Since 1991 Dr. Scharberg has served as a SJSU faculty member in the department of chemistry. She has also served as director of the science education program and associate dean of the College of Science. As associate dean, Dr. Scharberg focused on STEM student success, retention, advising, and curricular design as well as course and program assessment plans and strategies. In January 2011, Dr. Scharberg was appointed to her current position, and she coordinates all aspects of supporting and promoting student success at SJSU including improving retention and graduation rates and overseeing academic support services.
A former politician, Mollie has spent most of her professional work life in fundraising and community affairs, the past nine of which have been at Temple University. As a frontline fundraiser and director, Mollie has crafted successful programs that engage, cultivate and ultimately solicit, securing donations and long lasting relationships. She has also planned and produced large fundraising events and spearheaded community engagement programs. Currently, Mollie is a co-founder of the alumni engagement program Owls@Work which was recently presenting at the CASE regional conference. She is also the founder and creator of Temple’s Industry Center, a corporate program that engages corporations and internal stakeholders.
Annie has managed and successfully implemented the Accelerated IT Competency-based Training Programs under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program (TAACCCT) grant. As part of her role she oversees the curriculum and assessment development, and resources utilized in the delivery of the online CBE program. She also helps develop and deliver instructor and student support staff training. Annie develops relationships with business partners, community outreach and civic engagements to promote the CBE program to a wide audience. Annie has been teaching in the Computer Science field for over 10 years, she brings over 30 years of industry experience in training and system design, implementation and management to her role.
Kara Miller is the director of the Student Service Center at The Ohio State University. The Student Service Center is a one-stop shop for financial aid, student accounts, and student records, and has recently added responsibility for tier one contacts for undergraduate admissions, orientation, and graduate and professional admissions. Kara has had a varied career with experience in business process analysis and redesign, training, program management, and consulting, and has leveraged her broad-ranging experience to develop a culture of continuous improvement in the Student Service Center. Kara and her team frequently host other schools who are in various stages of developing or improving their one-stop, and she has led efforts to facilitate information-sharing among one-stops at institutions in Ohio.
As associate director of admissions at the Mount, Michelle manages all admissions communications strategies including email marketing, publications, social media, and website efforts. Additionally, Michelle works closely with the Mount’s university communications team on broader marketing efforts. Her responsibilities also include co-planning the Mount’s annual open houses and supervising the admissions work-study students. An active participant in organizations such as the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling (PACAC), and the Maryland College Personnel Association (MCPA), Michelle has presented numerous times at a variety of professional conferences. She is also a regular contributor to PACAC’s quarterly newsletter, The Pacer.
Mr. Graham joined JLL in March 2014 as a Senior Vice President with the Public Institutions group. Located in San Diego, CA, he provides real estate, development and neighborhood revitalization advisory services to public sector and higher education clients in the western United States. He is currently managing a strategic engagement for the Port of San Diego in the redevelopment of its 530-acre waterfront master plan in the City of Chula Vista, which is anticipated to encompass thousands of hotel rooms, a convention center, and hundreds of thousands of square feet of retail and office space, parks and promenades, and a fire station. Other current assignments include a campus financing and development strategy for California State University Channel Islands and a downtown revitalization and implementation strategy for the City of Lynnwood, Washington.
Dr. Dodge oversees program outcomes assessment, program review, curriculum processes, and the academic catalog. She serves as Brandman University’s WASC accreditation liaison officer and is a member of the WASC Substantive Change Committee. She was appointed for a three-year term to the WASC Interim Report Committee from 2010-2013 and was a member of the WASC Changing Ecology of Higher Education Task Force 2011-2013. Dr. Dodge is a graduate of the inaugural WASC Assessment Leadership Academy and is a key presenter for the academy and for WASC workshops on assessment, Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile, and competency-based education. Laurie was previously a professor in psychology teaching research, statistics, the senior capstone, and pediatric neuropsychology at Brandman. Over the last twenty years at the university, she has also served as interim co-vice chancellor of academic affairs, interim dean of arts and science, and department chair of psychology.
Melissa has fifteen years of experience on a broad range of projects focusing on academic facilities at undergraduate institutions. She has been responsible for strategic planning, programming, design implementation, engineering coordination, managing the production of construction documents, and construction administration. Her portfolio includes work at the University of Maryland, College Park; Northern Virginia Community College; American University; SUNY Maritime College; and Rollins College. She is currently working with The College of New Jersey and Carleton College as an academic and lab planner. As the project architect for the Bush Science Center at Rollins College, Melissa led the design team from early programming through design and construction on this complex renovation and addition project. Her relationships with the entire design team and client ensured effective collaboration and communication from project beginning to end.
Nicole Lentine has been working in the field of admissions for over seven years; for over half of that time, her responsibilities have also focused on social media in recruitment. In her current position at Champlain College, Nicole oversees the bulk of all social sites where prospective students can interact with her institution. She also facilitates a task force of student ambassadors who maintain their own social presence in support of the school. During her tenure in admissions, Nicole has presented on the topic of social media in recruitment at a variety of local, regional, and national conferences. She is also the co-host of Admissions Live, a biweekly web show focused on trends in enrollment and featuring many experts in the field.
Over the past six years, John has been responsible for developing various aspects of the public private partnership with Marshall University and Capstone on-Campus Management. Prior to joining Marshall University, John held senior leadership positions at the University of Massachusetts, Louisiana State University, and the University of Miami and has been at Marshall University since 2009. He has collaborated on manuscripts for ACUHO-I, NASPA, and the American Association of Community Colleges. John holds a Master of Arts from Louisiana State University and recently completed his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Marshall University in 2013.
