overall marketing strategy. Having worked with small businesses to build branding, marketing, social media, and email marketing strategies, she is thrilled to diving into the world of higher education. Deidra received her Bachelor’s in […]

Evan Anderson

Evan is a full stack developer at Academic Impressions where he works on both internal and external software and helps ensure the company’s technology stack runs smoothly. He loves working with other members of the team and learning from their diverse skill sets and backgrounds. Before coming to Academic Impressions, Evan received degrees in Math […]

Patricia Sandler

Patricia leads Academic Impressions’ coaching programs, aimed at helping leaders successfully navigate the changing landscape of higher education. She integrates her experiences in academics, entrepreneurship, coaching, and the arts into her work. Patricia has been immersed in higher ed throughout her career and has held faculty and leadership positions in private and public universities and […]