Chris Chivetta serves as President and Managing Principal of Hastings+Chivetta Architects, overseeing all projects within the firm. With 30 years of experience, Chris has completed projects of every type on college campuses throughout the country. Chris utilizes his background in both engineering and architecture to provide a unique and comprehensive perspective to each project. He is a seasoned presenter with more than 45 conference presentations throughout the country. Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees from Washington University. He is a professional engineer registered in ten states and is LEED Accredited.
Dr. Lynn Breyfogle, Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, has more than 15 years of higher education experience. She earned a Bachelors in Mathematics from Hope College in Holland, MI. After teaching high school mathematics for six years in Michigan and Wyoming, she earned a Master’s and PhD in Mathematics Education at Western Michigan University. Her teaching appointment at Bucknell included all mathematics teacher education courses for K-5 certification, secondary mathematics methods for 7-12 certification, and introductory level Calculus. She earned tenure and full professor rank in the mathematics department at Bucknell University. In her current position, she serves as the academic associate dean for all first- and second-year students in the College of Arts & Sciences, where she has primary responsibility for all academic matters related to students including academic advising, retention, and overseeing the implementation of the general education curriculum. Dr. Breyfogle is a Co-PI for a National Science Foundation STEP grant called STEM Scholars, which supports a cohort of entering first-year students to work with a research mentor for 5-weeks in the summer before matriculating and then a second 10-week summer research in a later summer. The intent of the grant is to attract […]
Rachelle Clarke serves as the Dean of Enrollment Services in the Division of Student Affairs at Rio Salado College. In this role, she leads strategic and operational initiatives that directly impact student, staff and institutional success. Clarke has over 15 years of progressive operations experience in the community college and specializes in systems thinking, high quality services scaled to serve large populations at a distance, leveraging technology, process improvement and leadership. Areas of responsibility have included Academic Advisement, Admissions, Registration and Records, Early College programs, Financial Aid, Military Advisement, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Student Life, Testing, and Quality Assurance. Clarke began her higher education career at the Peralta Community College District in the California Bay Area. She went on to earn her B.A. in Humanities with an emphasis in Architecture, Culture and Society from Arizona State University and her MEd in Community College Leadership from Northern Arizona University.
Luke Anderson is the Assistant Vice President for Communications at the University of Virginia. He is responsible for operational oversight of the university’s central communications office, and plays a primary role in stewarding institutional marketing, public relations, and issues management. In addition to proactively ensuring that communications align with strategic priorities and emerging issues at the university and in higher education at large, Luke oversees all business intelligence activities related to communications and marketing.
In this role, Lisa Henkel leads the university’s strategic and operational retention efforts. Henkel is responsible for providing leadership, definition, and organization to the advising and retention functions of the university. In collaboration with the academic community, she implements growth and retention strategies for UMUC to foster optimal continuous enrollment of students. She has a student-centered philosophy, is dedicated to the holistic development of students, and brings enthusiasm to her leadership role. Henkel considers it an honor to be able to give back to her alma mater; she took her first class with UMUC in 1993 while serving on active duty at RAF Bentwaters, United Kingdom. Henkel has more than 15 years of enrollment management experience, most recently serving as the director of UMUC’s Downrange and Europe Operations. She was responsible for directing UMUC’s enrollment operations across Europe and for meeting the educational needs of warriors serving their country downrange with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Henkel also established the first-ever Afghanistan graduation ceremony, to honor the inspiring accomplishments of servicemembers who finished their degrees while on deployment. Henkel earned both her master’s degree in management and her MBA from UMUC. In 2009, Henkel received […]
Krissy leads the development and implementation of competency-based and performance-based programs. Over the past several years, she has led multiple programs through the research, design, development and implementation of various institutional programs, along with outside corporation and district partnerships at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Previously, Krissy was a curriculum and instruction coach for a local school district where she worked with teachers to create high quality curriculum and diversified instructional practices to meet the vast array of student learning needs within the district. Jones also has experience instructing students ranging from kindergarten through the master’s level. Some current publications include: “Formative Classrooms: Shifting the Focus of Assessment in Higher Education”; “Innovative Program Delivery: Performance-based Education”; and “Effective Course Design for Student Success.” Jones also completed a case study on CBE for her Ph.D. from the University of Washington.
Robin Smail has focused on the connections between learning, community and user-centric design throughout her career. As the user experience designer in Penn State’s Teaching & Learning with Technology group, she helps to imagine and build things that make the Penn State community more open and connected. In her sixteen years at Penn State, Robin has been involved in a number of special projects, including the university’s site redesign in 2012. Robin’s recent studio projects include developing the user experience of the Penn State Digital Badging Platform, and guiding the general education task force in their efforts to create a transparent, open environment in the use of authentic discussion and collaboration while rethinking Penn State’s General Education requirements. Robin is an award-winning speaker in the higher education community, and travels throughout North America to speak and teach on the user experience, universal design, and emerging trends and their integration into the teaching and learning process. She’s a passionate user advocate, and can be found online everywhere engaging community and misbehaving as Robin2go.
Tim Switalski is the director of leadership development at Buffalo State College and the Founder and president of Darwin Associates. He is a master facilitator, executive coach, creative consultant and learning specialist, with a specific focus in the area of creativity and innovation. He has worked with a broad variety of organizations throughout North America, Central America, South America, and Europe in corporate, government and non-profit sectors. He has developed particular experience working with executive teams in the dynamic fields of energy and health care focusing on leading and supporting change. Tim holds a Master of Science degree in Creativity and Innovation from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY Buffalo State, where he also holds the position of adjunct faculty member and guest lecturer. He is a founding member of CREA Conference where he currently serves as program coordinator.
Brock has worked in higher education for 11 years, holding various roles within Enrollment Management and Institutional Research. His work at Bentley centers on enabling data-driven strategies to support financial aid, admissions, and marketing initiatives through the use of various analytical methods. In addition, Brock is responsible for deploying new technology, and is currently working on deploying a new CRM system across the division.
As General Counsel of Corvias Group, Bill is known for his insatiable appetite for knowledge and keen focus on providing legal services and support to help our businesses grow and improve. Bill joined Corvias in 2001 and leads the company’s in-house and outside teams responsible for legal oversight of business strategy, transactions, operations and litigation. Overall, Bill has more than 20 years of experience in the field working with publicly traded and private companies. One thing Bill loves most about his role is helping others make business decisions that contribute to the success of Corvias and its institutional partners. He’s also a big fan of embracing and promoting superior collaboration. Bill is a member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations and the Association of Corporate Counsel. In 2015, he was honored as an In-House Leader in the Law by New England In-House and Lawyers Weekly (Rhode Island and Massachusetts). In the community, Bill is a member of the board of directors for the John P. Burke Memorial Fund, which provides college scholarships to workers at golf clubs throughout Rhode Island. He also serves as Secretary and Co-Chair of the Alumni Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in […]
