Jeanine Bias has spent her entire professional career in Higher Education Administration including Student Affairs, Compliance and Academic Affairs. Currently, she serves as SHSU’s Chief Experience Officer (CXO) who works with university stakeholders, reviews goals, values and day-to-day practices, and better aligns them to the university mission. As CXO, she aims to create a community where members of the organization understand how they can contribute to the organization’s overarching priorities and enjoy collaboration among multiple areas of the organization. Her responsibilities include devising strategies and policies to help the institution create positive, meaningful student experiences. Her role comprises planning, overseeing, and developing programs that allow the organization to cultivate student-centric culture by formulating intentional access, retention and success initiatives. She also supports university leaders and hiring supervisors at all levels regarding efforts to recruit and retain faculty and students from a broad range of backgrounds including the development of faculty success initiatives. Jeanine’s passion for civic engagement and student development has motivated her throughout her career spanning almost 20 years. She has a wide range of experience and expertise in multiple areas of higher education including admissions, recruitment, leadership development, advising/mentoring, event coordination, diversity, compliance, and policy development/implementation. Jeanine is […]
In his current role, Mr. Powell is responsible for the strategic direction of Rensselaer’s workforce, including short- and long-term strategies to attract, develop, and retain a highly qualified technological and research-oriented workforce. He has successfully positioned human resources as a strategic business partner and leading organizational change while establishing excellence in the delivery of HR services. Mr. Powell is recognized as a national and international human resource innovator. He serves as an officer of the Institute and consults regularly with Rensselaer’s president regarding strategic human capital, operational, and risk management planning. Early in his career, Mr. Powell spent more than 15 years at the University of Maryland. He also spent 10 years with the Bon Secours Health System as vice president for human resources in Baltimore, Maryland and served as corporate director of human resources with Suburban Hospital Healthcare System in Bethesda, Maryland. A graduate of Delaware State University with a bachelor’s degree in primary and secondary education, Mr. Powell also earned a master’s degree in human resource development from the University of Maryland, Bowie State University campus. He is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management, where he holds lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in […]
Dr. Vickie Cook is the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Retention Management at the University of Illinois Springfield. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and an M.S. in Adult Education. Dr. Cook has been actively engaged in providing consulting and faculty development with educational leaders across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. She has provided consultation to over 45 institutions seeking to expand or evaluate their online learning programs and leadership. She has published many journal articles and book chapters in a variety of national educational publications. Her scholarship includes Generational Learning and Leadership Capacity Building. Dr. Cook was named as a 2017 University of Illinois President’s Executive Leadership Fellow; 2017 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Fellow; and 2020 University Professional and Continuing Education Outstanding Leader.
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 to joining the Syracuse University team in July 2022, Lauren was Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of the Alumni Board of Governors at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In this role, she developed the strategy to guide programs, volunteer engagement, and data management in the context of the university’s recently concluded $750 million campaign, The Future Is a Place We Make. She led the Alumni Board through a transition at the start of the campaign to enhance its strategic alignment with the institution and ensure that membership was representative of the diverse identities and lived experiences of the Drexel community. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications, a Master of Science in higher education administration and organizational management, and an Ed.D. in educational leadership and management, all from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Her research interests center on talent management within higher education Institutional Advancement. She […]
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. She has worked with Converse, PFM, BankESB, multiple chambers of commerce, independent private schools, large state universities and many small businesses. With over 20 years of experience in organizational change, strategic management, career counseling, women’s leadership, training, and staff development, she uses a strengths-based leadership model to guide her work. Her background includes extensive development of curricula for in-person and e-learning experiences around strategic thinking, career choice, board development, volunteer management, public speaking, and developing innovative alumni programming. Colleen has provided technical assistance to non-profits nationwide on organizational change and start-up program development. She has also taught public speaking at UMass Amherst and volunteer & board management at Bay Path University. Colleen has a B.A. in psychology from Boston University, a M.A. in nonprofit management from Bay Path University and is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.
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 higher education compliance, equity, ethics, and risk management and has addressed audiences at NASPA, NACUBO, SACUBO, WACUBO, ACUPA, and ICUF. Highlights include design and delivery of a full-day Title IX Investigator Training and a Chief Compliance Officers Certification Course for the National Conference on Law and Higher Education and a two-day Higher Education Compliance Bootcamp for ICUF Institutions. Fink was recently featured on the cover of Business Officer Magazine in the article “Next Level Compliance.” She is the founder of the Independent Colleges and Universities Compliance and Ethics Consortium (ICUCEC) as well as a Certified Civil Rights Investigator, URMIA Scholarship winner, and a graduate of both the Harvard Graduate School of Education Management Development Program and the Council of Independent Colleges Senior Leadership Academy. She serves of the Board of Directors for the Spirit of Giving and is a member of the SACUBO Comprehensive and […]
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 Director at Georgia Tech, Dr. Perez spearheaded numerous campus-wide efforts, including the establishment of a peer counseling program, a collegiate recovery program, and a campus-wide zero suicide education and prevention initiative. He received his master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Boston College and his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, Columbia. His scholarly and research interest areas include racial and ethnic identity development, working with sexual-minority and gender-diverse communities, and curriculum development related to diversity and inclusion. He has authored a number of articles and book chapters on counseling LGBTQ+ persons and is the co-editor of the Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients (2nd ed.) and the Handbook of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Counseling and Psychotherapy, both published by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Perez is Board Certified in Counseling Psychology, a Diamond […]
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 she spent 3 years there. When she’s not busy lending her creativity and marketing savvy to our team, she can be found playing basketball, eating her way through Denver, or reading contemporary literature.
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!).
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. Brittany obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University and her Master’s in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago. In her free time, Brittany can be found watching college football and basketball (Go Leathernecks, Buckeyes, and Ramblers!), skiing, and exploring new restaurants. Brittany and her partner Bryan have one daughter, and they enjoy soaking up the Colorado sun and spending time outside.
