Instructors
Joe recently joined the team of Chicago-based nonprofit Partnership for College Completion. He advises and consults with community colleges and four-year universities who participate in the Illinois Equity in Attainment Initiative, a cohort-based program with a goal to narrow graduation gaps that persist among Black, Latinx, and low-income students across partner institutions. Prior to this […]
Jeffrey Resetco is responsible for managing the development, design, and construction of collegiate housing properties, coordinating closely with the financing and management teams. With 20 years of construction and development experience, including high‐ and mid‐rise residential, mixed-use, and hotel facilities, he is responsible for evaluating and hiring the architect and contractor for new projects. In […]
Jeremy Thomas, Senior Director of Real Estate for Cornell University, is responsible for managing and directing Cornell University’s Real Estate Department including strategic planning and oversight of acquisition, sale and leasing of all of Cornell’s real property assets. He manages an annual $30 million portfolio of transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate gifts, leases, licenses, easements […]
James has over 27 years of experience in higher education. In his role at Shepherd University James provided oversight and operational management for auxiliary enterprises, information technology, public safety, facilities management, planning, and construction. His recent projects include leading a successful public private partnership initiative to modernize Shepherd’s housing inventory, the construction of a soccer […]
Lisa Smith has been with the Chemistry Department at North Hennepin Community College since 2008. She has worked on initiatives that include First Year Experience, Closing the Achievement Gap, and most recently became the Institutional Assessment Coordinator. Motivated to improve the student pass rate, Lisa took a successful STEM mentoring model she had worked on […]
Daniel T. Hickey is Professor with the Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University and a Research Scientist at the IU Center for Research on Learning and Technology. He completed his PhD in Psychology at Vanderbilt University and completed a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for Performance Assessment at Educational Testing Service. He studies new […]
For almost 20 years, Beth Douthirt-Cohen (she/her/hers or they/them/theirs) has developed educational environments as tools of social and political change. Currently, Beth is the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland, where she is responsible for strategic planning, assessment, benchmarking, and faculty/staff leadership and development. Previously, she was […]
Domonic is an expert facilitator of inclusive organizational change. With a specific focus on creating the conditions where marginalized people can thrive, Domonic aids leaders and organizations in engaging in difficult conversations about race, identity, and difference. He has served as the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at The Dalton School located […]
Anne Reed is Director of Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges at the University at Buffalo (UB). She developed a process to propose, review, develop, and implement new micro-credential programs at the university. Her background is in instructional design, and prior to her current position she has served as an instructional designer for the Center for Educational […]
Jeff Bohrer’s career has focused on supporting the mission of educational institutions through academic technology administration, support, and training. Jeff currently serves as a program manager for digital credentials initiatives at IMS Global Learning Consortium, a nonprofit member organization whose mission is to enable the adoption and impact of innovative learning technology. Jeff leads a […]
