Dr. Sumanth G. Reddy received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, an M.S. from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University, all in Geography. His research interests are in medical, cultural, population, and tourism geography, with regional application in Africa and Asia. Dr. Reddy has traveled globally for research, conferences, and leisure to over 45 countries. He is passionate about study abroad and providing students with the opportunity to experience the world beyond the classroom. As an undergraduate, he studied abroad in a semester-long program in Scotland, and he again studied abroad in Ghana as a graduate student. In 2016, he took 10 students to China on a 2-week Study Abroad trip, and in 2017, he took 10 students to Ghana and London on a 3-week Study Abroad trip (Travel Blog). For summer 2022, Dr. Reddy was awarded a $14,000 grant from the American Association of Geographers to conduct a camping and hiking trip with his students to explore several national parks in the Southwest. He was also the recipient of the University Presidential Teaching Award for 2021-2022. Besides the classroom, he enjoys hiking, cycling, gardening, cooking, and meeting people. He is a native of Bangalore, India.
Partnering with leaders to reinvigorate purpose and expand impact Ali has nearly 20 years of experience coaching and developing senior leaders across industries including higher education, healthcare and life sciences, technology, and professional services. Her clients range from college deans contemplating their next move to corporate officers navigating mergers and acquisitions. Ali is committed to honoring her clients’ identities and building upon her clients’ wealth of knowledge, experience, and intuition. Ali began her career as a psychology professor. She founded a university research lab focused on feedback for peak performance and published her findings in outlets including the Journal of Management and Human Performance. She was twice elected to serve in the faculty senate and led a campus-wide initiative to address sexual misconduct. Upon receiving tenure and promotion, Ali pivoted from academia to global corporate leadership roles with John Deere (DE) and a technology unicorn. She hired and managed cross-functional global teams of data scientists and subject matter experts to solve problems with high business value and support organizations in making better people decisions. Ali has delivered over 100 invited keynotes and workshops on leadership development. Ali holds a PhD and MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from The University of Akron […]
Hi there! I’m Misha, your friendly email marketing guru. By day, I’m crafting emails from Academic Impressions that make institutions and students alike do a happy dance. My mission? To spread the word on how Academic Impressions can transform your institution and boost student enrollment. Fun fact: I once set a goal to meet Sir Paul McCartney, and guess what? I turned that dream into reality. When I’m not busy perfecting emails and shaking hands with rock stars, you’ll find me jet-setting to the Caribbean, lacing up my running shoes for thrilling races, jamming out to some seriously good tunes, and diving into captivating books.
Christina joined Academic Impressions in 2023 as the Executive Assistant. She supports the executive team, manages the AI home office and creative projects, and works alongside the operations team on events and supporting colleagues. She received her B.A. in English Writing and Cinema Studies from MSU Denver and worked primarily in hospitality and events for many years prior to joining Academic Impressions. Christina loves to travel and plan adventures, dive into creativity every day, try new restaurants, make cheese boards, write, read, go to the movies, visit Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a workout or a show, and listen to a mix of true crime and inspirational podcasts while taking her CavaPoo Coppola on long walks.
I’m a full stack developer from Peru and I have a degree in Systems Engineering. I’m part of the development team and I help with adding new features to the website, as well as fixing the occasional bug. I love solving problems and interacting with people of different backgrounds. If I’m not coding I’m probably playing videogames, singing karaoke, reading a nice book or binge-watching dramas.
Terry joined the Account Manager team at Academic Impressions in August 2023. Previously he worked in higher education, serving as an administrator within student affairs in Housing and Residence Life and Student Conduct. Terry holds a B.A. in Psychology from Western Kentucky University, a M.S. in College Student Affairs from Eastern Illinois University, and a M.A. in Organizational leadership from Western Kentucky University. In his free time, Terry enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and eating good food! He is also an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and enjoys catching a game with friends.
Tiffany D. Brewer, Ed.S, Ph.D touts a professional career that has been a mixture of leadership positions within nonprofit social service organizations and higher education institutions. She possesses greater than 20 years of experience as a Leader and Educator in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural Competence. In addition to designing and facilitating training curriculum Tiffany’s experiences include building strategies to support the recruitment, retention, and inclusion of diverse groups within education, human service, and corporate environments. Tiffany was the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer for Prairie State College where she was the Dean of Equity & Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator. She spent the last 7 years supporting large-scale organizational change initiatives centered around improving the retention and success of diverse populations, as well as ensuring gender equity in educational programming. One of her most recent professional accomplishments was securing a multi-million dollar grant to further the institution’s workforce equity programming, designed to increase diverse representation in high-wage yielding occupations. Tiffany holds a Doctorate of Higher Education Leadership (Ph.D.) from Indiana State University and is an adjunct faculty member for the Master’s in Student Affairs Leadership program. Tiffany graduated Magna Cum Laude with an Ed.S in Organizational Leadership […]
Mohammed Khayum serves as the provost at the University of Southern Indiana (USI). As the chief academic officer, he provides administrative leadership and oversight for all academic components of the university, including outreach and engagement and the Center for International Programs. Prior to his service as provost, Khayum served as the dean of USI’s Romain College of Business from 2006 to 2018. He first joined the USI faculty in 1991, and has served as a professor, department chair, and associate dean. Khayum’s professional interests based on insights from his various academic appointments include organizational problem-solving and the impact of communication and information technologies on entrepreneurship in the 21st century. He has also conducted economic impact studies for businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Evansville tri-state area and regularly shares his perspectives about regional economic developments in Evansville, Indiana. Khayum has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Guyana and master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Temple University (PA).
Peter J. Holbrook, Ph.D. is a visionary, values-based leader, adept at building strong working relationships and networks to leverage the talents of others to strategically and operationally achieve sustainable results. As Provost and Chief Academic Officer for Tiffin University, Holbrook brings more than 30 years of experience in organizational leadership, change management, teaching, leadership training, board development, fundraising, program development, assessment and evaluation, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Tiffin University, Holbrook was President and CEO of Cream City Foundation, Milwaukee Wisconsin and Dean of the College of Business and Management, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During his tenure at Stritch, Dr. Holbrook served in a number of key leadership roles that positively impacted the fundraising, public relations, enrollment and academic initiatives of the university, including holding the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the Leadership Center. Early in his tenure, he successfully led the process to attain university status. Holbrook has taught at the doctorate and undergraduate level at Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a researcher, published writer and speaker on leadership and change management, with emphasis on Franciscan, servant and transformational leadership. His current research interests include exploring the […]
Prior to his current position at Montclair State, Hood served from 2010-2018 at North Carolina Central University, where he provided leadership for five years as associate dean and nearly three years as dean of University College. During his time as dean, he led efforts to increase the campus first-time, first-year retention rate from 76.6% to 82.4%, and the campus five-year graduation rate from 37% to 53%. Additionally, Hood has held administrative and/or faculty appointments at Central Michigan University (2011-2015), Virginia Union University (2009-2010), Elizabeth City State University (2007-2009), Tennessee State University (2007) and J.F. Drake Technical College (2001-2002). Hood earned a doctorate of education in administration and supervision, concentration in higher education, from Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also earned an education specialist and master’s degree in administration and supervision from Tennessee State University and a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, biology and history from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in Normal, Alabama.
