Instructors
Nick is a Learning & Development Manager in Advancement at Academic Impressions. Prior to joining AI, Nick served in AmeriCorps as an instructor in adult literacy, in institutional research at the American Council on Education, and as the Assistant Director of Professional Certificate Programs at the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Nick is a […]
As a child, Lisa was fascinated with the art of storytelling just as much as understanding how the world worked. She was that curious kid who would ask “why” a million times to understand the root cause of everything and then tell you an epic tale about what she had just learned. Flash forward, not […]
Elizabeth Zavala-Acevez, Ph.D. is an experienced career services professional with over 15 years of experience working within Higher Education. As the Director of the Career Center at California State University, Fullerton she provides strategic direction to all facets of the Career Center, is involved with several programming efforts that pertain to CSUF’s retention cluster, and […]
Tom Dowd joined Muhlenberg College in February of 2016 as executive director of Career Services. He is a career development educator and career coach with more than 12 years of experience creating and delivering career programs for diverse audiences in higher education, nonprofit, and corporate environments. Prior to Muhlenberg, Tom was the director of career […]
Marques Clark is an educator and lover of anything pizza-related. He is the Program Manager of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act grant at Waubonsee College in Aurora, IL. After attending Northern Illinois University, and earning his Master of Science in Higher Education, Marques began conducting research on how pop culture can be used as a […]
Brian Parish has over 25 years of experience in enterprise data systems, data governance, and integration, and reporting. As CEO and Founder of IData Inc, a data management firm primarily working with higher education institutions he has worked with over 500 colleges and universities to help them access, understand, connect, and effectively use their organization’s […]
Jill Thomas has been a national educator and trainer specifically for Title IX in Higher Education. She was formerly the Title IX Coordinator and Director of Equity Investigations at Stanford University. In that role, she oversaw the investigations and three-person panel hearings. Jill came to Stanford in 2018 after a career as an Assistant United […]
Jean Hobler is a lawyer in private practice in Sacramento, California. In her 19 years of litigation practice, she has investigated claims and crimes including sexual harassment and discrimination, criminal activity, and workplace harassment and discrimination on college campuses. After eight years with California and international law firms, Jean spent nine years as a federal […]
Kathleen Diemer, CFRE, currently serves as Associate Vice President of Advancement Relations at George Mason University. In her role at Mason, she oversees the donor relations, advancement communications, prospect research and management, and information technology and reporting teams. In addition, she played a key role in helping to steer the success of the university’s $500 […]
After spending 25 years in progressive roles within Student Life (DePauw University, Millsaps College and Davis & Elkins College) Dr. Sneed was asked to use the skills and experiences of those years to help Belmont implement its comprehensive SYE program. The direct service component of the SYE has come to be known as the GPS […]
