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 training for new and existing staff; managerial and leadership best practices; and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a crucial element of talent development. Shannon believes that a community of learning begins with building and fostering a community of belonging. With her background in organizing and her nationally-recognized models for mobilizing communities and scaffolding volunteer organizations for successful engagement, Shannon applies her expertise to the strategic framework she has developed (Dialogue, Systems, Representation, and Support). Through facilitated workshops, creating universal standards, auditing processes and materials, and challenging the concepts that threaten equity, safety, and dignity, Shannon is committed to developing professionals in the industry, building sustainable processes, and advising institutional leadership. She is motivated by nurturing inclusive spaces for solutionaries and critical thinkers. Shannon is in her second year of leading Lehigh’s Council for Equity and Community, the campus-wide organization responsible for the development of progress […]
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 and International Relations from Bard College and an MA in International Studies from University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Prior to joining AI, she worked in a variety of research roles in the non-profit sector. When not working, Sasha can be found hiking, camping, or skiing in the wonderful Colorado outdoors with her husband, taking care of her elderly cat, and reading.
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 Program. Her charge is to provide strategic oversight and leadership in the development of programming and partnerships that create opportunities for students to explore career options through on-campus and off-campus jobs, internships, job shadowing, mentoring and networking. In her former role as the Associate Director of EDGE and New Student Engagement, Brenda oversaw curriculum development, student placement and team leader training of a career and job skills development program for first year students – the EDGE (Education and Development Grant for Employability) Program. The EDGE Program was a 2016 recipient of NACE’s Career Services Excellence Award. In her former role as the Associate Director of the Financial Fitness Program, Brenda was charged with developing and expanding a financial literacy program for DePaul students and alumni. As the manager of this program, Brenda designed 14 workshops, a comprehensive website and social media strategy, a peer educator […]
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 across campus with academic partners to develop innovative skill-building programs to provide students with both hands-on technical and soft-skills applications. Prior to joining this Student Affairs unit, Annie was a Lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of Arizona where she coordinated and developed curriculum for the First-Year Design Studios. In addition to teaching design studio, Annie also taught History/Theory and Design Communications courses, and served on both the College and School curriculum committees.
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 NACE, MPACE, and NASPA Conferences to national and regional audiences about the Career Studio’s innovative work, inspiring a growing consortium of schools experimenting with the studio model. She holds a Masters of Education in Teaching from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelors of Arts in English and Women’s and Gender Studies from Amherst College. Prior to the University of Nevada, she served as a high school English teacher in Wahiawa, Hawaii, and as a Teach For America corps member.
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 Vice President of University Career Services at Bentley University. Under Susan’s leadership, Bentley was ranked the #1 Career Services and #1 Internship program in the country and awarded the 2018 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Excellence award. A recognized thought leader, Susan is a sought after expert to major media including Bloomberg Business Week, Wall Street Journal, and Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as a Board member of NACE and the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) Commission on Employability. Prior to entering higher education, Susan was a management consultant focused on human capital strategies. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an EdM from Harvard University, and an MBA from Babson College.
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 a half, Ana was promoted to serve as the Assistant Director of what was then Career Services. In this position, she broadened the scope of her work, and began to partner more closely with faculty all around the university. In 2014, she became the Interim Director of Career Services and shortly thereafter was named the Executive Director of what she and her team rebranded as the Department of Career Planning and Development to better frame the work. Ana enjoys working at Kennesaw State, because it is an innovative institution that provides opportunities to think strategically and holistically about best practices on an ongoing basis.
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 growth since his arrival and has helped build graduate student community and services on campus with new student fees and the forthcoming graduate student association. He previously worked in progressive roles in undergraduate and graduate admission at the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT. Marcus has presented widely on marketing strategies for adult and graduate students at national and regional conferences for Academic Impressions, Aslanian Market Research, Carnegie Communications, NAGAP, NEGAP, STAMATS, TxGAP, and others, and now serves for his third term on the NAGAP Board of Directors. He was awarded the Future Leader Award by NAGAP in 2012 and was the founding president of NEGAP, the New England Association for Graduate Enrollment Management.
Patrick Calhoun offers insight into trends and strategies for effective planning of modern academic libraries. He has more than 20 years of architectural experience in academic settings, with a focus on planning and user engagement in learning environments. Leading Stantec’s Library and Learning Commons Research and Benchmarking Team, Patrick has been involved in both primary and secondary research on academic libraries, benchmarking best-practice facilities, speaking nationally, and applying innovative approaches to learning commons and libraries of all scales for both 2- and 4-year institutions.
Dr. David Mariott has worked in college admissions for the past seven years and has extensive experience utilizing data, research, and CRM technology to implement action-driven strategies in undergraduate recruitment. He currently serves as the Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and leads the enrollment management division’s data management and research initiatives. Dr. Mariott also serves as an affiliate faculty member in the Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate programs at OSU. His research interests focus on the nexus between public policy and college access. He earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Missouri, a M.A. in political science from the University of Arizona, a M.S. in Student Affairs from Missouri State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Oklahoma State University.
