Emily Richardson

Between 2104 and December 2018, Emily Richardson was responsible for the Hayworth Center for Online Learning at Queens University of Charlotte, focused on five fully online programs at the graduate level. Prior to this position, she was the associate vice president for Boundless Learning at Stetson University for two years. She began her education career […]

Laura DiChiara

Laura DiChiara is an experienced professional with more than fifteen years in higher education. Presently, she is the Director of Salem State University’s one stop student service center, known as the Student Navigation Center. After having participated in the discovery, planning and implementation phases of the service center, DiChiara is now responsible for managing the […]

Kary Delaria

Kary Delaria is a principal at Kane Consulting, a firm that helps companies use social media and other digital technologies to improve their marketing, communications, sales, and customer service. The firm has worked extensively with higher education admissions and recruitment departments to develop social media strategies to meet departmental and institutional goals. Kary has led […]

Lana Stone

Lana joined Academic Impressions in 2018 as our Office Manager and has been indispensable since. She is the first friendly face you see as you walk into the office and is always ready to jump in and help wherever she can. As an integral part of our Business Office, Lana is likely the first person […]

Nancy Levandowski

Nancy was raised in Northern California. She graduated from Santa Clara University in 1981. While at Santa Clara University, she worked her way through the “food service ranks” with Saga Corporation. She then pursued a career in dining services with several colleges and universities across the western United States. In 1995 she was the food […]

Marvin Smith

Marvin Smith has over twenty-five years of professional financial aid administration experience at a variety of institution types. Marvin also has extensive experience at Purdue University-West Lafayette, Indiana’s traditional land-grant flagship campus, as well as Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette, part of Indiana’s community college system. Marvin is a frequent presenter regarding financial aid customer service […]

Susan Leigh

Combining successful careers in both professional theatre and higher education spanning over thirty-four years, professor Susan Leigh recently retired as associate vice president for enrollment management and marketing after twenty-two years at DePaul University in Chicago to consult full time in higher education. While at DePaul, Susan made significant contributions to the advancement of student […]

Justin Thibault

Justin manages the University of Ottawa’s strategic initiative to become, and remain, a recognized leader in service excellence. The university is committed to putting students at the center of its educational mission and strengthening every element of the student connection. As a skilled facilitator and motivational change agent, Justin collaborates with all university sectors to […]

Joe Murray

Joe has worked to guide students toward academic success for over 24 years. Prior to joining the FAU team, Joe spent 22 years as the Director for Academic Advising and Retention Services at Miami (OH) University’s Hamilton Campus. He worked to develop and refine the Appreciative Advising Inventory and has been part of a national […]

FERPA Lessons and Quizzes

This member exclusive package of six 20-30 minute practice lessons with educational quizzes will help your entire front-line staff test their FERPA knowledge. Each lesson covers specific nuances of FERPA as they pertain to a department or campus area. FERPA affects every area of campus, so use these resources to train current and future faculty […]