Instructors
Sarah is a certified coach and an experienced leader in higher education and charitable-sector fundraising and engagement strategy, holding a master’s in public administration focused on Government-University relations. In addition to over 20 years of experience developing and implementing alumni relations strategies, Sarah has focused on senior-level volunteer engagement, Board engagement and management, fundraising policies […]
Laura H. Denbow has over twenty-five years of higher education experience in the fields of career services and alumni relations. For the past eight years, she has served as senior director of the Office of Volunteer Programs, Alumni Affairs and Development, at Cornell University. In her role, Laura oversees the creation, development, and implementation of […]
Shannon Jaeger currently serves as the Learning Design and Development Specialist in Lehigh’s Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) department. After having spent a decade as a frontline engagement and philanthropy officer, she is turning her passion for the work inward to better support DAR team members. In her role, she brings into focus: onboarding and […]
Sasha is a Research Analyst at AI. Her work focuses on understanding our customer’s needs and finding best practices to feature in our Advancement, as well as Research, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship programs at AI. She enjoys putting research insights into action and driving topic selection for our trainings. Sasha holds a BA in Political Science […]
Brenda J. Williams is an experienced higher education administrator with over 16 years’ experience designing and managing units & programs that support student success and retention. As the Director of Career Experiences at DePaul University, she has oversight of the teams that manage student employment, the EDGE program, employer engagement and the Alumni Sharing Knowledge […]
Annie Kurtin joined the Student Engagement & Career Development department at the University of Arizona in 2017. As Associate Director, Student Engagement, Annie oversees the 100% Engagement Initiative – a campus-wide program that creates and connects undergraduates with opportunities for experiential learning, both within and beyond the classroom. In addition to 100% Engagement, Annie works […]
Mary T. Calhoon is the Founding Associate Director of the Nevada Career Studio at the University of Nevada, Reno. Mary T. is the author of two 2018 articles published in the NACE Journal about the studio model for career services. She developed a course on peer career education for NACE. Mary T. has presented at […]
Susan is the inaugural Assistant Dean of the Career Development Office at MIT Sloan School of Management. In this newly created role, she provides strategic vision and management of the 23 staff member CDO serving students and alumni across MIT Sloan’s diverse portfolio of graduate business programs. Before joining MIT Sloan, Susan was the Associate […]
Ana Baida, a native of Texas, began her career in Career Development in 2008. She began as an internship and co-op advisor in the College of Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University. It was in this position that she became passionate about building bridges between student and academic affairs. After just a year and […]
Marcus Hanscom is an established higher education marketing and enrollment management professional and consultant, having served in a variety of roles working with undergraduate and graduate students for 13 years. He currently serves as Director of Graduate Admission at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, where he helped facilitate seven percent average annual new student […]
