Doug Puffer is the Director of Personal and Planned Giving for Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and Senior Consultant with PGGrowth Inc. in Toronto. For 10 years he was the Senior Director of Gift Planning at Simon Fraser University and previously had served 9 years as Senior Planned Giving Officer at Queen’s University. Doug is a recognized expert in gift planning with over 33 years of fundraising success (and failures) in higher education and environmental conservation. He believes that an honest and artful connection with donors and their advisors will build relationships that result in joyful, effective philanthropy. Doug happily shares his experience and knowledge through workshops and seminars at Canadian Association of Gift Planners [CAGP], AFP, STEP & CASE conferences and he has written numerous articles and opinion pieces for Hilborn Charity E-News and technical articles for Gift Planning in Canada. Doug served as a national board member for CAGP, as a member and mentor with the Greater Vancouver and Ottawa CAGP Chapters, on the Editorial Board for Gift Planning in Canada. He is a member of the Ottawa Estate Planning Council and for many years with estate planning councils in Kingston, Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Dr. David Reetz completed his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University. He is a licensed psychologist in Indiana, Illinois, and New York and has spent the past twelve years serving as both a university psychologist and counseling center administrator. Prior to his role at RIT, Dr. Reetz served as the Director of Counseling Services at Aurora University and Hanover College. Across these distinct educational settings, Dr. Reetz’s leadership produced more efficient and effective service practices to reach a broader range of students and train campus-wide constituents on prevention and early intervention strategies. Dr. Reetz is a national speaker on campus-wide mental health awareness and early intervention training, and consultant for mental health services in higher education. He is a past governing board member of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD). For four years Dr. Reetz was the lead researcher for the AUCCCD Annual Survey, the largest on-going database on college mental health policy, practice, and service delivery trends. He served as an advisory board member for the Center for Collegiate Mental (CCMH), a national network that connects practice, research and technology to benefit college students, mental health providers, administrators, researchers, and the public. Dr. Reetz […]
In her current capacity, Daviree is responsible for providing leadership and management for the programs, services, and staff within the Department of Multicultural Student Affairs. In addition, Daviree serves as an advocate and ally for students whose gender, ethnicity, race, and sexual identities play a primary role in their university experience, while working with the larger community to continue developing the efficacy and capacity to engage in inclusion work. Daviree earned her master’s degree in Higher Education Administration at Loyola University Chicago and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from DePaul University. Prior to arriving at NU, Daviree worked in residence life and student conduct at Loyola University Chicago and at Loyola University Maryland. Most recently, Daviree worked at Georgetown University in diversity and inclusion within Student Affairs and Faculty Development. Daviree is also a member of NASPA, has interned with the Social Justice Training Institute, and is a lead faculty member for the Racial Justice Institute, a part of the Creating Change Conference hosted by The National LGBTQ Task Force. Daviree has extensive experience with intergroup dialogue, developing affinity spaces, and creating programs that allow students to better understand themselves and others while developing the […]
Until joining the Northern Illinois University’s Higher Education and Student Affairs program faculty in summer 2020, Kelly was the chief student affairs officer at Northern Illinois University. She began her career as a housing professional and stepped into senior level administration at Northern Illinois University in 2009 as the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs. Over the years as a senior administrator, her portfolio has included a wide variety of student services and auxiliaries. Kelly was promoted into the chief student affairs officer role at NIU in January 2017. In that role, she provided visionary leadership as NIU undertook an organizational restructuring of the Division of Student Affairs, as well as of other large-scale initiatives, including: a multi-million dollar renovation of the student union, establishing a relevant and progressive vision for Fraternity and Sorority Life, re-visioning campus community standards, and developing robust auxiliary operations. These included implementation of a campus dining strategy, e-sports facilities and housing master plan, meeting the increasing need for student support services implementing the “one stop shop” model, and understanding the role of advocacy within a social justice framework. She, along with the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, led the Student Experience Team, which strives […]
Carolyn Reinach Wolf is an Executive Partner in the law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP and Director of the Firm’s Mental Health Law practice. She is the only attorney in the country with a family-focused mental healthcare practice. Supported by a team of expert clinicians, she specializes in guiding families through the complex landscape of legal issues that impact loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. She also represents institutions, such as major hospital systems, community hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient programs, consulting on matters including capacity, mental hygiene law, end of life decision making, development and ongoing functioning of ethics committees, advance directives and institutional review boards. She also represents mental health and healthcare professionals, and higher educational institutions. Ms. Wolf’s expertise encompasses mental hygiene law, including retention and treatment over objection psychiatric cases; mental health warrants; capacity determinations; informed consent and medical treatment cases; confidentiality and release of records matters; interaction with law enforcement in family matters, health care facilities, and institutions of higher education; Kendra’s Law applications (Assisted Outpatient Treatment Orders); Article 81 and 17-A guardianship proceedings; civil and criminal litigation and negotiation specific to mental […]
Dr. Gorman is passionate about the need to help students address issues of mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention in a systemic way. As the Dean of Students and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at Michigan Technological University, she has made student mental health a priority on campus and has facilitated the introduction of Mental Health First Aid and QPR Suicide Prevention training for students, staff, and faculty. Michigan Tech is now in the process of becoming a JED campus. Bonnie serves as an advocate for students and provides leadership for the delivery of student-centered programs in the areas of scholastic standards, academic support, and disability services; student conduct; orientation and parent programs; counseling, wellness and early intervention strategies; housing and residence life; student activities and Greek life, diversity and inclusion programs; and student information systems. Recent accomplishments include establishing a Student Success Center, the development of the Husky Food Access Network to address concerns of food insecurity.
Erin has worked for access and success in higher education for 15 years. She has experience with GEAR UP, TRiO, former foster youth, and degree mapping for completion. Erin currently serves as the Success Coach for Bridges to Baccalaureate (B2B) at Front Range Community College (FRCC) in Fort Collins, CO. She is also the Co-Principal Investigator for the S-STEM Grant called Wolves to Rams Scholars. B2B is funded by the NIH and designed to recruit and retain more diverse students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, with a focus on transfer from FRCC to Colorado State University (CSU) and involvement in undergraduate research. Wolves to Rams is funded by the NSF and is designed to financially support students so that they can maintain academic momentum by reducing outside work hours. Erin spends most of her time advising students one-on-one, as well as collaborating with her CSU colleagues on deciphering curriculum, policies, and transfer admission.
Dr. Jill Motschenbacher has been with North Dakota State University since 2014 and has been with the Office of Teaching and Learning since 2016. Her professional focus involves educational program development and management, instructional improvement projects, assessment program implementation, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational reform, and university-wide administrative initiatives at North Dakota State University. Motschenbacher works to provide opportunities for faculty, instructional staff, and graduate students to advance in individual- and discipline-focused scholarship in the area of teaching and learning, with an aim of creating pathways that lead to student success, professional development, and institutional transformation. Motschenbacher currently serves as a co-PI for the National Science Foundation-funded Gateways-ND grant (2015-2020), which provides training, mentoring, and peer support for STEM faculty and instructors across the university in student-centered teaching practices and teaching quality improvement. Motschenbacher received her Ph.D. (2012) in Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, with a major in Soil Physics and a focus in the biogeochemical cycling and sustainability of rice-based cropping systems, from the University of Arkansas. She completed an M.Ed. (2007) in the Administration of Higher Education and a B.S. (2006) in Agribusiness, with a minor in Environmental Science, from Middle Tennessee State University. In addition, […]
With more than 15 years of experience in program development and institutional advancement for higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations, Mark leads August Jackson’s higher-education client engagement team. He works closely with clients to discover and share their core character and values in their own voices, and develops strong relationships to help them maintain a successful and sustaining program. His client work includes projects for MIT, Duke, William & Mary, Carnegie Mellon, and Wake Forest, and a number of nonprofit clients, including the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to joining the AJ team, Mark held leadership positions in development, foundation relations, capital campaigns, and professional development in educational and nonprofit organizations. He currently serves on the board of the Children’s Scholarship Fund Baltimore.
Jeff is the Director of Housing and Residence Life at Northern Michigan University, providing leadership to the operations, staff, and students in a housing department of approximately 3000 beds. Jeff’s 15-year career has been dedicated to working within university housing, named director in 2016. At the time of this appointment, the university was in the planning stages of an $80-million, 1200 residence-hall bed replacement, under a P3 model, the first in the state of Michigan. Along with his work in Housing, Jeff has devoted time to becoming a resource on Title IX legislation and trends; he serves as a sexual misconduct investigator for his institution and is a member of NMU’s Sexual Assault Task Force. Jeff received a Master’s of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from NMU and his graduate research provided perspective on Title IX’s many recent legislative transformations.
