About Us

Conference Steering Committee

• Mark Lange (chair), Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & Executive Director of the Advising Center, College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Neal Abraham, Executive Director, Five Colleges, Inc.
• Keith Barker, Associate Vice Provost, Director of the Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Connecticut
• Mark Bilotta, CEO, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc.
• Jackie Brousseau-Pereira, Director of External Affairs, College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Cynthia Forrest, Vice President of Student Affairs, University of New England
• Deborah Foss, Associate Dean of Advising, Director of the Center for Student Success and Engagement, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• Thomas R. Horgan, President and CEO, New Hampshire College & University Council
• Pamela Marsh-Williams, Assistant Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Advising and Learning Communities, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Elizabeth Williams, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education andAssociate Coordinator, Student Assessment, Research, and Evaluation Office (SAREO),University of Massachusetts Amherst

Program Committee Members

• Elizabeth Williams (chair), Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education and Associate Coordinator, Student Assessment, Research, and Evaluation Office (SAREO), University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Kelly Dunn, Director of First Year Experience, Emmanuel College
• David Ferreira, Director of Learning Initiatives, Three Rivers Community College (CT)
• Julie Ohotnicky, Dean of Students, Smith College
• Cherry Sullivan, Assistant Director of Health Promotion Programs, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Emily Todd, Professor and Chair, Department of English, Westfield State University
• Alesia Brennan, Higher Education Administration Master's student and Graduate Assistant, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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